State House has reacted to a d eclaration issued by media owners, managers, directors of news organisations to boycott press conferences organised by President Peter Mutharika, saying instead of handing news blackout, the independent media should desist from propaganda gliz. The media representatives from Times Group, Nation Publications Limited (NPL), Capital Radio Malawi Limited, Zodiak, […]
Malawi private media owners and managers fear the State House and President Peter Mutharika plan to silence the independent media once and for all but have vowed to fight on as public’s watchdog. The media gurus met at Mount Soche Hotel on Monday November 7, 2016 and deliberated on the worrying trend by the Mutharika regime […]
I have said this once and I will not tire to say it again. If President Peter Mutharika thinks he can rule like some 17th Century king or queen without any criticism from us, the citizenly, then he can resign and go back to the classroom in US as a private citizen where Malawians will […]
Malawi News and Daily Times photojournalist Bonnex Julius Binali won an award in the Photo Water Category in the SADC Media Awards. The SADC Media Awards take place each year in the four categories of print, radio, photojournalism and television. The competition is open to all SADC national journalists. President Khama of Botswana presented the […]
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati, has urged the country’s television stations to include adequate local content in their programs in order to promote Malawi’s cultural values. She observed that despite the continued increase in the number of television channels on the domestic scene, most of their programming are foreign-based, a […]
Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) has challenged the media to effectively report on resilience policies to help the nation adapt and respond to impacts of climate change. Malawi has recently been heavily affected by climate change induced dry spells and floods which has left close to 8.5 million people food insecure. Cadecom national programmes […]
I read an article in the press on freedom of speech by DD Phiri, one of the greatest writers Malawi has ever produced. DD Phiri called for balance in our approach to this freedom. He ended by appreciating former president Dr Bakili Muluzi for not using the law to kill the media. Fired by that […]
Newspaper cover prices have increased in Malawi with the country media giant Times Group announcing the new prices for all of its titles. The flagship dail newspaper, The Daily Times will now cost K450 but its Wednesday edition which carries Business Times insert will be K500, the publication said. The Media Institute of Southern Africa […]
Malawi private media houses, Zodiak Broadcasting Services (ZBS) and the Times Group are reported to be owing Ms tax collector, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) billions of the much needed Kwacha, Nyasa Times understands. For over two years, Malawi has not been receiving budget support from her international partners and the country has been relying […]
Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times Two young graphic designers Gift Sitima and Funsani Scander formed their own media and graphic designing school in Blantyre called ACE College of Media and Design to prepare all their students for entrepreneurship and self-employment. Formed in 2013, the college, which is all about career and result oriented, is situated […]
Media scholar and fervent critic Pearson Nkhoma has questioned the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter inaugural online media award won by Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) presented on Saturday evening at the climax of this year’s World Press Freedom Day Gala and Awards ceremony held for the first time at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge’s Lakeshore […]
Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter President Thom Khanje Saturday night hailed two journalists for being part of the sponsors of the gala event where various journalists were honoured during the World Press Freedom day celebrations in Mangochi. In his speech Khanje noted that although most of the sponsorship of the awards gala […]
A couple of days ago, on May 03, we joined the global community in commemorating the World Press Freedom day. This day was instituted by the United Nations as a constant reminder to all member states of the United Nations of the importance of the freedom of the Press. But press freedom must be understood […]
Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has appealed to Malawians to stop writing insulting comments on leading interactive online publication Nyasa Times, saying citizens should desist from insulting their political leaders. Kaliati made the appeal during the Times Radio phone-in discussion program hosted by Brian Banda on Tuesday to mark World Press Freedom […]
Malawi government through the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Civic Education on 3 May, which is World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) released a statement in which it expressed commitment in strengthening media freedom for the good of the nation. In the statement which was signed by its line minister, Patricia Kaliati, said the Peter […]
Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has urged journalists in the country to work with Government by giving people the right information on critical issues in a bid to empower them. Kaliati made the remarks as guest of honour during the graduation ceremony of the Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) students […]
Lilongwe based journalists on Friday opted not to receive any transport refunds from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which had courted them to a workshop in Salima. The journalists, invited through a member of the Bwaila Media Club (BMC) to the ACB workshop on Operations, refused to pocket K1,600 to Salima for minibus and K400 bicycle taxi (kabaza) […]
Lack of professionalism by the Malawi media in agricultural reporting poses threats to food security as the media has a critical role in enhancing production hence government organised a training for agriculture reporting for journalists. Speaking at a three-day media workshop in agriculture reporting in Blantyre, Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) chief executive officer (CEO) Prince […]