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Veteran Zambian editor charged with contempt

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:30:00 +0200

NEW 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.
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Media survey faults Malawi's health ministry

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:49:00 +0200

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.
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Malawi: Minister wants TV and Internet sources censored

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:21:00 +0200

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.
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Malawi revises Communication Act to regulate ICT

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57:00 +0200

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.
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The media: partnering for civil society

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +0200

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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Malawi's state broadcasters receive funding

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:22:00 +0200

State broadcasters, Malawi Television (TVM) and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) received allocations after operating for two years without government subventions.
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Malawi police arrest ZBS editor

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:42:00 +0200

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.
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Malawi parliament sets tough media conditions

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:55:00 +0200

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.
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Sudanese journalists say “a free press or no press”

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:25:00 +0200

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.
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Zain Malawi enters into partnership with NAMISA

Tue, 05 May 2009 10:36:00 +0200

Zain Malawi has entered into a three-year long partnership agreement with Malawi's National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA). Under the partnership agreement the company will annually sponsor the management of some activities to mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).
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