Malawi’s Health and Population Minister, Jean Kalirani, on Saturday addressed a handful of diasporans in London and demanded if there was anyone from Nyasa Times online publication. The meeting took place at the Malawi High Commision office at 36 John Street near Holbon and lasted for two hours. According to the High Commission, the objective […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has issued threats to all civil servants to stop reading titles of the independent Nation Publications Limited (NPL) and renewed the directive of withdrawing all official advertising from the company’s titles. DPP’s Director for Youth, Frank Mwenefumbo, issued the threats at a public rally attended by President Bingu wa […]
One of Malawi’s propaganda newspapers for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), The Eye Witness has not closed shop and defied that it will continue circulating, NyasaTimes has confirmed. The paper was back on the Malawi city streets on Friday leading with an economics story, hailing late economist, Dr Kalonga Stambuli. Its fired editor Watipaso […]
SPECIAL COMMENTARY: The Press Release from the State House signed by Albert Mungomo in his capacity as the State House Press Officer at Sanjika Palace, Blantyre on March 8, 2012 might have as well read: I, President Bingu wa Mutharika, by the powers vested me by Malawians through a land-slide victory on May 19, 2009 […]
The Regional Secretariat of Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) on Friday reacted to accusations by Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika that the media is causing anarchy in the country by insulting him. The media watchdog, said in a statement, obtained by Nyasa Times that it notes, “with profound distress”, the growing intolerance of media […]
Presidential Spokesperson Dr. Hetherwick Ntaba has accused the media practitioners and Civil Society Organization Leaders (CSO) for attacking President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government and also plotting to overtake the leadership of Malawi. Ntaba was speaking on Thursday through the state controlled public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation TV (MBC TV). He echoed that the […]
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) has issued an alert after Malawi’s Information and Civic Education Minister, Patricia Kaliati, threatened to attack a journalist Gregory Gondwe. Misa said Kaliati, who is Malawi government spokesperson, accused the journalist of having a “vendetta against her personally and the people from her region, the same region where […]
Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has expressed concern with inaccurate reporting by the media on the parliamentary proceedings. Chimunthu was reacting to a report which said the Speaker had stopped a debate on the ‘detention without trial’ of former attorney general Ralph Kasambara after bail was duly obtained from the court. The Speaker […]
Malawi Information Minister Patricia Kaliati is politting war with sensational tabloid, Weekend Times, with its Page 8 ‘Action Girl’ that depicts ‘sexualised images’ similar to ‘Page 3′ of The Sun in the UK. Kaliati, speaking at the launch of the Malawi Child Protection and Gender Media Network, is reported to have condemned the Weekend Times Page 8 […]
Malawian journalists have been challenged to fully investigate and apply analytical mind on issues to do with gender, human rights and HIV and AIDS other than just reporting. The call was made in Mangochi at the end of a three-day orientation of training manual on gender mainstreaming, human rights based approach to HIV and AIDS […]
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Malawi have made an apology through the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter for chasing away state-run broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalists from covering their press conference on Tuesday. A response to chairperson, Anthony Kasunda, titled ‘Our take on MISA’s statement’, says CSOs who organized and participated in […]
It is a well-established fact that Malawian journalists contributed a lot to the fight for the introduction and consolidation of multiparty democracy in the country. Some, like Nkwapatira Mhango lost their lives in this quest. Others, like Jeffrey Msampha lost their jobs. For some, ‘telling it is it is’, as Maganizo Mazeze discovered, resulted to […]
Renowned outspoken and veteran human rights activist Emma Kaliya has admonished her fellow activists for chasing Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC TV) crew from their news conference held in the capital, Lilongwe Tuesday. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) chased from their function two state journalists, cameraman Gerald Ntaba and reporter/news analyst Chawezi Banda whom they accused of […]
Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) students ventured into the National Assembly on Thursday 9 February 2012 in Lilongwe and watched live the parliamentary deliberations. MIJ’s Lilongwe campus student’s union president, Patrick Botha said the parliamentary visit helped up to 50 journalism students to consolidate and expand their learning in parliamentary reporting. Botha said the trip gave […]
Media practitioners based in the capital city, Lilongwe, were humbled at the Area 30 Malawi Police headquarters when they accepted a challenge to a mutual showdown. The scribes succumbed to a humiliating soccer loss of 4 to 1, tethered by sightings of newly acquired armoured vehicles and fears of the ‘blue and whites’ driving around. […]
During the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and media match at Nankhaka Stadium in Area 30, headquarters, this Saturday, the Central Region Football League (CRFL) will donate a football kit. CRFL’s Dean Josaya communicated with Zodiak Broadcasting Station’s (ZBS) Mike Bango that the league will be donating the brand new kit for the media football team […]
Come Saturday February 11, Malawi Police Service (MPS) headquarters in Area 30 will turn into a battleground between the law enforcers and media personnel. The two will put aside their guys and handcuffs, pencils and notepads, to see who is the greatest in soccer and netball show downs! Confirming the development, coordinator for the media […]
In the guise of welcoming the new Commissioner of Police for the northern region, the Malawi Police Service in Mzuzu organized a reception for journalists and other senior Police officers last Friday. Commissioner Wilson Matinga replaced Nelson Bophani following a shake up of Police regional bosses. The relationship between the Police and the private media […]