Access Media wants ‘illegal’ Miss Malawi nullified by court
Access Multi-Media has commenced a legal battle against Excite Media for holding the Miss Malawi beauty pageant which Chancellor College student, Ella Kabambe was crowned the new queen last week.
The law suit has been lodged at Blantyre High Court is also aimed at nullifying the Miss Malawi Public Trust that was launched when Kabambe was crowned new ‘Miss Malawi’.
Director of Access Multimedia, Symon Yohane said: “There is a court case where the High Court will determine the legitimacy of the Lilongwe show in relation to trademark patterned.”
He said the newly crowned beauty queen is not being recognized and that the 2008 Miss Malawi, Joyce Mphande still holds the crown until matters are resolved by the court.
Apparently, Mphande (pictured) did not handover her crown during the show which took place last Friday at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe.
“In our function we are going to invite Joyce Mphande to hand over the crown,” he said.
The Miss Malawi Public Trust was endorsed by Minister of Tourism and Culture Anna Kachikho.
But Yohane wondered government’s involvement in a public trust for the beauty pageant.
Yohane also pointed out that Excite Media owes the 2008 Miss Malawi and her first princess Karen Chimkwita their prize money.
“We are trying to find out, is it government who didn’t give those monies last year. If is indeed this thing is for government then it means government has messed things up,” he said.
“Miss Malawi is just an event, it was a concept which was developed by somebody else but that concept falls under the ministry of culture but that doesn’t mean that it is owned by that ministry,” he pointed out.
He also branded Excite Media officials as liars saying Carver Bhima who has been associated with the pageant is “taking action” against the organizers for claiming that he was a trustee of Miss Malawi.
Communications consultant for Excite Events Kondwani Munthali was not immediately available for comment but Nyasa Times has emailed a questioner to him.
Tagged with: Access Media, Anna Kachikho, Carver Bhima, Ella Kabambe, Excite Media, Joyce Mphande, kondwani Munthali, Miss Malawi, Symon Yohane
The whole big Ministry like that making it very busy chasing the wind. Why not use the resources on something beneficial like the overdue Local Government Elections? Mpakana ku Khoti za ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Awa a Access bodza lachuluka. The show was advertised and you did not go to court. Where did you file in court, I work for Blantyre registry there is no such a case. Bhima akufuna chani poti pano iye wasauka. He should stop claiming kuti Miss Malawi ndio yake ndikumakutuma iwe Yohane Symon ndi Prince Chikhohto kumabwebweta. Miss Malawi yemwe akudziwa boma ndi yemwe alipo yu. Olo musankhe wanu akagwira ntchito ndi ndani? Pomaliza Access kodi inu nzeru zatha eti, ngati muli serious mukukanilanji ku trust iziyendetsa Miss Malawi osayi kampani. Kuba kukuvutani. Mudanama kuti muchititsa show pa 28 november ife tidadikila mpake lero. Kenaka muli pa 24 December ku college of medicine, lero kulibeko chilinchonse. Mukapita ku khoti ndiye mubweretse chigamulo osamangobwebweta!
Are you aware that Miss Malawi could go to Miss World pageant ndiyeno dziphadzuwa dza mmidzi ndi mma Township za Standard 8 zo adzikalankhula chiSena chiChewa chiTonga chiYao chiTumbuka kapena English? Mudziyamba mwaganiza musanathamange kufuna kuchuka ndikulemba.