21.   The editor of another Lusaka tabloid is currently on bail facing criminal libel charges after alleging Chiluba entertained a Zairean mistress at his official residence.

22.   The editors were charged with criminal libel, which could mean a jail sentence.

23.   The government scrapped a planned criminal libel law Tuesday, bowing to pressure from outraged media executives who warned it would muzzle coverage of political debate.

24.   They are accused of criminal libel and defamation and could face a jail term if convicted.

25.   They are accused of criminal libel and defamation and could face a jail term of up to six months.

26.   Under Zambian law, the state can prosecute criminal libel if an alleged offense affects national and community life.

27.   Two journalists are expected to be sentenced in a criminal libel trial involving a senior ruling Kuomintang official.