CENTRAL AFRICA Mutharika defends withdrawal of advertising[Gregory Gondwe] Barely a day after the death of Malawi's media magnate Dr Aleke Banda, President Bingu wa Mutharika has defended his government's actions to withdraw advertising in the three newspapers published by Dr Banda's National Publications Limited (NPL). | |
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi's weekly defends its cabinet assessment[Gregory Gondwe] In its 24 January 2010 edition, The Sunday Times for a fifth year running carried out a special supplement that has assessed President Bingu wa Mutharika and his 21 ministers on their governance performance from May to December 2009. | |
CENTRAL AFRICA NPL changes mission[Gregory Gondwe] The Nation Publication Limited (NPL), which publishes daily newspaper The Nation, the weekly Weekend Nation and The Nation on Sunday, has changed its mission, which it unveiled over the weekend. | |
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi launches first evening newspaper[Gregory Gondwe] For the first time in Malawi's media history, an evening newspaper hit the streets on Friday, 28 August 2009. The newspaper called The Weekend Times becomes the fourth publication after the Daily Times, Malawi News and the Sunday Times published by Blantyre Newspapers (BNL). | |
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi: NPL launches SMS facility[Gregory Gondwe] Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has launched a short message service (SMS) in order to reach out to its readers and advertisers. | |
CENTRAL AFRICA NPL rebrands its three newspapers[Gregory Gondwe] The Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has rebranded The Nation on Sunday, Weekend Nation as well as their daily publication The Nation. | |
CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi's third daily newspaper on the cards[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi will, from this month have a third daily newspaper after President Bingu wa Mutharika's Guardian Publications Limited (GPL) announced its plans to turn tri-weekly, The Guardian into a daily. |