Angola suspends 3 TV channels for alleged improper registration
By Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa LISTEN
MAY 14, 2021
Nuno Albino, Angola’s secretary of state for media, is seen in an interview on state broadcaster Televisão Pública de Angola, discussing the country s suspension of three TV channels for alleged registration issues. (Photo: TPA/YouTube)
New York, May 14, 2021 Angola’s government should allow the television channels Record TV Africa, Vida TV, and Zap Viva to return to the airwaves, and should stop harassing media outlets critical of the government, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On April 19, the Ministry of Telecommunications Technologies and Media (MINTTICS) ordered all three of the country’s TV operators DSTV Angola, TV Cabo, and ZAP TV to cease airing content from Record TV Africa, Vida TV, and Zap Viva, according to a statement by the ministry, which CPJ reviewed, andmediareports.