College of Medicine sports complex hall was jam parked with well wishers including Minister of Economic Development Atupele Muluzi when senior journalist Mc Donald Chapalapata was celebrating his marriage to banker Lilian Mapundula. Officiating of the marriage was held at St Pauls Cathedral of the Anglican Church in Blantyre. Visibly excited Chapalapata did not hesitate […]
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter and Canadian based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have commended the Joyce Banda administration for repealing Section 46 of the Penal Code, permitting the government to ban media outlets that information minister declares contrary to public interest. The draconian law was put in place in November […]
The Malawi National Assembly has scrapped off the draconian Section 46 of the Penal Code permitting the government to ban media outlets that information minister declares contrary to public interest. Most of the MPs who spoke on the Bill supported the move to scrap the section with only a lone voice of DPP legislator for […]
Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda last Friday summoned journalists covering the on-going Parliamentary proceedings for a grilling session. The Speaker invited the journalists to his boardroom to express his discontent and that of the Members of Parliament over the manner in which they sometimes cover the deliberations. Chimunthu Banda said Parliamentarians […]
Association of Business Journalists (ABJ) a professional body for Business, economic and financial journalists has hailed the practitioners in Malawi for developing the sector to greater heights and also thanked owners of media houses for heavily investing in business news departments. ABJ’s National Coordinator Thomas Chafunya was speaking in Lilongwe during the opening of one […]
Most of the publications in Malawi are not registered with the National Archives of Malawi (NAM), forcing the ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture to issue a stern warning, saying it is an offence to fail to comply with the Printed Publications Act (Cap. 19:01), sub-section 5(1) of the Laws of Malawi. Government has also […]
Maganizo Mazeze, who was elected to head the Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) and later the Southern African Journalists Association (SAJA) last year has resigned both positions. In a brief note to JUMA membership on 16th May, he says: I hope this mail finds you well. I regret to announce my resignation as President of […]
The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust on Friday engaged journalists at Malaria Alert Centre in Blantyre for a workshop under the theme, ‘Health Research Now Radio Project Media Training’. Science Communications Officer from Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Tamara Chipasula said that the objective of the workshop was to help both journalists and scientists to understand the ethics of reporting health research […]
The Berlin based International Institute of Journalism of GIZ says only well trained journalists can fulfill the role as critical watchdogs helping to create transparency and to hold governments and business accountable. IIJ’s Head Astrid Kohl said her institution together with well-trained journalists would be able to promote independent and critical reporting which is critical […]
Today May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and to serve as a reminder to governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression. Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa)the region’s leading media watchdog […]
Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries, to express our serious concern at an apparent government campaign to intimidate Nation Publications and other media […]
Recently , the State House of President Bingu wa Mutharika issued a statement calling for the accordance of greater respect to the President. In this article, some parts of the statement will be looked at more closely. ‘The State House has yet again noted with grave concern the continuing habit by some civil society organizations […]
Information Minister Patricia Kaliati and Nation Publications Limited (NPL) Bureau Chief for Lilongwe Mabvuto Banda brought tension at a news briefing at the Central Office of Information (COI) in Lilongwe on Thursday morning when the two had a fiery verbal exchange. The two tussled over the ongoing Public Affairs Committee (PAC) conference hosted at the […]
Anthony Kasunda, the chairperson of the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi), is said to be receiving threats from unknown people over the chapter’s stance on the Malawi government’s repeated attacks on the media. Kasunda has been receiving threats since Sunday, barely two days after the chapter’s reaction to the statement […]
Transparency International, the global civil society corruption busting organization, has organised a training course for Malawian journalists in conjuction with the Journalsits Union of Malawi (JUMA) and the Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) to equip them with knowledge of reporting corruption stories. JUMA Treasurer General Winnie Agness Bothahailed TI for the training which equip Malawian […]
A lawyer-cum-politician Kamuzu Chibambo has said threats which President Bingu wa Mutharika made against the media through a statement issued by State House press officier, Albert Mungomo, is based on archaic pieces of legislation . Mutharika warned that government will not hesitate to revoke pieces of legislation such as Section 3 (2) of the protected […]
The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) says it is disturbed with repeated threats from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass on media outlets deemed to be critical of President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government policies. Barely two days after State House issued a statement warning the media and civil […]
Learned people and respected analysts have commented on last week’s press statement issued by President Bingu wa Mutharika but signed by one former broadcaster, Albert Mungomo, now State House publicist. They have perfectly done the deserved job and the world has read and saluted all. But as an aggrieved person allow me to just say […]