that it would keenly watch developments to see whether the media would
effectively regulate themselves.

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Date: August 24, 2012
Person/ institution: Lloyd Kapusa,
MUVI Television
Violation/ issue: Assaulted
A United Party for National Development (UPND) member, William Banda,
has physically assaulted a cameraperson
from the privately-owned MUVI Television, Lloyd Kapusa. The incident occurred on Wednesday, 22 August 2012,
at Woodlands Police Station in Lusaka,
Zambia where Banda was being held on
charges of being in possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime
according to the Joint Investigations
Team Acting Public Relations Officer,
Christopher Chibanku.

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ment’s delay in giving a concrete position on the launch of the Draft Access
to Information (ATI) Bill. According to the
post Newspaper of September 15, 2012,
the information was issued in press a
statement made available to the media.
The Civil Society members who include;
Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection
(JCTR) Transparency International Zambia (TIZ), Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ), Media Institute of Southern
Africa (MISA) Zambia, Law Association
of Zambia (LAZ), University of Zambia
and the Department of Mass Communication are dismayed that the Draft Bill
which was scheduled to be launched first
on the 21st June and then postponed to
26th June 2012 has to date not been
launched and there has been no indication from government when the launch
would take place.

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Date: September 10, 2012
Person/ institution: Taskforce on
Freedom of Information
Violation/ issue: Legislation
The Civil Society members of the Taskforce on Freedom of Information (FOI)
have expressed concern over govern-

Date: September 12, 2012
Person/ institution: Zambia
Information and Communication
Authority (ZICTA)
Violation/ issue: Legislation
Government has asked the Zambia Information and Communication Authority (ZICTA) to come up with legislation



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