Malawi: NAMISA presses MPs to open up

The National Media Institute of Southern Africa (Namisa) in Malawi is taking Parliament to court for refusing to allow a private radio station to broadcast its proceedings live, writes Samuel Makaka in an article on www.journalism.co.za. Zodiac Broadcasting Station has been refused permission to broadcast the proceedings. Charles Simango, Namisa national director, said in an interview that Parliament is a public entity. “Members of Parliament are accountable to the people who sent them to Parliament.”