Articles by Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Journalists prevented from covering Kaunda case
(MISA/IFEX) – On 8 January 1998, police barred a South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) television crew and a Zambia Information Services (ZIS) cameraman from filming events outside the Lusaka High Court during the continued habeas corpus hearing of former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda. Kaunda, now leader of the opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP), is […]
Reporters barred from covering case
(MISA/IFEX) – On 6 January police barred four journalists from covering a habeas corpus hearing challenging the continued house arrest of former Zambian president and now opposition leader Kenneth Kaunda. Jowie Mwiinga of Reuters, Katongo Chisupa of Agence France Presse (AFP), Musengwa Kayaya of the Pan African News Agency (PANA) and Kalinda Shachinda of the […]
CNN Reporters injured in struggle with police
(MISA/IFEX) – On 2 January, Amy Merz, a CNN cameraperson, was assaulted by Zambian police as they tried to seize her camera. Five hundred dollars worth of damage was caused to the camera during the ensuing scuffle. The violence resulted from an attempt to stop the filming of opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP) leader […]
Detained journalist served with presidential detention order
(MISA/IFEX) – On 2 December 1997, detained writer and journalist Frederick Mwanza appeared before the High Court in Lusaka, where he was served with a presidential detention order allowing the police to hold him indefinitely under the state of emergency currently in force. The police detention order under which Mwanza was arrested had been revoked. […]
Journalists prevented from covering military graduation ceremony
(MISA/IFEX) -The Zambia Independent Media Association (ZIMA) reports that on 19 December 1997 three journalists working for the privately-owned newspapers “The Post” and “The Sun” were barred from covering an army graduation ceremony officiated by President Frederick Chiluba in Lusaka. Reporter Mukalya Nampito and photo-journalist Sheikh Chifuwe of “The Post”, and reporter Sandra Mubiana of […]
Reporter for “The Post” goes into hiding
(MISA/IFEX) – “The Post” newspaper reporter Dickson Jere has gone into hiding to avoid arrest, reports the Zambia Independent Media Association (ZIMA). Jere went into hiding following the arrest on 25 December 1997 of former president Kenneth Kaunda, who is linked to the failed coup of 28 October. **Updates IFEX alert dated 24 December 1997** […]
Government threatens to ban newspapers and broadcasters that carry “obscene” cartoons intended to ridicule authorities
(MISA/IFEX) – On 17 December 1997, the Tanzanian government warned it would ban all newspapers and broadcasters carrying obscene or comical cartoons that ridicule government officials and its leaders, reports the Media Institute of Tanzania (MISA-Tanzania). The warning was issued by the state-run Tanzania Information Service. The warning stated that newspapers and broadcasters had been […]
Journalist Peterkings Nkoma dies after being run over by police vehicle
(MISA/IFEX) – On 4 October 1997, a journalist working for the state-run Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) was run over by a police vehicle, killing him instantly. Peterkings Nkoma, 24, was killed along the Katima Mulilo-Rundu main road in northern Namibia where he worked as a regional reporter. The officer driving the police vehicle had attempted […]