Category: Education

By Fr. Winfield Kunda Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB)-Communications Director Wednesday 12th February 2020 Radio has continued to be a critical source of information for many in society as it commands a lot of following due its ease accessibility. Indeed, it is a medium that has that capacity to reach out the widest audience and it can shape a society’s experience of diversity. Radio can stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard. If put into good use, radio stations should serve diverse communities, offering a wide variety of programs, viewpoints and content,...

By: Vusumuzi Sifile Executive Director, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) Email: general@panos.org.zm, Tel: +260978778148/9 Lusaka, 12 February 2020: To commemorate World Radio Day 2020, Panos Institute Southern Africa calls on radio stations in the region to provide platforms for a diversity of voices and viewpoints, covering diverse development issues and actors, and targeting diverse audiences. Since its proclamation in 2011, and adoption as an International Day by the United Nations General Assembly the following year, World Radio Day is commemorated annually on 13th February. This year, the commemorations are held under the theme “Radio and Diversity”. Panos views this theme as...