Sata gives banned Malawian opposition TV/radio licence to broadcast from Zambia

October 17, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:

Atupele Muluzi

Newly elected Zambia President Michael Sata has granted Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) a television broadcasting licence, UDF presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi has confirmed to Malawian media.

The development means Joy-TV, which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) denied local television broadcasts in 2007, will be beaming its programmes from Chipata in Zambia via satellite.
In an interview on Sunday, Atupele, who is son to former President Bakili Muluzi, said he forwarded his request when he had gone to congratulate President Sata on his election.
“When I went to convey my congratulations for the election, as you know that he is a long time old friend to former president Dr Bakili Muluzi, I was extremely well received by His Excellency [Sata] who knows well how the situation is here.
“I [therefore] did ask him if it was possible to allow us to be broadcasting from Chipata, a television which he accepted and he even informed our Malawi’s High Commissioner [David Bandawe] of that development,” Atupele said.
Last week Sata refused to attend the COMESA summit in Malawi saying he was a prohibited immigrant.

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  1. Why do you blame SATA as though he is the one that started all this , it was RB who asked his Friend the mouthfull of a name mathwierikatsa whaterver his name is the ( malawian president ) to intercept and deport Sata . with that in mind he did not evn too this day say sorry for thefrak up he did , and still snubs SATA , so to fix him Sata did what anyone wouod do is grant the oposition a permit to kick that monkey out of plot one in malawi , after all SATA is a family frioend to the Muluzi’s

    KABUDULA BAMBA - October 18, 2011
    03:46

  2. Lets give away Barotseland and occupy Nyansaland….lol

    toko - October 18, 2011
    03:06

  3. Uyu Satana azatiletelela!!

    Why on earth would he do such a useless thing??

    You see, that is what it means to be a Kabova President!!

    Why become enemies with Malawi?

    No wonder the Malawian Government depoted him at that time from Malawi.
    There was a GOOD reason.

    ZAZA - October 18, 2011
    02:10

  4. Malawi issues should be left to malawians to sought out not us zambians meddling in them. We have got other issues also to solve such as the Barotse Agreement which Sata promised us the Linyungandamo at blue gum grounds.

    Mundia - October 18, 2011
    00:36

  5. This is a dangerous move. Zambia should not meddle in other nations affairs. This is a diplomatic blunder. What does this say about Zambia and her diplomatic relations??

    Mr. Capitalist - October 18, 2011
    00:34

  6. Some of these pf supporters talking in ignorance, I really pitty them. For them whatever comes from Sata is holy, even without analysing it. It is a curse to be brain washed to the born marrow, because you stop thining and reasoning on your own.

    Mundia - October 18, 2011
    00:33

  7. DURING THE LAST CAMPAIGNS MMD CAMPAIGNED EVEN FROM DRC AND BROUGHT IN VOTERS FROM MALAWI.
    NOW,WHATS WRONG WITH MALAWIANS SETTING UP A TV STATION IN ZAMBIA THAT WILL BE BROADCAST VIA SATELITE? REMEMBER HOW ZNBC WAS? WHY WERE THERE RIOTS IN MALAWI RECENTLY?
    A STABLE MALAWI IS GOOD FOR THE WHOLE REGION…

    HABANJI - October 18, 2011
    00:27

  8. I think Sata is underating Bingu, and he knows that he is toothless, if it was Bob Mugabe of Zimbabwe, he was going to flush him like a fly in yogurt. Sata is going too far in terms of taking his personal hatrage for others. Zambia as a nation was not part of his mischief of meeting his fellow opposition leader like Bakili Muluzi of Malawi. He went there in his own interest and not the interest of the nation. This man Sata is a dictator and a danger to the nation. In the Chiluba government we had a scandle of our army supplying arms to Savimbi’s rebels which led us into conflicts with Angola where our former minister of defense Chitalu Sampa in the chiluba regime was almost sluped in South Africa by a defense minister of Angola. I am surprised Sata never learnt a lesson even when he was number 3 in that regime and chief advisor. Our relation with Angola was only normalise by Levy Mwanawasa a man of peace. Mr Sata please never enter into other people’s politics, it is dangerous.

    Mundia - October 18, 2011
    00:24

  9. DURING THE LAST CAMPAIGNS MMD CAMPAIGNED EVEN FROM DRC AND BROUGHT IN VOTERS FROM MALAWI.
    NOW,WHATS WRONG WITH MALAWIANS SETTING UP A TV STATION IN ZAMBIA THAT WILL BE BROADCAST VIA SATELITE? REMEMBER HOW ZNBC WAS? WHY WERE THERE RIOTS IN MALAWI RECENTLY?
    A STABLE MALAWI IS GOOD FOR THE WHOLE REGION.

    HABANJI - October 18, 2011
    00:16

  10. Plz Sata dn’t fight wth RB

    Ivan majila - October 17, 2011
    23:36

  11. The friction between Sata and Bingu should not be turned into a national battle between Zambia and Malawi. Why should we ‘fight’ with Malawi simply because as a sovereign state they used their power and right to deport an opposition leader?

    Muntuche - October 17, 2011
    22:56

  12. Its a good move Sata’s government has done to grant permission to set up a tv stn for the opposition in Chipata. Bingu wants to become like Kamuzu Banda and not exponse the the Malawians to the real truth of living and democratic governance. He wants to hold power like Mugabe. Zambia today is ahead of many african countries in terms of democracy. We are proud shining examples. For the central and southern africa to appreciate development and growth we need Dos Santos out, Museveni out, Mugabe out. They have over lived in power. Its not fair for the modern world we live in today. If possible PF should also give them TV licences as well..Lol! Am proud of Zambia with this new change. We are brave and smart but still remain under developed. Very poor people in Zambia cause we allowed corruption. Wait and see when public stealing is ceased. Zambia will be a place to reckon. All of the live overseas, we shall return since we were economically displaced. Keep doing the good Mr President.. Best wishes!!

    Chris Jones Mtonga - October 17, 2011
    22:23

  13. Deportation ina munyokola mamabala ! He was bundled in a “wire” Police van and driven a couple of hundred KMs and dumped at Mwami border! This snake thinks he is striking back! never trust chi njoka.What a clown!

    Kafupi's ghost - October 17, 2011
    21:51

  14. A Christian should help to to speak for the helpless, help fight for what is right and just. SATA is just the voice of the poor. Malawians are being oppressed and denied the information they deserve to know. SATA is our Moses, who has delivered us muBwato bwakwa NOEL from the MMD! Lets extend our hands to our neighbours. Do on to others as you would want them to do for you. Zambia shall stay Blessed.

    TULI NSOFU - October 17, 2011
    21:51

  15. Let him do it to Zim or Angola. They wl blow hs head.

    UNDERTAKER - October 17, 2011
    21:16

  16. VOA broadcasts programs to Zimbambwe, so nothing strange to aid oppressed people who need to be heard.

    barnny - October 17, 2011
    20:42

  17. meanwhile chipata MMD counil is considering denying the Atupele radio a licence….bring it on,bwana!

    No - October 17, 2011
    19:57

  18. Can Bingu give us a licence too, we need to fix this Sata chap.

    No - October 17, 2011
    19:55

  19. It is being myopic to say HH is not a factor in Zambian politics. The man only has 28 MPs but 49 non upnd MPs voted for his VP when it came to the choice of speaker(77 votes in total). As for PF with 60 elected and 8 nominated MPs, Simple mthematics show that 10 non PF MPs voted for our current speaker (78 votes in total).

    QUOTE: Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen

    Good evening my fellow peace loving Zambians

    Bulaya Bweembya - October 17, 2011
    19:26

  20. all you that are supporting the move.. mulitupuba! most of you are brainles!i thot mc had a deadline to beat..90days? en now his beasy meddln in other countrie’s affairs! this is zambia not zimbabwe! let malawians solve their own problems they are old enough!

    chief cardinal - October 17, 2011
    19:01

  21. So contracts continue to be issued from STATE HOUSE????
    No change there then….

    WISDOM - October 17, 2011
    18:56

  22. Chedele five years in the opposition buchushi,no contract from the boma,No contracts of any form.We will make you very poor so that your small parties are finished.HH is a bussines man,and he has to work with the government of the day.Please do fool him like it was in the election time.The man spent a lot of money.Here is uncle BY now finished no mor contract for fives years.Do be like ZNBC ati Sata is dead,now ho do you work with the dead man.Madoma in and Chilezye in.Just wait under the tree for you tern,that is if it will ever come.

    Hamamba Vincent - October 17, 2011
    18:41

  23. Hi Congratulations to HH he won 17 seats in Southern Province,2 seats in Central, 6 in western and 3 in north western. 65% of HH’s MPs are Tonga while 35% are not. This does not matter, but HH never won a seat in Lusaka and the Copperbelt which are very critical as an electoral college. I attended most of HH’s rallys in Lusaka He was deceived by the masses and was called the Zambian Obama.

    Hey please Parliament is likened to the stomach, The Judicial as the lungs, the Executive as the head, and Education as the Brain. Please give SATA enough time, you HH were in opposition you went to the NCC you didnt work with your fellow PF opposition members. Today its strange to see you want to work with MMD. What has changed with MMD over night. You are just being naive HH please go back to the drawing board or you will soon be irrelevant to the Zambian Politics. Let the boat sell and anchor in 2016.

    Kapalaula Mwaume - October 17, 2011
    18:40

  24. Chipata will be bombed by ba Chawa.

    THE SAINT - October 17, 2011
    18:37

  25. Chadale…it will help if you read the message before you post here. it seems you have a very big problem with HH. In this article, I tried to see if any paragraph has something to do with HH but none. Even me, I never thought that SATA can be the president, which is the same can be said about HH. Any one can be a president.

    kizito - October 17, 2011
    18:24

  26. Chadale…it will help if you read the message before you post here. it seems you have a very big problem with HH. In this article, I

    kizito - October 17, 2011
    18:23

  27. Imwe banthu
    The lesson is simple here. Just debate with the zambin president to stop this so he can start working with the malawian government in promoting civil rights and not dealing with a political party. This is why MBingu will never appologize to the zambian president of the 2007 scandal. Sata was allied to Muluzi and Mbingu did not wait to deport him back to zambia, SATA KNOWS THIS VERY WEL ANT THAT IS WHY HE HAS BEEN DEMANDING FOR AN APPOLOGY TO SHOW HE IS A HERO.

    DCT - October 17, 2011
    18:11

  28. Satana ni kaponya.He is a dictator big time,look at his friend Sekulu Bob he lost those elections but he is still in power.Who did he invite to attend the ZANU PF convention? Our own big mouth dictator Satana King Njoka. You guys are asking as to who gives licences…. just like PF was Data and Data was PF, I regret to say Zambia is now Data and Data is Zambia..What he says no one can question him.When he comes all his ministers Bapeteka michila…
    If he is not a dictator he should start by telling Mugabe that he has over stayed in power and his people are suffering.leave Malawi alone Satan a, just becuz they kicked your sorry old behind now you want to hit back. I salute Malawi for not saying sorry to this guy. And yes I am a proud Zambian

    man - October 17, 2011
    18:07

  29. Sata has suffered cruelty of rulling party and I think that is what is obtaining in Malawi, Malawians cannot express themselves and their is no Post Newspaper in Malawi to cover the opposition so they have to find a way out. Bingu has become so evil.

    RM - October 17, 2011
    17:54

  30. good MOVE SATA!! This is all about promoting democracy..
    Mbingu was kept in Lusaka even at a time he was doing clandestine activities and we did not deport him..Now look at what he is doing to his fellow Malawians!!
    Anyway, give them the license. after all Mbingu can not do anything to us..Malawi is no match militarily…..BUT PLEASE MCS, do not give such favors to Opposition in Angola or ZIMBABWE…COZ those guys can wipe our A.R.S.E.S!!

    ChansaKb - October 17, 2011
    17:50

  31. ZICTA just deals with the technical feasibility in terms of frequency resource. The real license to output information to the public domain comes from Ministry of Info. & Broadcasting. Technically, there is no problem. However, I’m they will need pay Zambian govt for putting this station here via ZICTA and may be Ministry of Info.

    So there is conflict here. Sata is has made a good move. Bingu is an evil has been breathing down his peoples nakes.

    keen - October 17, 2011
    17:50

  32. Excellent move. Excellent. Next target, Mugabe.

    keen - October 17, 2011
    17:27

  33. Iwe ka #HH above, no one is interested in your silly opinion. Can you stick to the topic for once?

    Wanzelu - October 17, 2011
    16:47

  34. HH wwhen campaigning was saying RB was a very corrupt man. Today he is saying RB is clean. That is the reason this HH will never be a factor in Zambian politics. Zambians know him very well apart from the Tongas among whom he campaigns on sensational tribal sentiments. He has no seats in Lusaka Province, Copperbelt, Luapula, Central, Northern and Eastern provinces. His party has no national appeal.
    HH is very corrupt. He stole so much money when he was in charge of the privatization of ZCCM. He has info that MCS will cage him together with RB and get back the Zambians money.

    HH=Hakaivotela Humwine - October 17, 2011
    16:40

  35. This current govt should be working with the govt of Malawi instead of the opposition. This is a gross abuse of power to allow such things. It also amounts to interference in Malawian affairs. Let the opposition of Malawi fight their own battles instead of getting support from PF. Zambia has suffered a lot in the past due to problems in other countries. Enough is enough.

    Justice - October 17, 2011
    16:34

  36. Dangerous…… dangerous…… dangerous!!!!. Make my words.

    Tear Gas - October 17, 2011
    16:32

  37. #Abel or whatever you call yourself, first your tyiping and then your response confirm your lack of grey matter in your scope. Can you compare your Zambia to USA or UK? What do you have as a country to sustain a war if it breaks out? You think Bingu will just watch you meddle in his affairs? You are the poeple who go to your neighbours fight even when you don’t know why they are fighting and you end up getting killed! Typical kaponyas who just go with ichimwela!

    Wanzelu - October 17, 2011
    16:27

  38. Thats nt right 4 zambia at this time. Meddln in other pipos politics is very bad n nt welcme. That is tatamanut to supportn the opposition in every angle- finance,military-armed struggle, geopolitically, n other resources. Let the malawians standup 4 themselves n fight in their own malawian style. We hav been down that road b4 durn our struggle n it left us in a far worst financial situatn than most in tha region. Sata it is nt yo duty to giv licenses to foreignrs

    Chilufya - October 17, 2011
    16:22

  39. Who is supposed to issue licences? I hope this will not be misunderstood by our neighbours?

    Waiting on your promises - October 17, 2011
    16:19

  40. #keen Follower

    THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE. THE ISSUE YOU ARE COMPARING WITH OPENING THE RADIO STATION ACTUALLY BROUGHT US UNDECLARED SANCTIONS FROM THE WEST.

    IN THIS PRESENT CASE WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE WEST INCLUDING BRITAIN, IN OUR SUPPORT OF THE EMERGING AFRICAN DEMOCRACY.

    ABEL - October 17, 2011
    16:14

  41. We need to be cautious with certain things. I hope the The President Mr Sata and his Advisors are not thinking like most of us on this blog. Zambia being a member of the International System should play by the rules. Governments are there for a purpose. Malawi has an elected President.

    mwenda - October 17, 2011
    16:08

  42. #Wanzelu

    OR ARE YOU REALLY wanzelu? OR OPUSA?
    IF YOU WERE THEN OPRESSED AND YOU GO AND ASK YOUR GOOD NEIGHBOUR FOR HELP AND IT IS GRANTED, WILL THAT BE BAD TO YOU OR YOUR FOE?

    DONT FORGET THAT THIS HELP IS TO THE MASSES WHO HAVE NO VOICE AND NOT TO MULUZI. WHEN YOU ARE OPRESSED YOU LOOK FOR HELP. PERIOD. AND ONLY A BRAVE MAN LIKE SATA CAN DO SUCH AN HONOUR. NOT COWARDS LIKE YOU WHO WILL LET HIS NEIGHBOUR BEING MASSACRED WHILE YOU HIDE BEHIND DIPLOMACY.

    AMERICA, BRITAIN, GERMANY, ITALY – ALL PROPER SOCIETIES COME TO THE RESCUE OF THEIR FRIENDS WHEN IN TROUBLE. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP OUR NEEDY FRIENDS. MUTHARIKA REGIME KUYA BEBELE.

    ABEL - October 17, 2011
    16:08

  43. @Wamaniozo just go and slp, you can you even fight? You’ll be first to run and hide!

    military operation - October 17, 2011
    15:59

  44. Is it Sata’s job to give television licences? I thought that’s ZICTA’s domain? At this rate, I’m getting worried for Zambia.

    Ricky Bobby? - October 17, 2011
    15:58

  45. Good move Mr. President. UPND/MMD should now set-up satellite radio and TV stations in neigbouring countries. You can even go further by setting-up military units/insergents to fight HEMCS.

    lobegungala - October 17, 2011
    15:57

  46. Conratulation Mr sata keep it up and stand for the good of the poeple of africa

    Mwana Mulozi - October 17, 2011
    15:56

  47. I think the president is not right to destabilise a friendly country like Malawi. It puts Zambia in a very bad situation for now, how will other countries think of us. This type of politics is very bad

    Mike - October 17, 2011
    15:56

  48. @Abel
    It is foolishness to support such an idea! Zambia became poor out of helping these ungrateful neighbours. It is foolishness to be excited about Sata becoming president in Zambia and think we should extend his victory to Malawi. We are not a super power to make ourselves vanerable like this. Can you point to me what the following countries have done for Zambia upon successful assistance from Zambia; Zimbabwe, SA, Namibia, Mozambique. Look at USA a super power which helped remove Sadaam how embattled they are, what does Zambia have to be able to sustain foreign support.

    keen Follower - October 17, 2011
    15:53

  49. Go ahead

    Wamaniozo - October 17, 2011
    15:53

  50. I totally agree wth the decision 4rm his exellence. Bingu denied them bkoz he fear that the truth abt hm wil b laid bare,so mcs is changing our politics and africa. If malawi want war, we are ready 4 them, let them try and they wil c wat our boyz can do wth ak 47s and surface 2 air missiles

    Wamaniozo - October 17, 2011
    15:52

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