Opposition UPND has taken a swipe at ZNBC and it’s Boss labeling it as shameless and spineless.
The UPND said this in a statement below to Zambian Eye on December 5, 2015.
When Kenya liberalized the airwaves, immediately the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) was relegated to number 4 on the broadcasting houses rating. The reason was simple, KBC had become a propaganda arm of the Government.
This is the stage or worse that Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) has become. Actually it is worse because to start with Richard Mwanza has no journalism experience .
Our main concern is the conduct of the Director General who allows citizens to be insulted by his benefactors without giving those citizens an opportunity to defend themselves.
We cannot have a so-called national broadcaster that foments hate speech.
We are constantly under attack from people that have no idea what UPND is doing.
All of a sudden ZNBC has found people that can speak authoritatively about UPND.
Richard Mwanza is the major architect of this nonsense that is coming from ZNBC, yet they call themselves a national broadcaster.
ZNBC under such leadership will never be the likes of broadcasting stations around the region.
Zambia had the first TV station in 1947 but you look at the quality of the programming, it cannot match any of the newly established stations like Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).
Without tax-payers money that station under the dismal leadership of people like Richard Mwanza would be bankrupt.
Furthermore, the Director General is ignoring his own ZNBC Producers Guidelines issued in January 2015, which states that there will be equal and fair coverage. If the Director General has any morality he should resign forthwith
Charles Kakoma
UPND- Chairman, Information
Idiot ZNBC the economy has died becoz of the same endless propaganda pedled by znbc.it helped comphning 4 a dull pf president .a big letdown!!! And wander to hear that some young people can watch inflated and propaganda activities on the so called znbc.
Only time will tell, in 2016 however, let us all unite and put HH and UPND in power. Edgar and PF must rest because they have totally failed to run the country.
ZNBC is under pressure from baboon kambwili.
I thought upnd has zwd to cover them why complain about znbc. This is exactly how we feel when zwd concoct lies about pf and when we try to answer back they block or delete the comments before publishing them.
You are completely mistaken. ZWD is not run on tax-payers money like ZNBC. Private online media are at liberty to publish what they feel is newsworthy. For ZNBC, there must be balanced reporting because it is run using tax money. It is a national broadcaster and is not supposed to be a propaganda machine for the party in power.
That’s a pointpoint, very true questioner.
I really wonder as wether znbc still work as proffesionals or what? Some of us hardly watch znbc news due to their baised coverage.everything in zambia has just gone bad,why has God allowed this? We need restoration ,otherwise we are heading to great troubles.
WHEN YOU PAY IT WILL SHOW!!
DeadNBC
I totally agree with Hon .Kakoma. Znbc is a pf mouth piece. A purveyor of pf propaganda devoid of truth and broadcasting ethics. Bwana Richard Mwanza Znbc DG , the best you can do if you are under pressure quit we have large pool of seasoned journalists and , men,
and women of principles who can be at the helm of the national broadcaster . Znbc could be the worst broadcasting station in the region when it comes to fair news coverage and reporting. It is a shame!
ZNBC at it again this time at a higher level of discriminating citizens whom they must serve. Mwanza can not be trusted. Mambilima told us how Mwanza and the ‘Zambia National Buffling Corporation (ZNBC) could not go by the contract terms signed between ECZ and ZNBC. He starred announcing his own figures. My suggestion is let us catalogue the misconduct of ZNBC and charge them when a new govt comes into power. They will be discharged without benefits. Let us also explore the possibility of opening a radio station outside Zambia. Remember radio kuduraki in Nigeria. The UPND in the Diaspora can help. ZNBC is terrible, absolutely terrible.
ZNBC at it again this time at a higher level of discriminating citizens whom they must serve. Mwanza can not be trusted. Mambilima told us how Mwanza and the ‘Zambia National Buffling Corporation (ZNBC) could not go by the contract terms signed between ECZ and ZNBC. He started announcing his own figures. My suggestion is let us catalogue the misconduct of ZNBC and charge them when a new govt comes into power. They will be discharged without benefits. Let us also explore the possibility of opening a radio station outside Zambia. Remember radio kuduraki in Nigeria. The UPND in the Diaspora can help. ZNBC is terrible, absolutely terrible.
Richard Mwanza is a fool period!