An official of Zambia's government has rejected criticisms that opponents of President Michael Sata are being prevented from accessing state owned television and radio stations across the country.
"I wish to just dismiss out rightly that the allegation has no merit. We have seen the opposition [members] appear on our public broadcaster ZNBC [Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]. They are covered by many radio stations," said Emmanuel Mwamba, Permanent Secretary at the ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services. "Remember this is an expanded [media] space right now and Zambia is doing well in that area."
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