STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBA Foundation in Kitwe on fundamentals of press freedom and the role of journalists in upholding human rights in the country, the commissioner said for others, some people use violence against others simply because they don’t want to be criticized. 24 7.1.2 28th May, 2017(The Daily Nation Newspaper) Legal matters M’membe still hiding Former Post Newspaper proprietor Fred M’membe is still hiding, liquidator Lewis Mosho has confirmed. Mr Mosho told the Sunday nation that they were still looking for him as he was in hiding. 25 7.1.3 1 June, 2017 (The Mast Newspaper) Legal matters Court rules Gotv’s case against TopStar can proceed to trial Lusaka High Court judge Gertrude Chawatama has ruled that Gotv’s case has shown sufficient grounds to proceed to trial despite Top Star’s application that the matter be dismissed. This is in a matter where GOtv sued ZNBC and TopStar Communications for disconnecting their services and continuing to encrypt the signal transmitted by the free-to-air content providers26 7.1.4 30th May, 2017 (Times of Zambia) Media freedom violation alert Judiciary bans media from taking pictures in courts The Judiciary has banned the media from taking photographs in courts and using explicit langue in their reportage. In a statement released yesterday, the judiciary said it was concerned that some journalists from different sections of the 24 The Mast Newspaper 11th May, 2017 25 The Daily Nation 28th May 2017 26 The Mast Newspapers 1st June, 2017 26 | P a g e