December 11, 2020 Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times 10 Comments
After a two-day exhaustive and fruitful discussion on Whatsapp forum with sports journalists, Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has announced that it has resolved to officially change the Chichewa name for netball to ‘
Mpira wa Manja’.
NAM president Khungekile Matiya: Mpira wa manja
A statement from NAM president, Khungekhile Matiya says all along, the sport has locally been called
‘ntchembere mbaya’ literally translated as the sport that is played by women who are mothers to more than two children.
“In real sense, the sport is not only for women girls and men play it as well,” Matiya said in the statement. “In this regard, sustaining the
Kazako said this yesterday when he visited MBC management and staff in the Commercial City of Blantyre.
He added that since he was appointed Minister of Information by President Lazarus Chakwera five months ago, he was promised that the Corporation will change by the authorities but nothing is happening.
Kazako said Malawians require a public broadcaster that is able to accommodate everyone irrespective of their political background and still be able to serve the government.
He called on the staff to be creative, innovative and accommodative.
“The Tonse Alliance government has learnt a lot from the past. We don’t want MBC to continue to be used as a propaganda tool,” said Kazako.
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Osaiwalatu Mr. Kazako kuti radio yanu posachedwapa pemphero limakhala kufika ponena kuti “Ngati ndichilango mutipatse china koma awa asalowenso m’boma.” Kusonyeza kuti ngakhala your own radio is not impartial”. Ifenso timafuna kuti boma lisinthe koma musawapange a MBC kukhala osailira inunso muli chimodzimodzi.
4 months ago
Some of us do not listen to MBC because it was spoiled during the last 26 years. If MBC continues doing the same bad things people would now start insulting the MCP led government. MCP has learnt a bitter lesson for being in opposition for 26 years. The party was lucky to have survived. Kenneth Kaunda’s party UNIP is almost dead. Very like DPP will die a natural death in a few years. So MBC must not tarnish MCP or the Tonse government. Kadzako do you know that most of the cadets are still there? Those people are relatives of… Read more »