In a major loss for the media and entertainment industry, veteran broadcaster and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Brian Banda passed away on Saturday following a short illness at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre, according to Malawi24. His sudden death has drawn an outpouring of tributes from across the country, with former colleagues, government officials, and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter honoring his decades of influential work in television and radio.
Update: Amid ongoing disputes over music royalties, the digital platform Malawi-Music.com (MMC) has stepped in to assist the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) in resolving revenue-sharing conflicts, Nyasa Times reports. MMC Publishing is offering a locally developed broadcast monitoring system to provide objective, auditable airplay logs. The technology is intended to bring greater transparency and accuracy to how Malawian musicians are compensated for radio broadcasts.
In celebrity news, musician Zeze Kingston has shut down social media rumors regarding a split from his wife, Dorothy "Cash Madam" Kingston. According to Nyasa Times, the artist posted a series of affectionate photos alongside a heartfelt public message wishing his wife success in her university examinations, effectively putting an end to the online speculation about a marriage breakdown.