Malawi: Journalists in court

There was a heavy police presence at Lilongwe Magistrates’ Court Monday as two Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) journalists appeared before the court to answer criminal libel charges. BNL General Manager Jika Nkolokosa and Lilongwe Bureau Chief Maxwell Ng’ambi are accused of publishing an article in Malawi News last year that allegedly defamed Health and Population Minister Hetherwick Ntaba, reports Malawi's Daily Times newspaper.