Zambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born

Date: 11 Mar 1959
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Zambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born

Fred M’membe is a Zambian journalist who founded the country’s first independent newspaper, Zambia Post. As the only independent newspaper in Zambia, Zambia Post constantly clashed with the government, from the time of President Kenneth Kaunda up until President Rupiah Banda’s rule. He has been arrested and prosecuted several times for his reporting. M’membe is the third recipient of the Media Institute of Southern Africa's Press Freedom Award in 1995. That same year, he also won the International Press Freedom Award. However, M’membe had been accused of being an ally of President Michael Sata, leader of the Patriotic Front, who died in London of an undisclosed illness on 28 October 2014.

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01IPI, Fred M’membe, Zambia World Press Freedom Hero, from International Press institute, [online], Available at www.freemedia.at [Accessed: 22 February 2014]
02Udoh, N., (2013), M’membe Takes Back Seat at The Post, from Zambia Reports, 06 August [online], Available at zambiareports.com [Accessed: 22 February 2014]

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