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By Terence Miselo Rock FM Radio the organisers of the annual music event Rocktober Festival have announced the disengagement of South Africa’s music superstar AKA as guest performer for this year show. According to a statement from the radio station, AKA will not be coming for the show set for September 28th at the Showgrounds […]
NO one can deny that for some time now the bond between Journalists and police in Zambia has been like that between a cat and a rat. Stories of harassment of scribes by police continue to make news in huge tomes each passing day, yet this is hardly necessary. We think this growing traditional preconception […]
NOEL IYOMBWA writes MEDIA Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) has condemned the harassment and subsequent arrest of Chingola’s Rise FM Radio presenter Derrick Chilufya by police on August 12. This was after more than 60 job seekers who were promised employment which was not given to them by a company known as Mox Minerals Limited […]
CHIEF Chikanta of the Tonga speaking people of Kalomo district, Southern Province, has called on government to make pragmatic decisions when dealing with issues that hinge on human lives, such as relief food. The traditional leader charged that the local leadership was not consulted over the hunger situation in his chiefdom. Chief Chikanta said that […]
TERENCE MISELO writes @SunZambian Zambia’s singing sensation Robert Banda aka Roberto is serious in taking his music beyond Zambian borders. The artiste whose video of the song ‘ Beautiful’ recently hit number 1 on Trace Music Africa is currently on tour to various nations where his music has great influence. He started with Kenya last […]
Police have raided the Sydney headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC), in a second day of searches targeting journalists. Officers arrived at the public broadcaster with search warrants naming two reporters and the news director. The ABC has protested over the raid. The police action is related to articles about alleged misconduct by Australian […]
Fresh from being recognized and profiled by the famed Red Bull Music platform, Zambia’s award-winning Hip-Hop artist Chanda Mbao last week hit the number one spot on South African radio Station Trans Africa Radio. The station is well-known for being the first satellite and digital radio station in Africa broadcasting across formats in South Africa […]
SANFROSSA MANYINDA writes A Mazabuka headman in Chief Mwanachingwala has been suspended with immediate effect by the traditional council for criticising government. Council representative Jackson Mweene confirmed that Headman Cheelo was suspended after he criticsed government during a radio phone in programme. Mr. Mweene said that traditional rulers had always been advised to find better […]
SIMON MUNTEMBA writes A 31-year old man identified as Fred Maanya of Zaoni Street in Luanshya has been arrested for defaming the President during a phone in programme. Maanya who allegedly disguised himself as Chanda from Kabwe when he called the radio station used derogatory remarks against the Head of State. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther […]
During the Rwandan genocide of 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800,000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority. Started by Hutu nationalists in the capital of Kigali, the genocide spread throughout the country with shocking speed and brutality, as ordinary citizens were incited […]
