Thursday, June 5, 2025

Japanese government donates Project X tapes to ZNBC

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Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha has hailed the Japanese government for its efforts to enable Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) enhance its programming in the country.

And Government says it welcomes any form of technical assistance to upgrading the equipment at ZNBC and the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) whose pieces of equipment is obsolete and outdated.

Lieutenant General Shikapwaka said Japan is a reliable ally that has endeavoured to develop the Zambian media industry.

Lt. Gen Shikapwasha said this in Lusaka today when he received a donation on behalf of ZNBC management dubbed Project X from Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Hideto Mitamura.

The donation which consists of 21 episodes of Japanese Television tapes programmes entitled Project X was acquired for ZNBC by the Japanese Government through the Japanese Cultural Grant Aid.

Lt-Gen Shikapwasha urged ZNBC Director-General Joseph Salasini to widely advertise project x so that the Zambia people could appreciate and value the contribution from their Japanese counterparts who have advanced in technology.

Project X is an highly international acclaimed production that covers wide range of medical documentaries, agriculture, construction and technology which features how Japan managed to recover and attain rapid economic growth after the devastation of the Second World War determined effort done by Japanese.

The minister revealed that his ministry is sourcing for funds to upgrade t equipment at both Lusaka studio and on district where transmitters have been installed under the rural television project.

And Japanese Ambassador to Zambia said the project X would contribute positively in strengthening cordial relations that exists between the two peoples of Japan and Zambia.

The donation ceremony held at Ambassador Mitamura’s residence in Lusaka today was witnessed by ZNBC Chairman Augustine Seyuba, MIBS Chief of Press Julian Mwila, ZNBC Public Relations Manager Miriam Tonga, Mr. Mitamura’s Counsellor Horiuchi Toshihiko and senior ZNBC, Zambian and Japanese government officials.

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34 COMMENTS

  1. I SMELL A RAT!!! LEARN WITHIN PLEASE!! YOU CAN NOT COMPARE JAPSE’S WAY TO DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT OF ZED!!

    I AM SURE THEIR MOTIVE IS TO PREPARE ZEDIANS FOR AN INVATION!!

    LET US WAIT AND SEE

  2. 8. Nine Chale

    Iwe Nine Chale Please!! Let them make a movie about Zambia and then show us the loop holes!

    These Movies do not even mention Corruption which in most cases hinders Development.

    Let us deal with the real African diseases!

    Nothing political in the X Tapes!! Just

    :-@:-@:-@:-@ to keep the people busy while RB and his folks continue tearing down the economy!!

    Wake up Zambia!!

  3. What is this X film now, isn it illicit? i thought these guys have donated better slow motion and clear pictures for ZNBC.Please our ZNBC you also work on the showers, am paying my TV lincence for ma R because i don’t even watch ZNBC. i prefer free channels with quality pictures.

  4. How is giving Zambia Documentaries about Japan an improvement to it’s broadcasting network. That will just add to the useless documentaries and chinese music that bring no good to the viewing public

  5. Completely absurd! Useless donations (in fact all donations) should not make headlines let alone be received by a whole Minister.Whats even the inflated value of this crap uh? Do’nt take us for granted! Ata se!

  6. WHAT A JOKE. These people are the ones running ZNBC? Haaa The donation ceremony was witnessed by senior ZNBC officials, CARISTO, Smooth Talk, Mubanga Mucheleka, Morleen Mukanzu, Francis Ndovi and other dignitaries, :d:((

  7. This is silly news and it should not even be broadcasted. They have run out of room for old tapes and now they give them to Zambia and Shikapwasha is on the knees thanking them.
    Project X will not motivate any Zambian because the playing field is out of reach for poor Zed.
    Japanese technology of 1980 cannot even be 1% match to Zambia’s today advancement.
    What we need is help in setting up schools and industries and not ukula tupela am filimi aya caba cabe.
    Time spent on watching those tapes cab be used to plough ka garden. These tapes are a serious tease to Zed, in short Japan will show case the use of their brains and speace…mocking us inspite all the natural resources we have wasted.

  8. Shikapwasha, remember that Japan worked hard and made sure that Total Quality Management was used to compete with the US after the second world war. We can show Zambians these programs on TV but we need govt programs which will offer support to the majority of Zambians who want to use this X project. Remember villagers do not have TVs ka and this should not be a TV project. Lets be practical.

  9. Hey! are they teaching any kunfu tricks? I would really like to go Jackie Chan on a few fellows in my hood, the suckers are busy stealing my maize!

  10. Am sure it’s just anther ‘Journey to the west shivooo!!’ take to bore zambians more . Putting boring programmes on TV actually reduces development because it forces people to go out and drink and do other vices.

  11. Its another LOOK EAST athem by our leaders. You mean at 44 yrs we still go to the far east and get films to fill our TV screens day in day out. You are killing the local talent like Banji etc. We used to watch Bruce Lee, Clint Eastwood etc it never added value to our culture. Gen. Don’t get spooked that its a free donation. These guys even when they maintain our roads in urban areas is bicoz of the no. of japes car on roads so to protect their engineering mastery they ensure that their cars are at least moving on better roads in case it beaks up in 2 pieces then the wo world would begin to shun their vehicles. ZNBC what has happened to better TV. No wonder I see brotherman in bars every 21

  12. This is a documentary series which is broadcast on a Japanese public network called NHK. Nothing impressive about it. In fact, these are old series in analog format which are no longer shown here as they have gone digital. I simply wonder why GRZ can’t say ‘no thanks’ to some of these trash. Zed has really become a dumping ground. What a shame. 😮

  13. How is watching Japanese television the same as upgrading ZNBC equipment?? that equipment has been ‘obsolelte and outdated’ for years! Come on Zambia, give us something more than this

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