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course of transmission by post; or
(b) by reason of the detention or disposal of any postal article in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.
(2) The bona fide payment of any sum of money under this Act shall discharge Malawi
Posts, the Postmaster General and the employee by whom such payment was made from any
liability in respect of such payment.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting Malawi Posts, the Postmaster
General or any employee from liability for damage or loss caused to any person by reason of
negligence or fraud in relation to the activities of Malawi Posts.
PART IX — RECONSTITUTION OF MBC
Establishment
of Malawi
Broadcasting
Corporation
86. There shall continue to be a corporation known as the Malawi Broadcasting
Corporation (in this Act otherwise referred to as "MBC") which shall—
(a) be body corporate by that name with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) be capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name;
(c) be capable of acquiring and disposing of any moveable or immoveable property; and
(d) subject to this Act, have power to do or perform all such acts or things as bodies
corporate may by law do or perform.
87. —(1) MBC shall provide public broadcasting services in accordance with the following
principles—
Public service
obligation of
MBC
(a) the provision of programmer which educate, entertain and inform;
(b) the encouragement of free and informed opinion on all matters of public interest;
(c) the need to reflect the wide diversity of Malawi's cultural life; and
(d) respect for human rights, the rule of law and the Constitution of Malawi.
(2) MBC shall, in the provision of its broadcasting services—
(a) function without any political bias and independently of any person or body of
persons;
(b) support the democratic process;
(c) refrain from broadcasting any matter expressing its opinion or the opinion of its Board
or management on current affairs or on matters of public policy, other than broadcasting
matters;
(d) provide balanced coverage of any elections; and
(e) have regard to the public interest.
88. —(1) MBC shall have power—
(a) to provide public broadcasting services throughout Malawi;
Powers and
functions of
MBC