The MISA Malawi Media Awards were presented at a ceremony at Capital Hotel on Saturday May 5, 2012. The annual media awards honour journalism excellence in Malawi and commemorate Word Press Freedom Day.
Winners
Human Rights Journalist of the Year
Winner: Charles Mpaka, Blantyre Newspapers
Report: Guilty by birth: Babies in prison
Prize: LCD plasma screen, a branded wall clock and one roll of cloth courtesy of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitaiton and Centre for Development of People
Electronic
Winner: Winstone Mwale, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: July 20 and the path to democracy in Malawi
Prize: LCD plasma screen, a branded wall clock and one roll of cloth courtesy of Centre of Human Rights and Rehabilitation and the Centre for Development of People
Business and Economics Journalist of the Year
Winner: Mwereti Kanjo, Nation Publications Limited
Report: Life across the border
Prize: Top of the range plasma screen courtesy of Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Pilirani Phiri, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Collapsed economy biting Malawians hard
Prize: Top of the range LCD plasma screen courtesy of Airtel Malawi
Chichewa Journalist of the Year
Winner: Noel Nkubwi, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Ikakuona Litsiro sikata
Prize: State of the art digital camera courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Sports Journalist of the Year
Report: Match fixing plot exposed
Winner: Joy Ndovi, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Prize: State of the art Home theatre courtesy of Multi Choice Malawi
Photojournalist of the Year
Winner: Jacob Nankhonya
Report: Malawi up in smoke
Prize: A state of the art digital camera courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Investigative Journalist of the Year
Winner: Theresa Chapulapula, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: MHC K105 million kwacha house scam: Buyers receive hefty discounts
Prize: Laptop courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Electronic
Winner: Teresa Temweka Ndanga
Report: Secret liberty to abortions in Malawi
Prize: Laptop courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Water and Sanitation
Winner: Binson Musongole
Report: To the rescue of murky Mudi river
Prize: An LCD Plasma High Definition Screen from WaterAid Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Jonah Pankuku, Malawi Institute of Journalism
Report: Vendors scramble for a poorly conditioned toilet
Prize: An LCD Plasma High Definition Screen from WaterAid Malawi
Hunger and Poverty
Winner: Charles Mpaka, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: Miserable life of a 12 year old
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Stonald Kuphunda, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Sugarcane as a cash crop
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Environmental Sustainability
Winner: Tiwonge Ng’ona, Correspondent/Blantyre Newspapers
Report: Flying toilets in Ndirande
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Steve Zimba, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: How climate change has changed Mzuzu City
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesey of the UN
Universal Primary Education Journalist of the Year
Winner: Emmanuel Muwamba, Nation Publications Limited
Report: Never too late to salvage dream
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Teresa Temweka Ndanga, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Government puts community’s efforts to have own primary school in limbo
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesey of the UN
Global Partnerships for Development
Winner: Gabriel Kamlomo, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: Health Centre abandoned for 20 years
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Pilirani Phiri, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Malawians paying for Bingu’s arrogance
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Child Mortality
The jury unanimously decided not to give an award for this category because of the poor quality of the entries.
Electronic
Winner: Enock Balakasi, Joy Radio
Report: Community participation reduces child mortality
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Winner: Tiwonge Ng’ona, Correspondent/Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: Culture pushing girls into early marriages
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Doreen Sonani, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
Report: How ESCOM inefficiency is affecting the livelihood of women
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Maternal Health
Winner: Wezzie Nkhoma-Somba, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: When giving birth becomes a nightmare
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Brenda Kawonga, Malawi Institute of Journalism
Report: The viability of legalising abortion
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
Winner: Isaac Masingati, Blantyre Newspapers
Report: Turning morgues into hospitals
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Electronic
Winner: Winstone Mwale, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: HIV positive man defiles seven children in a roll
Prize: Samsung tablet courtesy of the UN
Best Farm Radio Programme
Winner: Lazarous Mgomezulu, Radio Alinafe
Report: Ng’ombe za mkaka mthetsa njala
Prize: LCD plasma screen from Farm Radio Malawi
Best Human Resource for Health
Winner: Isaac Masingati and Charles Mpaka, Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: Hospitals without nurses
Prize: Home Theatre courtesy of the Nurses Organisation of Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Priscilla Zikapanda-Malamula, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Report: Lack of access to health services
Prize: Home Theatre courtesy of the Nurses and Midwives Organisation of Malawi
Blogger of the Year
Winner: Kondwani Munthali, Nation Publications Limited
Prize: Top of the art Laptop and a recorder courtesy of US Embassy
Radio Talk Show Host of the Year
Winner: Pilirani Phiri, Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Prize: Top of the art laptop and a recorder courtesy of US Embassy
Columnist of the Year
Winner: Ralph Tenthani
Prize: Top of the art laptop and a recorder, courtesy of US Embassy
Overall Winner
Winner: Teresa Chapulapula of Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Report: “MHC MK105 m House Scam,’ and other stories
Prize: Home Theatre courtesy of Malawi Savings Bank
Media House of the Year
Electronic
Winner: Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS)
Prize: High Definition Plasma Television set for the newsroom courtesy of National BANK of Malawi
Winner: Blantyre Newspapers Limited
Prize: High Definition Plasma Television set for the newsroom courtesy of National Bank of Malawi
Lifetime Achiever Award
Winner: Mrs Mbumba Banda Achutan – CEO, NPL
Prize: Top of the art digital Camera courtesy of the British Hi Commission
Best Cartoonist of the year
Winner: Ralph Mawera, Nation Publications Limited
Best Student Awards
Winners:
Chiyembekezo Focus Maganga from the Polytechnic
Rose Cross from Malawi Institute of Journalism, Mzuzu Campus
Prize: K50, 000 courtesy of Blantyre Newspapers Limited