Media Release
> 8 July 2002
>
> IFJ Mourns Loss of African Union Leader
>
> The International Federation of Journalists today expressed sadness at the
> "tragic loss" of Angels Banda, President of the Zambian Union of
> Journalists, as well as the first President of the Southern Africa
> Journalists Association that was launched last year.
>
> Angels Banda was killed on Friday in a car accident while attending a
> union-backed seminar near Lusaka. In a message to mourners at his funeral
> held on July 8th, IFJ General Secretary Aidan White said: "Angels' death
is
> a tragic loss for journalists and unionists in Zambia and Southern Africa.
> Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time. We
> should build upon the foundations for unity and solidarity which Angels
was
> leading in this region".
>
> The Southern Africa Journalists Association is meeting this weekend in
> Swaziland. "Inevitably, Angels' death casts a shadow over our work, but we
> will carry on the inspiring work he started", says Aidan White.
>
> Further information: + 32 2 235 22 00
> The IFJ is the world's largest journalists' group with 500,000 members in
> 106 countries.
>
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