Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:40:02 +0000 Zambia is slowly creeping into dictatorship following the Patriotic Front (PF) government’s continued interference in media operations and counter involvement in opposition party activities. Zambian Voice executive director Chilufya Tayali said government should not turn a blind eye to those issues being discussed in the public domain if this hard earned democracy is to survive in the country. “Since the PF came into power we have seen more confrontation than dialogue -which is at the centre of Democracy. We have had the Country being divided on tribal lines,” Mr Tayali explained. He cited intimidation of the media by senior government officials as one of the retrogressive events pushing democracy out Zambia. “UNZA Radio has been warned by people who not long ago were in courts and everywhere fighting for Media Freedom, but they are now worse than those they fought,” Mr Tayali said. “We have media people who have […]
