Multichoice Zambia will have to edit some of the scenes in the Lusaka Hustle if the show is to resume airing on its Zambezi Magic channel.
Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says this is the immediate term solution government has agreed upon with Multichoice Zambia.
Mr. Chanda says in arriving on this solution government has put into consideration the cost that the satellite television company has incurred and the audience that Lusaka Hustle show has.
In an exclusive interview with QTV News Mr. Kasolo states that government wants Multichoice to continue making profits from the reality TV show while promoting local content.
Mr. Chanda says as a long term solution, his Ministry will be ascertaining what sort of restrictions existing laws impose on content of social and news television programming in Zambia.
He notes that his Ministry intends to set up a framework to cover all the content guidelines as provided for in the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Act and other legislation.
Mr. Chanda states that this is in order that in future, a broadcasting house that breaches these restrictions will be made to account based on the set out guidelines.
He says the practice and promotion of homosexuality through television programming or otherwise will therefore remain illegal in Zambia.
I see….
Is the PF govt also going to ask Multichoice to stop airing SA Idols because one of the judges there is openly gay?
Editing only? Does it mean poofters will be allowed in that show for as long as the appear to dress and look like men? The intervention plan is all crap.
What scenes? Is there f*cking on camera?
Nope ,we’re Africans we don’t roll that way Frank. Go to those dehumanized and socially depraved countries for that.
How about persons with strage personalities, are they going to b edited too?
Don’t watch it, the ratings will plummet and multichoice will pull it off the air themselves. Exercise your, Viewers Power.
Your govt is full of dinosaurs of yesteryear who dont understand such…the more you tell a child not to do something the more they will want to see for themselves what it is you dont want them to see.
@jay jay !!!!
this government is full of hypocrites! talk of Christian values when they are busy stealing funds from poor people! why shouldn’t the people have a say in all this? let us have a referendum!
Yes stealing mwibala is not seen as immoral by Zambian Christians. It’s only immorality when it’s gays
if in yo country you have legalized homosexuality let it be so, but do not force it on other countries.