As Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), we wish to express our shock and dismay at the reported plans by the Patriotic Front (PF) in collusion with former president Mr Rupiah Banda to close down the Post Newspaper if elected into office on 20th January 2015.
This is yet another episode in the endless tendency of the PF to stifle media freedoms as they have done the last three years. They have harassed journalists and independent media houses with frivolous law suits and arrests, leading to Zambia being downgraded on media freedom indices worldwide.
We wish to let the PF and Mr Banda know that their purported plans to close down The Post are wishful thinking and shall not succeed because the paper is very robust and has a strong foundation anchored on media freedoms which the MMD introduced in 1991. The Post has survived every assault and attempt to close them down.
What is most surprising about this matter is that the PF was very well covered by The Post in the run up to the 2011 elections and partly owes its electoral win to the paper’s reporting.
We therefore advise the PF to leave this matter alone as their alleged plans will come to nothing. Their actions amount to stirring the hornet’s nest and shall leave them badly bruised.
The New Hope MMD strongly believes in media freedoms and any attempt to close down a media house shall be condemned by us in the strongest terms possible and we shall stand with all those victimized. We have come too far with our media freedoms for us to abandon them because of an undemocratic ruling party.
We urge all media houses being harassed to stand firm and never give up in their quest to report the truth. Once elected, the New Hope MMD shall restore full media freedoms that the PF took away and ensure the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is truly independent.
Mwansa Mbulakulima
MMD ACTING NATIONAL SECRETARY
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Let it be closed. Its most useless media and very baised. M’meembe is just one of the useless chaps we have in society. HE thinks his juju will protect him, NO this time not.
This is Mmembe doing this, he knows he has taxes to pay and he has started making propaganda against RB and PF
.!.ATTENTION !!
Breaking News .
ALL CHIEFS belonging to ONE TRIBALISTIC PROVINCE exposes their TRIBALISM GENES by TRIBALISTICALLY endorsing their FELLOW TRIBESMAN whilest trying to beg other tribes from non tribalistic provinces to support this TRIBALIST.Other provinces have reteriated in strong terms that we cant give our vote to your TRIBALIST coz our genes are totally different from yours and that u as leaders have shown that u only stand by your tribesman and no one else.We have found this to be provocative.So to show u that tribalism is bad,we will have nothing to do also with yo choice instead we shall be behind a candidate that can bring all tribes together.They further said that the said tribalist is behaving like a CAMELEON.The tribalist said he will offer FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL,but changed to THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD.Us as chiefs we cannot entrust the affair of the nation to such a liar who can lie to us even b4 elections.
NON TRIBALISTIC CHIEFS.
RB and PF cannot close poshit. But may be zed ala eh and dee bee zet. inkongole no’ musonko efikalya poshit.
U are right bro, EL, RB can not close the post but Mmembe should pay ZRA and continue working simple. The post will never like the person who wants them to pay taxes no. Even HH or Kabimba says he wants Mmembe to pay, the guy will turn against them simple. Paying taxes is not Post but others, even if they plan to pay now but its hug sum of money.
Propaganda by PF enemies
The media houses in zambia have dented their own images by not sticking to their ethics. Eg zwd guiding principle says in part we fear no one we favor no one. But they are busy favoring hh because he funds them. How can they blame for denting their image wen they have gone away from their own principle? Look at muvi tv also, pathetic media house. Govt is only reminding yu to stick to own ethics not to take cadrism type of reporting.
Half half preaches Zambia United but his ZWD preaches deep hatred for others. Half half is yet to condemn ZWD for this jutlike he is yet to condemn sejani’s statement that if anyone thinks a non Tonga will take over UPND is mad.
Jane Belinda Nafwa Mulenga say something.
@Tigers face are you not aware that Jane Belinda Mulenga committed suicide after hearing that RB has endorsed Edgar Lungu two days ago.
@Tigers fc are you not aware that Jane Belinda Mulenga committed suicide after hearing that RB has endorsed Edgar Lungu two days ago.
And why leaving out ZNBC in your examples?
Some of the media houses being condemned today, the same people tommorrow will be praising them. I have noticed in this present life that nothing is permanent including enermies and friends. People condemn issues that are not on their side. When it is perceived to be on their side, its ok. Its a story of a song by Bob Mabege or Rud Kaida and late P Jay “kano ngebo”.
Peace guys
Yes post must be closed, it has outlived its usefulness. Mmembe shud play with small political parties not the giant pf. In bemba we say, “umwana kuti aangala kumabeele yakwanyina, leelo tekuti angale kamatoole yakwa wishi” Mmembe afwiile eshibe abakubelesha.
Eyashani iyi wantampa ukuvoka nomba. Can yu interpret yo proverb in tonga so that bomfwe nabo.
Tax invasion mr membe, and it shows that they are crooks coz why not close muvi tv too.
Ba Mbulakulima just advice the Post and Mmeembe to clear unpaid taxes and not those dirty accusations. Viva EL, Viva RB.
The post can close for all I care. It has outlived its usefulness…the newspaper is biased and reports on lies….ENOUGH!!!
let them pay the outstanding taxes first.
Short memory- Mbulakulima as MMD minister and his colleagues celebrated when RB ordered the arrest of Post Reporter Chansa Kabwela.
mind you guyz PF did not come to own zambia,either short lived or not baleyaa…..ninshi do you think these faild remaining carcas in the party will bring you good,sit down and look beyond where your nose ends…
Wait until you reach the finishing line
hai,who can challenge me on what wrong mmd advert,had for it not to be televised…after all we are able to see it online….and pf has failed to come forth to challenge the advrt..why
PF is the very useless gvt that should not be allowed to continue running the affairs of this country. They have failed to even collect taxes as simple as that. Look at EL( Justice Minister) with RB a criminal they stripped off immunity just a few yrs ago. I wonder if that was SATA’s vision/legacy. Shame on PF. You have lost my vote and i will decampaign you in the remaining days.
shocks like your name, you will indeed shocked come 20th January. You, ZWD and your HH have tried to decampaign PF but failed. What else are going to try. Use Satanism tactics. Sorry you are failures as usual.
Ok, this is like chiluba and Dr kuanda in MMD……someone please explain it to me……do they think Zambia is ok with this?
Close the post!!…that is rubish. A movement is being formed that will sensitise people not to buy the post paper because its part of the agent of distruction in this country. What right does he have to be insulting all the political parties that does not favour him
What’s so special about the Post News Paper,let it be closed he has made his money and he wants to control governments using his foolish paper.
R. Banda is goin to make Lungu loose elections cos hez doin things for his own interest. R. B is a looser & Lungu is goin to loose cos of him. Flight HH2015 is coming jst wait & see. HH its yo time man jst pack these panga family cos they are goin no where.
foolish