Controversial Pentecostal ‘pastorpreneur’ Hastings Salanje has admitted that he is being “rude” on social media by flaunting his home, posh cars and also challenge anyone who could find a pastor that is filthy rich like him. Pastor Salanje, a Malawian but now living in South Africa from where he runs his God Chapel International church […]
There is a growing presence of online streaming for Malawi radio stations with national broadcasterMalawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) joining. MBC is also streaming its television and Radio 2 station on the web. Director General (DG) Dr. Benson Tembo said MBC is the first media house to bring a television, and radio stations to the web […]
Malawi’s top consumer advocate and rights activist, John Katipo, says he has no presidential ambitions, saying he has taken up the cause of Malawians who are suffering. The new fierce critic of the Joyce Banda administration, who also kept the Bingu wa Mutharika government on checks when he was head of state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission, […]
Peoples Party (PP) National Organising Secretary Salim Ibrahim Bagus has declared that PP will continue ruling Malawi beyond the next three decades by renewing its mandate through regular elections. Bagus made the remarks on Thursday when he was featured in Capital Radio’s popular Straight Talk interview programme hosted by Rhodes Msonkho. Earlier in the programme, […]
Malawi’s leader of opposition John Zenus Ungapake (JZU) Tembo has hinted that he would seek a third run for the country’s presidency in the 2014 General Elections. Tembo, speaking on Capital Radio’s Straight Talk programme monitored by Nyasa Times on Tuesday evening, blasted journalist Rhodes Msokho for his probing questions, calling him “rude.” 2nd Veep Msonkho asked Tembo on reports that […]
The inaugural Talk Show Host of the Year in the 2012 Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Media Awards on Saturday went to Pilirani Phiri, who hosts Tiuzeni Zoona on Zodiak radio beating another favourite Brian Banda who anchors Straight Talk on Capital Radio. Ironically, Pilirani and Brian were sitting on the same table and […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) outspoken chairperson, John Kapito, says he openely told President Bingu wa Mutharika that he has surrounded himself with “cheerleaders” who are destroying him. Kapito said he had met the President and was blunt to him that the cheerleaders are distancing the Malawi leader from his own people. He said Mutharika […]
Presidential hopeful Peter ‘Thom’ Mutharika is a citizen of Malawi, not of the United States of America as alleged by his detractors, according to the governing Democratis Progressive Party (DPP) broadsheet, Sky News of Friday. On the recent Capital Radio Straight Talk interview programme, Harry Mkandawire of Vice President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party, questioned Mutharika’s […]
Member of Parliament for Thyolo Thava, Lifred Nawena’s comments on Capital FM that President Bingu wa Mutharika’s real name is [Ryson] Webster Thom has angered the citizen number one, who in turn has ordered Malawi Communications Regulatory (Macra) to gag the radio. Macra summoned management of Capital FM soon after People’s Party deputy secretary general […]
You may loathe or adore it. Online publication Nyasa Times has done it with flying colours. It is the number one online ‘Newspaper of the Year’, courtesy of a survey. The Malawi Media 2011 survey was undertaken by Malawi2014 between November 24 and December 4 2011 where respondents gave 77.2 per cent to Nyasa Times online […]
Capital FM Straight Talk programme host, Brian Banda, has claimed he is living dangerously after receiving death threats. Banda said he receive a death threatening text on his mobile phone, warning him that he will die if he continue to be critical of government and President Bingu wa Mutharika. The message said he is likely […]
Presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba was taken to task by Capital Radio’s probing journalist Brian Banda during Straight Talk programme aired on Tuesday to explain First Lady Callista Mutharika’s salary and President Bingu wa Mutharika’s wealth. Ntaba explained that the First Lady is not being paid for doing charity work. She entered into a three-year contract […]