Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika has seemingly chickened out of a live debate on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) with his challenger at the party convention Henry Chimunthu Banda, refusing to respond to an invitation by the radio that would have seen the two square off in a moderated debate. Zodiak invited Mutharika and Chimunthu […]
Malawi’s leading private radio station, Zodiak has offered opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a chance for its presidential aspirants for the party’s presidency at its forthcoming convention to make a splash in a live debate on its radio. DPP interim leader Peter Mutharika will be challenged by Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda for the presidency during […]
The three girls President Joyce Banda awarded to study in the United States (US) on Monday officially got their scholarships to study at Troy University in Alabama for four years. The scholarships have been made possible with the support of 100X Development Foundation – a US organization founded by one, Lindy Blanchard. Presenting the scholarships […]
President Joyce Banda has recognized the contribution to the democratization and development efforts in the country that the private media, especially Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation (ZBS) is making. Banda said this on Monday when she presided over the 2013 Best Girl Awards at Ludzi Girls Secondary School in Mchinji organised by Zodiak. The best three girls […]
Malawians have bashed the much touted first ever live presidential programme aired on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) claiming President Joyce Banda’s lecture offered no hope to the citizenry. Snap interviews Nyasa Times conducted immediately after the programme, revealed that most people who listened to the President were not satisfied with her speech. They observed that […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda will answer questions from the public on New Year’s Eve as she will be featured live on Zodiak Broadcasting Services. Nyasa Times understandsthat President Banda will be featured in a live, one hour special to air on Monday, December 31 at 9 a.m. Zodiak’s editor Pilirani Phiri confirmed that he will […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) national convention slated for Tuesday in Blantyre which will select a National Chairman and 2014 presidential candidate will be covered live on private radio stations, Joy and Zodiak. UDF deputy publicity secretary Ken Ndanga told Nyasa Times that they have paid “live coverage” of the convention to Zodiak and Joy radio , saying […]
The country’s media watchdog, Misa-Malawi , has lauded the Joyce Banda administration for living up to its word by issuing several television and radio licenses to private operators. Misa chairperson Anthony Kasunda was reacting to news that the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has issued 15 licenses to radio and television stations. Kasunda told Nyasa Times that […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Service whose radio station is popular and has mobile television services has now been granted the TV licence, Nyasa Times has learnt. Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) denied Zodiak and other 30 plus applicants of television operating licences and only gave the four TV licences to late President Bingu wa Mutharika cronies. But since […]
The inaugural Talk Show Host of the Year in the 2012 Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Media Awards on Saturday went to Pilirani Phiri, who hosts Tiuzeni Zoona on Zodiak radio beating another favourite Brian Banda who anchors Straight Talk on Capital Radio. Ironically, Pilirani and Brian were sitting on the same table and […]
A journalist for a privately owned Zodiak radio was Thursday night briefly detained and cautioned by police inside Kamuzu Central Hospital premises after he was found filing reports of President Bingu was Mutharika who had collapsed after a cardiac arrest. The reporter Norman Fulatira had hidden inside the premises after the security forces had ordered […]
A man who has been commandeering petro-bomb attacks on civil society leaders, Zodiak radio cars and who drove the regime thugs to firebomb former Attorney General Ralph Kasambara’s law firm has been named and shamed in the press. Malawi News report on Saturday identified the Paulos Chisale, who works as a Presidential valet at the […]
Malawi’s leading private radio station, Zodiak, has been barred by government from covering live the launch of Presidential Sports Initiative on Saturday to be led by dictator Bingu wa Mutharika. Zodiak had applied to Ministry of Information for accreditation to have access of covering the event live on its popular radio station. But government the […]
Malawi media freedom worsened in the past year, according to the latest report by international media rights advocate group Reporters Without Borders. In the latest ranking of 179 countries, Malawi tumbled 67 places to 146th spot on the list – the biggest fall in the index and of any country in the world. The Paris-based […]
Blue Eagles attacking midfielder John Banda and Azam Tigers coach Reo Mpulula have been named Zodiak Radio’s fans choice 2011 player of the year and coach of the year respectively. Blantyre United was named as team of the year. Mpulula said he was excited with the honour. “I thank God for this; I never expected […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Services (ZBS) sports desk, has organized to name, footballer of the year, as a way to appreciate the emergence of the talent that 2011 has produced. ZDB sports broadcaster Mike Bango, told Nyasa Times that the initiative aims at involving their sports listeners to appreciate the players, whom they think they have done an […]
You may loathe or adore it. Online publication Nyasa Times has done it with flying colours. It is the number one online ‘Newspaper of the Year’, courtesy of a survey. The Malawi Media 2011 survey was undertaken by Malawi2014 between November 24 and December 4 2011 where respondents gave 77.2 per cent to Nyasa Times online […]
Thugs suspected to to be ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) operatives broke into the offices of the Nation Publications Limited at Hannover in the central district of Blantyre on the night of Tuesday. The thugs broke into the building through the window of the Human Resource Manager and took his computer. They also searched through […]