Tuesday, April 13, 2021
  • About Us
  • ImagiNATION
  • Adverts
  • Rate Card
  • Contact Us
The Nation Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Front Page

Opposition threatens not to fund MBC

by Suzgo Khunga
10/05/2017
in Front Page, National News
2 min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedinLinkedinShare via Email

Leader of Opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has threatened to deny funding to the State broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) if it continues to use traditional leaders and the clergy to demonise the opposition.

In his response to President Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, Chakwera was concerned that government was using MBC—television and radio—to vilify those holding dissenting views.

RelatedHeadlines

World Vision trains learners, others in child protection

Salima Council to hunt illegal miners

500 enrol in adult literacy course

chakwera | The Nation Online
Chakwera: Malawians are intelligent

Ironically, Chakwera’s address was abruptly cut off during the Parliament programme on MBC-TV on Monday evening.

MBC has been known to parade chiefs, pro-government civil society leaders and church leaders to condemn remarks by opposition leaders and civil society organisations expressing concerns on poor governance and the state of the economy which they say is deteriorating.

Chakwera said using chiefs and others to water down the genuine concerns of the opposition for cheap political glory was a testimony of bad governance.

 “If the current pattern continues, we will bring a motion at the next sitting of Parliament to defund the State broadcaster to protect taxpayers’ money from being abused in this wasteful way,” he said.

Chakwera called on government to free the traditional leaders from what he called “bond of political patronage”.

“Malawians are intelligent enough to differentiate between mere rhetoric and substance and cannot be hoodwinked into believing that government is performing by listening to the propaganda-fed panelists cartooning themselves on State television or radio,” he said.

Chakwera further suggested that MBC should be granted independence to operate like a public broadcaster just like South African Broadcasting Corporation or Botswana Television.

“Furthermore, the persecution of independent media for attempting to give Malawians the other side of the story should stop since this tendency denies them access to information as provided by the law,” he added.

In 2007, the opposition successfully defunded MBC and then Television Malawi by giving it a nominal K1 allocation for the financial year.

At the time, the opposition legislators also claimed that MBC and TVM were propaganda tools of the government being used to discredit the opposition.

At the time, there were programmes on the radio such as Mizwanya and Makiyolobasi . 

 

Avatar
Suzgo Khunga
Previous Post

ACB arrests civil servant for abuse of office

Next Post

MP makes fun of Mutharika’s address

Related Posts

children | The Nation Online
National News

World Vision trains learners, others in child protection

April 13, 2021
miners | The Nation Online
National News

Salima Council to hunt illegal miners

April 13, 2021
learners 1 | The Nation Online
National News

500 enrol in adult literacy course

April 13, 2021
Next Post
Kadzamira:It will encompass two varieties

MP makes fun of Mutharika’s address

Opinions and Columns

Political Uncensored

Managing the dream

April 11, 2021
My Thought

Malawi needs fixing, not politicking

April 11, 2021
People’s Tribunal

Don’t intimidate Nyasaland Union of Teachers

April 11, 2021
Emily Mkamanga

Longevity in power no solution

April 11, 2021
https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf

Trending Stories

  • Malawi Airlines is yet to post a profit since it took to the skies

    Malawi Airlines faces liquidation

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Covid-19 measures relaxed, bars open till late

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • After hypocrisy MCP, UTM will part ways

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Businesses say can’t breathe

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Court favours Unima on virtual graduation

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Values
  • Our Philosophy
  • Editorial policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Plagiarism disclaimer
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

© 2021 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation

© 2020 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.