In 2015, MISA Malawi held its annual Media Awards at the Grand Palace Hotel in Mzuzu on Saturday 2nd May 2015. We awarded prizes to 39 journalists in 29 categories.
WINNERS
Investigative Journalist of the Year
Winner: Rabecca Chimjeka
Report: Beam Trust, Mulhako bombard NAC with funding requests, Nation Publications Limited (NPL)
Prize: MK 300, 000 ($435) cash courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Electronic
Winner: George Lumwira, Malawi Institute of Journalism
Report: Investigative Report
Prize: MK 300, 000 ($435) cash courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Education Journalist of the Year
Winner: Kondwani Kamiyala
Report: Self-boarding woes continue, defying government ban, NPL
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of the Civil Society Education Coalition
Electronic
Winner: Lauryn Tembenu
Report: Inclusive Education – a far-fetched dream for a lot of children with disability, Joy FM
Prize: HP lap top courtesy of Civil Society Education Coalition
Human Rights Journalist of the Year
Winner: Kondwani Kamiyala
Report: War scars at Dzaleka: An inside view of the haunted memories that define life at Dzaleka, NPL
Prize: MK 200,000 ($300) cash courtesy of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation and Centre for the Development of People
Electronic
Winner: Grace Khombe, ZBS
Report: Shot by police ignored
Prize: MK 200, 000 ($300) cash courtesy of Centre for the Development of People and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation
Business and Economics Journalist of the Year
Winner: Gregory Gondwe
Report: Bittersweet tales of sugarcane farmers: Taming Illovo’s sugar monopoly, BNL
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of Airtel Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Chimwemwe Mangazi
Report: TNMs decision to increase its service charges by 14% and views from the public, Capital Radio
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of Airtel Malawi
Chichewa Journalist of the Year
Winner: Bobby Kabango
Report: Gogo apulumutsa mwana kuimfa, NPL
Prize: MK150, 000 ($220) courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Sports Journalist of the Year
Winner: Peter Kanjere
Report: Reign of terror in Malawi Queens, NPL
Prize: MK 100, 000 ($150) cash courtesy of United General Insurance
Photojournalist of the Year
Winner: Lucky Mkandawire
Report: Through Lucky’s Lens, NPL
Prize: MK 150, 000 ($220) cash courtesy of Gift of the Givers
Water and Sanitation
Winner: Samuel Chunga
Report: Environmental horror in Lilongwe, NPL
Prize: HP Laptop courtesy of WaterAid Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Tamanda Matebule
Report: The root cause of Limbe River Pollution, MIJ
Prize: Top of the art laptop from WaterAid Malawi
Farm Radio Program of the Year
Winner: John Kisewe Mpakati
Report: Ubwino wa zipangizo zofalitsira uthenga zamakono paulimi, Dzimwe Community Radio
Prize: HP lap top courtesy of Farm Radio Malawi
Best ICT Journalist of the Year
Winner: Charles Mpaka
Report: And rural people are logging in but beware viruses have been detected, BNL
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of MACRA
Electronic
Winner: Winston Mwale and George Kalungwe
Report: ICT as a teaching, learning tool in primary schools, ZBS
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of MACRA
Maternal Newborn Health Journalist of the Year
Winner: Watipaso Mzungu Jnr
Report: Babies born into ‘Jumbos’, NPL
Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab courtesy of Save the Children
Electronic
Winner: Rachel Mhango
Report: Fistula and Cervical Cancer, Times TV
Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab courtesy of Save the Children
Hunger and Poverty
Winner: James Chavula
Report: The rags among riches: plight of kanyika mine, NPL
Prize: Galaxy Tab from the UN
Environmental Sustainability
Winner: Samuel Chunga
Report: Parliament cracks whip on ministers, MPs in illegal timber trade, NPL
Prize: Galaxy Tab from the UN
Universal Primary Education
Winner: Kondwani kamiyala
Report: Toiling to get educated, NPL
Prize: Galaxy Tab from UN
Global Partnership for Development
Winner: Daniel Mababa
Report: Consequences of Malawi’s lack of foreign policy direction, ZBS
Prize: Galaxy Tab from UN
Child Mortality
Winner: Aston Gondwe
Report: Cost of poor sanitation, case of under 5 children in Malawi, Voice of Livingstonia
Prize: Galaxy Tab from UN
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Winner: Rebecca Chimjeka
Report: Minors selling sex in Ntcheu, NPL
Prize: Galaxy Tab from UN
Maternal Health
Winner: Sheila Chimphamba, ZBS
Report: Child birth a death trap
Prize: Galaxy Tab from UN
HIV & AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
Winner: Watipaso Mzungu junior
Report: ARVs on sale, Weekend Nation
Prize: A state of the art Galaxy Tab from the UN
Tourism Journalist of the Year
Winner: James Chavula
Report: Nyika: hard-to-reach paradise, NPL
Prize: HP Laptop from Sunbird Tourism
Electronic
Winner: Chancy Muloza
Report: The cost of wildlife depletion, ZBS
Prize: HP laptop from Sunbird Tourism
Paediatric and HIV Journalist of the Year
Winner: Owen Nyaka
Report: Adolescents – the invisible generation in HIV, Online
Prize: HP laptop from Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Electronic
Winner: Innocent Kumchedwa
Report: Breeding child mortality, Matindi FM
Prize: A state of the art HP Laptop from Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
The Hennox Mazengera Financial Journalist of the Year
Winner: Lucky Mkandawire
Report: RBM’s Mzuzu branch payment mess exposed, NPL
Prize: HP laptop from Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi
Electronic
Winner: Daniel Mababa
Report: Government undermines its own public finance management rules, ZBS
Prize: HP laptop from Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi
Blogger of the Year
Winner: Agness Mizere
Prize: Note Book Computer and an Audio Recorder, courtesy of US Embassy in Malawi
Radio Talk Show Host of the Year
Winner: Brian Banda, Times TV
Prize: Note Book Computer and an Audio Recorder, courtesy of US Embassy in Malawi
Columnist of the Year
Winner: Gracian Tukula
Prize: Note Book Computer and an Audio Recorder, courtesy of US Embassy in Malawi
Overall Winner
Winner: Samuel Chunga – NPL
Report: Environmental Horror in Lilongwe
Prize: HP laptop courtesy of TEVETA
Lifetime Achiever
Winner: Edward Chitsulo
Prize: Trophy courtesy of Gazzette Media
Media House of the Year
Winner: Nation Publications Limited
Prize: Trophy, courtesy of the NGO Board
Electronic
Winner: Zodiak Broadcasting Station
Prize: Trophy, courtesy of the NGO Board