Issues Over Matters

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A blog by gershomndhlovu

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CHURCH TAKES LEAD IN VCT INITIATIVE

By BENEDICT TEMBO(Guest blogger)A UNITED Nations Population Fund (UNPF) survey in Zambia shows that 80 per cent of all HIV/AIDS infections are transmitted through heterosexual contact.The survey says out of 100 new infections, 71 are estimated to arise through sex with non-regular partners while 21 per cent of new

20 YEARS OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE BERLIN WALL: A PERSPECTIVE OF AFR

GERMANS world over will this week be celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is the Day of German Unity. The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the unification of East and West Germany which transformed Germany into Europe's

WHICH MEDIA ETHICS ARE BEING BROKEN?

By Gershom Ndhlovu I have just finished reading a book, Ethics For Journalists by Richard Keeble. This book recently caught my attention on Amazon, a website that among other things, sells books because of the threat of statutory regulation if journalists

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS ON ACQUITTAL OF DR CHILUBA

Press Statement on the Acquittal of Dr. Frederick Chiluba and the general justice system in Zambia delivered by 17 Civil Society Organisations on 30th September 2009 Theme: One Land, One Nation and One Law is our Cry 1. INTRODUCTION Members of Press, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen.NGOs want Chiluba

FODEP'S FULL STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL OF CHILUBA

August 27, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FODEP’S STATEMENT ON THE ACQUITTAL OF CHILUBA, HIS DEMAND FOR THE RESTORATION OF HIS IMMUNITY AND ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL 1. Finally the protracted and heavily contested prosecution of Dr.

AREN’T EXISTING ZAMBIAN MEDIA LAWS ENOUGH?

By Gershom Ndhlovu It is difficult to understand on what basis the government wants to enact a law to regulate the media. This difficulty arises due to the fact that there are enough laws on statute books that do so and

CULTURE MISUNDERSTOOD BY ZAMBIAN POLITICIANS

By Gershom NdhlovuIn Zambia, the word culture especially as spoken by politicians, is associated with ceremonies such as the Kuomboka of the Lozi in Western Province, Mutomboko of the Kazembe Lunda in Luapula and Nc’wala of the Ngoni in the Eastern Province.As it has come to be part of

CORRUPTION IN AFRICA HINDERS WESTERN INVESTMENT

&sq;&st; “Corruption is not exclusive to Africa, of course. Yet official corruption is bound to be more glaring on a continent where most people live in dire poverty. And the news from Africa, as reported in the International Herald Tribune on June 10 by Celia W.

Statutory media regulation

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu   Of late, the issue of compelling media organisations and journalists to join the Media Ethics Council of Zambia (MECOZ) and the threat of statutory regulation of the media has been quite hot.I am one of those who feel that MECOZ has gone off the rails

MECOZ lobby is targeting Organizations

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu

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