Thu, 04 May 2017 11:16:33 +0000 By Augustin Phiri Journalists in Zambia yesterday observed World Press Freedom Day amid continued harassment mainly from political party cadres who seem to enjoy free publicity derived from the scourge. You see, headlines such as “Cadres punch reporter”, “Reporter loses camera in cadre scuffle’ and “Cadres pull down Brazilian hair off female reporter”, are heroic to a party cadre. To change the situation, reporters need to take Kung Fu lessons in order to prepare themselves for future eventualities because crying for protection like babies is not working at all. In addition, reporters should carry a perfume-like can (tin) fully packed with hot chili for spraying straight into the eyes of a cheeky cadre and then finish him off with ‘hi ha hi ha’ kicks into the mouth, groin, belly button and buttocks. This prescription would change the good publicity these senseless political functionaries get in the media whenever […]
