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Some people argue that there is a difference in the way the government owned media and the private media report political issues. This study was conducted to determine how the press coverage of Zambia's first, President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda's arrest, detention, trial and subsequent release differed...

Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce (EHCAAC) has been facing incidents of student unrest for a long time. This report is a result of a study that was carried out to evaluate the communication strategies used by EHCAAC to prevent student unrest. Participant observation, in-depth...

Since the reinstitution of multi-party democracy in Zambia, the media landscape has been liberalized. This also meant access to different sources of information improved dramatically. This helped stimulate lively debate on current affairs and politics amongst Zambians. However, during recent...

This report is based on an evaluation of the impact of Radio Listening Clubs (RLCs), an initiative of Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf), on communities to foster social change. Since dealing with people’s mind set is a complex issue requiring time and organised effort, PSAf’s RLCs initiative...

ZNBC has over the years been experiencing a number of problems, ranging from lack of modern equipment to poor salaries. The institution has been grappling with such problems as non-availability of equipment and poor conditions of service, with no solution in sight. The workers at the institution,...

This report is a product of an attachment to the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) in the Office of the Vice President. The role of the DMMU is to coordinate disaster management in Zambia. This exercise was prompted by the absence of a clear communication network for effective...

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the communication strategies for fighting HIV/AIDS used by New Start Centre. It was sought to establish the nature of and extent to which communication strategies used by New Start are utilised in reaching out to the communities. The study also sought to...

This attachment, on which this report is based, was at Mazabuka Community Radio Station in Mazabuka, 120 kilometers South of Lusaka and assesses Participatory Communication in Radio Broadcasting in Zambia, using Mazabuka Community Radio Station as a Case Study. The study uses both quantitative...

Modern society is radically different from the way traditional societies were organised. Today the media plays an important and irreplaceable role. It checks and restrains the abuse of power by those entrusted with the task of running public affairs. This duty of the media in democratic societies...

Modern society is radically different from the way traditional societies were organised. Today the media plays an important and irreplaceable role. It checks and restrains the abuse of power by those entrusted with the task of running public affairs. This duty of the media in democratic societies...