Month: May 2020 Posts

MBC shocks Malawians

May 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

  Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), the public broadcasting station, left Malawians in disbelief last night. The station which a couple of days ago aired expletives targeted at Vice President Saulos Chilima made amends last night.… ...

HRDC, YAS and Livingstonia Synod want MBC temporarily closed

May 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Livingstonia Synod and two civil society organizations have demanded the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to suspend the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation’s license by Friday this week. The organisations - Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)… ...

Steven Maseya goofs on TV: says Concourt is illegal

May 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Television (MBC) presenter Steven Maseya is trending having said on TV that the Constitutional Court which annulled the 2019 presidential elections is illegal. Speaking in a programme dubbed "Malawi pa Chitukuko pa… ...

HRDC demands K200 million from MBC

Jan 18, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is demanding K200 million from the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) after the public broadcaster described the grouping as a terrorist organization. HRDC says the money is for injury caused… ...

Blunder: MBC presenter describes Peter Mutharika as dead

May 10, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

In just a few weeks, state owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC) has for the second described incumbent President Peter Mutharika as dead. This is another time the station has mistaken Peter for his fallen… ...

MBC shuts up caller for slamming Chakwera attacks

Feb 17, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A live phone in program on MBC TV turned haywire when one caller slammed the hosts of a propaganda based program on the station and told them that opposition party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader… ...

MBC accused of favouritism in presentation of nomination parties

Feb 08, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has incited the ire of some Malawians for overlooking the presentation of nomination papers by opposition candidates. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) started receiving nomination papers from presidential hopefuls on Monday, the… ...

Statutory bodies hiding K5.7 billion

Jan 13, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Eighteen statutory bodies in Malawi are hiding K5.7 billion meant for pension contribution. According to a press release by the Registrar of Financial Institutions, the statutory bodies have not remitted pension contribution totaling K5.7 billion… ...

MBC stops caller from criticizing DPP regime

Oct 29, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

State owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) does not buy any views from its listeners that appear to be critical of the Peter Mutharika leadership. In a phone-in program aimed at getting people’s views on whether… ...

Geoffrey Kapusa fired by MBC

Dec 24, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 165 &

Presenter Geoffrey Kapusa has been fired by state owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). The TV personality who has worked at MBC for over fifteen years confirmed his sacking in a post on Facebook. "kkk eti… ...

Veteran Radio drama icon Kapalepale dies

Sep 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 17 &

Renown veteran radio drama icon Smart Likhaya Mbewe popularly known as Kapalepale died on Friday. Kapalepale died at Mulanje District Hospital after a long illness. Meanwhile details of his burial are yet to be out.… ...

Police must trace culprits behind fake Chilima letter – Dausi

Apr 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Malawi's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi has urged police to expose people behind a bogus letter which claims that Vice President Saulos Chilima will resign. On Sunday, social media such as Facebook… ...