Activists, media hail MBC on covering debate

The State broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has received credit from some influential civil society organisations and media institutions for beaming live the historical first Presidential debate held at the Bingu International Conference Centre auditorium room in Lilongwe. MBC alongside Times TV and Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation beamed live the first round of a series of Presidential debates organized by MISA with funding from Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa and UKAid which saw eight out of the 12 presidential candidates battling it out on various issues of national interest.