A visibly emotional President Peter Mutharika laid bare his own personal heartbreak today, paying tribute to beloved media icon Brian Banda — revealing the broadcasting legend was a close personal friend as he touched down from South Africa on Saturday. Banda, who was buried just last week after his sudden death, leaves behind a legacy […]
Brian Banda, Director General of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), has been laid to rest, with tributes from political leaders, colleagues and family highlighting his long career in public broadcasting and his influence on national dialogue. Banda served in various roles within Malawi’s media sector before rising to lead the state broadcaster. He was widely […]
The six children of the late Brian Banda have delivered a heartbreaking tribute to their father, describing him as a man who always showed up for his family, no matter how demanding his high-profile career as one of Malawi’s most recognisable broadcasters became. In an emotional eulogy read out at his funeral, Banda’s children reflected […]
The body of the late Brian Banda was taken from Mthunzi Funeral Services to Chilobwe on Sunday, where a church service at Word of Faith Temple, led by presidential aide Apostle Timothy Khoviwa, left grieving mourners visibly moved by a deeply personal eulogy. Khoviwa reminded mourners of the scripture that “God blesses those who mourn […]
Relatives, colleagues and community members have gathered in Chileka, Blantyre, the home village of the late Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director general Brian Banda, to mourn his death, as his sister offered an account of the sudden illness that preceded his passing. Banda died in the morning hours of Saturday following a short illness. He […]
An outpouring of grief has gripped Malawi following the sudden death of Brian Banda, director general of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), with tributes flooding in from the presidency, parliament, opposition and the media industry alike for a man widely regarded as one of the country’s most distinctive broadcasting voices. Banda died at 45, after […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director general Brian Banda has died following a short illness at Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre. News of his death is expected to be met with an outpouring of tributes from across Malawi’s media and broadcasting sector, given his senior position at the helm of the country’s national broadcaster. MBC is Malawi’s […]
“There is need to educate the youth, women who get the loan on financial prudence and discipline.” The youth and women in the country are facing insurmountable problems to access the flagship countrywide loan scheme from the the country’s micro-finance firm, the National Economic Empowerment Funds (NEEF) due to cumbersome procedures. The matter was raised […]
President Lazarus Chakwera will name his new cabinet by Wednesday March 31, 2021, the presidential spokesman has disclosed. State House Press Secretary, Brian Banda confirmed the development on Monday in Lilongwe during the weekly State House brief. “I can independently confirm that in the next two days President Chakwera will announce his cabinet,” said Banda […]
President Lazarus Chakwera remains committed to letting go some of the presidential powers very soon, State House has said. According to presidential Presidential Press Secretary, Brian Banda, the Malawi leader has already instructed Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to commence all due processes to facilitate the power cut. Responding to questions on Monday during […]
Presidential press secretary Brian Banda has said President Lazarus Chakwera administration would not allow some people to take away what belongs to Malawians and that his aides will not be involved in wrongful self-enrichment like in the previous administration, saying he has set an example by declaring his wealth to the Office of the Director of […]
PresidentLazarus Chakwera is ready to reduce his ‘unnecessary’ presidential powers but he is waiting for the laws to change, State House has said. Press Secretary to the Malawian head of state, Brian Banda responding to questions from journalist during State House weekly briefing on Monday said President Chakwera is committed to fulfil his campaign promises. “President […]
State House is calling for calm as the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 is scrutinising reports from various clusters on how K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds allocated to them last August has been used. In a statement released Wednesday, Press Secretary Brian Banda says also calls on people to be “vigilant” on how government is using […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has avoided commenting on the issues surrounding Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri who are being sought by South African government after an extradition application request has been made to Lilongwe following the couple’s jumping bail in the rainbow nation. When Bushiris skipped South Africa, it was speculated that they […]
A presidential aide has said President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration is set to construct a mini Capital Hill in the north to enable government machinery work from the region whenever the Head of State is there. State House spokesperson and presidential press secretary Brian Banda described this as one of the signature development projects of what […]
State House has said President Lazarus Chakwera understands that some Malawians are grumbling over the pace at which the Tonse Alliance administration is tackling critical issues but is pleading for patience to ‘clear the rubble’ and fix the country’s economy. Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda said this on Monday at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre during […]
State House on Saturday blocked two Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) reporters, George Mkandawire and Alepher Mushani from covering President Lazarus Chakwera’s engagement with the private sector at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre. Mkandawire and Mushani, stationed at Television Centre and Radio, respectively, were part of the MBC crew [comprising technicians, cameramen and engineers] that was assigned […]
These stories about certain people using other people’s qualifications to get senior jobs are as worrying as revelations continue to unfold. A week ago, we saw Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) going public, challenging one of its senior members and leader of opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, to explain allegations surrounding his academic qualifications. There is […]