Veteran ZBC Broadcaster DiesVeteran broadcaster, academic, and former head of ZBC Television News in the early 1980s, Dr Temba Basopo Moyo, has died.
The news was confirmed on Sunday by former colleagues, who described him as one of the founding pillars of Zimbabwe’s post-independence broadcasting industry.condolence message shared among former ZBC staff read:
“Good day family. We are sorry to share the sad news that our colleague, Dr Temba Basopo-Moyo, has passed on. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.”
A chapel service will be held today at Nyaradzo Funeral Parlour on Herbert Chitepo Avenue at 16:00, followed by burial tomorrow at Glen Forest.
Formerly Nemapare, Dr Basopo Moyo was a respected academic and media expert. At the time of his death, he served as Dean of Information Technology and Multimedia Communications at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), where he played a central role in establishing degree programmes in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Networking, and Multimedia Communications.Together, this diverse group formed the backbone of Zimbabwe’s national broadcaster in the early 1980s, professionalising news production, expanding African-language programming, and laying the foundations for Radio One, Radio Two (now Radio Zimbabwe), Radio Three (Power FM), and Radio Four (National FM).
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Dr Basopo Moyo was known for his technical expertise, calm leadership, and commitment to using broadcasting as a nation-building tool at a time when Zimbabwe sought to rebuild after a long liberation struggle. Veteran broadcaster John Masuku, who profiled Dr Moyo and his contemporaries in April 2024, noted that their generation brought together skills acquired “inside and outside the country during the struggle for freedom,” and united around a shared belief in “Zimbabwe’s non-reversible post-colonial development trajectory.”
Dr Moyo’s legacy spans public broadcasting, media training, academic leadership, and institution-building. His contribution helped shape generations of journalists, technicians, and media scholars.
Zimbabwe has lost a pioneer, a mentor, and a distinguished nation-builder.
May his soul rest in peace.
