Zambia bars public workers from discussing gov't issues on social media

LUSAKA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Wednesday barred public workers from using social media to discuss issues affecting them.

Dickson Chasaya, the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, said public workers should stop discussing government issues on social media with the people they socialize with.

He told journalists during a press briefing that no public worker below the rank of permanent secretary should discuss anything with the media on government issues.

Any public worker who fails to observe the ban will be dealt with, he added, without specifying what punishment entails.