Malawi Photography launches awards: Dick Mlanzi ‘Lifetime achiever’, Ras Kansengwa and Thoko Chikondi win

Photography Association of Malawi (Photama) has introduced awards for both commercial photographers and photojournalists in a bid to promote and improve professional standards. Photama board member Theresa Chapulapula commended Photama for introducing the awards which she said would raise the profile of the body. “I am proud of Photam for the initiative of recognizing some […]

Malawi journo beating: Ex-soldier Chilinda muckraked, arrested

Parliamentary chief security officer Youngson Chilinda has been widely condemned for beating up Nation Publications Limited (NPL) photojournalist Thoko Chikondi. Joining the chorus of condemning Chilinda is newspaper columnist Raphael Tenthani and an association of photographers. Writing in his Muckraking column in the Sunday Times newspaper, Tenthani mocked Chilinda that he should have flexed his […]

Malawi burn pirated materials on world intellectual property day

Malawi on Friday, 26th April, joined the rest of the world in celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day at a function that was hosted by the Mzuzu University (MZUNI) in Mzuzu. Minister of the Trade and Industry, Sosten Gwengwe, led hundreds of Malawians from across Malawi in commemorating the day which started with an intellectual property […]

Malawian photographers equipped with leadership, business management skills

The Photographers Association of Malawi (PHOTAMA), in an effort to address the leadership and business management skills gap, is training its leadership from various committees on good leadership and how to appropriately run their photography businesses. PHOTAMA Board Chairman Dick Mlazie said so far the association has trained in the country’s three regions over 50 […]