Journalist MarcFarlane Mbewe collapses to death while on duty

Death has been announced of former reporter for Capital FM radio MarcFarlane Mbewe.

Mbewe who was working for for Malawi Liverpool Welcome Trust collapsed while making a presentation at College of Medicine in Blantyre on Thursday.

He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH).

Mbewe came to light during the 2019 tripartite election where he joked of the earrings won by the then Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah during media briefing.

“Madam, you are looking good this afternoon. I like your earrings, personally,” Mbewe was quoted as saying while attracting laughter from fellow journalists.

Meanwhile, funeral details are still sketchy.