President Peter Mutharika has dismissed charges levelled against him by the country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima that he has unleashing political violence and tribalism in the country ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election, saying he should stop spreading hate speeches and tribal profiling. During a news conference he addressed at UTM Party Digital […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed journalists from state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Coroporation (MBC) Mgeme Kalilani as as Press Secretary. Kalilani, who has Diploma with distinction from Malawi Institute of Journalism and studied law at the Chancellor College of the University of Malawi, will take role of presidential spokesperson replacing Gerald Viola. Chief Secretary to the Government, George […]
I had the time and opportunity to watch and listen to MBC TV’s “Talk to the President” programme on Sunday night, January 17 2016. In this programme hosted by Mgeme Kalilani, the President is given the opportunity to respond to questions sent earlier by the “people. For all its weaknesses, which I will present later, […]
Self-styled news analyst for state owned broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Television station Mgeme Kalilani and his other-half were rushed to Queen Elizabeth central in Blantyre Monday evening after the two were seriously involved in a free-for-all punch-up over reasons yet to established. Kalirani and his wife were dashed to the country’s major referral hospital […]
More heads continue to roll at state broadcaster MBC both Television and Radio, the latest one being internal transfers that have seen self styled news analyst Mzati Nkolokosa moved to research department. Nyasa Times investigations have revealed that Mzati, a loyalist to the previous Bingu wa Mutharika government has been posted to the once non-functional MBC’s research department as […]