Dancehall musician and television personality Blakjak has returned to TV screens after a one-year nonappearance. Blakjak, also popularly known as Che Kalonda, was reportedly suspended last year by Times TV on allegations of soliciting a bribe from the 2014-15 Ka Jive dance competition winners Metics Dance Crew. The former TNM Soundtube presenter was part of […]
Private owned Times Television has honoured its presenter Brian Banda with an award of best show host for the station. Banda, former host of Capital FM Straight Talk interview programme, presents a flagship interview program on Times TV on every Saturday. He is known for his style of no hold-barred questions with his booming voice. […]
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika has denied she wielded political powers at State House that influenced former president Bingu wa Mutharika to become increasingly intolerant and arrogant during his second term of office. Mutharika said this in an exclusive interview with Times TV. “I never influenced him on anything because I had a feeling that […]
Francis Kalawe’s newest music video “Dzuka Malawi” has been banned from showing on state broadcaster MBCtv. Directed by Sukez of HD Plus Creations, the video is indisputably one of the best productions on the local scene thus far, creativity and picture quality combined. Sources at the government-controlled TV station said producers were ordered to stop […]
Times TV presenter Brian Banda has emerged as Malawi media best talk show host after being presented with an award at this year’s Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi World Press Freedom Day gala awards at the Grand Palace Hotel in Mzuzu. Banda, former host of Capital FM Straight Talk interview programme, received his […]
Nancy vs Che Nkope comic-maker Nicolas Mbonela has resigned from Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) radio with his comic series now on television. Mbonela, who was, until his resignation Head of Programmes at MIJ Radio, told Nyasa Times he has secured a contract for the comics to be aired on Times television. ”We are on […]
Malawi media giant Times Group has appointed former Nation Publications Limited editor George Kasakula as Editor-in-Chief. Kasakula crossed the floor recently and took over the Editorship of Times Group flagship newspaper Malawi News apart from helping at the newly launched Times TV. But Times Group CEO Leonard Chikadya told an internal conference of the media […]
Times TV has suspended dancehall star cum TV presenter Blak Jack on allegations of soliciting a K20,000 bribe from the Kajaive winners, Metics. Blak Jack, real name Fatsani Kalonda, has been suspended after after the Kajaive winners, Metics Street Dance Crew, dislosed to the Times TV authorities that Kalonda was demanding part of the Mk1million […]
After poaching The Nation Editor Gracian Tukula from Nation Publications Limited (NPL), Times Group has pounced again, this time luring away George Kasakula who is currently Editor of Weekend Nation. Nyasa Times sources at both NPL and Times Group said Kasakula is currently serving notice and will cross the floor anytime to take over the Editorship of Times […]
Times Television news and current affairs editor Gracian Tukula on Tuesday hosted journalists from his company’s rival media empire Nation Publications Limited (NPL) to a sumptuous luncheon at a chic eating place in Blantyre. Tukula, one of the senior editors at Times Media Group, invited over 30 NPL newsroom members of staff who included journalists, photographers, technical […]
Malawi media giant , Times Group, through Times TV,, organisers of the Ka Jive dancing competition, will roll out the first live stage of the show on the 25th of this month, according Times Group media manager Wanthaza Mughogho. Ka Jive, is aimed at promoting arts in the country, will run for eight weeks. The […]
Times TV presenter Dj Malick aka Mr 265 has been unveiled as Malawi representative in the much anticipated reality TV show Big Brother Hotshots which will start on October 5 in South Africa. He has been unveiled together with Zambia and Mozambique Hotshots. Mr 265, with real name Masuzgo Msiska, says he entered Big Brother Hotshots because […]
Malawi’s leading printing and publishing house, Times Group, through Times TV, has rolled out a dancing competition that will see the winner pocketing K1 million. The competition, dubbed Ka Jive, is aimed at promoting arts in the country, according to Times Group Commercial Manager Dumisani Ngulube. Auditions for Ka Jive will be held on October 4 at […]
Editor of Malawi’s flagship daily, The Nation, Gracius Tukula, has been hired by the Times Group to become part of editorial management of Times TV and also help with the Daily Times newspaper. Sources at Times Group said Tukula, one of the respected and prominent journalists in Malawi was “top level of the Times TV’s […]
Zani Challe, a South African born Malawian artist, is in the country and she looks forward to recording with some of the local musicians, she told The 26-year-old rapper/singer, who is signed to South Africa’s Gwenya Entertainment, is in Malawi on a two-week holiday. Zani, an artist who is on the rise in South Africa […]
A hip-hop artist, Revolver’s long-awaited video “Mundione Pano” has been released, producer and director Ron Cz said. The song, which features Lilongwe and Blantyre-based rising male and female rappers, Krazie G and Judagaga, respectively, is expected to have the first TV play at 3pm on Times TV’s Urban Trend show hosted by dancehall artist Blakjak. […]
Renowned dancehall artists Blakjak and Capital FM head of programmes, Sam Kabambe, have joined the newly established private-owned television station Times TV. The two confirmed they have landed new jobs at Times TV, which is under Times Media Group. Blakjak, real name Fatsani Kalonda, joined the TV station a month ago whereas Kabambe, the current […]