Minister of Information and Civic Education Brown Mpinganjira commended the local media for its coverage of the looting of public funds at Capital Hill christened as Cashgate, saying they ensured that there is transparency and accountability in all national matters. Mpinganjira said this in Blantyre on Thursday during a public funds accountability symposium for media […]
University of Malawi’s Constitutional Law expert, Edge Kanyongolo, on Saturday evening received the highest media honour, Lifetime Achiever, for his contribution towards the development of media in the country. Kanyongolo received the accolade during the 2014 Media Institute of Southern Africa (Malawi Chapter) World Press Freedom Galaat Sunbird Capital in Lilongwe,. He was recognised as a true […]
Delegates to the Sports Writers Association of Malawi (Swam) annual general meeting held over the weekend in Blantyre have resolved that from now on all Sports Media awards should be handled by the sports journalists’ body. The resolution was made during the first ever Swam AGM, which preceded the Swam Anti-Hooliganism Workshop sponsored by TNM. […]
The recently released 2014 elections campaign media coverage monitoring report by Media Monitoring Project has confirmed something I said on this forum last October. Apart from Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, which illegally works and campaigns for the incumbency, news bias is not always a deliberate policy by journalists and their organisations. Bias is often to do […]
The media in Malawi has been asked to level the playing field in its reporting in the run up to the country’s May 20 tripartite elections. The call comes from a media monitoring and evaluation unit established to monitor fairness and accuracy in reporting the May 20 presidential, parliamentary and local government polls. According to […]
One of Malawi’s powerful novelists Tito Banda died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in the commercial capital of Blantyre, Nyasa Times has confirmed. Details about burial arrangements are yet to be established. A revered author and novelist best known for his titles Sekani’s Solution, A Bitter Disapproval and The Luck Charm, Banda was also known for […]
Director of Information and Civic Education Chikumbutso Mtumodzi has commended the American Government for supporting his ministry and the country at large to improve communication of government information. Mtumodzi made the remarks at the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Lilongwe Monday when he presided over official opening E-media training for Ministry of Information and Civic Education. Government has […]
The southern African media watchdog, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) on Friday announced its first annual MISA’s Women to Watch, as part of commemoration to mark International Women’s Day, which is celebrated around the world on 8 March each year. MISA has honored 12 dynamic and inspirational southern African women who it says embody both the official […]
Media rights watchdog MISA- Malawi has suspended Presidential Secretary Steve Nhlane on its Google internet discussion forum which boasts of over 1 500 journalists on accusations that he intimidating a journalist Grace Kapatuka. Nhlane reportedly warned the journalist who is an Editor at Malawi News Agency for commenting on the presidential jet proceeds that have been looted. Her ‘dangerous’ […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) would win any award hands down when it comes to bias in its political coverage. One of the main reasons is that the executive arm of government, which in Malawi is hardly different from the ruling party, remains the main appointing authority at the institution. Perhaps this is why the state […]
Malawi has a new radio station officially on the air. Ufulu Radio which was given licence to operate by the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) has started broadcasting. The radio ownership is linked to President Joyce Banda’s family. It joins radio stations broadcasting on FM including those owned by former president Bakili Muluzi, Joy FM and the […]
Malawi Police officer on Monday morning seized a camera belonging to Nation Publications Limited (NPL) photo-journalist Thoko Chikondi in full view of the journalists who had come to the residence of former justice minister Ralphael Kasambara’s in Area 10 residence in the capital, Lilongwe where he was being re-arrested. Chikondi was capturing the photos of […]
The role of the mass media in elections has been exhaustively studied and its contribution towards profiling candidates and creating public awareness of competing ideas, ideologies, policies and promises recorded and acknowledged. What remains controversial is the media’s role in determining the outcome of an election. Thus, the mass media are an important player in […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has urged broadcasters that will be covering live political rallies to refrain from fuelling violence by ensuring that abusive expressions and obscene language by politicians or their supporters are taken off air. The regulator further says broadcasters should always ensure that they are complying with the conditions of their broadcasting […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation television personality Chisomo Mwamadi has terminated his services at the national television with immediate effect. Mwamadi, who made his name through sports journalism for radio before joining the TV station, has picked a job at Central East Africa Railways as Public Relations Officer. Inside source confided in Nyasa Times Mwamadi has landed […]
Malawi Government has fired warning shots to journalists saying that as much as it understands the emotions that the elections period comes with, journalists are expected to work beyond such emotions and practice their trade cautiously without being derogatory to President Joyce Banda. President Banda’s adviser on communication and political affairs Elias Wakuda Kamanga speaking […]
Malawian journalist Isaac Masingati, who works for flamboyant Nigerian pastor Prophet T.B. Joshua, has been named winner of the Best Article Award in the Annual Global Media Award on population, sponsored by US-based Population Institute. Masingati’s article: Too Many People, Too Few Resources, which appeared in Malawi’s Daily Times – a paper he served as […]
Standard Bank will give outstanding sports journalist an early Christmas Gif after announcing that it will present awards for the Standard Bank Knock-Out tournament on Friday in Blantyre. Mighty Wanderers retained the cup after beating Silver Strikers 1-0 in November. Head of Marketing Chimwemwe Matonga said the 2013 media competition received high quality entries from […]