Media grows despite challenges

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] In a report released by the Civic and Political Space Platform (CPSP), a group of civil society organisations in Malawi, it was established that the media in Malawi has had positive growth over the last two years, despite numerous challenges which almost derailed its progress. 2 Feb 2012 12:34

Local newspaper questions MACRA

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Sunday Times newspaper, owned by Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL), has through a recent issue, questioned the conduct of the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA). 24 Jan 2012 15:19

Journos could boycott Mutharika's presser

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawian journalists are considering whether or not to boycott president Bingu wa Mutharika's organised press conferences, called 'Press Rallies', since it is done in the presence of political party cohorts who heckle journalists whenever they ask questions. 23 Jan 2012 11:39

Media conditions in Malawi worsens in 2011 - MISA

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has said 2011 saw Malawi's media environment deteriorate to the worst as observed from 2009. 6 Jan 2012 11:31

Mutharika defends repressive law

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] President Bingu wa Mutharika has defended the amendment of Section 46 of the Penal Code which gives the information minister power to ban any publication or its importation should the minister deem it harmful to the public. 2 Dec 2011 13:25

Malawi-Zimbabwe twinning programme launches 'Brain Trust'

The Malawi-Zimbabwe Executive Twinning Programme, an innovative new WAN-IFRA project that matches two newspaper groups in Malawi with two newspaper groups in Zimbabwe for a series of exchanges including newspaper study tours, job shadowing and collaboration on business projects, entered a new phase with the launch of the Twinning Programme Brain Trust in Johannesburg, South Africa. 17 Nov 2011 15:26

Journos train to make news out of numbers

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Around twenty journalists completed a daylong training course in Lilongwe, Malawi on Friday 11 November 2011, where they learnt skills to turn data and numbers into news stories. The training, funded by the Hewlett Foundation through the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), enables journalists to use research and data to find and strengthen stories. 14 Nov 2011 10:56

MISA warns on journos death threats

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Malawi) has warned that the image of the government of Malawi risks being extensively tarnished if journalists continue to receive death threats from unknown government agents. 25 Oct 2011 10:41

Govt. presents two witnesses against journo

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Government says it has identified two witnesses to testify against journalist, Ernest Mahwayo, in a case where he was accused of conduct likely to cause breach of peace. 24 Oct 2011 10:40

Malawi: Police summon three journos, one gets death threats

[Gregory Gondwe] The year 2011, while still not yet finished, could easily pass as the worst for the Malawi media which continue to suffer police persecution. 14 Oct 2011 08:35

Media defender demands damage claims from journo

[Gregory Gondwe] Collins Mtika, the deputy president of Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA), a body mandated to protect media practitioners, has threatened to take a journalist working for Nation Publications Limited (NPL) to court if the company does not pay him K2m in damages. 5 Oct 2011 09:13

Journos train to report on non-communicable diseases

[Gregory Gondwe] Thirty journalists from across Malawi grouped together in Salima where they are undergoing training in reporting on diabetes and non-communicable diseases (NCD). 26 Sep 2011 09:31

[Highway Africa 2011] Making the media work with the civil society

[Gregory Gondwe] A meeting of senior media gurus from five African countries, took place on Saturday 17 September 2011 at the Highway Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, agreed to disagree on whether the media needs to be bed fellows with civil society to achieve either parts' objectives or not. 19 Sep 2011 10:37

Journalist released on bail as he changes plea

[Gregory Gondwe] Ernest Mahwayo, the journalist arrested this week for snapping pictures of the residence of Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, has been granted bail. Limbe Dalton's first grade magistrate, Annie Chikhadzula, also granted the journalist an application where he requested that he change his plea. 16 Sep 2011 10:01