Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) has expressed concern over continued resistance by public officers to withhold information in spite of the gazetting of the Access to Information (ATI) law. CSAT executive director Willy Kambwandira has indicated that his organization is now considering taking individual public officers to court for contravening the law. Kambwandira […]
NICO Group has honoured Nyasa Times’ seasoned scribe, Duncan Mlanjira who attended last year’s Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalists.
NICO Group offers this scholarship to one journalist to attend a physical training course in South Africa but due to CoVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event was held virtually.
Sanlam finally sent Mlanjira’s certificate of successful completion of the course and NICO Group decided to add glamour by organising an official ceremony to present it at their refurbished NICO House in Blantyre.
Mlanjira receiving the certificate from NICO General CEO, Donbell Mandala
Speaking at the function, NICO’s media liaison officer Mbumba Mlia, explained that since Mlanjira accepted not travelling was something they appreciated and that they decided to make the official handover of the certificate, which could have been presented with the same glamour in South Africa if he had attended the course physically.
May 7, 2021 Alfred Chauwa-Nyasa Times 1 Comment
NICO Group has honoured Nyasa Times’ seasoned scribe, Duncan Mlanjira accepting to pursue a virtual Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalists, which due to vigorous learning process is usually held physically in South Africa.
For years, NICO Group has been offering this scholarship to one journalist to attend a physical training course in South Africa which was however not the case for the 2020 intake that Mlanjira attended due to CoVID-19 pandemic.
Mlanjira receiving the certificate from NICO General CEO, Donbell Mandala
NICO’s media liaison officer Mbumba Mlia, explained during the event, at their refurbished NICO House in Blantyre, that since Mlanjira accepted not to travel it was something they appreciated and in his honour decided to make the official handover of the certificate, which could have been presented with the same glamour in South Africa if he had attended the course physically.
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has re-arranged newsroom personnel, putting in front MCP ‘cadets’, best known as the Green Jackets.
The Green Jackets Journalists have been rewarded for working hard towards the victory of Lazarus Chakwera Government, a development which saw the station’s founder Gospel Kazako, earn a ministerial post. Kazako is the current minister of information.
However, the General Manager, Grey Kazako Phiri, younger brother to Gospel claims that the changes have been made to improve ZBS work output.
“In an effort to improve performance we are pleased to announce the following newsroom promotions and transfers” reads part of the internal memo, which came hot on the heels of impending strike in demand of pay rise.