available on the MISA website in French and English. The site also contains papers and presentations made in briefings that are orienting civil society to the summit and the issues for Africa. C3. In Malawi the government is still using the public broadcasters the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Television Malawi (TVM) for political propaganda. During the period under review the two broadcasters designed their programmes to please the government and to deceive the world that the whole country wanted Muluzi to continue as president of Malawi after his constitutional two five year term expires. TVM and MBC denied access to the airwaves to anyone who was opposed to the third term bid and the UDF agenda. On the other hand, TVM constantly gave extensive coverage to proponents of the third term. They also waged a smear campaign to discredit the opposition. While TVM and MBC vilified the masses and critics of the third term campaign, private radio stations especially the Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ 90.3 Radio) and Capital Radio carried out diverse views in their broadcasts. Through a live Sunday debate programme, Capital Radio people with diverse views. Predictably, the media houses paid dearly for their stand. For example, Mr Henry Chibwana surprised the nation when he ordered MIJ FM radio, for which he is the board chairperson, to stop broadcasting political news until a review of its code of ethics and broadcasting licence was done. However, MIJ management and board members challenged his decision while the British Council threatened to stop supporting the radio station if the ban was carried out. The ban fell through. In February, two senior police officers besieged the premises of Capital Radio demanding to see the station manager. The siege came a few hours after the radio aired a live phone-in programme reviewing the conduct of the reformed Malawi Police Service. Callers severely criticised the police for their shortcomings. The MISA Malawi Chapter held stakeholders' broadcasting diversity workshop from 7th to 8th February 2003. About 45 participants drawn from political parties, broad civil society organisations, print and electronic media and the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) attended the workshop. The objectives of the workshop were: 1. Get an insight into the role of various stakeholders in promoting 23