‘Watchdog’ case fails to take off again in Zambia

Zambia Alert-Update Wednesday, 21 August 2013 Freelance journalist, Wilson Pondamali, who is suspected of having links to popular news website Zambian Watchdog, appeared in the Kabwe Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 21 August 2013, but the case failed to take off because no instructions were received from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for the matter to proceed.Continue reading “‘Watchdog’ case fails to take off again in Zambia”

Two Zambian ‘Watchdog’ journalists to appear in court

Zambia Alert-Update Tuesday, 20 August 2013 Freelance journalist Wilson Pondamali and media scholar Clayson Hamasaka are scheduled to re-appear in court within five days of each other, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has learnt. Pondamali will appear before Kabwe Resident Magistrate, Mary Simpungwe, on Wednesday, 21 August while Hamasaka will make his courtContinue reading “Two Zambian ‘Watchdog’ journalists to appear in court”