The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter has expressed shock over the untimely death of Mzimba Community Radio Reporter Victor Tembo.

Tembo died on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Mzuzu Central Hospital after a short illness.

The body of Tembo was laid to rest on Sunday at his home village Emtiyani-Njuyu in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mtwalo in Mzimba district.

Until his death, Tembo was MCR’s deputy bureau chief in Mzuzu.

He joined the station in September 2020.