Government says the restriction of broadcasting licenses in certain geographical areas will not hinder digitalization of broadcasting in the country as suggested by some sectors.
Chief Government Spokesperson, Ronnie Shikapwasha says Zambia has in the past used analogue technology in its broadcasting adding that those allowed to broadcast nationally are still able to do so.
In a press statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka this evening, Gen. Shikapwasha said broadcasters will only have to migrate because of the deadline set by the international Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the entire world to migrate from analogue to digital.
He has further advised operators whose licenses restrict them to certain geographical areas to move to digital but remain in the areas allowed by their licenses.
General Shikapwasha, who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, said no one would restrict broadcasters from using digital technology.
He said experts criticizing government ought to know that one can still remain in the allowed area of operation even with digital technology if the signal is taken to satellite.
He said that broadcasters can not pretend that government is stopping them from using the modern technology as they make choices themselves at the time of application.
Gen. Shikapwasha noted that there seemed to be a misunderstanding between the two among those condemning government for trying to maintain sanity in the industry by stopping illegalities.
He added that there was need to understand that even after migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting some broadcasters with community licenses will remain restricted to community broadcasting.
He said government desire to move with time and adopt modern technology in the electronic media would not see regulation of the media by government being flouted on the pretext of using modern technology.
The Chief Government Spokesperson has said that government would soon embark on a mammoth sensitization programme on migration from analogue to digital.
He has since advised people wishing to go into radio or television broadcasting to apply to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for appropriate licenses in their desired operations.
ZANIS
Shikapwasha looks like he is in stable condition.
Shikapwasha looks like he is in a stable condition………………………………………
Shikapwasha why are you scared of the unknown.
So, Shikapwasha has 3 hands?, Just jokin’
Bloggers,in you in face-liars tend to grow extra arms like the picture above! Now everyone knows what you been up to Ronnie!
Ok only today shikapono u are right.Anyway lets also go digital since most countries are now updating to digital broadcasting inaccordance with current international communication union regulations, and in this case now people will be buying converter boxes in order to watch TV
imwe ronnie can actually give himself a handjob whilst driving!
That hand makes Shicky look like somebody is giving him a JOB!!
This must be the only picture I have seen of this man with his mouth closed-you all know what they say about empty tins…
This man does not look healthy at all…
Looks like he bombasas clothes cus that head looks too small for the body-
Only 2 Bloggers out of 10 are analyzing the contents of the Minister’s speech while the other 8 are analyzing his appearance. Anyways, I hope the Minister knows what he’s talking about.
From the way Shikapwasha is talking, it seems he prefers that we still use drums and fires to communicate. Learn to move with the times. If broadcasters are able to reach the whole country, why not give the the licenses? What are you afraid of? It is extremely sinful for a man of God to be preying on the ignorance of the rural masses. Why should villagers be retricted to only ZNBC? This man where he is is enjoying DSTV at our expense. Improve the rural masses’ lives as well. Selfish chaps
He is wrong in many ways. If the comunity broadcaster goes satellite, means anyone in the foot print can lock to the channel and if they have key can watch..now estmate costs of such tools to coms broadcasters…shika be practical and fowrd looking. U are being a fossil
This picture is indeed zombie looking… Shika looks finished on the face and something else on the tummy.. very funny…
This guy is looking like akaiche and i only know one disease that makes one look younger for a certain duration
#11 I agree, too many empty heads on this thread. Anyway the Minister is right here. How can a license stop you from going digital. The Post are really mediocre and I wonder where they got their so called expert who could not even understand the issue at hand ..no wonder the so called expert remained anonymous. The issue is not about digitisation, but about licensing. If MUVI TV want to satalitte licence let them get one it is as simple as that. Our laws must be respected.
This happens even in developed countries. Today you can only stream Radio Five Live when you are in UK only. Even some video clip you can’t watch them on BBC website unless you are in UK. In fact you can’t listen to all UK FM stations outside UK. Why don’t you call this backwardness. Get educated on these issues.
Chief Bootlicker, it is not as simple as that. MUVI TV applied for a nationwide license as far back as 2005. This is 4 yrs later and it still hasn’t been granted. They Govt will only award a license if it is for community broadcasting. MUVI is ready to roll out to L/stone, the CB and Chipata. Why is the Govt not willing to grant them the license. Let there be decency in bootlicking
Shikas is just scared of the private media going national. ZNBC will certainly be out done come 2011.
Where are the Donors keeping this Shika and his cronies alive. Enuf is enuf. The Movement should start now before the end of this year. Let PF/UPND pact put thier act together or remain irrelevant forever. The young people will lead and liberate our country from these f*****
Our politicians, police and army are all looking like they are starving. The appearances are serious for the future of the nation. Please we need healthy people. Health cab attained through good nutrition (which I do not think is a problem in Zambia) and good hospitals. I think poor hospitals is the main cause.
Now I know why. The head is too small for such a mammoth body. Thats why the dynasour went into extinction-it had little gray matter
any data on lily t?????????????????????????
#16. Your views are wuite poor. People, please tell me. What high school grade did Shikapwasha reach? Maybe we will be able to pardon his mental problems.
#22. Observer. She is no more!! it really sad. As for Ronnie ………………………..!!!!!
Noo! Shikapwasha was a donkey in his former life, that instrument you see is a ramnant from the past because God asked him which organ from the three (Brains, b o l l o c k s and “voviza tool”) he intended to bring forward to the new life and he selected the voviza tool organ. Now, this voviza tool has a tendency to grow disproportionately out of the left pocket side whenever the eyes set on a Doralious target. You bet there is one loittering to his left side. With a design flaw like this, what will stop Shikamalilo from joining Tetamalilo this year? Alah, naimbi state funeral yamoneka.
@ 22; Yeah Lily T is no more. She passed on last night. She was such a sweet lady. Infact I was with her on the plane last week. She was also working on her new album. M.H.S.R.I.P
Ronnie,s attempt to dress and imitatte Akon is pathetic!
#16 MMD chief Bootlicker, Our President RB ascented to certain bills 2 weeks ago making them laws. Among them was ICT bill. What is contained in this bill vis a vis communication, broadcasting and the internet. I was sponsored by my party MMD to China lst year. I was able to listen to radio Chengelo, Breeze FM and QFM which is restricted to CB, EP and LP respectively of ZED. What is your comment on this fellow MMD beyond 2021?
Hi Ronnie, have u managed to destroy the crimnal files at ZAF OLD CITY AIRPORT? We know how vehicles disappeared Dar in transit to Zambia. Shut that s n o u t. We shall persue u not what KA KAFUPI is talking about.
#22 What has killed Lily T? Can somebody also confirm serious illness of smooth IK of ZNBC. Innocent Kalaluka. I miss Lily T than I miss Hon T, Teta
Looks like VJ syndrome has caught up with ronnie…..they look like brothers
Can someone advise Ronnie that ‘Dark and Lovely’ is meant for the hair and not the face!
#31 sambman, what disease is VJ syndrome? Please help me understand so that I may avoid it. Is it like Swine flu?
The good part is that, at this stage, there is no need to evacuate him yet! Our hospitals can deal with him…hopefully!!
the chap is finished.
LT I feel this contribution cannot be awaiting moderation!! ‘#31 sambman, what disease is VJ syndrome? Please help me understand so that I may avoid it. Is it like Swine flu?’
this guy looks like a kaponya whats up with our politician, chilishan ukulabombasa mwebakulu but anyway the head can tell that bamudala nababombasa cause its too small thats why nomba kulafwala utusote so as to hide the head. it seems this man has three hands
NUMBA 27!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA NI APOPENE MUNE..HA U HAVE MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD THAT I FARTED IN FRONT OF MY GIRLFRIEND.. AWE U ARE A JOKER MUNE
shikapwasha, you bore me, seriously
Kudos Ba Moze. Shikapwasha imitating Akon? Oh I jest with you.
Sad indeed! I don’t recall appointing any three handed person into my cabinet. This is magic being played by our opposition. They’re busy filtering in aliens into my cabinet and ‘killing’ able men like the late Ben, now am busy getting ready to campaignm alone in 2011 coz already the chief master dribbler is in questionable health, arrangements for state funeral in place, and sad enough, the syndrome has been passed on to dear Ronnie, Mulo etc
We thank you Sir for the good job you are doing. Without your good governance General, we would have been heading in a wrong direction. We thank your good work with your good leadership. Thanks MMD
I also concur with my boss # 16 over his comments
#40 I feel sorry for you thats all Ican say
#16 You are a big time Charlie and I hate them. You are not only dim but an i d i o t as well. What sort of laptop or PC do you use? Then again I am not surprised Zambians still have the Windows 95! lol! For now just jog on cretin! Come back when Zambians start drinking water from the tap that is if they are lucky to even get a drop. Remember this was possible just a few years back. Not any more!
That is not the ministers hand it is of a lady who was busy with the ministers papers. She is arranging things. You can see he was not concentrating. So dont talk about other things.
God! Mwebantu the general had flesh on him the last time I saw! Is he on Atkins or nacishupa?
Mwebantu ati Lilly T has died. MHSRIP. Not ka Teta`s! I did not say the same about Teta though.
#28 I think it is oversight on the law enforcement people. I have not yet read or studied the bill ascented to by the president. Will get back to you once I do and ask the people in the chain of power.
#45 please write in English if you want me to respond to you. I have no idea what you are on about. How did you even find yourself in the UK in the first place? Does UK have a lottery system like a US green card? I know any dull dunder head chap can win one of those and find themselves in a civilised society and am sure you are one of such chaps. Maybe we should just understand that after one has spent the whole night cleaning 100 public toilet seats, he can’t articulate issues correctly. But again please take break after doing those toilets than rash to the site and type things.
Viva UPND/PF PACT because there is nothing wrong with MUVI TV such are welcome vote pabwatooooo/UPND PACT chi shikapwetete
#49 Your name says it all. I never expected you to understand the simple English I wrote. It only goes to show your level. Thanks for the word dunder ! God it`s been ages since I heard about it. Do you know where it came from?
The fear here is that MMD chaps have seen that if they allow Muvi TV to broadcast the whole country then Micheal & Hakainde will be well known to the rural voters who did not have a chance to see them before because of the black out on ZNBC.And there is also a high likely chance that Muvi TV will take all ZNBC’s market accross the country which will result into seriouse financial challenges.
You guys am in stable condition… dont worry about me .
Now does this dude have 3 hands, or there is someone behind him.. Kwena , hes finished… and his outfit is fairly terrible.
#50 u definately retarded,so u believe everyting u c on Tele about Africa is 4 real.i bet u think we ride elephants wen goin 4 shopping.People lyk u jus make the world stink
#51 true that,ZNBC will go out of market,can anyone tell me wat will happen to the free to air broadcasting.will it still be there or not
Br Ronnie, last time i told you to repent so you have a better ending please! Do’nt cheat God’s people lest you are not ready to enter the Kingdom of God.
What benefit do you get by restricting broadcasting licences. Let God’s people know the truth for it shall set them free. Napapata.
Shota any chance you are going “bananas”?
Stable Condition??? I can see BATUBULU at work here!! Let us wait & see.
It is sad to hear about Lily’s passing on. She sang trully ZED music. MHSRIP
Okay, Shikapwasha doesn’t sound like he has a problem with medie institutions going digital but rather wants them to follow the law and order and he and RB regulate. But what is funny is that they do not allow all these media institutions like Mobi and Muvi TV to go rural, the question is why?
Magicmarygoround or watever u call urself any chance ur going ‘bananas’?
Lily T you’ve gone too soon. MYSRIEP
Buckshot kwena uli nku mba eeee! Do you have a goatie?
@62 mary go round.tekanya mwaiche, i thot u were a racist(muzungu).were is the lav
Dead man walking! that is a very funny picture right there! i can see 3 hands. they say all babies are cute, but where do ugly people like shikapwashya hail from. lol!
the man has 3 hands,minaaaaaaaaaaa
#63 Aha!!!! Iwe ukumfwafwe ati bananas ati balelanda palikolwe mwa? Chill out son! Ever been to the States where blacks call one another n i g g e r? I bet not. Any chance niwe Nine Chale, Jamaco, Maestro akucimfya, chi Boot (Mputi) licker, the dim Mr Capitalist, chi Shota? Batata I know from here you are rashing to read my mails as you do! Typical LT mod!
#66 relax,no nid 4 name calling,wats done cannot be undone so lets leave the past to rest in peace.
Iwe chi bootf(^)liker… Nothing sensible comes out of the Shiky so it a waste of time even analysing what the A-Hole is talking about…maybe u need to get a job to stop wasting ur valuable time analysing bull coming out of Shicky’s mouth…
LILY TEMBO MHSRIP.she suffered 4rm gastritis
Balapwa bonse, instead of developing the country you are developing amaule, now look at you Ronnie…akamutwe nechimubili. Lelo you are next.
Lily T has died after her baby died 3 days ago. The death is child birth related. SAD FOR ME WHO HAS BEEN A FUN. I KNEW HER IN SOLWEZI WHEN SHE STAYED WITH THE CANDAS OF ZAMTEL SOLWEZI THEN. RIP. LOVE YOU.
The pic of Ronnie and the one on Presidential Paging (number 71) look the same!!
#72 Presidential Paging and Ronnie in main pic are both finished old dudes of the yesteryears. No of this GENERATIONS
the third hand looks like a guy balancing Big Slim…:)
maybe this dude cant stand on his two feet anymore…
But okey tula-ponta…!! haha
Give Muvi TV ze licence now! why are you scared hipocrites?
The issue is simple. All governments from KK/UNIP days to now have not respected freedom of expression thru the media to the extent that allows free flow of information and ideas on a national basis.It is all about controlling communication flows and the population. They are afraid of a FREE AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA with national coverage. They will talk the talk and increase the hot air levels, but when it comes to the crunch it is the same old story. Political insecurity is a strange thing. Even though they monopolise the forces of coercion; police,military,prisons,shushushu people and whatnot, they are still afraid of the free flow of information and ideas.i rest my case.
One more point. Analogue to Digital conversion is a technical side issue. The real issue is allowing national coverage of the independent broadcasters. The fact of geographic restrictions is simply a divide and rule policy to ensure national coverage is only allowed to the state endorsed ZNBC. Although freedom of expression is a constitutional right AND an international law norm to which Zambia is party to, it is not respected enough by the government and they feel they can get away with it. i rest my case