that it would keenly watch developments to see whether the media would effectively regulate themselves. $OHUW 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. $OHUW 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. &RPPXQLTXp 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 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"