Month: September 2023 Posts

Media Council of Malawi launches ATI Handbook

Sep 01, 2023 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

As one way of providing direction on how journalists should pursue information for investigative journalism and development reporting in Malawi, Media Council of Malawi has launched Access to Information (ATI) Handbook for Media Practitioners in… ...

Ex-media council boss Machila dies

Oct 01, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Former executive director of Media Council of Malawi Vales Machila has died. Machila died on Sunday afternoon at Daeyang Hospital in Lilongwe. According to the deceased family members, Machila suffered stroke on Monday 24 September,… ...

Malawi media threaten to boycott Mutharika’s press briefings

Nov 08, 2016 Chilenje Chilenje 103 &

Malawi media houses have warned that they will shun news conferences for both the president and cabinet ministers if President Peter Mutharika continues to intimidate them. The warning follows remarks Mutharika made in Mchinji during… ...

Ill health reports have not ruined media’s relationship with Mutharika – MCM

Oct 25, 2016 Martha Chikoti 19 &

The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) says it believes that the media in the country will still have a good relationship with President Peter Mutharika even though the Malawi leader accused journalists of exaggerating reports… ...

Malawi govt. asked to protect the Media on Mutharika’s arrival

Oct 16, 2016 Bright Malenga 240 &

The Media Council of Malawi has asked government to ensure maximum protection for journalists who will be at Kamuzu International Airport during the arrival of President Peter Mutharika from United States of America. Amid overstaying… ...