ther adjustment of the TV levy from the recently revised K5 (US$0.51) to K10 (US$1). Digital Migration What started as a pipe dream for many in Zambia was finally achieved in 2017. On 1 October 2017, Zambia switched over from analogue to digital broadcasting in most parts of the country without any hitch. The country was then informed that the follow through of the second and third phases of the digital migration project would continue with the construction of six provincial broadcasting stations in Chipata, Chinsali, Kabwe, Kasama, Mansa and Mongu. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Ms Kampamba Mulenga informed Parliament that these provincial broadcasting stations would help boost local content production and employment creation. Just two days after appraising Parliament, Mulenga expressed her concern about the stalled construction of two television broadcasting stations in Choma and Solwezi specifically because government had allocated an additional K30 million (about US$ 3 million) towards payment of arrears owed to contractors and to ensure the construction was fast-tracked. 124 The Post Newspapers Limited is liquidated Following the placement of The Post Newspapers under compulsory liquidation in November 2016 by the Lusaka High Court and the appointment of Lewis Mosho of Lewis Nathan Advocates as provisional liquidator in respect of all the assets of the company – the newspaper was taken off the streets and the company was closed down. The issues with The Post started unravelling in June 2016 and as 2017 came to a close, the matter was still before the courts. News Diggers! is Born News Diggers! started out as an online publication by former The Post employees and transitioned into a 12 paged-paper sent out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On 18 December 2017 the paper put out its first print version which goes out on the streets from Monday to Friday only. The year under review saw one of Zambia’s public newspapers; Zambia Daily Mail announcing a plan to reduce its staff complement under what the company termed the “voluntary separation scheme”. The justification for this, according to management, was to enable the company meet staff costs. PRINT MEDIA Daily Mail Set To Go on Air In July 2017, two petrol bombs were thrown into the offices of the Daily Nation newspaper owned by Richard Sakala. Management at the newspaper said there were attempts to set the building that houses the newspaper on fire. The attack took place a few days after the biggest market in Lusaka was set ablaze. In an interesting twist, the Zambia Daily Mail Limited (one of the public newspapers in Zambia) called for qualified consultants to undertake a feasibility study to set up a radio station. According to the press advertisement, the objective of the feasibility study was to provide a roadmap on how to proceed with the establishment of a radio station that would enhance the company’s commercial and financial viability. So This is Democracy? 2017