Chief Government Spokesperson Fackson Shamenda has stated that government is on course in delivering on its promises contrary to assertions by some sections of society.
And government has announced board members for the Times Printpak Zambia limited and Zambia Daily Mail.
Information minister Fackson Shamenda has since challenged the incoming board members of the two public media institutions to uphold the professionalism.
Mr. Shamenda during a media briefing this morning said government has demonstrated that the public media are not a preserve of the ruling elite.
He has further said that the government has demonstrated that people working in the public media are highly professional.
Mr. Shamenda has named Michael Musonda, a legal practitioner and former Law Association of Zambia president as a board chairman for Times Printpak.
Other members of the board are Bank of Zambia director for human resource and administration Penelope Mapoma, NGOCC executive director Engwase Mwale, and University of Zambia lecture Eustace Nkandu.
Others are Multichoice Zambia General manager Simon Botha, Lawrence Moola , Judge Kabazo Chanda a retired judge, information permanent secretary Amos Malupenga and Times of Zambia managing director Godfery Malama.
The minister also named Stanchat managing director Mizinga Melu as the new board chairperson for the Zambia daily mail.
Others members are Oliver Kanene a director at ZAMCOM, Tamala Kambikambi, a university of Zambia lecture, Carol Chobbonta, Barclays Bank Zambia head of corporate affairs Webster Malido, Philimon Songolo a legal practitioner, Lusaka business man Simon Zukas, Amos Malupenga and Managing director Issac Chipampe.
QFM
I wonder how members to these boards are picked. One finds the same names on different boards. Are they the only ones with the know how?
Advise to newly appointed board members ; don’t bit the finger that has appointed you.
The appointments should be opened up by allowing people to apply to be directors. The resulting appointments should be based purely on merit and nothing else…If not the circus will continue for ever!
I totally agree with you on this. ZCCM-IH recently advertised in the press for persons interested in serving as Directors on Boards of companies where it has invested to do so.The same should apply even to parastatals.
As long as the gov’t hand-picks the board members and not an independent body…there is nothing new. The smarter and independent these journalists in these institutions are, the better off our society will be.
It’s good to hear from Shamenda that government wish to stick to it’s promises! However Shamenda has proved not to stick to his words because he keeps on cheating about the Minimum wage issue. During labour day celebrations we heard FROM the same mouth that the minimum wage will be ready in two weeks and today is 24 May, 2012 whats happening? Shamenda learn to tell the truth otherwise you will be caught in the WEB of lies!!
The Gov’t has no business in running these papers in this day and age.These papers would be better run by the private sector but then again this would bring stiff competition for the Post.
I’m sad to state that the President is highly indebted to the Post and has surrounded himself with its former directors as advisers, hence I highly doubt it if he would let The Times and Daily Mail loose as this would affect the Post’s bottom line.
Don’t lie to yourselves. No country on this planet has a free press. Journalist are controlled by the editors who themselves are checked by their directors. Directors always work for a powerfull organisation. Govt, Political party, owners or pressure group. everybody has a boss. and nobody wants to loose business. Be itin Africa, Europe or the USA. Napwisha
Just feeling pity for Mizinga Melu, they just want to use her good name for their selfish ends. We know that the Daily Mail and its editorials will still be dictated elsewhere. Smell the rotten coffee madam.
They need to advertise for board members
Mizinga Melu,thats a wrong platform your are being subjected to,your bright ideas to these illiterate ministers will backfire on you;,just tell them ‘sorry i wish it was a professional entity to which i can ably contribute meaningfully’.Take this advice.
melu can bring a financial proffesional touch to ZDM but Amos in all boards?
This is were pf gets it wrong, mizinga melu is RB blue eyed girl and she ll leak valuable data to mmd. We ll now see more of her plastic funny face in the daily more than ever before. Are these appointments screened. Surely melu is wrong girl.
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talking about the implementation of the gov’t policies and delivering what they promissed has never hield any fruits because the gov’t is spending too much time talking about the opposition party members. in lural areas,people lack bbasic information on how they can contribute to national development,access the funds like youth empowerment fund and others. more money in peoples’ pockets beggins with information. never say don’t kubeba anymore but tell them verbally and through implementation.