Freedom of the press in Zambia for Democratic Process (FODEP)" ZNBC is leading in control of the media market in Zambia, together with the two newspapers belonging to the State and The Post. There are four major newspapers in Zambia: "Times of Zambia" and the "Zambia Daily" which are owned by the State; "The Post" which is the only independent newspaper and "Sunday Times of Zambia" which is sponsored by UNIP. The publication remains only in English language with the range of about 25,000-50,000 in circulations. The newspapers operate also online services. There are about 9 Television stations and 28 Radio stations in Zambia. Zambia in
Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) zone N15, is not particularly close to Zambian Tonga, which is classified as zone M64, and can be considered a separate language. The Tonga-speaking inhabitants are the oldest Bantu settlers, with the Tumbuka, a small ethnic group in the east, in what is now known as Zambia. There are two distinctive dialects of Tonga; Valley Tonga and Plateau Tonga. Valley Tonga is mostly spoken in the Zambezi valley and southern areas of the Batonga (Tonga people) while Plateau Tonga is spoken more around Monze District and the northern areas of the Batonga. Tonga (Chitonga or iciTonga) developed as a spoken