Zambia Media Critique

The Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA Zambia has taken an important step towards promoting and protecting media freedom and access to information by filing  a petition against the decision  by the State to bar independent and international media from covering the official opening of the Fourth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly. Here below is the full petition. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ZAMBIA      2014/HP/____ AT THE PRINCIPAL REGISTRY AT LUSAKA (CIVIL JURISDICTION) In The Matter Of Regulation 2 of Statutory Instrument No. 156 Of 1969 And In The Matter Of Article 28 (1), Article 20 and Article 23 of Part III for the Protection of the Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual under the Constitution of Zambia Cap 1 of the Laws of Zambia And In The Matter Of The Petition by MISA Zambia, Against The Decision of The State to bar Private Media From Covering The Official Opening of The Fourth Session of The Eleventh National Assembly On 19th September, 2014 by The

  REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA           SPEECH FOR THE                                          OFFICIAL OPENING                         OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ON FRIDAY, 19 TH SEPTEMBER 2014 MR. SPEAKER, IAM PRIVILEGED AND HONOURED TODAY TO BE WITH YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY OF OUR NATIONAL CALENDAR TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT IS NOW THREE YEARS SINCE THE PATRIOTIC FRONT GOVERNMENT TOOK OFFICE, AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO YEARS BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTIONS. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. SPEAKER, MY ADDRESS THIS MORNING WILL BE IN TWO PARTS, THE FIRST BEING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PATRIOTIC FRONT‘S GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES TO DATE, ITS CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD, WHILST THE SECOND PART WILL DEAL WITH DETAILS AND S