Malawi media Archives

Suleman takes Rainbow TV off air

Jul 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rainbow Television has gone off air following an order from the Daud Suleman-led Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) which is yet to issue a new directive on the TV Station's licence status despite Rainbow paying… ...

NGOs team up on ATI implementation

Aug 13, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Three Non-Governmental Organisations have teamed up to train stakeholders including the media on how best to implement the Access to Information (ATI) Act amid concerns that people in the country are still facing challenges to… ...

NTBCP calls for more awareness about TB

Jul 03, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTBCP) says there is need for increased awareness about Tuberculosis (TB) so that people in the country should know what is required to prevent TB. On Thursday, NTBCP held a meeting… ...

Journalists in Malawi march for press freedom

May 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Arkangel Tembo - MANA Journalists from various media houses in the country on Monday turned out in Blantyre to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) with a freedom march from Kamuzu Upper Stadium to… ...

Malawi Police urged to protect media freedom

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Media Institute of Southern Africa, Malawi Chapter (MISA Malawi) says it is concerned with continued arbitrary summoning, arrests and detentions of journalists by the Malawi Police. The organisation issued a statement yesterday… ...

Chakwera administration accused of intimidating journalists

Apr 06, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A rights group says the detention of a Journalist over a news article is an attempt by Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s government to instill fear in journalists in the country. The Center for Democracy and Economic… ...

Journalist detained by Police over article about Chakwera’s dithering

Apr 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Lilongwe this morning detained a Nyasatimes Journalist over a news story about President Lazarus Chakwera’s delay to announce a cabinet reshuffle. The Journalist Watipaso Mzungu was summoned and detained at Area 30 Police… ...

MISA Malawi champions self-regulation among journalists

Dec 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter has challenged media practitioners in the country to promote professionalism in their work. MISA Malawi chairperson Teresa Ndanga said this in Zomba on Tuesday… ...

MISA mourns Chimpweya

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali The Media Institute of Southern Africa-Malawi Chapter (MISA Malawi) has expressed its sadness over the sudden death of James Chimpweya, a photojournalist, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, November… ...

FAM gets media on board on football restart

Aug 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Sports journalists in the country have hailed Football Association of Malawi (FAM) for including all stakeholders in the on-going consultations on the Football Restart Road Map. On Friday, FAM met 31 members of the media… ...

Court says ban on phone-in programs illegal

May 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Lilongwe has lifted a ban on phone-in programs which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) instituted last year. Justice Charles Mkandawire ruled that the ban was an… ...

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)… ...