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{{Infobox Newspaper | {{Infobox Newspaper | ||
| name = The Post | | name = The Post | ||
| image = | | image = ZAMBIA POST LOGO.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| type = Daily | | type = Daily newspaper available daily | ||
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] | | format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] | ||
| foundation = 1991 | | foundation = 1991 | ||
| owners = Post Newspapers Ltd. | | owners = Post Newspapers Ltd. | ||
| political = | | political = Left wing | ||
| headquarters = [[Lusaka]] | | headquarters = [[Lusaka]] | ||
| editor = [[Fred M'membe]] | | editor = [[Fred M'membe]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''The Post''''' is a tabloid independent [[Zambia]]n newspaper. It is one of the three primary | '''''The Post''''' is a tabloid independent [[Zambia]]n newspaper. It is one of the three primary newspapers of the country. The newspaper was set up in 1991.<ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/Terms.php?page=Copyright Terms of Use for postzambia.com] , ''The Post''</ref> The Sunday edition of the post newspaper is called the '''''Sunday Post''''' and contains a special section focusing on education called '''Educational Post'''.<ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/category/19 Education] The post</ref> ''The Post'' is seeing to be the most popular and biggest selling newspaper in Zambia according to BBC. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*Article by Prof. [[Muna Ndulo]] called "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors <ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/12850/61/ "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors] The post</ref> which has resulted in the post newspaper cited for contempt of the court.<ref>[http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/2009090324173/africa/magistrate-orders-the-arrest-of-newspapers-editor-in-chief.html Zambia: Magistrate Orders The Arrest of Newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief] The Zimbabwean</ref><ref>[http://store.businessmonitor.com/article/287740/ Two Journalists Face Contempt Charge] Business Monitor International</ref> | *Article by Prof. [[Muna Ndulo]] called "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors <ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/12850/61/ "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors] The post</ref> which has resulted in the post newspaper cited for contempt of the court.<ref>[http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/2009090324173/africa/magistrate-orders-the-arrest-of-newspapers-editor-in-chief.html Zambia: Magistrate Orders The Arrest of Newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief] The Zimbabwean</ref><ref>[http://store.businessmonitor.com/article/287740/ Two Journalists Face Contempt Charge] Business Monitor International</ref> | ||
*Article by Dr. [[Roy Clarke]] called "Mfuwe" in which the late President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] is perceived to have been referred to as Muwelewele (translates: useless). The article was a satirical article. Article saw Roy Clarke indicated for deportation which he successfully contested in court<ref>[http://www.zamnet.zm/message-spectator.html Roy Clarke "The Spectator" Given 24 hours to leave Zambia] Zamnet</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7206331.stm Zambia court lets satirist stay] BBC</ref> | *Article by Dr. [[Roy Clarke]] called "Mfuwe" in which the late President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] is perceived to have been referred to as Muwelewele (translates: useless). The article was a satirical article. Article saw Roy Clarke indicated for deportation which he successfully contested in court<ref>[http://www.zamnet.zm/message-spectator.html Roy Clarke "The Spectator" Given 24 hours to leave Zambia] Zamnet</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7206331.stm Zambia court lets satirist stay] BBC</ref> | ||
*Arrest of [[ | *Arrest of [[Dipak Patel]] for calling the then president Chiluba a thief, which was published in the Post<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8410.htm Zambia: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices] US Department of State</ref> | ||
''The Post'' has also been involved in wrangles against the Zambian government. In 2001, Fred M'membe was arrested for calling the then president, [[Chiluba]] a thief.<ref>[http://www.moot.org.uk/pdf/update_367.pdf "Common Wealth update, p5"]</ref> This case was disposed off by President [[Levy | ''The Post'' has also been involved in wrangles against the Zambian government. In 2001, Fred M'membe was arrested for calling the then president, [[Chiluba]] a thief.<ref>[http://www.moot.org.uk/pdf/update_367.pdf "Common Wealth update, p5"]</ref> This case was disposed off by President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] in 2002. In 2005, Fred M'membe was again arrested for defamation charges "following an editorial in which he wrote that Mwanawasa was a man of “foolishness, stupidity, and lack of humility".<ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?ccrcountry=174&ccrpage=37&edition=8&page=140§ion=83#ref7 "Accountability and Public Voice"], Freedom House</ref> In 2009, Fred M'membe has been indicated for contempt for publishing an article by Cornell Law School professor [[Muna Ndulo]], titled "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors."<ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/13225/ "Cops attempt to arrest M’membe"] , The Post</ref><ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/12850/61/ "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors"]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
