LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Old Mutual this week emphasized the need for Malawi media to understand the new Pension Act for effective reporting.
This comes as the company renewed its partnership with the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter at Mtolankhani House in the capital Lilongwe.
The insurance company started its partnership with Misa Malawi in 2020 where it has been awarding businesses journalists with prizes amounting to MK1.5 Million.
Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager at Old Mutual Patience Chatsika said that the company extended its partnership with Misa Malawi to three years and has increased the award money from MK1.5 Million to MK2 Million.
Chatsika added that Old Mutual has got an agreement with Misa Malawi where they are committed to training journalists on pertinent issues in Malawi.
“This year our pertinent issue which is our focus is around Pension Act where there have been some reforms. Our agreement is that Misa Malawi can help us through its members to report more about the act like the impact it has on the public or any member of the pension fund,” she said.
On her part, Vice Chairperson for Misa Malawi Chisomo Ngulube said that it is very rare for the corporate world to partner with journalists as such Misa Malawi values the partnership with Old Mutual because it brings out a cream of business journalists.
She went on to say that it is important for journalists to report things that they know about because issues to do with insurance, investment, and finance are very complex such that the trainings that Old Mutual conducts are very insightful and crucial to the journalists.
She further said that Misa Malawi is looking forward to journalists’ wide and deep coverage of the reformed Pension Act so that it can bring great impact to the public at large.
The media orientation on the Pension Act attracted participants from electronic, print, and online publications.