Join us to celebrate the launch of the first ever State of the Newsroom for Malawi (2021). This inaugural issue focuses on corruption in the media in Malawi. With a third of the country’s budget lost to corruption each year, what can the media do about it? How does political influence impact on reporting corruption, and just how widespread are the first-hand reports of corruption amongst journalists in the Malawian newsroom?

Investigative journalist Vitus-Gregory Gondwe will be in conversation with:

• Tereza Temweka Ndanga (Chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA-Malawi)
• Edyth Kambalame (Editor at Nation Publications Limited)
• Gracian Tukula (Contributing author to State of the Newsroom Malawi)

When: Wednesday 28th April 2021,

Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CAT

Covid-19 vaccination and nationalism is one of the major news stories of 2021. What impact is it having on Africa-China relations? And how are journalists covering the story?  Eric Olander of ACRP partner the China Africa Project will be joined by two African and two Chinese journalists to discuss dynamics of reporting in various countries and by governments on the framing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. 

When: Wednesday, 12 May 2021 | Time: 11:00 CAT

The African continent is slated to hold 13 national elections in 2021, with eyes largely on the presidential’s in Ethiopia and Zambia in the latter half of the year and possibly Nigeria in 2022. But what makes this year’s round of elections different from all the other years, coupled with all other existing challenges, is that they will be held during a pandemic.

Join us as we unpack roles and strategies for promoting democracy and development during the upcoming elections across Africa.

When: Thursday, 27 May 2021 | Time: 12:00 CAT