Story and Photography courtesy of: Zio Mwale for Zambia Daily Mail Limited
(Above, left to right) Under the management of Edwin Chibanga and Malekano Mwanzathe firm has grown to be one of the best media houses in the country producing high quality works for its clients.
FORTRESS Media, with the tag line “Enter the Fortress”, is one firm that cannot be excluded from the annals of conversation when talking of media development in Zambia.
Fortress is a Zambian, owned award-winning media production house that specialises in photography, video production and graphic design.
Under the management of two gentlemen Malekano Mwanza, 36, and Edwin Chibanga, 37, who both quit their respective jobs in 2014 to pursue what they call their ‘dream’, the firm has grown to be one of the best media houses in the country producing high quality works for its clients.
“Owning a media production house is a realisation of a special dream for me, it’s a passion I have had since I was young,” Mr Mwanza said.
However, Mr Mwanza did not immediately follow his dream as after completing his secondary education at Matero Boys Secondary in 2000, he enrolled at the University of Zambia where he obtained an undergraduate degree in Natural Resource Management in 2008.
Prior to the establishment of Fortress Media, Mr Mwanza was economic development co-ordinator for Expanded Church Response, working on various projects for the USAID and the European Union.
However, the desire to pursue his media dream persisted even through his formal working days until he was left with no choice but to follow the desire of his heart.
With time, his passion for media was enhanced and he decided to pave way for the growth of his dream by forging forward with his cousin Edwin Chibanga who at the time was a freelance photographer and graphic designer at Plsy Communication and Taurus Music in Kenya.
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