Zambian authorities on Tuesday closed down one of the country’s largest dailies, the Post Newspaper, in Lusaka, the newspaper has said.
In a message posted on its Twitter handle, @PostNewsZambia, the paper said its offices in Lusaka was shut down by Zambia Revenue Authority.
“ZRA has seized property halting operations at The Post newspaper printing plant in Lusaka.”
In a follow-up tweet, the paper tweeted, “The Government of the Republic of Zambia has today June 21, 2016, closed down Post Newspapers Limited. ”