Chijere-Chirwa elected MCM chairperson

Professor Wiseman Chijere-Chirwa of Chancellor College is now chairperson of the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) National Governing Council (NGC) following elections of the grouping that were held in Blantyre on Saturday.

He replaces the Reverend Patrick Semphere and his team who have served a maximum of of two-year constitutionally-provided for terms.

The other media members of the NGC are Mzimba Community Radio, Transworld Radio, Montfort Media, Blantyre Newspapers Limited, Maziko Radio, Galaxy Radio and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation.

The other seven non-media members will be ex-officio representatives from non-governmental media organisations as per MCM constitution–to represent the general public.