The International Media community of Zambia

'Women in News' programme open for applications

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:04:00 +0200

The Women in News (WIN) programme, a leadership programme for African women working in media and launched by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in 2010, is now accepting applications from women media professionals from either the business or editorial side of newspapers in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.
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Airtel launches 3.75G service in Zambia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0200

Airtel, yesterday, 17 January 2012, announced the launch of its 3.75G platform in the country. This promises significant changes to how subscribers experience the web on 3.75G-enabled devices. The improved technology will enhance multimedia functionality, high speed mobile broadband and internet access, allowing users to make video calls, watch live TV, send and receive emails and download music from the devices.
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Media professionalism valued

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:52:00 +0200

Zambia values highly professional and well trained media personnel that will positively contribute to national development, Information, Broadcasting and Tourism minister Given Lubinda has said the government would therefore promote media training partnerships as they were in line with the Patriotic Front's agenda to have a vibrant media able to provide checks and balances.
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Be professional, media urged

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:07:00 +0200

Information, broadcasting and tourism minister, Given Lubinda has urged the media to be professional and avoid conduct that is likely to corrupt public morality.
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Malawi faults Zambia on TV licence

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:03:00 +0200

The Malawian government has faulted Zambian president Michael Sata for granting the former president of Malawi a television broadcasting licence.
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Zambia gives TV licence to Malawian operator

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:04:00 +0200

Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi's aspirations to run Joy-TV alongside Joy FM radio, which were thwarted when Malawi government switched off the television broadcasting, has been given a lifeline by Zambian government.
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Zambia: Give us radio licence, chief urges govt

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +0200

Chief Simamba of the Tonga speaking people of Siavonga District in Southern Province has called on President Michael Sata's government to consider granting a full radio operation licence to Kariba FM Radio Trust.
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Fresh Living now available in Mauritius

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:27:00 +0200

Fresh Living, the food magazine on South African shelves, continues to expand on its African footprint as it goes on sale this month in Mauritius.
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GOtv now in Uganda

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:43:00 +0200

Africa's first commercial operations using the next generation Digital Video Broadcast standard - DVB-T2 - rolled out with the launch of GOtv in Uganda on Monday 29 August 2011, following the launch in Lusaka, Zambia on 29 June 2011.
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Zambian ruling party members charged in TV crew attack

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:25:00 +0200

NEW YORK: Zambian law enforcement and judiciary officials must ensure that justice is fully served in Monday's attack against three television journalists and their driver, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, 20 July 2011. Two officials of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) have been arrested in connection with the attack.
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