Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:56:00 +0000 Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the media in Zambia on making frantic effort in accommodating divergent views of all sorts and hues, albeit with reasonable caution. We have seen reasonable progress in that direction but there is still a lot of room to fare better. The media just like everyone else, being also the fourth estate has a bigger responsibility to ensure that Zambia’s economic agenda and the country’s democratic credentials are protected. The opposition in Zambia should also be commended for providing requisite checks and balances that are ensuring that Zambia’s economic agenda is on track. However, the job of providing checks and balances is not a role left to the opposition, the civil society, the media and the church alone but it is a responsibility that should be borne and taken by every person that loves this country whether they are in government or not. […]
