The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has called on Zambians not to attack the Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) based on assertions.
MISA Zambia Chairperson Henry Kabwe said people should prove that PAZA had been compromised when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Press Freedom Committee of the Post Newspaper instead of speaking on assumptions.
Mr. Kabwe has challenged people to come forward and prove with substantial evidence that the MoU PAZA signed with the Press Freedom Committee of the Post had strings attached.
He charged that the attacks on PAZA were only meant to scandalize and destabilize the media liaison committee and divert attention away from discussing media self regulation.
Mr. Kabwe wondered why people are bringing up the issue of the MoU now when the friendship between the Post and PAZA has been in the public domain for some time now.
The MISA Zambia Chairperson said media institutions need to support each other, adding that the MoU between PAZA and The Post Newspaper was not strange.[quote]
He accused some sectors of society of orchestrating the campaign to scandalize the media liaison committee because they believe that the MoU between PAZA and the Post was meant for the two organisations to gang up against government on statutory media regulation.
Mr. Kabwe reminded the public that the fight against statutory regulation of the media was started long before the Post joined the fight, and appealed to the public not to see the Post Newspaper as engineering the resistance against statutory media regulation.
He urged the nation not to start bringing in others issues to derail the issue at hand but focus on addressing the impasse on the media self-regulation mechanism.
Mr. Kabwe told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that people should wait for PAZA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which had been delayed due to financial difficulties if they wanted a new executive in place.
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Bwana Kabwe it is well known fact that MISA and PAZA are both controlled by confusionist Fred M’meembe,what is sad is that he’s now using money to bribe you chaps.You have no right to tell us to provide evidence on the allegations when you do not tell you M’meembe and Satana to provide evidence for the countles lies the Post newspsper has published about the RB and the MMD.We also know for sure that ,that money which Fred is giving you does not come from himdirectly he’s just a conduit of some foreign interests using Fred to bribe you.We shall expose you just wait.You’ve had your field day in the past now it’s your turn to dance to this music ba so called PAZA.
YAYA! WHO IS A CONFUSIONST, YOU OR M’MEEMBE? WHICH LIES HAS POST PUBLISHED ABOUT RB AND MMD?
Hwo is a confusionist, you or Fred M’meembe. What lies has the post published about RB and MMD? is not that some one cant see beyond his nose.
I always hear people talk about post telling lies and insulting the president,but no one so far has shown me any of those lies or insults,,is’nt it a treasonable offence to insult the head of state,more over why cant the post be taken to court for peddling lies against the mmd or RB,someone educate me pls,maybe its a field day in zed nowadays to tell lies about people and not take them to court
#3 Bomber and #4 Smooth Criminal it’s not my responsibility to educate you about Fred M’meembe’s persistant lies about RB ,you just have to freely logon onto his devotional paper and you’ll see for yourself.Thanks to LT that he failed to make money from you pipo who still believe in this nation destroyer that you do not have waste your hard earned dollars on reading lies online.Just wait he’ll see what happened to the Mail and Guardian in RSA that everything has a limit.RB is too smart for confusionist Fred that he has no time to drag this insane Fred to court he’s troubled enough with his lost money in ZA.You’ll see the outcome then you’ll know the real Fred.He just cares about his lifestyle not the welfare of country.Thats the worst paper in the world by true journalism…
If you dont have facts then dont talk about,i will take it its your opinion and i will respect it,you dont have to educate me,you simply say,here is the evidence,lies or insults then i will see that post is full of lies otherwise i will continue reading the post
Revelations. Lies. Are they the same thing?
# 6, thanks for your widom. If #5 cant learn from what you have said then there is a serious problem with our friend’s reasoning capabilities. Surely our friend seems not to tell the difference between the left and right leg. The Post has not told any lay. it speaks the truth. Thats why Goverments have tried to distroy the post and Fred but the have failed becouse the truth will never lie. If you are dull and someone calls you so they are not insulting! The Post calls MMD with their right name. Thieves, because they steal. Corrupt, because they do corrupt deals and defend criminals. liers becouse they lied including the most stupid lie that Zambians have accepted acquital of Chiluba before Judgment was delivered. what more can we say? The list is endless. Cal them by their name. PERIOD
Mr Kabwe should have told us why the money is changing hands, and not try to muzzle people who are questionion the suspicious transactions.
#9 Kaya, do live on another planet rather than on earth? Who muzzling people other than hired corrupt elements like Chifire, convict Richard Sakala and these family non organisations. When you sign MOU it means you have to follow what you have agreed on and make sure you have in times of need your friend has to be there to help. Why is MMD and its govt are so bent on spin? Why is the MMD and its govt spending much of its time to muzzle and start fights in every front of the fabric of the society? It is the fear amounting to panic that their days are numbered and the only way to maintain ruling is by silencing those with different views through govt machineries, police, judicial, parliament, drawing up draconian laws, character assassinations, cyber propaganda and misusing tax payer to hire
Contd: loose elements to be mouth piece of the govt. The failure to serve the people will not save MMD and its govt. Now even people in rural areas are aware of the failures and will not be cheated. People like Chifire will not turn the luck on MMD unless the MMD leadership goes back to the usual self. Look at what MMD hired corrupt elements are damaging its image petitioning the Catholic Bishops and priests to the Pope will this change the Catholic church to speak for the oppressed, poor. voiceless and the injustice these people face each and every time in their lives? Catholic will survive without brown envelops from the govt and Catholic will remain govt come and they go. MMD has huge difficulties and obstacles to over come. Those who to fight what God started let them fight