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Court orders police to vacate Joy Radio premises

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:01:00 +0200

The Magistrate Court in Blantyre yesterday, 9 June 2009, ordered the Malawi Police Service to vacate Joy FM Radio premises it has been ‘guarding' since last month.
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Malawi: Radio shut down and staff arrested for election coverage

Thu, 21 May 2009 13:30:00 +0200

Reporters Without Borders expressed its concern after the closure, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009, of privately owned opposition Joy Radio and the arrest of four staff, two of them journalists, accused of breaking election rules.
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Zodiak Radio appointed Malawi's elections broadcaster

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:57:00 +0200

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Malawi has appointed Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) as the country's official independent broadcaster for the 19 May, 2009 elections.
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Two radio stations shut down in DRC

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:51:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities in the south-eastern Congolese city of Likasi to allow two private stations to return to the air. On 11, March 2009, the mayor of Likasi, Denis Kalondji Ngoy, ordered the closure of Radio Communautaire du Katanga (RCK) and Radiotélévision Likasi 4 (RTL4) in connection with their coverage of a local strike, according to local press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED).
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MACRA to issue cellular mobile radio telecommunications licence

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:11:00 +0200

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is in the process of issuing an individual licence to provide public cellular mobile radio telecommunications services in Malawi.
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Joy Radio triumphs over regulatory body

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:05:00 +0200

LILONGWE: The High Court has declared that the decision by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to revoke Joy Radio's licence was unconstitutional, ultra vires, and unreasonable, effectively dismissing all cases MACRA has been challenging the private radio station. According to this ruling it means there is no case between Joy Radio and MACRA.
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Malawi's Joy Radio allowed to resume broadcasting

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:40:00 +0200

Joy Radio station resumed broadcasting on 16 December 2008, 30 days after the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) revoked its broadcasting license for non-compliance with the Communications Act and its licence agreement.
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MACRA shuts down Joy Radio

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:35:00 +0200

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has shut down Joy Radio Station with immediate effect after revoking its license for "breaching its license conditions."
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Malawi: Radio station rekindles annual awards

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:07:00 +0200

The state controlled radio station, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has started preparations to rekindle the annual awards bestowed on the country's best entertainers, which slumped into hibernation after the company tasked to run it failed to conduct the event for three years.
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Malawi: Immigration authorities search Joy Radio station and threaten to deport manager

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:31:00 +0200

On 10 July 2008 immigration authorities raided Joy Radio premises, searching for foreigners allegedly employed by the station. The incident happened after State House PR officer, Chikumbutso Mtumodzi warned the station against "embarking on a disinformation crusade, airing libellous and slanderous programmes and playing derogatory songs" against the president.
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