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''The Post'' is a tabloid independent Zambian newspaper. It is one of the three primary newspapers of the country. The newspaper was set up in 1991.〔(Terms of Use for postzambia.com ) , ''The Post''〕 The Sunday edition of the post newspaper is called the ''Sunday Post'' and contains a special section focusing on education called Educational Post.〔(Education ) The post〕 ''The Post'' is seeing to be the most popular and biggest selling newspaper in Zambia according to BBC. ==History== Fred M'membe founded ''The Post'' in 1991 as a weekly Lusaka newspaper, along with three co-founders Mike Hall, John Mukela and Matsautso Phiri. As an accountant, M'membe was appointed Managing Director of Post Newspapers Ltd and tasked with developing the business, while the others focused on editorial content. It soon started publishing countrywide. By 1996, it had started publishing Monday to Friday. By 2000, the newspaper was publishing daily and had become the most politically outspoken newspaper. It is believed to have helped stop the then-president Chiluba from changing the constitution to enable him run for a third term. In recent years, the post newspaper had become a voice of the people. Many Zambian have expressed views about the government which they wouldn't have expressed in the Zambian-government owned medias. Notable critical writings includes: *Article by Prof. Muna Ndulo called "The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors 〔("The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors ) The post〕 which has resulted in the post newspaper cited for contempt of the court.〔(Zambia: Magistrate Orders The Arrest of Newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief ) The Zimbabwean〕〔( Two Journalists Face Contempt Charge ) Business Monitor International〕 *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〔(Roy Clarke "The Spectator" Given 24 hours to leave Zambia ) Zamnet〕〔(Zambia court lets satirist stay ) BBC〕 *Arrest of Dipak Patel for calling the then president Chiluba a thief, which was published in the Post〔( Zambia: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices ) US Department of State〕 ''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.〔("Common Wealth update, p5" )〕 This case was disposed off by President Levy Patrick 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".〔("Accountability and Public Voice" ), Freedom House〕 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."〔("Cops attempt to arrest M’membe" ) , The Post〕〔("The Chansa Kabwela case: a comedy of errors" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Post (Zambia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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