The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Zambia would like to commend the government for appointing the Board of the
Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA).
This step completes the establishment of the
IBA and operationalization of the IBA Act which had been in limbo since 2002.
MISA Zambia always considered the IBA
partially operational when the board was not in place. MISA Zambia felt that it
was a mockery to state that the IBA was fully operational when the previous
interim board comprised only the Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of
Information and the Director General of the IBA.
MISA Zambia would like to urge the IBA Board
to observe professionalism and act independently to ensure that the broadcast
sector is independent and operates professionally.
We further call on government to adequately
provide for independence of the IBA board by reinstating the appointments
committee in the IBA Amendment Act of 2010 in order for the full purpose of the
law to take effect. This should be in addition to including a clause that will
allow Parliament to Ratify the IBA Board.
Hellen Mwale
Chairperson – MISA Zambia
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