FIRST LADY URGES JOURNALISTS TO WORK HARD

First Lady Esther Lungu has encouraged journalists to work extra hard as it is their role to transform society.Speaking during the ‘Stay at Home’ and ‘More than a Mother’ media award presentation ceremony at State House in Lusaka yesterday,  Mrs Lungu said she recognises the critical role the media and arts industry play to create a better society.“We recognised the critical role the media and arts industry play to create cultural shift and raise awareness about health, cultural and sensitive issues such as infertility stigma,” she noted.She consequently congratulated and awarded some deserving journalists under the ‘Merck Foundation’ for championing and raising awareness on sensitive social issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Ms Lungu said Merck Foundation conducted the ‘Stay at Home’ and ‘More than a Mother’ media recognition awards was formed to raise awareness about the important social issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and to raise awareness on how to stay safe and keep […]