Presidential press officer Geralld Viola has been criticised for attacking private radio station Zodiak and other media watchdogs for exposing the extravagance of the presidency, saying his actions are tantamount to making President Peter Mutharika a dictator. Zodiak and Nyasa Times reported President Mutharika was chartering a presidential jet costing the struggling poor Malawians billions […]
Malawi has scooped two of the four SADC media awards at the ongoing 35th summit of heads of state and government meeting being held in Gaborone, Botswana. Botswana and South Africa shared the remaining two awards. Bonnex Julius of Malawi’smedia giant, Times Group l emerged the victor in the Photojournalism category while Winston Mwale of […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation (ZBS) owner, Gospel Kazako has bemoaned the dwindling standards of education in the country, and called for urgent redress of the situation. Kazako’s sentiments have also been echoed by the Minister of Education, Emmanuel Fabiano. The Zodiak boss has since hailed the direction his company has taken by partnering with National Spell […]
Joy TV and Zodiak Broadcasting Station have reached out to incumbent Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Mac Millan Walter Nyamilandu and his growing list of challengers to propose a television debate ahead of December 18 elections. Nyamilandu seeks a fourth four-year term and is facing challenge from golfer and prominent lawyer John Gift Mwakhwawa, Owen […]
British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin has commended a privately owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) for what he said the great role the station is playing in informing, entertaining and educating Malawians. Speaking during the recent dinner organized by the ZBS management in the capital city Lilongwe, Nevin said time has come for other media houses to emulate Zodiak, saying media plays […]
Head Coach for Mzuzu University football club popularly Alex Ngwira has advised Zodiak sports reporter Mike Bango to always strive for professionalism in his sports coverage especially on issues concerning his Mzuni FC. The Coach made the appeal against a recurrent accusation by the Luwinga based intellectuals that Bango gives them negative publicity, recent being […]
Gospel Kazako knows that sometimes it’s best to follow the light. The eldest of eight children, the Malawian entrepreneur had a typical upbringing in the southern town of Zomba. One night, sitting out on his parents’ veranda, he spotted a mysterious light flashing atop nearby Mount Mpigwe. He asked someone about it, who told him […]
Panic engulfed Malawians Thursday night after rumours went rife on social media warning people that a certain radio station has announced that there will be an earthquake around 10 pm and that people should vacate their houses. In southern Malawi people spent two hours outside their houses waiting for the impending doom. Those who were not in the know […]
The managing director of private owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Gospel Kazako, has offered an apology the people from Likoma and Chizumulu Islands who protested about a demeaning advert carried by Zodiak radio. The advert was insinuating that the Islanders have not been part of Malawi and were officially declared to be part of Malawi following […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has unleashed another first in Malawi; Family Brains Showdown, an unprecedented thunderbolt television family edutainment masterpiece in which brainy members of participating families will compete for a whooping K5 million. ZBS will be the faucet igniting participating families to the thirty minute program fathom out situations before the camera and millions […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Service presenter Joseph Mwanoka on Saturday August, 2014 tied a knot with his long time sweetheart Bridget Kum’bweza at a colourful ceremony in Lilongwe. The officiation took place at the Catholic’s Mtima Woyera Parish in the morning before a reception at the St Peters Anglican Church in the Capital City, Lilongwe. The wedding […]
The remains of Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) TV journalist, Lucius Funsani, will be laid to rest on Friday (tomorrow), 18 July, 2014 at Maselema Village T/A Mlumbe in Zomba district. Nyasa Showbiz understands that Funsani died of a fungal infection Wednesday night at Daeyang Luke Hospital in Lilongwe at the age of 33. His close […]
Editor for private Zodiak Broadcasting Services, Pilirani Phiri, has been appointed press officer in the office of the vice president occupied by Saulos Chilima, Nyasa Times understands. Office of President and Cabinet and Phirir himself confirmed the appointment. “Yes it is true I have resigned from Zodiak and I am prepared to continue serving my country […]
One of the local radios that were appointed by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) as official broadcasters of the 2014 tripartite election Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) says it owes no one an apology for announcing election result that many people believe were fake. Speaking soon after the MEC chairperson Maxon Mbendera announced the commencement of […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission has approved Zodiak Broadcasting Station and Malawi Broadcasting Station (TV) as the official broadcasters for elections results and other communication from the Commission. MEC’s chairperson Maxon Mbendera told media in Blantyre on Thursday that the appointment of the official broadcasters does not stop any other radio station from broadcasting elections results. He said […]
Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) has lodged a complaint to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) seeking clarification on why British government is sponsoring campaign of 4 political parties through radio debates when MEC approved and passed 12 parties to contest in the May 20th tripartite elections. The president of PPM Mark Katsonga Phiri lodged the complaint during one of MEC’s […]
Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) has withdrawn from public debate organised by private broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS), accusing the station of favouring one party. PP secretary-general Paul Maulidi said on Wednesday that the party vice presidential nominee Sosten Gwengwe will not take part in the final round of debate for presidential running mates of […]
Four vice presidential nominees faced off Saturday night in their first live debate ahead of the May 20 tripartite elections with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Richard Msowoya impressing most people for articulating issues and inspiring confidence that he has what it takes to be the second-in-command . The ‘Question Time ‘ debate, moderated by […]