The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has today fined Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) for an interview the radio aired in August this year.
The regulatory body has ordered Zodiak to pay a fine of US$1250 (K925,000) for breaching license regulations in the interview the radio had with People’s Party legislator Kamlepo Kalua.
Macra summoned Zodiak days after the interview was aired saying the radio’s interview with Kalua who is also chairperson of Pablic Affairs Committee (Pac) was not supposed to be broadcasted.
Macra disclosed that Zodiak breached some sections of the Communications Act for broadcasting the controversial issues raised by the outspoken legislator Kalua during a Views Triangle program that also featured the then government spokesperson Patricia Kaliati.
Among other things discussed in the aired interview, Kamlepo gave the state president 24 hours to disclose names of cabinet ministers involved in the cashgate scandal.
Kalua further claimed that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had a hand in the death of Polytechnic Student Robert Chasowa some years ago.
He added that the DPP’s political partner United Democratic Front (UDF) also had a hand in the death of musician Evison Matafale and Chancellor College student Fanikiso Phiri.
Meanwhile, Zodiak is yet to react to the development.
But this comes barely two months after President Peter Mutharika accused the private owned radio of lying about his health when he was outside Malawi for UNGA meetings.
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These macra guys r fools ,they have been told to charge zbs bcoz it’s exposing the truth ,u will see after your boss lose power in 2019 ,y can u charge a radio station for interviewing a member of Parliament ? Is this democracy ?
Send interview clip timvele ankati chani
Malawi sizanva basi
Dem government
Tipaseni Account #yanu tikulipilireni.Ife timakukondani a Zodiak
Anthuwa ndi zigawenga yeti, ana asukuku ndi oyimba ndi omwe ali pa target yao eti¿
The govt should learn to listen to the complaints of the society and the individual politicians must as well learn to present their grievances to authority with courtesy and respect. We need to respect each other.
MACRA is an institution privately run by government officials
The stupid government. Zodiac plz don’t pay the money. U r doing the great work for the nation, rather than this nonsense government, instead of improving peoples lives. They are busy buying recycled politians. Idiots, useless government
olky
This is the only radio station i lyk coz zikachitika ndimamvera kwa iwo a zodiak osati awa akungogwiritsa ntchto msonkho wanga koma nkhani zawo za zii! zbs ndi deal!
Mmalo mokalimbana ndi john magufuli uja akukulandani nyanja, mukulimbana ndi zodiac.shame on you……………
Biased Macra