In this matter, UPND secretary general Batuke Imenda dragged the national broadcaster to court over the decision by the director general of ZNBC not to air the party’s campaign advertisements during primetime slots. But according to a ruling on the ex-parte application for leave to apply for judicial review, Tuesday, Judge Susan Wanjelani noted that the application was made with respect to decisions that were made more than five years ago in 2016. She noted that while the court had the jurisdiction to extend the time, there must be a good reason for doing so. Judge Wanjelani however, added that the applicant had not advanced any reason for the delay in applying for leave to commence judicial review. https://diggers.news/courts/2021/08/13/high-court-throws-out-upnds-case-against-znbc/ 18th August INDEPENDENT Broadcasting Authority (IBA) director general Josephine Mapoma has reinstated Prime Television’s broadcasting license over a year since it was cancelled in “public interest”. In a letter addressed to Prime TV proprietor Gerald Shawa, Wednesday, Mapoma said the authority held a special meeting and considered Prime Television’s application to have it’s license given back pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 of the IBA (Amendment) Act No 26 of 2010. https://diggers.news/local/2021/08/18/iba-reinstates-prime-tvs-license/ 18th August THE Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has commended broadcasting stations for their coverage of the just ended general elections. In a statement, Monday, IBA director general Josephine Mapoma stated that a number of stations covered the just ended elections in an ethical and professional manner. “The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has commended broadcasting stations in the country for their coverage of the just ended general elections, particularly from polling day, up to the time of the declaration of the winner. The Authority observed that generally, a number of broadcasting stations covered the just ended elections in an ethical and professional manner,” she said. Mapoma noted that broadcasting stations aided and allowed for a peaceful co-existence, through the manner in which they covered elections. “Further, the IBA is gratified to note that broadcasting stations aided and allowed for a peaceful coexistence, through the manner in which they covered elections. This largely contributed to holding of peaceful elections, as there was no sensational reporting. Prior to the elections, the Authority conducted countrywide capacity building programmes for broadcasting stations in election reporting, which acted as a catalyst to professional conduct. https://diggers.news/local/2021/08/18/broadcasting-stations-covered-polls-in-a-professional-manneriba/ 45