Malawi media and MPS to mend fences

Malawi's deputy commissioner of police for the north, Nelson Bophani said the police can achieve professionalism if the media partner with them in promoting the creation of a safe and secure Malawi.

“However this could only be achieved if the media refrain from condemning the wrongs that the police commit while paying a blind eye to their victories,” he said during one of the training sessions between the police and media practitioners organised by the National Media Council of Southern Africa (NAMISA).

NAMISA national governing council member, Sara Munthali said a favourable police-media relationship is critical to the production of stories and reports that present positive images of the police service.

“Police authorities have to ensure that the image of the whole police is not unnecessarily tarnished by mistakes of individual officers who sometimes get excited and operate outside their mandate,” said Munthali.