Artists meet arts minister Chiumia over Blantyre Cultural Centre

Artists in Malawi on Wednesday met civic, arts and cultural minister, Grace  Chiumia, so that they can manage the Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC) in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre. BCC is a government investment but has made considerable losses for the Malawi government in terms of returns. According to Nyasa Times investigations, the team responsible for the rehabilitation of the […]

FCC stolen equipment: Main suspect jailed, Jai testifies

Dalton Limbe Magistrates Court last week convicted and sentenced to 36 months (3 years) William Maulana who was main suspect in the French Culture Centre (FCC) stolen equipment saga. Lawyer, Jai Banda who was last year, formally charged by Police in connection to the stolen equipment testified against Maulana as State witness, court documents show. […]

Malawi Govt told to close Blantyre Cultural Centre, reopen after renovations

Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC), formerly French Cultural Centre (FCC), on Saturday hosted an urban music show which brought together most of the country’s top urban musicians and attracted an enormous audience, despite the rains in the city. The musicians included Maskal, Piksy, BarryOne, Blakjak, Daredevilz, Diktator, Fredokiss and Blackah Fellah & Massa Vega, among others. […]