Maravi Post
Type of site | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| URL | Maravi Post |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
The Maravi Post is a Malawi news, online-only news website. The publication is one of the four online-only news websites in Malawi that include Nyasa Times, Malawi 24 and the Malawi Voice.
History
Maravi Post was started in 2009 and it has had about 20 employees.[1] The publication is one of the four online-only news websites in Malawi that include Nyasa Times, Malawi 24 and the Malawi Voice.
In February 2023, Dorica Mtenje, who was a Maravi Post journalists was arrested and held for several hours. The Committee to Protect Journalists protested the arrest because it interfered with press freedom. Moreover they noted that Mtenje did not write the offending article which involved the alleged defamation of the National Intelligence Service Director General Dokani Ngwira. The authorities believed that although there was no evidence, they suspected that Dorica Mtenje and her boss, Lloyd M’bwana, had written the article.[2]
Status
The Maravi Post has offices in Lilongwe, but its headquarters are said to be in Atlanta in Georgia.[3] It says it is not associated with any political party.[4]
References
- ^ "The Maravi Post - Blantyre, Malawi - Contact Number, Email Address". Malawi Business Directory. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Malawi police detain, charge journalist Dorica Mtenje over story she did not write". Committee to Protect Journalists. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "About the maravipost". The Maravi Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Editorial: Of threats, harassment, intimidation on The Maravi Post Editorial team". The Maravi Post. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.