came after the radio station carried a news item that quoted Dr Chishimba Kambwili criticizing the Patriotic Front government and labelling them as corrupt. 2 December 2017 THREATENED A reporter from Radio Liseli was summoned by the police in Mongu for discussing the province’s teacher recruitment process, alleging that the majority of teachers come from other areas. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 7 December 2017 A report published in The Mast on 7 December 2017, said that some opposition members of parliament expressed mixed reactions over proposals to amend the ZNBC Act and the IBA Act. Debating the policy statement which a few parliamentarians supported the proposal to remove the responsibility of the TV levy collection from ZNBC. This is despite the fact that the IBA is a broadcast media regulator. During the debate they also expressed their displeasure with the ZNBC and reallocating that role to the IBA content. 8 December 2017 A report published on News Diggers Facebook page indicated that over 100 unionised employees at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) along with some management members had signed a petition against the decision to shift the responsibility of collecting TV levy from the corporation to IBA. The employees submitted a petition to the office of the Clerk of the National Assembly proposing a further adjustment of the TV levy from the recently revised K5 to K10. Quoting Zambia Union of Broadcasters and other Information Disseminators (ZUBID) Secretary General, Andrew Mpandamwike, the employees, the petition demanded information on how the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was going to combine the role of regulating the broadcast media as well as that of the being a fund manager for the corporation. The union also wanted to know how the IBA would allocate the money collected through the TV levy, to ZNBC. 11 December 2017 VICTORY A report published in New Vision indicated that the District Development Committee (DDCC) in Chadiza District in the Eastern Province had recommended the construction of the first ever radio station in the area at a cost of about K260,000 (US$26,826). 14 December 2017 VICTORY Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) granted UPND president Hakainde Hichilema, a chance to feature on its Sunday Interview programme on December 17 following the party’s request. 14 December 2017 VIOLATION OF PUBLIC FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION The Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) disapproved Pilato’s latest song ‘Koswe Mumpoto’, calling it an abuse of freedom of expression through music. In a statement ZAM president Njoya Tembo, stated that while his association encouraged its members and all artists to continue exercising their right to comment on social and political matters, Pilato’s song was “meant to demean the