Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda has announced and unveiled the Independent Broadcasting Authority(IBA) and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Boards.
Ms. Kasanda said that the appointment of the IBA Board is in line with powers vested in her under the IBA Act Number 17 as amended by Act number 26 of 2010.
The IBA Board members include Chikosola Chuula, Victoria Mupwaya, Oliver Kanene, Elizabeth Chanda, and Mumbuna Kufekisa.
Others are Bishop Benson Banda, Professor Jameson Mbale, Susan Ndumingu and Makasa Luonde.
Ms. Kasanda said the appointment of the ZNBC Board is pursuant to section 4-2- of the ZNBC Act Chapter 154 of the laws of Zambia.
The Board Members are Mr Dante Sunders, Mato Shimabale, Mazuba Monze and Nchimunya Hachandi.
Other Board Members are Mrs. Bernadette Phiri, Leonard Kantumoya, Ophelia Nyambe, Bishop Joseph Kazhila and Nalituba Mwale.
Ms Kasanda told Journalists at a Media briefing in Lusaka today when she announced boards that government is confident the teams have competence, expertise and experience to grow the two institutions and make them vibrant.
She said government and the people of Zambia have high expectations on the need for the media to exercise high ethical and professional standards in its role to inform, educate and entertain.
Ms. Kasanda has tasked the two boards to lay a firm foundation upon which IBA and ZNBC should grow.
Below is the full statement
STATEMENT BY HON. CHUSHI KASANDA, MP, MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, IBA, AND ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZNBC) BOARDS, FRIDAY, 17TH FEBRUARY, 2022
I welcome you, Ladies and Gentlemen, to this Press Briefing to announce to you, and through you, to the nation at large, the Boards of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, IBA and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC).
INDEPENDENT BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (IBA)
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under the IBA Act No. 17 of 2002, as amended by Act No. 26 of 2010, it is now my pleasure and privilege to announce the members of the IBA Board as follows:? Mr. Chikosola P. Chuula
? Mrs. Victoria Sombo Mupwaya
? Mr. Oliver Kanene
? Mrs. Elizabeth Mweene Chanda
? Mr. Mumbuna M. Kufekisa
? Bishop Benson Banda
? Professor Jameson Mbale
? Mrs. Susan Z. Ndumingu
? Mr. Makasa Lazarous Luonde
ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCSTING CORPORATION
Pursuant to the provisions of section 4(2) of the ZNBC Act, Chapter 154 of the Laws of Zambia, I announce the members of the ZNBC Board as follows:
? Mr. Mato Shimabale
? Ms. Mazuba B. Monze
? Mr. Sunders Dante
? Mr. Nchimunya Hachandi
? Mrs. Bernadette Chilufya Mwaba Phiri
? Mr. Leonard Kantumoya
? Ms. Ophelia Nyambe
? Bishop Joseph Kazhila
? Mrs. Nalituba C. Mwale
Government is confident that these teams have the competence, expertise and experience to grow both IBA and ZNBC to vibrant institutions in the broadcasting industry.
The two Boards come into office against a backdrop of high expectations from both the Government and the people of Zambia on the need for the media to exercise high ethical and professional standards in its role of informing, educating and entertaining the public.
The Boards have a mammoth task of laying a firm foundation upon which the IBA and ZNBC should grow.I therefore, urge, the Board Members, to familiarize themselves with their mandate as provided in the law in taking these institutions to high levels of excellence.
Congratulations and we wish the Boards all the best.
I thank you.
I see some names like Lenard and others qualify… but some looks like a favour for fighting the PF… one was actually incarcerated by the PF…he doesn’t qualify, but for the sake of diversity it’s okay.
And what are those qualities do these appointees not possess visa viz the respective Acts?
This lady is very nice looking.
Everything I see her picture, lust creeps in.
And my mind sins.
God forgive me.
I hate the party she supports but I miss every part of her. To those about to claim I cheated on my wlfe, please note that I knew kasanda before I met my wlfe. We call that an old flame.
Very tribal appointments. We all can see HH and Gary Naomi made the boards. Chushi just announced them.
Very tribal appointments. We all can see HH and Gary Nkombo made the boards. Chushi just announced them.
The problem with these boards is the minister overseeing the selection process is very incompetent and doesnt inspire confidence …I wonder wht HH7 sees in this lady
So who is the Board Chairperson …I can not see any mention of them!!
These boards are strongly tilted towards three provinces- Southern, Northwestern, and Western. For the ZNBC Board, out of nine members, only Bernadette Chilufya Mwaba Phiri is a northerner; the remaining 8 members are all from the three provinces. . For the IBA, out of nine members, only two – Bishop Benson Banda and Makasa Luonde – are from the North and East; the remaining 7 are all from the three so-called Zambezi provinces.
True Colours, forsake sipombwe tuwe, during Lungu’s time all these would have been only Bemba and Nyanja.
NYERERE DID SOMETHING RARELY MENTIONED.
IN ORDER TO CURE THE SCOURGE OF TRIBALISM HE BANNED CHIEFS AND DECLARED ALL TANZANIANS.
THE CANCER OF TRIBALISM CAN ONLY BE DESTROYED BY WHAT FEEDS IT.
ASK ANY DOCTOR.
@Tarino in Zambia the minister is always the chairperson. They want to control everything
ANOTHER TRIBAL APPOINTMENT TRUE COLORS WAT MY EYES HAVE SEEN MY EARS HAVE HEARD OOOOO
You live in the diaspora and promoting ethnic hatred in your country——something wrong with Africans. Sad…!
Mrs. Bernadette Chilufya Mwaba Phiri ? She is losing MP candidate for Kafue parliamentary seat won by UPNDs Mrs.Chonya. Didn’t she campaign against?. Please decline the appointment on moral grounds.
Yeah that Mwaba Phiri is at SABC. I saw his pictures with HH long time ago