Forget about Telemundo, South Africa soaps or Hollywood series, locally-produced television drama ‘Surbabans’ is clearly shaping the future of the country cinematography in as far as television content is concerned. Produced by Perfect Shots Media, Surbabans (Surbabans) has taken the local television industry by storm with its scintillating and captivating stories that occur on daily […]
Malawi private media houses, Zodiak Broadcasting Services (ZBS) and the Times Group are reported to be owing Ms tax collector, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) billions of the much needed Kwacha, Nyasa Times understands. For over two years, Malawi has not been receiving budget support from her international partners and the country has been relying […]
Owen Khamula -Nyasa Times Private and commercial radio, Zodiak on Tuesday paid a tribute of honour to cover ive the funeral service of Malawi’s greatest Chichewa comedian John Nyanga, effectively taking over the role of tax payer funded state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation which will be covering President Peter Mutharika live same time in Mzuzu. […]
Media scholar and fervent critic Pearson Nkhoma has questioned the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter inaugural online media award won by Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) presented on Saturday evening at the climax of this year’s World Press Freedom Day Gala and Awards ceremony held for the first time at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge’s Lakeshore […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) managing director Gospel Kazako has commended E-Wallet, Malawi’s music sole talent search show; saying is one of the projects which seek to enhance the youth potential. Kazako, a role model to many Malawian youth for his humble beginning as a poet, broadcaster and now boss for Zodiak as well as an […]
Malawi’s leading privately-owned station Zodiak will be hosting South Africa based multimillionaire Prophet Sheppard Bushiri with a program to do his televangelism with prophetic messages, Nyasa Times has learnt. The program will be launched on Sunday at 6.30. Prophet Bushiri founder of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG), a fast growing church with branches all over the […]
Private broadcasting house, Zodiak have been dealt a technological blow after some people stole its Facebook identity and are publishing false and misleading news through it. Director of News at the radio station, Theresa Ndanga warned Zodiak viewers and listeners to be extra careful when they want to read Zodiak news on Facebook. She said […]
Finally, aspiring models have something to smile about following revelations that two local media giants, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) and the Nation Publications Limited (NPL), have taken over the management of Miss Malawi beauty pageant. The competition has not been held for the three years and the coming in of ZBS and NPL will surely […]
Ruth Kulaisi, a Zodiak TV personality who is engaged to celebrated holy hip-hop artist Noel Chikoleka, popularly known as Phyzix. During this chat about her rising television career, the broadcaster also talks about her personal life and shares how her man makes sure she is always safe. She says Phyzo is her superman! Follow the chat. […]
Private owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has, by Beyond FM of Lilongwe, been implicated in a scathing transmitter theft scandal which the latter says was orchestrated by the former’s engineer, Solomon Haswell who was reportedly arrested by Police. But both Haswell and ZBS managing director, Gospel Kazako, laughed off the matter in separate interviews . Kazako […]
Private and commercial broadcaster Zodiak managing director Gospel Kazako was all smiles on Thursday when President Peter Mutharika heaped praise on the youngest media empire. “Zodiak has shown it is independent (from political pressure), good leadership, ethical and professionalism,” Mutharika said promising him and the government would not interfere with the work at Zodiak and […]
Privatel owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) will from this Sunday, January 17 2016 start beaming a new reality TV show called ‘Tichezenawo Lero’ which will be produced and presented by renowned and awarding actress Flora Suya. The new reality TV program, which be featuring local celebrities, will be aired every Sunday from 12 noon. Speaking during the launching ceremony of […]
Former President Bakili Muluzi relations on Wednesday came out of their silence to hit at privately owned Zodiak and some social media users for alleging that the retired head of state had an engagement during the Christmas festive holiday. Tailosi Bakili, a relation to Muluzi said on his Facebook wall on Wednesday he did not […]
Minister of InformatIon Jappie Mhango has assured Private electronic media group, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) journalists that the government will never shut them up in the course of gathering and airing news. Mhango said this Wednesday when he visited Zodiak station in the capital Lilongwe. This assurance comes barely days after State House press officer Gerald Viola did not invite […]
The decision to omit and bar journalists from privately-owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) from attending President Peter Mutharika’s news conference at Kamuzu Palace was unanimously made by embattled Press Secretary Gerald Viola and his errand boy Sylvester Namiwa without the knowledge of the First Citizen, Nyasa Times has learnt. Viola, who has lost grace in […]
Malawi Sports fraternity will have a chance of hearing what has been kept in stock by the three presidential candidates vying for the hot seat of Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President at the forthcoming General Elections slated for December 12th, 2015 at the Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi. Zodiak Broadcasting Station Managing Director Gospel Kazako has […]
US ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has singled out Zodiak Broadcasting Services as a clear example of a media house shaping Malawi’s politics and democracy citing the first ever presidential debates in the run up to the 2014 polls. Palmer said it was pleasing that Zodiak was among key media groups in Malawi that is […]
Private electronic media group, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) is yet to apologise to President Peter Mutharika exactly a week after he demanded an unconditional apology. Zodiak has been under intense fire from Mutharika who accuses the station of “irrensponsible journallism” following a story that revealled that the president is secretly chartering presidential jets costing the […]