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   CENTRAL AFRICA Veteran Zambian editor charged with contemptNEW YORK: The editor-in-chief of Zambia's largest newspaper was criminally charged for the second time on Wednesday, 14 October 2009 after running an op-ed critical of controversial pornography charges against a journalist, according to local journalists and news reports. 16 Oct 2009 07:30 CENTRAL AFRICA Media survey faults Malawi's health ministry[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has faulted Malawi's Ministry of Health for failing to allow the media access to information in the public health sector. 2 Oct 2009 07:49 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi: Minister wants TV and Internet sources censored[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's minister of tourism, wildlife and culture, Anna Kachikho says there is need to censor electronic sources of information such as Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and the Internet since it is negatively influencing children. 17 Aug 2009 12:21 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi revises Communication Act to regulate ICT[Gregory Gondwe] Transformation in information, communication and technology (ICT) has forced the Malawi government to start reviewing its 1998 Communications Act. Participants from the country's telecommunications sector and broadcasting companies met in the lakeshore town of Mangochi where they made their contributions on the review. 17 Aug 2009 09:57 CENTRAL AFRICA The media: partnering for civil society - Quo Vadis Communications
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi's state broadcasters receive funding[Gregory Gondwe] State broadcasters, Malawi Television (TVM) and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) received allocations after operating for two years without government subventions. 29 Jul 2009 10:22 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi police arrest ZBS editor[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi police on Tuesday, 7 July 2009 arrested Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) editor, Gabriel Kamlomo for authoring and broadcasting a story on Friday, 3 July 2009 where two women complained about having to bathe a dead body with no genitalia in Lilongwe. 9 Jul 2009 10:42 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi parliament sets tough media conditions[Gregory Gondwe] With a new parliament poised to meet for the first time today, 22 June 2009, new tough media conditions have been set up and the Media Council of Malawi has since given the new set of rules its seal of approval. 22 Jun 2009 11:55 CENTRAL AFRICA Sudanese journalists say “a free press or no press”Fury has swept across the media in Sudan as a new media law threatens to further worsen conditions and heighten prerequisites for practicing journalism in the country. Last week, on 19 May 2009, more than 50 journalists holding banners that said “a free press or no press” gathered in front of the National Assembly to protest the draft press law. 25 May 2009 10:25 CENTRAL AFRICA Zain Malawi enters into partnership with NAMISA
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi's media institutions accused of bribery[Gregory Gondwe] The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) and the National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA) have been accused of wrongfully using government resources to denounce a story that was published on a UK-based online publication, Nyasa Times. 30 Apr 2009 11:41 CENTRAL AFRICA Madonna causes stir with Malawi press[Gregory Gondwe] A number of local and foreign journalists sustained injuries on Tuesday, 31 March, 2009 when Malawi police officers descended on them in an attempt to protect US popstar Madonna who is currently in Malawi. She is in the country to adopt a second Malawian orphan. 3 Apr 2009 09:25 CENTRAL AFRICA ZAMBIA: Media resists calls for state regulation[Kelvin Kachingwe] LUSAKA: After almost a decade of fighting for self-regulation, the Zambian media may finally have its wishes entrenched with constitutional protection. The new draft constitution of the country prohibits legislation that would undermine media freedom and administrative behaviour that could hinder the development of the sector. 1 Apr 2009 09:35 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
Although they need each other, the relationship between the media and civil society has not been at its best in post-apartheid South Africa, and both parties would do well to cultivate a more professional and respectful relationship. 
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