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- ↑ Basillioh Rukanga (July 25, 2024). "Shooting of broadcasting regulator boss shocks Zambians". BBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Government Mourns IBA Director General Guntila Muleya". Lusaka Times. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ Lazarus Tembo (May 6, 2024). "IBA Appoints Guntila Muleya as New Director General". Efficacy News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ Blessings Chibuye (July 24, 2024). "IBA DG found dead with two gunshot wounds". Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Inside Job: Guntila Muleya's Murder Linked To IBA Colleagues". Lusaka Times. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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