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Malawians debate over a pirate radio operator

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:48:00 +0200

The arrest and sentencing of 21-year-old Gabriel Kondesi, who had been operating an illegal radio station made from locally sourced old radio parts for the last three years, opened up debate on whether the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) was justified.
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1Africa offers free quality radio content to radio stations across Africa

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:00 +0200

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MACRA to pay Joy Radio for closure

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:57:00 +0200

The Supreme Court in Blantyre has upheld the decision by the High court that Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) pays Joy Radio half of K23m, the total money it lost when the regulation body unlawfully revoked the station's broadcasting licence.
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Joy Radio wins case against state

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:42:00 +0200

Courts have cleared Malawi's privately-owned Joy Radio which was shut down by government during the 19 May 2009 elections for allegedly airing campaign material during polling day contrary to the law.
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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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