Thu, 04 May 2017 12:04:41 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has told the media to regulate themselves because he does not subscribe to the media being regulated by the State. And President Lungu has told the media in Zambia not to take sides but be neutral, comment, give opinions and admit whenever they were wrong and, above all, be friendly to everyone. Speaking before departure for Durban South Africa at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KIAA) yesterday, President Lungu asked the media to unite the country, criticize and applaud the leadership if there was need, adding that without the media Government could not succeed. “Those who oppose and those with us just articulate issues with objectivity; at the end of the day we shall benefit from the cooperation but if the media becomes a whipping stick even for issues which are not supposed to be dividing us then we shall remain divided,” […]
