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Malupenga confident of meeting digital migration deadline

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Amos Malupenga
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Amos Malupenga

Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga has expressed confidence that Zambia will meet its target of switching on from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) in 2013.

Mr. Malupenga said despite the tight schedule ahead of the implementation process, government’s commitment and its swift response on the exercise remains positive.

He observed that since the coming of the new government into power in September 2011, major strides have been taken to ensure that the country gets on course with the subject of digital migration.

ZANIS reports from Windhoek in Namibia that Mr. Malupenga was speaking in an interview today soon after the launch of a symbolic switch on ceremony of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to digital terrestrial television.

Mr. Malupenga said currently, Zambia is in the tendering process in which a bidder is yet to be picked and engaged in running the implementation process of DTT for the country.

He disclosed that the tendering proceedings were supposed to have been closed in October 2012 but due to a number of challenges surrounding the implementation process, the period was extended and is due to close next week.

The Permanent Secretary cited financial constraints as one of the major challenges in achieving the implementation of the DTT for Zambia.

He however said government has already tasked the Ministry of Finance to mobilise resources to ensure the success of the project.

He also said Namibia, like Zambia, is facing similar challenges in its quest to implement its digital migration.

Zambia’s High Commissioner to Namibia Wendy Sinkala was present at the ceremony.

And Namibia Minister of Information and Communication Technology Joel Kaapanda said the switch on to DTT was a demonstration that his country has fulfilled the international obligation guidelines set by the international authorities.

Mr. Kaapanda said as Namibia migrates, there will be many channels that will be made available through the provision of efficient services.

He has since urged the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s board and management to remain on course during the implementation process.

He added that it was important for Namibia to live up to her obligation.

Meanwhile, NBC Director General Albertus Aochamub said the switch on of Namibian Broadcasting Corporation to DTT was an achievement that would not only increase the performance of the corporation’s productivity but also increase its revenue base.

ZANIS

8 COMMENTS

  1. About time Zambia went digital. Wonder how the tender bidding process was instituted…with all this corruption in Zambia. Good luck mafela!

  2. Malupenga is such an ass-hole, how you go about blaming on money? Financial constraints, are you kidding me? Is Namibia richer than Zambia?
    Anyway, Malupenga got a better PF job than any The Post employees, including ka Chella. Day I will meet George nkamuponona.

  3. who cares i for one don’t watch ZNBC full of washing detergents and sweets adverts of sub standard quality.

  4. This bull headed boy has been quiet of late, congrats! Tekubwatabwatafye lyonse boyiiii. I guess he was so excited after being appointed, fyenu ifyo who cares about yo primitive ZNBC???

  5. Mushota, I thought you don’t do black guys, how come you are now admiring a Zambian in Amos Malupenga? Black guys ni ziiiii my friend. I’m sure you are now regretting that Nick has got nothing to offer you in terms of a big………….

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