Under the one-party system, the press was not only government-regulated but it also largely belonged to government and was used as a tool to rally the people behind their beloved Kamuzu, the party [MCP] and government
Pansi pa chipani chimodzi, atolankhani sanali olamulidwa ndi boma okha komanso kuti anali a boma ndipo ankagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati chida chopezera anthu kuti azitsatira okondedwa awo a Kamuzu, chipani cha MCP ndi boma 