WIRE โ€” MINISTRY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM ARRESTED ZNBC JOURNALIST, SAYING PROFESSIONAL STATUS DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION WHEN LAWS ARE BROKEN By Francis Maingaila Lusaka, Zambia24 (21-07-2026) The Ministry of Information and Media (MIM) has distanced itself from the arrest of a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) journalist over alleged cyber-related offences, stating that

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