Govt condemns UPND cadres’ violence against Journalist

GOVERNMENT has condemned the reported violence allegedly perpetrated by UPND cadres against a ZANIS District Information Officer for Ikelenge district in North-Western Province. In a statement, Tuesday, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga said Journalists needed to conduct their work without fear or intimidation and further called on the police to bring the culprits to book. “Government strongly condemns the reported violence allegedly perpetrated by the UPND cadres against Mr Victor Mwila, a Zambian News and Information Services (ZANIS) District Information Officer for Ikelenge district in North-Western Province. The government deeply regrets the violence that occurred after a burial procession of a UPND member on Friday 23rd July 2021. Government has learned with sadness that, during…...