“WHEREBY, THE LATE MR. CHARLES LUPIYA MANDO JOINED THE ZAMBIA BROADCASTING SERVICES AS A TRAINEE GENERAL SERVICE RADIO ANNOUNCER UNDER THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC). BORN ON 4TH NOVEMBER, 1950, IN MATERO, LUSAKA PROVINCE, HIS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF VISION AND PIONEERING SPIRIT, CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT. WHEN ZAMBIA BROADCASTING SERVICES CHANGED INTO ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, HE ROSE TO THE MANAGEMENT POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES. HE WAS A COURAGEOUS AND WELL RESEARCHED JOURNALIST WHO RANKED AMONG ZAMBIA’S FINEST BROADCASTERS. WHEREBY, HE POPULARISED THE SUNDAY INTERVIEW TO BECOME A MUST-WATCH PROGRAMME BY ALMOST EVERY HOUSEHOLD. HE ALSO INTRODUCED ANOTHER EYE-CATCHING TELEVISION PROGRAMME, “GOOD MORNING ZAMBIA”. DESPITE IT BEING A TALK SHOW, HE ENSURED THAT THE LINE BETWEEN INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT REMAINED THIN ENOUGH TO CAPTURE THE WIDER AUDIENCE. THE SHOW, LIKE SUNDAY INTERVIEW AND KWACHA GOOD MORNING HAS CONTINUED TO RUN FOR OVER 30 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH. THE LATE MR. MANDO ALSO INITIATED THE INTRODUCTION OF RADIO 4, TO MEET THE LISTENING NEEDS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE. HIS DEDICATION TO DUTY, PATRIOTISM AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS JOURNALISM IS INDEED WORTHY OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1335 |
| Gazette Vol. | — |
| Gazette Date | 2025-10-22 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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