LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s media governing body Media Council of Malawi (MCM) sets to hold much awaited Elective General Assembly (EGA) slated for January 12, 2024, in the capital Lilongwe.
In a brief statement signed by MCM Executive Director Moses Kaufa and made available to The Maravi Post, the general assembly will usher in office bearers for the new mandate of its operations.
The statement has therefore disclosed that Dr. Jolly Ntaba, a veteran Journalist, currently a Lecturer of Media Studies at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), and a Media
Consultant is vying for MCM board chairperson post.
Currently, Wisdom Chimgwede is occupying the seat.
“The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) wishes to remind its stakeholders that the Elective General Assembly (EGA) will be held on Friday, 12th January 2024 in Lilongwe at Sunbird Capital Hotel from 8 am to 5 pm.
“The Council is also reminding its stakeholders that the composition of the Board of Trustees is based on elective slots as per the Constitution clause 6.1.1 which says that; “the Board of Trustees shall have a maximum of 11 (eleven) and a minimum of 7 (seven) members comprising representatives from paid-up media members; members of the public appointed from each of the following institutions: the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the Council for Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOMA) and the Malawi Law Society (MLS); and a Chairperson who shall be
a person of very high standing in society who may be a veteran in the media profession or a highly respected member of the public with passion for the media in the country”, reads the statement in part.
MCM statement adds, “On 20th November 2023, MCM published a notice of the EGA and called for all interested candidates for the position of Board Chairperson to submit their Expressions of Interest to the MCM Secretariat by Friday, 15th December 2023.
“Meanwhile, the Secretariat has one Expression of Interest from Dr. Jolly Ntaba, a veteran Journalist, currently a Lecturer of Media Studies at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), and a Media
Consultant”.
Kaufa explains further, “Further to the composition of the Board of Trustees, the MCM Constitution stipulates that seven Trustees should be elected from the membership “Provided that the media members shall always be drawn from (a) one community media house (b) one religious media house (c) one private print media house (d) one private electronic media house (e) one public media institution (f) Directorate of information as ex-officio (g) Online media institution”.
The Media Council of Malawi is registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act of the Laws of Malawi and is an independent, non-profit, non-political, and self-regulating organization with the mandate to promote professionalism in the media industry by setting standards in the interest of the public in Malawi.
