Editorial: Of threats, harassment, intimidation on The Maravi Post Editorial team

……PUBLIC NOTICE ON THE MARAVI POST AS CREDIBLE MEDIA HOUSE AND FESTIVE SEASONS….

The Maravi Post is a well-established media since 2009 as subsidiary of USA Computing firm, Eltas Enterprise, headquartered in Atlanta in the US.

The Maravi has a number of sister papers including African Global Village.

The Maravi Post is headed by The Publisher/Managing Editor Mr Elwin Mandowa with support from Editorial team.

As a credible and well-established online paper whose channels including Main Website, Facebook, TikTok, X, WhatsApp etc, is bounded to three core of entertaining, educating and informing.

The Maravi is not an affiliate of any political party, companies or any powerful individuals in Malawi and beyond.

As fourth arm of government,The Maravi Post shares the same status as a legitimate Media House.

So, do not undermine its existence and operations beyond Malawi

As the paper executes the three core of media values, errors, mispresentation of facts might occur not intentionally. But when such is noticed, Maravi Post Editorial management acts swiftly to rectify any error occurred.

Therefore, The Maravi Post expects readers, general public to notify The Maravi Post Editorial team when such errors occur in all channels.

You can also channel your complaints, reservations to Malawi’s media regulating agencies including Media Council of Malawi (MCM), MISA Malawi and MACRA even Ministry of Information on how the paper operates.

At this junction, The Maravi Post urges readers, public both local and abroad to desist from rushing to security agencies including Malawi Police Service to arrest The Maravi Post team including reporters, editors, contributors over alleged posts deemed to have injured you.

The tendencies of rushing to police or use the police for selfish interests not of common good to issue threats of arrest to The Maravi Post team undermines democratic value of freedom of the press and bad governance of muzzling the media in Malawi.

The Maravi Post urges readers, general public avoid using regime power changes to victim journalists as the tendency tend to hunt you down again when political power masters are out of leadership.

The paper urges readers, the general public use all complaints channels to rectify an error that has been occurred.

An Appeal to Malawi Police Service

1. Use National Public Relations Office (PRO) when media related matters reach the service
2. Use civil approach when dealing with media related matters
3. Don’t allow governing party zealot, cadres, loyalists to use the service for personal interests than of the common good
4. Don’t intimidate, harass, threaten journalists out of powerful individuals’ anger, of political influences
5. Be friendly to journalists all the time.
6. Engage heads of the media Houses on media related matters than rushing arresting, threatening reporters, contributors, correspondents, editors

Remember, it’s the same media that might save you in any life adversaries. So, avoid victimising journalists!

In conclusion, we sincerely appreciate the support:; tips, feedbacks you our readers always provide for our growth, we say, THANK YOU!

The Maravi Post is therefore assuring readers, general public that will continue to serve better in 2026 and coming years ahead.

HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR 2026!!