Peacock Seed Company Joins Media In Charity Work

Peacock Seeds 

As the Media was celebrating for World Press Freedom Day, Peacock Seeds Company supported Media Institute for Southern Africa, Malawi chapter (MISA MALAWI) with a donation of maize seeds worth K500 thousand Kwacha.

The support was meant to be part of MISA Malawi's donation to Rumphi hospital and for the 250 flood victims in Rumphi district.

"Having realised that MISA is donating few items to flood victims in Rumphi Peacock decided that it should intervene by contributing more to what MISA is going to donate to flood victims." said Innocent Jumbe Director for Production at Peacock Seeds Company, "In this context we are trying to look at peoples welfare. We are donating seeds so that they will plant in their fields, they will do inter cropping and then after three months we believe that these people will get something out of these seeds  if they really want to survive from the loss hey have experienced through floods."

Innocent Jumbe unpacking the seeds

The donated maize seeds to MISA Malawi chapter is half a tonne (that is 250 packs each weighing 2kgs amounting totaling to 500kgs)

Jumbe said "We have donated these seeds with hope that it will really get to the people and we will also follow up through MISA Malawi chapter and through any other means to make sure that the seed goes to the people and that people themselves should benefit from this donation."

Mutharika Promise Media Freedom

Journalists at World Press Freedom in Mzuzu

As the Media celebrates the World Press Freedom Day, which comes 3rd May, the State President, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika joins the local media fraternity in celebrating the day and reiterate his administration

commitment to safeguard the enjoyment of the twin freedoms of speech and of the press for they are part of the axis that anchors democracy.

President Mutharika 

In a statement signed by Government spokesperson hon. Kondwani Nankhumwa says President Mutharika recognise the important work that the media plays in Malawi and, thus, reaffirms his commitment to let journalism thrive because it is an enabler for achieving social economic development, good governance and the rule of law.

President and his Government welcome the theme of this year’s celebrations: “Let journalism thrive: towards better reporting, gender equality, media safety in the digital age and access to information.” It is a theme that rhymes with the principles of the Mutharika administration. Says the statement 

Mutharika has also promised that Government remains committed to creating an environment in which quality journalism can be achieved.

Mutharika further encourages media houses to complement  efforts in promoting gender balance by allowing more women journalists to reach

decision-making positions.

In the statement, Nankhumwa says Government will always play its part to bring about the reforms that encourages the media to freely use Digital technology as a useful tool for

bettering the lives of the people including reviewing all pieces of legislation that impede on their work.

Recognizing that access to information feeds into the wider development objective of empowering people, the statement says the processes of concluding the Acess to Information Bill are being expedited so that it is enacted into law as soon as possible.