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Email a copy of 'Malawi under fire over PR deal with US firm: K120mil paid to prop up Mutharika's image, Catholic Commission criticises' to a friend
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Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) has appointed Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs, Francis Mphepo as its acting Secretary General...
It is naive in the age of democratisation of the media to pay such huge amounts to clean up an image on indeed advertise anything at all. This is why we need to train our young people in maximising the use of the internet and the cheap options it offers to among other things market say our tourist attractions. Look at how Donald Trump, who by the way is not a young man, used the social media to his advantage, while Hillary spent millions in native advertising. I am aware though that the extent to which you use the internet… Read more »
Image and perceptions are very critical for the advancement of the nation. Rwanda has a very good reputation despite having a terrible human rights record. In Malawi we lack creativity and we seem to rejoice when a negative image is being portrayed about our beautiful country
@Mike Kumbire: Image and perception can never be bought! Take this, “acts of good governance” usually talk on their own. Once government starts promoting good governance, that will easily be seen by everybody and hence does not need a PR firm. DPP ikutayilanji nthawi kuchemelera zinthu zomwe aliyense akuona kuti ndizoipa!! Kodi akumaganiza kuti chifukwa alipira ku US-based education policy organisation, Nelson Mullins – basi ndiye kuti zonse zonyansa zimene akuchitazi ziyamba kuoneka zabwino? Seriously, uchitsiru siumaposa apa! In 2013 Joyce Banda’s (PP) government did the same, and one Social-political activist Ben Chiza Mkandawire once told her (Joyce Banda’s (PP)… Read more »
Stupid idea! How can we pay so much to paint try to conceal the ills that APM administration is causing to Malawians? We are the poorest but heavily taxed and yet political leaders live in isolation of all this!