14th May 2021
Hope for public service media in Malawi
The Public Media Alliance welcomes George Kasakula as the new Director General of MBC and encourages him to implement much needed reforms.
24th July 2020
Malawi: Is now the time to reform MBC?
Following the country’s historic election re-run, could this be the time to transform the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation into a public broadcaster free from political interference?
15th July 2019
Webinar | Social Media Guidelines for Journalists & Media Makers in Southern Africa
Join us on 18 July for our live webinar on developing social media guidelines for journalists and media makers in Southern Africa.
24th February 2017
Zambian government to award 60% share in ZNBC to China’s TopStar
Zambia’s government refuses to back down on a decision to award 60% share in the national broadcaster, despite a public outcry and rebukes from the opposition.
28th January 2016
MBC one of the most watched channels in Malawi
16th January 2014
Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania: switchon, switchoff
A roundup of developments in the occasionally unpredictable world of digital transition in Africa
6th January 2014
Malawi is the only country to meet regional digital deadline
Africa’s SADC set the last day of 2013 as the date to start switching on digital TV and retiring analogue infrastructure
17th June 2013
This year’s CBA-Chevening bursars announced
This bursary is awarded each year to full-time staff of CBA’s member broadcasters to study media masters in London and Norwich
18th November 2012
Gender on the agenda in Malawi
Malawian content producers and NGOs, and their counterparts in Zambia and Botswana explored ways of redressing gender imbalance in TV and radio
7th November 2012
Getting airtime for African women’s voices
A workshop for local content producers and NGOs from Malawi, Zambia and Botswana will start in mid-November. It aims to help broadcasters and organisations redress gender imbalance in TV and radio