Mary Bwalya Malama Mbewe started her career by joining the Zambia Daily Mail as a reporter, where she worked on various topics, ranging from sports to news. Over the years, Mbewe rose through the ranks, and in the 1990s became the first woman Editor-in-Chief of the Zambia Daily Mail, and the first woman to hold the high-level position in Zambia. In 2017, Mary Mbewe joined the Daily Nation, where she currently serves as the Executive Editor. She is one of the founding members of the Zambia Union of journalists (ZUJ), a member of the Zambia Media Women Association (ZAMWA), as well as a member of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)’s Zambian Chapter.