Vice President Guy Scott says most Zambians will celebrate the day the Zambian Watchdog will commit suicide.
Answering a question from MMD Senga Hill MP Kapembwa Simbao on what he feels about the Zambian Watchdog, Dr Scott said the Zambian Watchdog has no accountability.
He described the online publication as a watch jackal with no house.
“The problem with the Zambian Watchdog is that it lacks accountability, unlike the Daily Nation, if the Daily Nation injures me in their articles, I can write to them and protest and actually sue the Daily Nation because I know where to find them,” Dr Scott said.
He added, “The Watchdog has no home, it is a watch jackal with no house, it can write whatever it wants. I wonder who is spending money to bankroll it but it is grossly unfair. It is not doing anybody any good not even the people that stand to praise it on the other side but I would say, if it suffered from suicide tomorrow, we all would be happy.”
Simple don’t read their drivel
They are the Scottish Sun newspaper similar
They are one bad just bad site, they are worse thana pporn site (even though i have never gone to any or visited such )
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@ Mushota: You take this serious?? can’t you read that the Vice president was just adding some Sense of Humor to his comments. Zambian Watchdog (Watch Jackal as Per VP) is the Best Online Newspaper. VP I could not stop laughing reading your comments. Keep up making us laugh. At least worth reading what you commented than some Nonsense happening in our lovely Country. Nice joke.
Just leave the ZWD alone. What they practice is guerilla journalism. Most of the things reveals by the ZWD actually come to pass. So just leave them. If they are not an issue why bother? But atleast they report their a$$ off.
A dog without a home is a stray dog infested with rabbies
Mushota comparing watchdog to porn shuwa?
The watch jackal is evil indeed
if it was a prostitute, it would be the most despised and no one would take the services offered….. not even double tobela kaingu
@MM Le Grand
You on the money bra. True guerilla jounalism. In a country where freedom of expression is muzzled ZWD is our only solace. Indeed, most of the stories broken by ZWD have come to pass, meaning that they do have credible sources. The fact that you scot-free can’t touch them is a sure indication that they are miles ahead of you and your cronies. Take that sucker! Kudos ZWD!
@MM Le Grand
You on the money bra. True Guerilla jounalism. In a country where freedon of expression is muzzled, ZWD is our only solace. Indeed most stories broken by ZWD have come to pass. They are quick and efficient. And the fact that you scot-free and your cronies can’t touch them is a clear indication that they are miles ahead of you. Take that sucker! Kudos ZWD!
I think Guy Scott and the PF Govt should come to terms with the fact that the world has changed and the flow and sources of information is much more beyond the Times of Zambia and all those outlets that they can intimidate or sue them out of operations.
The ZWD is a good source of alternative news and have a very good record of exposing what is of national interest that Govt doesnt want us to know. I did not say their reporting is very good. But who can blame them when you have a govt full of lies and deceipt.
Scott and the PF should just “clean up” their house and ZWD will become insignificant. In other words, the give life to ZWD
When a white man says someone is Evil…. indeed they are evil pantu takwabafye! These dogs enjoy when Sata is reported to be dead, they laugh loud when Miles gets bad publicity, they merely enjoy when calamity ensues! Tell me fellas,who does that apart from a stonge saddist? But these masholi ZWD are satanas like wizards and indoshi, pantu who rejoices when one is sick, one is broe, one’s ecponomy is dwindling? tell me Zambians, these devils are crooks they can sell our country to the mwisas pantu even there sponsors are not indiginous Africans, it’s them mashjolis! But ku Zambia muli fikopo bonse, if it was America or Russia they could have found out who these ucks are for real! Anyway, maybe you deserve it pantu you gave the choncholis more business than us Zambians!
They are a terrible sight
So bad that they make good things look bad
Anyone that goes to read them needs a mental transplant
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I don’t like Scott, but I love Charlotte. However, I will celebrate with the PF when the stray Zambianwatchdog die from rabies. Dogs with no masters are worthless dogs.
@Notradamus
hating Scot but loving Charlotte,, is what Scot is calling evil,,, like the watchog love Mahtani but hate his se,x partner Sata
Watchdog who are you? You have really caused a lot of heartache to PF’s rank and file. I do not wish that you commit suicide – God forbid – but please who are you?
I would b very happy the day the watchdog drops dead. They hate Zambia and always sale Zambia short even where we the citizens r doing our best.
There simple answer was ‘aluta continua’. I just love Zambia Watchddog. There can be no life without Watchdog. All others media look like they are no in Zambia
It only shows you are just as hateful of ZWD. I rarely read ZWD. I do find myself straying to the website every once in a while. But such intolerance that goes to the extent of calling it “evil” smacks feudalism. Or have you just lost your mind regarding the meaning of “freedom of expression”?
He called it evil because it’s reporting is meant to create strife and spread hate. There’s no objectivity or professionalism in what they write. True reporters can fearlessly report without being subjective and exposing bitterness in their pieces. They feed you the gossip most of the naive opposition want to hear, that’s all. I am not PF, but on this one I agree with them
@jst sayin’: I appreciate your view point. However, please note that, in a true democracy, there is room and tolerance for diverse variations of reporting, including that of an ardent critic and abhorrent reporter. That is what the term “freedom of expression” encompasses.
I agree that ZWD has an evil agenda. Otherwise why don’t they allow people to speak their minds? If you try to say anything that does not fit their agenda they will not publish it. They are as bad as Mmembe’s Post. That is why I love LT where there is freedom of expression (well nearly).
ZWD us worse than Ebola. It’s infection rate and amount of poison it injects those that read it is highly destructive. That is not journalism.
@JJP, The ZWD have repeatedly wrote that they do not subscribe to conventional rule of journalism. This is what makes them unique. How many times has Scott talked about the ZWD in parliament and didn’t we see Nkandu Luo and Miles Sampa browsing the ZWD while attending a council meetinf. truth is ZWD is is the best source of uncensored news in Zambia. You may not agree but check their facebook followers and comments for confirmation..
Just as Kaingu apologises for politically incorrect language, along comes Zambia’s most politically incorrect man using Suicide and Homeless as a metaphor for his white angst.
The statements are grossly out of context and one wonders whether we should have access to his Scottish Medical records through the new Foreign Affairs Ministry’s bilateral agreement with UK. What we hope to see in those records is genetic fact that Scott has serious mental issues. You can’t be this hysterical over an online publication which you can chose to ignore.
What is worrying is how Scott continually mocks Zambians, as if we could not have understood his use of language as coping Kaingu. President Sata deserves a calm Vice President that has good public Relations skills.
An online publication can neither commit suicide nor become homeless. Those are serious human conditions which are evidence of gov’ts failure to provide shelter and the failure of medical services to provide correct psychiatrist help for citizens.
Much as I personally deplore ZWD, I often ignore them only once in a while casting a cautionary eye or comment on their page.
The language was violent and out of control. I think Scott should retire, he is old and for him to take over from Sata would be a disaster for Zambia. Mr Lungu on the other hand has all the skills required for Leadership, Calm, Diplomatic giving the office of the president the required image.
Scott and PF should talk to Mahtani who is sponsoring ZWD. It is all about money. They can buy ZWD’s silence and tacit approval like Mahtani has done.
The ZWD should be commended for dishing out the truth. Without them we wouldn’t have known that Sata is dying as the photos later confirmed. We wouldn’t have been aware the govt is spending vast sums of money criss-crossing the globe in search of doctors for Sata. The ZWD is actually the official Zambian mouth-piece for those thirsty for truth. What has Sata been up to since he came back from that vacation in America? The watchdog will tell us the truth in due course. They should be honoured for doing a national service, not vilified.
ZWD tends to spoil their ‘investigative’ pieces with entertaining fabrications. They lose a lot of credibility with that style of biased reporting. However, I concur that freedom of speech is the right of every citizen.
I do not condone any of the horrible writings on President Sata’s health, that is just unforgivable as is using homeless and suicide comments inappropriately as Scott gas done.
That should read ‘AS Scott has done.’ NOT GAS Scott!
Please tell Dr Scott that the CIA and MI5 read Zambian watchdog. It is the only source of investigative journalism in Zambia today. Since he and his cronies have muzzled the press in Zambia. No wonder, guys like Field Ruwe are respected around the world.
Insightful observation!
Please don’t confuse “investigative” with fabrication, slender and innuendo. There is no media in Zambia today that is actually practicing journalism – from Meembe’s personal-toholder Post on down.
Lets be honest, the ZWD is junk, the bloggers who believe in it are junk and the sponsors of ZWD are junk
in fact guy scott must be retired now he has lived his usefullness to the zambians
Scot-what an outrageous monking around from a compulsionist & sycophantic remnant colonialist still praised by PF illiterates. I always envisage life in zambia without the post but with the wonderful ZWD!What is good for the Gander must be good for the Goose!VIVA ZWD- the only voice of the poorest of the poor! We are forever in support of your gallantly reporting- amidst PF thugs.
Crispy and factual! Nice to meet someone who appreciates ZWD. I don’t. I find it consistently uncouth.
Its the ZWD bars divergent views and they will never publish your comment if they think you are agaist them. If they were a dog indeed they would be rabid. What kind of journalism promotes nothing but hatred amngst its citizens? There is no jstification for that no matter how you hate the PF.
Its true the ZWD bars divergent views and they will never publish your comment if they think you are agaist them. If they were a dog indeed they would be rabid. What kind of journalism promotes nothing but hatred amngst its citizens? There is no jstification for that no matter how you hate the PF.
(HH) is the bank roller, he supports the nonsense written by the unprofessional writer/author of the malicious stories. (HH) is desperate for state house and would rather attack the democratically elected president daily with his Watchdog.
Their stories lack credibility, that’s what kills them and that’s why I stopped reading it last year. They also don’t allow anti-(HH) comments, makes it boring. Copy-pasting of news at LT is very balanced though the spellings, grammar and punctuation are questionable.
by the way how do you know it’s evil ba Scott? You keep reading it daily maybe!
No, Guy Sott is evil.
I would rather read and sieve what the zwd writes than listen to this sinile muzungu we have for a veep. I sit and listen to the young leaders here, UK, and they are wise beyond their years. Are we cursed to have hopeless like Guy Scott or are we really desperate for a white man to be in the echelons of political power?
HH is the editor in chief of the filthy watch jackal. When I stumbled upon this online misfit, I immediately related the content and direction of story articles to speeches and bitterness I had heard from HH. It then follows that what HH says and thinks is put online through this wilderness watchdog.
@ Obatala, this is timely reminder, put your house in order grammatically, or you will soon be caught in the net spread for abusers of grammatical nature of English language. The queen’s language must be preserved. I recommend that you intensively study a booklet entitled,Hugo’s How to Correct Incorrect English.
The worry is there is no reliable media exist in the nation apart from ZWD not accountable to any polititian. PF went to bed with the Post and today it is told to shut up. Hope it will be accountable to Scott when serialised news begin about PF govt.
I find nothing intellectually redeemable about ZWD. Indeed, there are a number of times when they come up with an issue that turns out to be true and correct. The biggest beef I have with them though is that when you challenge them on the credibility of some of the nonsense or inaccurate stuff they write – especially anything critical of their God, HH, or the UPND – you will be 100 percent sure that your write-up will never see the light of day.
Disgustingly, these obnoxious dudes at ZWD, so notoriously known for crying foul when their freedom of expression is threatened, are never at odds with themselves when they viciously block other people’s comments they deem unpalatable. Not once have I encountered such similar kind of hypocrisy. They are adamant about denying others the same freedom of expression they themselves enjoy.
….when some of us find time to read on line publications we first open LT site, then pop up other sites with no pressure at all….but you find that most of high profile govt officials the first site they open is ZWD….just to check whose closet has ZWD opened to expose the skeleton….they always draw a sigh of relief if nothing has been written about them….as a result ZWD has become a nightmare for some….hence such names as ‘watch jackal’ what not……
The obnoxious dudes at ZWD, so notoriously known for crying foul the loudest, when their own freedom of expression is threatened, are never at odds with themselves when viciously blocking other people’s comments. How hypocritical! They deny others what they themselves vehemently fight for. Disgusting selfishness indeed.
@Mei Matungu-I for one get the latest tales from ZWD but my comments (though I blog in support of them for exposing what PF’s tribalism/lies & other oppressors don’t want to hear) have never been published.Believe me you will never see my comments on ZWD may be in the near future but I read & sieve what I feel is uncouth socially!I really appreciate the little that they endeavour to expose the PF’s abandoned 2011 premisses on which they were voted into power using One zambia one nation motto!Zambia is generally a christian nation & its a SIN to dupe christians & hope to enjoy looting the finite resources of this nation!SuRELY SATA may not enjoy his presidency mostly due to this SIN!He has to remember that some voters are really true christians with God on their side!