Gospel Kazako

Broadcasting entrepreneur, Malawian Minister of Information

Gospel Kazako (born 29 December 1968)^[1] is a Malawian entrepreneur who in 2005 founded the Zodiak Broadcasting Station, the most popular radio station in Malawi. He is also known as a poet.^[2]

In July 2020 Gospel Kazako was appointed as Minister of Information and Government spokesperson by the newly elected Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera.^[3]

Gospel Kazako was brought up in the southern Malawian town of Zomba, the eldest of eight children^[4] whose father was a watchman.^[1] He attended H.H.I. Secondary School in Blantyre until 1990.^[5] After obtaining a diploma in journalism, for seven years he worked at the state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC),^[4] before leaving to form his own company to record music, soundtracks and adverts for other radio stations.^[2] Finally, after several attempts to obtain a licence, he opened Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) in 2005.^[4] Zodiak Broadcasting Station currently has over 25 transmitting sites and covers the whole of Malawi.^[2] The station was awarded a licence to broadcast TV in 2012.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Behind the Success of Media Mogul Kazako". African Millionaire online magazine. September 21, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "African Dream: Malawi's Gospel Kazako". BBC News. Sep 13, 2011. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.
^ Chiuta, Wongani (8 July 2020). "Zodiak's Gospel new Malawi govt spokesperson: Simwaka is Secretary to Treasury". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03..
^ ^a ^b ^c Page, Thomas; Hoeferlein, Marc (6 February 2015). "Video fails to kill the radio star: How to build a media empire, Malawian style". CNN. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.
^ Muula, Adamson (23 February 2014). "Gospel Kazako: He has not changed". The Nation online.
^ "Zodiak Broadcasting Station gets TV License". Face of Malawi online news. 25 July 2012. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.