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Media has been challenged to provide extensive coverage of theimplementation of Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP)in order to attract direct foreign investment.Deputy Director for Policy and Planning in the Ministry of Transport andPublic Works, Charles Mtonga made the challenge Monday during theopening of a two-day Media Orientation and Tour for SACTP at VintageHotel in Mponela, Dowa. He said the project views media as a strategic partner to foster itsimplementation highlighting opportunities available within the projectwhich could attract meaningful investments. Mtonga believes that the media should provide adequate information whichwould be used extensively and attract private sector participation. “The success of the media participation in the implementation processwill largely depend on news articles that will be provided by variousmedia houses being oriented on the project,” he said.The Deputy Director said the orientation accords the media an occasionto fully engage with various implementing agencies operating in theproject.“We would like to encourage the media to use the orientation to interactfreely with the agencies and explore their roles in the project,” Mtongaadded.He said the media would be given an opportunity to view and appreciateactivities under the project like the Inland Examination Centre inBlantyre, Liwonde–Matawale Road Rehabilitation, weighbridges at Liwonde,ASYCUDA and Drones at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and relocation andupgrading of Muloza Border Post. Programme Manager for SATCP, Hastings Ngoma said the project wouldaccord the media an opportunity to appreciate the implementation ofNational Single window in which Ministry of Trade was implementingwithin the project. The workshop has brought together representatives from the 12electronic, print and online media houses, a media production firm,Ministry of Transport officials and SATCP Project specialists for anopportunity to interact. The members of the media are being briefed onthe project and its objectives. The orientation will be followed by atour of some of the key project sites to let the media appreciate theprogress of the project and how it would impact lives of Malawians.