Dr Patrick Matibini has warned media houses that continue to publish false reports of parliamentary proceedings that they risk being barred from covering the proceedings of the house and its committees reports a Lusaka based privately owned radio station QFM radio reported on 6 November, 2012 . And The Post Newspapers of November7, 2012 reports that on 31 October, 2012 Matibini warned that some media institutions risk being barred from covering proceedings of parliament if they continue misrepresenting debates resulting in inaccurate reports . According to QFM radio, Dr Matibini further warned that such media houses also risk being subject to criminal proceedings under section 25 of the National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act. This follows an inaccurate story published in the Zambia Daily Mail of 18 October 2012 in which Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu was wrongly quoted as saying that the deportation of Lundazi Catholic Priest Father Vetoir Banyangandora was necessitated by grave misconduct. November 9, 2012: Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini says he could not find Managing Editor of a local Zambian newspaper, Daily Nation, Richard Sakala’s contempt of parliament because the article they published was already published by an online publication Zambian Watchdog. This was in his ruling on a Point of Order raised by Patriotic Front (PF) Bangweulu Member of Parliament (MP) Chifita Mutafwali regarding a newspaper article entitled ‘Kaingu suspected from Parliament’ pub- lished in the Daily Nation Newspaper on October 4, 2012 reports the Zambian Watchdog. 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" &RPPXQLTXp Date: November 11, 2012 Person/ institution: ZNBC TV Violation/ issue: Other On October 31, 2012 the Ministry Information and Broadcasting Services commended Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) management for resuming sign language interpretation after suspending the exercise due to a technical problem. Information Deputy Minister Mwansa Kapeya said government was happy with the development as it is in line with its policy of ensuring access to information for all regardless of one’s physical status. Kapeya said the Ministry was happy because it had been receiving many queries from people over the absence of sign language interpretation on ZNBC television. &RPPXQLTXp Date: November 27, 2012 Person/ institution: ZNBC Violation/ issue: Other United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetw says he is happy with the manner in which the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation(ZNBC) is managing its news content. Mweetwa who is also Choma Central Member of Parliament said the national broadcaster is currently the most reliable media house in the country because of it’s wide news coverage. The Deputy Min-