Misa Malawi Mourns Veteran Journalist Felix Mponda
Mponda passed on at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre Friday morning, February 5, 2021.
Until recently, Mponda was an Online Editor for Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).
Mponda practiced journalism for about 42 years, having started his career at Malawi News Agency (MANA) in 1979.
He was arrested and jailed in January 1993 for co-founding an independent newspaper, The New Express.
Mponda also worked for Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) now Times Group where he was Deputy Editor for The Sunday Times.
In his illustrious career, he did stories for the reputable international media outlets including the BBC, AFP and the Guardian (United Kingdom).
February 5, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 4 Comments
Journalists in the country are in a state of shock following the sudden death of veteran journalist, Felix Mponda who has practised journalism for 42 years.
Mponda has died
Until recently, Mponda was an Online Editor for Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).
Mponda practiced journalism for about 42 years, having started his career at Malawi News Agency (MANA) in 1979.
He was arrested and jailed in January 1993 for co-founding an independent newspaper,
The New Express which was pro-democracy against dictatorship of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) rule.
Mponda also worked for various local news organisations including Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) now Times Group where he was Deputy Editor for