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Zambia government cancels the license of PrimeTV with immediate effect over refusal to air COVID-19 ads

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The Independent Media Authority of Zambia, a government controlled body, has cancelled the license of PrimeTV in the interest of public safety, security, peace and order. The order said that the TV channel can challenge it in the court. PrimeTV had refused to air government statements on Covid-19, and in retaliation the government had decided to ban the channel and cancel all advertising

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