Yesterday the Economic Association Presidential Candidates debate failed to take off because Edgar Lungu failed to turn up.. ZNBC had been contracted to air the debate live. Upon arriving at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel, the venue for the event, We were surprised to see the ZNBC crew leaving the premises before they had disembarked following a phone call. Does this station belong to Edgar Lungu? What was the point of the other candidates participating without media coverage? [5.0] THE ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION ACT, CHAPTER 154 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA “Section 2. broadcasting service means a radio communication service for reception by members of the general public and the word broadcast shall be construed accordingly; Corporation means the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation established by section three; radio communication service means the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all descriptions whatsoever, wholly or partly by means of electromagnetic waves of frequencies between ten kilohertz and three million megahertz; Section 3. There is hereby established the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and of being sued in its corporate name and with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to do all such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform and as are necessary for, or incidental to, the carrying out of its functions and powers as set out in this Act. Section 7. (1) The functions of the Corporation shall be to- (a) provide varied and balanced programming for all sections of the populations; (b) Serve the public interest; (c) Contribute to the development of free and informed opinions and as such, constitute an important element of the democratic process; (d)) Reflect, as comprehensively as possible, the range of opinions and political, philosophical, religious, scientific, and artistic trends; (e) Reflect human dignity and human rights and freedoms and contribute to the tolerance of different opinions and beliefs; (f) Defend democratic freedoms; (g) Broadcast news and current affairs programmes which shall be comprehensive, unbiased and independent and commentary which shall be clearly distinguished from news; (n) Promote productions of Zambian origin; and (o) Carry on or operate such other services including diffusion services and undertakings as in the opinion of the Board, are conductive to the exercise of its functions under this Act.”
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:01:18 +0000
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