July 23

• Southern Africa: Institute Alarmed at Threats to Media [press release]

  STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF MEDIA FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Read more »

July 12

• Malawi: Christian Health Association Pledges to Work With Malawian Media [press release]

  As one way of reaching out to people and increasing its visibility Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) has promised to involve Malawi's media in its activities. Read more »

• Malawi: Press Trust Hands Over U.S66 000 School Blocks [press release]

  The Press Trust on Monday handed over two school blocks worth K22.1million (US 66,000) at Kamwendo Junior Primary School in Machinga, where communities around the school is eagerly... Read more »

June 12

• Malawi: President Speak Against Gender-Based Violence [press release]

  Malawian President, Dr. Joyce Banda, has been invited to address the administration and students at Durham University in London in a bid to provide her a podium to mobilise the... Read more »

May 31

• Malawi: Misa Malawi Calls for Immediate Arrest, Suspension of Parliamentary Chief Security Officer [press release]

  The Media Institute of Southern Africa's (MISA) Malawi Chapter is calling upon the National Assembly and the Police to act on Parliamentary Chief Security Officer, Youngson... Read more »

• Malawi: Police Force Assault Photojournalist At Parliament [press release]

  The Malawian Police has brutally attacked a defenceless photojournalist outside the country's highest legislature, the National Assembly. Read more »

May 14

• Malawi: Namisa Guilty of Micro-Journalism Gala Night Revealed Misa's Indiscretion [press release]

  Malawi Media to which I personally belong is about to lose its sense of entitlement as it continues stabbing itself with pains of hypocrisy. Read more »

• Malawi: Detained in the Line of Duty [press release]

  When journalists went marching on May 3, World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), they were a poster short of last year's haul-one calling on government to "open advertising in all print... Read more »

May 03

• Malawi: British Envoy Says Malawi Needs Media to Flourish - Lauds Press Freedom [press release]

  British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin has said the country needs its media to flourish, saying society should be in no doubt that without a vibrant media, there will... Read more »

April 10

• Malawi: 'Only Poor Women Die From Unsafe Abortions' [press release]

  ONLY the poor and less influential women are most likely to die from unsafe abortions, women's rights activist, Seodi White, has said. Read more »

July 30, 2012

• Southern Africa: Regulatory Authority Awards 15 More Broadcasting Licences [press release]

  The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has awarded fifteen broadcasting licences for both Radio and Television to prospective broadcasters who had applied for the... Read more »

June 27, 2012

• Southern Africa: Misa Meets With President Joyce Banda, Pushes for Access to Information Law [press release]

  The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) on Monday 25 June 2012 met Malawi President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Joyce Banda at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, Malawi's second largest... Read more »

May 28, 2012

• Malawi: Journalist Arrested for Article On Same-Sex Marriage [press release]

  A journalist with one of Malawi's major publishing houses, Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL), is languishing in police custody for writing a story on an alleged engagement ceremony... Read more »

March 13, 2012

• Malawi: Misa Chair Receives Threats Over Stance On Media Freedom [press release]

  Chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter, Anthony Kasunda is receiving threats from yet-unknown people over the chapter's stance on the Malawi... Read more »

March 12, 2012

• Southern Africa: Official Calls for Boycott After Media Outlets Criticise Government Policies [press release]

  The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is disturbed with repeated threats from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass on media outlets... Read more »

• Malawi: Four Journalists Arrested in Eastern Zimbabwe [press release]

  Four journalists based in Mutare, Eastern Zimbabwe, were on 9 March 2012 arrested in Nyanyadzi, Manicaland Province while covering a story on pollution in the area. Read more »

• Southern Africa: Ruling DPP Official Calls for Newspaper Boycott, Warns of Consequences [press release]

  The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is disturbed with repeated threats from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass on media outlets... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Misa Chair Receives Threats Over Stance On Media Freedom [press release]

  Chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter, Anthony Kasunda is receiving threats from yet-unknown unknown people over the chapter's stance on the... Read more »

March 09, 2012

• Malawi: Govt Warns Journalists, Human Rights Defenders

  State House has warned Malawian journalists, editors and human rights defenders that they risk facing unspecified action if they continue 'twisting information' and in the process... Read more »

March 08, 2012

• Malawi: Dismissed Journalist Raises Concern Over 'Espionage' Within Media Fraternity [press release]

  A journalist working for a private newspaper, The Eye Witness, claims he has been fired for allegedly expressing his views about his employers on a Media Institute of Southern... Read more »

March 06, 2012

• Malawi: Information Minister Threatens Journalist, Confirms Espionage Within Media Fraternity [press release]

  Malawi's Information and Civic Education minister, Patricia Kaliati, has verbally assaulted freelance journalist, Gregory Gondwe, following an article published by online news... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Information Minister Threatens Journalist, Alleges Espionage Within Media Fraternity [press release]

  Malawi's Information and Civic Education Minister, Patricia Kaliati, has verbally assaulted freelance journalist Gregory Gondwe following an article published by online news site... Read more »

March 03, 2012

• Malawi: Minister Lashes Out at Newspaper

  Malawi Minister of Information, Patricia Kaliati has lashed at The Sunday Times over a cabinet assessment report done and published by the newspaper in its 26 February 2012 issue. Read more »

February 16, 2012

• Malawi: MBC Journalists Barred From Covering Conference [press release]

  Two journalists from state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Cooperation (MBC) were on 14 February barred from covering a press conference organized by civil society organizations (CSOs)... Read more »

February 13, 2012

• Malawi: Repressive Laws Can Still Be Applied - Ministry of Justice [press release]

  The Ministry of Justice has warned that repressive laws which were referred to the Malawi Law Commission for review can still be applied until such a time when they have been... Read more »