State controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Television is so obsessed with the late President Bingu wa Mutharika that it carried his name in the 8pm news bulletin instead of Her Excellency Joyce Banda. One of the news bullets running down the screen as news reader Frank Kapesa read the bulletin read, “President Mutharika determined to restore […]
Fired head of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Bright Malopa, has disclosed that he had suspicions all along that late president Bingu Mutharika was dead man walking and that he needed medical attention for life-threatening disease. President Joyce Banda on Tuesday fired Malopa who was a Mutharika ally and used state media to campaign against Banda […]
Malawi’s new President Joyce Banda has fired Joseph Mwanamvekha as Secretary to the Treasury and also sacked Director General of state broadcaster MBC, Bright Malopa. Mwanamvekha was appointed secretary to treasury in 2009 replacing Radson Mwadiwa. He was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for one of leading commercial banks, the Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) where is […]
Government has directed that no cabinet minister speaks on the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and radio and television unless cleared by the military. The directive comes soon after acting president Her Excellency Joyce Banda addressed a news conference in Lilongwe flanked by Army Commander Henry Odilo and Inspector General Peter Mukhito. The directive also […]
Snobbish Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Television (Malawi TVM) director general Bright Malopa has been slapped with forced leave from the state-owned broadcasting house for insubordination, Nyasa Times understands. Malopa is currently serving his forced leave for arrogantly refusing to take directives from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) on the issue of […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has removed Cosmas Tchale as its Head of Presentation following his drunkenness behaviour, Nyasa Times can reveal. Tchale, was handed the removal letter from MBC management on Monday the 5th of March 2012. He has since been moved to a lesser influential position in what is known as the National Development […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is not happy with the maladministration by Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa has moved in to stop the merger of the two state broadcasters, Television Malawi and the radio MBC, Nyasa Times understands. Malopa and his second in command, Director of News and Programmes Chimwemwe Banda had […]
Director General for state-controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Bright Malopa has been elected vice president of African Broadcast Media Partnership (ABMP), an a elite club of 38 public broadcasters responsible for major global campaigns. According to a letter sent to Malopa by Angela Stewart-Buchanan of the network’s board, Malopa will be on the position “along with Ms. […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) TV faces a fresh legal tussle after they fired over 20 employees giving them a month notice to wind up duties. Among the employees are Dyson Milanzi, Maria Bauleni, Bester Nyangwa, The staff was promised fulltime employment after they were engaged in as temporary employees two years ago. Director of Programs […]
Deceit and dishonesty which Malawi Broacasting Corporation (MBC) management did in the production of their 2011 ‘Our People Our Pride’ program is being revealed. New information is revealing that MBC lied about the a 10-year old Chiradzulu girl who was recognized for carrying her sick mother on her back to the hospital situated 3kilomters from […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday appealed to all Malawians to work hard and make full use of every opportunity in their lives. The Malawi leader called upon his people to emulate the thinking of one Hanahela who had a strong belief that he could even turn rubbish (waste) into riches. Mutharika was speaking […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika who seems to be dancing to the tune of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa was Thursday night to fooled at the ‘Our People Our Pride’ event that was supposed to showcase some of the country’s untold stories done by people who have no name is society at […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika who is reported to have lost trust and confidence in Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa has pulled a shocker, turning down Malopa and MBC from hosting the organisation’s annual event, ‘Our People Our Pride’ at the State House. Last year, Mutharika hosted the event at the magnificent, […]
Thousands of Malawians on Sunday converged at Mthanyuwa village, TA Likoswe in Chiradzulu district to pay their last respects to yet another creative mind of Innocent Gandali. Gandali was until his death on Friday afternoon senior cameraman at the Malawi national television station MBC TV. His death comes barely two weeks after the station lost […]
As tensions remain high at State controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) over the merger of the radio and TV, employees look forward to a meeting with management which has been postponed from November 11 to 18. The meeting was scheduled to take place from 12 noon Kwacha studio where MBC TV is housed. Inside sources […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has been selected as one of the five finalists for award for Innovative Management which is jointly sponsored by African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPA) and the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. MBC Director General Bright Malopa confirmed that they have been notified about the selection and expressed delight with […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa is feared to be ‘witchunting’ all his critics vowing to do everything possible to deal with them. Those targeted to be penalised include members of the MBC Workers Union whose only sin was to speak on behalf of fired employees, fighting for the rights of demoted and […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa awarded himself a salary of about K1,300,000.00 million despite government implementing a zero deficit budget where new recruitments, salary increments, foreign travel and any other luxurious purchases by government ministries, departments and agencies have been suspended. In a leaked document that Nyasa Times has got in its […]