By McLloyd Kudzingo
Malawi’s oldest media house Times Group, last night scooped multiple awards during the 2022 Media Institute of Southern Africa- MISA Malawi awards held at Sunbird Chintheche Inn in Nkhata Bay district.
Times received a total of 14 individual awards as well as media house of the year, television category and media house of the year, print.
In the radio category, Zodiak Broadcasting Station won the best media house-radio award for the 15th time in a row.
The Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) was named Malawi’s electronic (Online) media house of the Year.
PIJ’s journalist Golden Matonga won this year’s Misa Malawi Investigative Journalist of the Year award for a story on how the Attorney General authorized payments to businessman Zuneth Sattar for a contract under ACB investigation.
Matonga also came out as the overall Best Journalist of the Year.
Below are further awards won during the night:
Columnist of the year
Winner: Edith Gondwe
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Media House of the Year (Online)
Platform for Investigative Journalism
Media House of the Year (radio)
Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation
Media House of the Year (Television)
Times Television
Media House of the Year (Print)
Times Group
Overall Winner
Golden Matonga
Red Ribbon journalist of year-Print
Winner: Wezzie Gausi
Media house: Times Group
Red Ribbon journalist of the year- Electronic
Winner: Wanangwa Chafulumila
Media house: Times Group
ATI journalist of the year- Print
Winner: Rebecca Chimjeka
Media house: Times Group
ATI journalist of the year- Electronic
Winner: Taonga Sabola
Media house: Times Group
Water and Sanitation journalist of year-Print
Winners: Frank Namangale and Bright Kumwenda
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Water and Sanitation journalist of year- Electronic
Winner: Mathews Kasanda
Media house: Times Group
Health governance journalist of the year- Print
Winner: Jack MacBrams
Media house: PIJ
Health governance journalist of the year – Electronic
Melifa Chiguduli
Media house: ZBS
Democracy and good governance journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Frank Kapesa
Media house: MBC
Sports Journalist of the year awards-Print
Winner: Joy Ndovi
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Digital story telling award-Print
Winner: Golden Maotcha
Business and economics journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Tiwonge Hara
Media house: NyasaTimes
Business and economics journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Winston Kaimira
Media house: ZBS
Human Rights journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Bernadette Mia
Media house: MIJ Online
Human Rights journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Aubrey Kalumpha
Media house: MIJ FM
Investigative journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Golden Matonga
Media house: Platform for Investigative Journalism
Investigative journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Thomas Kachere
Media house: Times GroupColumnist of the year
Winner: Edith Gondwe
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Media House of the Year (Online)
Platform for Investigative Journalism
Media House of the Year (radio)
Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation
Media House of the Year (Television)
Times Television
Media House of the Year (Print)
Times Group
Overall Winner
Golden Matonga
Red Ribbon journalist of year-Print
Winner: Wezzie Gausi
Media house: Times Group
Red Ribbon journalist of the year- Electronic
Winner: Wanangwa Chafulumila
Media house: Times Group
ATI journalist of the year- Print
Winner: Rebecca Chimjeka
Media house: Times Group
ATI journalist of the year- Electronic
Winner: Taonga Sabola
Media house: Times Group
Water and Sanitation journalist of year-Print
Winners: Frank Namangale and Bright Kumwenda
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Water and Sanitation journalist of year- Electronic
Winner: Mathews Kasanda
Media house: Times Group
Health governance journalist of the year- Print
Winner: Jack MacBrams
Media house: PIJ
Health governance journalist of the year – Electronic
Melifa Chiguduli
Media house: ZBS
Democracy and good governance journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Frank Kapesa
Media house: MBC
Sports Journalist of the year awards-Print
Winner: Joy Ndovi
Media house: Nation Publications Limited
Digital story telling award-Print
Winner: Golden Maotcha
Business and economics journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Tiwonge Hara
Media house: NyasaTimes
Business and economics journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Winston Kaimira
Media house: ZBS
Human Rights journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Bernadette Mia
Media house: MIJ Online
Human Rights journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Aubrey Kalumpha
Media house: MIJ FM
Investigative journalist of the year-Print
Winner: Golden Matonga
Media house: Platform for Investigative Journalism
Investigative journalist of the year-Electronic
Winner: Thomas Kachere
Media house: Times Group
