Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has encouraged ZNBC to host opposition political parties on various programmes.
Mr. Kasolo that this will enable the political parties to share their policies on national issues and offer checks and balances to Government.
Mr. Kasolo said that the national broadcaster has the responsibility to cover all stakeholders in an impartial and balanced manner.
Mr. Kasolo has also encouraged the opposition political parties to accept or request to appear on programs on the national broadcaster to air their views and not insult Government.
He said this in an interview with ZNBC News after addressing staff at the national broadcaster.
Mr. Kasolo further said there is need to mobilise resources to refurbish the radio studios and offices at ZNBC to motivate the workers and improve the working environment.
Very well said. But whether this is attainable under this PF government remains a big question.
This guy knows something that many of us dont know. Since when has PF issued a statement in support of equal opposition participation on electronic media? Of late even private stations have been banned from hosting the opposition.
I think PF has realised that donors have withdrawn their support to PF govt on issues mainly to do with poor governance and opposition intolerance.
HH should never agree to be hosted by ZNBC because they will lay a trap to poison him using a microphone laced with poisonous polonium.
PF ni ba chimbwi chabe.
Kasolo will be fired now and rightfully so.
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ZNBC is terrified of government.
Anyway, ZNBC had that campaign against PF’s Sata with Chanda Chimba, soon they will favor UPND.
Wonder why the sudden change of heart by PF, is this a ploy to legitimise/render credibility to the dead ZNBC
They will fire him. just watch what will happen. Zambian politics is of HATE and they take opposition as enemies.
ZNBC can feature anyone who behaves like a National leader by sticking to development issues and not insults. The way opposition speak about govt leaders on these tuntemba radio stations is not fit for a National broadcaster, hence they disqualify themselves.
ZNBC may appear to favor the PF, but that’s because they are the ones in govt at the moment. If tomorrow UPND is in power, they will do the same.
The reality is that they are covering the govt officials on their National duties not party activities.
So the onus is on opposition mbrs to demonstrate maturity when they feature on national television platforms.
Is ZNBC management too dumb to know that they are being patronized by what Chanda Kasolo said to them? Secondly what did they say in reply to Kasolo? Was this not supposed to be a dialogue or it was the lord of the manor talking to his serfs?
We just hope this guy will not be fired by Chakolwa Rungu…
Not unless you want to be fired from your job at worst or have a horde of PF cadres coming in to damage equipment and insulting you at least.
You would be excused for thinking that people from opposition parties are exempted from paying TV subscription but all no everyone is supposed to pay it by law. Kosolo should even be encoraging but be ordering ZNBC but then again Kasolo is a paid up PF member!!
How backwards are we? in 2019 we are still fighting for equal media coverage in a country that claims to be democratic. As I have said, Africans and democracy are not compatible. This type of politics will continue until we come up with our own alternative way of governance. An african is a very complex human creature. now imagine a drunken african like lungu.. its impossible to deal with such
ZNBC under PF is a national disgrace.It has become a PF mouthpiece,a PF`s Peoples Daily or Pravda building a personality cult for ECL that he never ever deserved. In his efforts to suppress the free press as he matches towards dictatorship he has turned ZNBC into a personal mouthpiece whilst persuing a relentless attack to eliminate the free press in Zambia. Fidel Castro, himself an accomplished dictator, said “The first thing dictators do is finish the free press,to establish censorship.There is no doubt that a free press is the first enemy of a dictatorship.” Kasolo will not manage.
Does Kasolo know what he is talking about? He interchanges government with ruling party. The opposition is being told to accept or request to appear on programs on the national broadcaster to air their views and not insult Government.
Government is not what the opposition insults. It is the ruling party that they insult. Why does Kasolo want to protect this ruling party? Because he is PF. You cant have a civil servant who expressly belongs to a political party
@& The hour..even if they are insulting PF WE JUST WANT INSULTS, LET ALL OF THEM, PF INCLUDED DEBATE WITH ISSUES to tell us how they will better our lives!! Simple!
By issuing such statments Lungu is just looking to be seen as a president in a normal functional democracy …….
Look out to see what international functions Zambia is hosting…..there is a gathering of internationals soon in Zambia for lungu to issue such statements.
Last time he wanted to look normal was during the roan elections when he ordered PF to cease fire…..alas …..it was only because international lawyers had gathered in Livingstone at the time of the elections.
Sense at last. Kudos Bwana P S
Mr HAKAINDE HICHILEMA never agree to hold any talk with Zambians using ZNBC you will be killed these pf are not Christians but paggans please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please be sure that
Na bapya tye! They have realised that their workers may go without salaries hence oprnnijg the door to those who can pay for their programs.. Otherwise it may just be a trap to opposition parties
Mmmmm……really? Is this coming from PF government?
The beauty with this life is that, none holds the monopoly of anything without having to face something negative. When we told you that this behavior was going to hurt the economy, didn’t want to listen. welcome o board