In 2011, we awarded prizes to 33 journalists in 19 categories.
Winners
Education Journalist of the Year
Winner: Bright Sonani
Report: CDSS pupils learn under trees in Lilongwe and other stories, Nation Publications Limited (NPL)
Prize: LCD television courtesy of Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education (CSCQBE) and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Rhodes Msonkho
Report: Government’s failure to utilise resources, Capital Radio
Prize: LCD television courtesy of CSCQBE and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Human Rights Journalist of the Year
Winner: Charles Mpaka
Report: Escape from Marriage and other stories, Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL)
Prize: Laptop courtesy of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHHRR) and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Marcus Muhariwa and Feston Kawawa, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
Report: Indians
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of CHRR and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Hunger and Poverty
Winner: Suffering the Pain of Urban Poverty
Report: Charles Mpaka, BNL
Prize: LCD television from the United Nations and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Blessings Kanache
Report: A Blind Woman from one of the remotest areas in Phalombe, MBC
Prize: LCD television from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Water and Sanitation
Winner: Emmanuel Muwamba
Report: When garbage becomes Gold, NPL
Prize: LCD high-definition screen from WaterAid Malawi and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Gregory Gondwe
Report: In modern day, no toilets in sight, ZBS
Prize: LCD high-definition screen from WaterAid Malawi and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Environmental Sustainability
Winner: Frazer Potani
Report: When Climate Change is Witchcraft, Freelancer
Prize: High-definition TV courtesy of the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Gabriel Kamlomo
Report: Fertilizer Subsidy Programme: A climate change challenge, ZBS
Prize: High-definition TV courtesy of the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Universal Primary Education
Winner: Anastazio Mpumulo
Report: Orphan becomes breadwinner for aged couple, Malawi Mail
Prize: High-definition TV courtesy of the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Lazarus Mgomezulu
Report: Chilema cha Maliko, chiphinjo kwa makolo ake, Radio Alinafe
Prize: High-definition TV courtesy of the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Global Partnership for Development
Winner: Francis Tayanja Phiri
Report: Transforming through EU funded initiatives, BNL
Prize: Plasma screen courtesy of UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Emmanuel Thuwala
Report: Manyenje Village, MBC
Prize: Plasma screen courtesy of UN and complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Child Mortality
Winner: Martin Kantande and Lucas Bottoman
Report: 152 Children vaccinated at gun point, BNL
Prize: High-definition screen courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Doreen Sonani
Report: Chimwemwe mu ubereki gives hope to hopeless infants, MBC
Prize: Plasma screen courtesy of the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Winner: Frazer Potani
Report: Blocking women, blocking development, Freelancer
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Thomas Kachere
Report: Violence against Women, Capital Radio
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Maternal Health
Winner: Pius Mtike
Report: The Winding Corridor of QECH haunts pregnant women, BNL
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Pilirani Tambala
Report: Delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer patients, ZBS
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
HIV & AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
Winner: Watipaso Mzungu
Report: Dumping prostitution for entrepreneurship, BNL
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Andrew Chikusa
Report: Sarah, a story told by Sarah, MBC
Prize: LCD screen from the UN and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Business and Economics Journalist of the Year
Winner: Mike Chipalasa
Report: Government loses MK 700 million in subsidy and other stories, BNL
Prize: Acer laptop and dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Teresa Ndanga
Report: Rising Cost of living, ZBS
Prize: Acer laptop and dongle from Airtel Malawi
Chichewa Journalist of the Year
Winner: Bobby Kabango, NPL
Report: Kuletsa azamba kwapindulanji and other stories
Prize: LG Home Theatre courtesy of MISA Malawi and a dongle from Airtel Malawi
Sports Journalist of the Year
Winner: Leonard Sharra
Report: Uncovered: SULOM’s AGM bogus Accounts and other stories, BNL
Prize: Canon digital camera courtesy of MultiChoice Malawi and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Photojournalist of the Year
Winner: Amos Gumulira
Report: Family Ties girl to a tree for 12 years, NPL
Prize: Canon digital Power Shot camera courtesy of MISA Malawi and a dongle from Airtel Malawi
Investigative Journalist of the Year
Winner: Thom Khanje
Report: ‘Uncovered Tobacco smuggling racket into Zambia,’ and other stories, BNL
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of MISA Malawi and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Angela Mkandawire
Report: Hazardous drugs on Sale, ZBS
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of MISA Malawi and a complementary dongle from Airtel Malawi
Overall Winner
Winner: Thom Khanje
Report: ‘Uncovered Tobacco smuggling racket into Zambia,’ and other stories, BNL
Prize: High Flash Memory Samsung Camcorder courtesy of Malawi Savings Bank
Media House of the Year
Electronic
Winner: Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Prize: High-definition plasma TV for the modern newsroom courtesy of National BANK of Malawi
Winner: Nation Publications Limited
Prize: High-definition plasma TV for the modern newsroom courtesy of National Bank of Malawi
Lifetime Achiever
Winner: Jika Nkolokosa
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of National Bank of Malawi