Zodiak’s Gospel new Malawi govt spokesperson: Simwaka is Secretary to Treasury

July 8, 2020 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 33 Comments

Owner of Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) Gospel Kazako has been appointed by President Lazarus Chakwera as Minister of Information and becomes the new government’s spokesperson.

Gospel Kazako: Minister of Information

Chakwera Wednesday named a 31-member full Cabinet, which comprises 23 full ministers and 8 Deputy Ministers.

In a statement released by Chief Secretary to the Government, Zangazanga Chikhosi, the full Cabinet has a total of 16 Members of Parliament, with the other appointments coming from various sectors.

Kazako, a seasoned broadcaster who is Managing Director for Zodiak, was named as Minister of Information and will be key as  President Chakwera promised during his inauguration speech to operationalise the Access To Information Act passed in 2016, but was left to gather dust ever since.

But commentator Stanley Onjezani Kenani critiqued the Cabinet appointment s and zeroed in on Kazako, saying Minister of Information is an ex-officio member of the Malawi Regulatory Authority (Macra), which regulates radios and television stations.

“Granted he could make a show of relinquishing ownership, but, frankly, if ZBS were to flout regulations, would he close it?” wondered Kenani in a post on Facebook.

Born on December 29, 1968, Kazako founded Zodiak in 2005 after working for the tax-payer funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. He is also a known poet and voice-over artist.

Nyasa Times understands that Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Chancy Simwaka has been reassigned to Ministry of Finance as Secretary to Treasury.

Simwaka is a former Budget Director at Ministry of Finance.

President Chakwera also named other appointments to the heads of Reserve Bank, the Malawi Revenue Authority, and the National Intelligence Service.

Wilson Banda has replaced Dalitso Kabambe as Governor of the Central Bank, while John Bizwick has been appointed as Commissioner General for the revenue collecting body.

Dokani Ngwira has been named as Director General for the National Intelligence Service.

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33 replies on “Zodiak’s Gospel new Malawi govt spokesperson: Simwaka is Secretary to Treasury”

  1. Malawian when they see something wrong they have to speak out, amalawi asamayakhule pa voti yokhayokha tidikilaso 5 years kuti akayakhule, mesa mati a Malawi ayakhula pa voti ndiye awa ndimayakho mwe amalawi amayembekezera, kapena adikileso 5 years ina ikubwelayi kuti adzayakhule mayakhulidwe awo omwe sayankhidwawo democracy sipovota pokha ayi, ngati amalawi ayakhula ndiye kuti sizibwino, chitsilu chinawo khondo, koma khondo ili kumalawi wina aliyense amatha kuyiona, uphawi ndi misonkho yayikuluyikulu ndiye khondo imene imawapha zedi, chitengeleni ufulu palibe chimene tingaloze kuti ichi chokomera tonse amalawi
    Musawatsirutse amalawi

  2. Kabambe wakuwona mpeni umazunza kwambiri.Insurance company inayake umafunampaka utaitaeka because of politics.wawonatsopano matama atha..Kumadzichepetsa like a china Donbell

  3. This is media capture by the state. Is there any media house left to offer balanced coverage regarding the state? Ngozi!!!

  4. This is obviously conflict of interest. MACRA reports to Ministry of Information which will be headed by Kazako. Kazako owns Zodiak Broadcasting Station. Broadcasting Regulations are drafted and promulgated by the minister of information. Broadcasting policies are made by the minister of information. The Communications Act gives powers to the minister of information to provide guidance to MACRA. The minister is part of MACRA Board through his Principal Secretary. Zodiak is regulated by MACRA which reports to the Minister of Information. Boma ili silitithandiza sure. Masanje enieni. Do you mean Saulos with his vast experience in the corporate sector didn’t see this? Ma rubbish enieni.

  5. Ok what about Kasakula , Nanga ife Obwande tayesesa kuthandiza kuchosa Melekano KKKKKKKKK Ochasika Mwatisiya kkkkkkkkk

  8. Nobody can make a perfect Cabinet looking at the parameters of tonse parties, regions, gender, youthfulness, technocrats, corrupt free ect but what we expect is performance and end corruption. Give them a chance to prove themselves. Do not have vedetter against some individuals, each person is an individual entity, never exist as a family or a relation. Everybody pulls by him/herself. Do not judge before you read the book. As we go along, non performers and corrupters will be chopped off.

  10. Gospel congrats. Learn from Thom Mpinganjira. He had his empire going on well until he forgot what he built. You have your billions through Zodiak, stay in your lane.

    3. Mpinganjira was corrupt. Gospel is a minister of information big difference let him contribute to our nations development

  11. Congratulations are in order. Well done Tonse alliance. Your cabinet is great. Critics will always be there. God bless Malawi.

  12. Let’s give the cabinet a chance and make Malawi great again. Inu Akweni do not bring what you were doing in udf and dpp back. You are one of the luckiest people in Malawi and we hope you will deliver. We would like to see schhols back to the old days. Khumbize Kandodo you are a loyal member of MCP and a grad niece of Kamuzu Banda please make the health sector as vibrant as it was during the MCP leadership of HKB and zomwa mowa like you used to do should be stopped. All the hospitals are in shambles. The Mias we want good roads and start with the road from Lumbadzi to Chiweta. Chiweta needs widening. We want street lights and all city roads to be in tar. We want to see real change and not half baked development.

  15. MBC = Boma, Times = Boma, Zodiak = Bomanso??? Nde mukuti tizimvera chanino ifeyo??? Dziwe Community Radio???
    Imeneyi nde timati Media Capture by the State.

  17. Sizana thandize a Kazako is now going to be a compromised government megaphone
    Operationalising the information bill doesn’t mean that Kazako is the only guy in town to push it to the fore. A step towards killing the Zodiak the BBC of Nyasaland a dog with a bone in the mouth never barks! We are yet to witness the wisdom of this appointment Well for other appointments it might be appointment of seasoned mercenaries now changing political coats the focus is on the soup in the Tonse kitchen will the soup trickle down to the right people in the streets of shabby Nyasaland. Let’s hope we wake to the new dawn Dunstain Mwaungulu would havery been the best choirmaster

  18. Pay off time pa Malawi. And yet you said DPP was engaged in nepotism. We all know how Kazako has supported MCP personally. He is being rewarded not necessarily out of being qualified.

  19. Congrats to gospel.so apapa chonde pak hale chilungamo poyankhulira boma.osamatiuza za boza

  20. People like Kaliati shouldn’t be anywhere on this list. She is a very good example of what Malawi doesn’t need in a Minister. I really wish is citizens would raise our disapproval of this appointment.

    3. Two people that impress me Kaliati and Chilima they know how to fight their battles first and foremost it’s about their survival right now they have jobs there was no way the leadership could have ignored Kaliati coz when it comes to alliance business the lady was everywhere campaigning bark they way you want but this is politics don’t be cheated that they have the welfare of people at heart it’s all about looking out for themselves influence and power next time think carefully when going to cast your vote whether it’s really worth the trouble

    4. JEALOUS DOWN KALIATI POLITICALLY DESERVES TO BE A MINISTER, SHE STOOD OUT AT THE TIME MULAKO WA ALOMWE MEMBERS PUT UNTOLD PRESSURE ON HER AT HER BACK YARD.SHE CAMPAIGNED VIGOROUSLY AGAINST THE DPP RULE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. KALIATI ADYELERE MPANDO WONONA, AKWELE TOYOTA V8 LAND CRUISER.
      POLITICS IS INDEED DYNAMIC!

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