Malawi to consider legalising same-sex marriages, Justice Minister tells UN  ‘study being conducted’

November 3, 2020, 6:38 am

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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Titus Mvalo on Tuesday presented Malawi’s human rights report to the United Nations’ 36 session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) taking place in Geneva, saying  although same-sex marriages are illegal in Malawi, the Malawi Human Rights Commission  (MHRC) is conducting a study on whether it could be legalised. […]

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Police arrest 38 students over MSCE exam leak: Education ministry express dismay

November 3, 2020, 11:57 am

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Malawi Police  Service in Kasungu have arrested 38 students from Chayamba Secondary school in the district over Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination leak. The candidates were arrested in swoop the Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) conducted and the students were allegedly found in possession of leaked electronic MSCE examination  papers. Kasungu police spokesperson, […]

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Nankhumwa, DPP return  to court November 9

November 3, 2020, 12:10 pm

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Embattled Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa and his “DPP rebels” return to the High Court in Lilongwe on December 9 to battle it out with their party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on the leader of opposition case. Nankhumwa’s lawyer Gilbert Khonyongwa has confirmed that Nankhumwa, Grezelder Jeffrey and Jappie Mhango will be in court […]

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NBS Bank denies hacking reports

November 3, 2020, 1:32 pm

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NBS Bank has denied social media reports that hackers have infiltrated into its systems and stolen millions of money and confidential information of its clients that include companies and NGOs. The rumours say the hackers obtained bank accounts and transaction information of over 20,000 accounts. In a statement, NBS says it has never been hacked […]

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Malawians call for Maneb head, retake of exams over leakage

November 3, 2020, 1:41 pm

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Malawians have taken up in social media platforms to express displeasure over the massive Malawi School Certificate of Examination (MSCE) examination question papers leakage, calling for the firing of Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) executive director. Some of the question papers people were sharing on Whatsapp social media platforms before the students wrote include History […]

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Chilima calls for more attention on Malawi population boom, early marriages: Meets UNFPA regional chief

November 3, 2020, 1:57 pm

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Vice-President Saulos Chilima  has said population growth and early teen marriages must be given more attention to avert a looming national crisis. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms, was speaking Tuesday at his offices at Capital Hill in Lilongwe when UUNFPA regional director for east and southern Africa Dr Julita Onabanjo […]

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Malawi lauded at UN rights council for peaceful, democratic transition: Malawians midwives of their own destiny, says Mvalo 

November 3, 2020, 2:23 pm

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Several UN member States took turns to congratulate Malawi for a peaceful, democratic transition   as positive examples to the African continent at the 36th Session of UN Human Rights Council’s organized Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday. Malawi appeared before the UN Human Rights Council to present it’s progress in terms of […]

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Prison break at Thyolo as six inmates escape

November 4, 2020, 5:51 am

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Six prisoners have escaped at Thyolo Prison, prison authorities have confirmed. Southern region prisons spokesperson Julius Magombo said the prisoners escaped from the prison on Tuesday by breaking through iron sheets at the prison’s toilet. Magombo said the prisoners jumped through the fence of the prison. “But the alert prison officers managed to recapture four […]

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Pastor Mboro bury the holy hatchet with Prophet Bushiri

November 4, 2020, 6:14 am

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South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Wednesday had unsusual support from his spiritual advsersary self-proclaimed Prophet Paseka Motsoeneng, popularly known as Prophet Mboro, when the Malawian preacher  was being granted bail at the Pretoria Magistrates Court. Incredible Happenings church leader, pastor Mboro  has been up in arms against Bushiri fuelling a cockatil of allegations against […]

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Israel tells Malawi to meddle in Middle east politics

November 4, 2020, 6:30 am

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Israel has told Malawi to confront Iran for allegedly sponsoring terrorists who attack the Jewish state, according to the Times of Israel. Israel’s foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi said this on Tuesday in Israel when he held a joint press conference with his Malawian counterpart, Eisenhower Mkaka. Ashkenazi also requested Malawi to publicly outlaw the Tehran […]

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Malawi students run amok protesting exams cancellation due to leakage: Police make arrests 

November 4, 2020, 9:08 am

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Cancellation of Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)  examinations by government on Wednesday has also not amused students in the country with some venting out their fury and frustration by marching on the streets. In Mzuzu City, students run amok in the streets, marching and eye witnesses said  stones were  pelted  as they vented their […]

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Pastor jailed 14-years for sexual assault on girl, 12

November 4, 2020, 9:20 am

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Lilongwe Magistrate Court has  convicted and  sentenced a Christian pastor Harrison Dickson Nkhoma, 59, to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for defiling a 12- year-old girl. According to Spokesperson for Lingadzi Police Station in Lilongwe, Salome Zgambo, the court heard through police prosecutor, Sergeant Sautso Kamoto that the convict is a pastor of […]

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Seed-Co sponsors  K4m for pros in Lilongwe Open

November 4, 2020, 9:18 pm

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This  year’s Lilongwe Open Golf main sponsor  Seed Company (SeedCo ) Malawi has offered US$5 000  ( about K4 millio)  prize money to the professional category to be played from November 13-15. The tournament is expected to attract a field of about 30 pros from Malawi and neighbouring Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Confirming the special sponsorship […]

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ACB probes Centre football body, stops ‘corrupt’ election process

November 4, 2020, 9:23 pm

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The Anti-Corruption Bureau has issued a restraining order stopping the holding of Central Region Football Association Elective Annual General meeting scheduled for next weekend. Corruption allegations in the filing of Nomination papers for candidates in the upcoming polls have necessitated the move, ACB said in a statement. Investigations into the allegations reported by unnamed aspirants […]

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Treasury now ready to release MEC by-election budget money

November 4, 2020, 9:47 pm

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Treasury says it is now ready with the K700 million the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) needs to hold five parliamentary by-elections in the country, days after the pollster sounded an SOS. Treasury spokesperson Williams Banda said the money will be given to MEC by Tuesday next week. “There was indeed delay in releasing the money […]

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Oxfam Malawi project seeks to improve nutrition

November 4, 2020, 9:51 pm

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Oxfam Malawi has said investment in nutrition was still a small portion of overall domestic budgets. The organisation’s  livelihoods resilience programme manager Oxfam Malawi Steve Kuliyazi said this Tuesday during the inception meeting for Increasing Resource Allocation and Accountability for Nutrition Sector in Malawi Project at Ufulu Gardens in Lilongwe. He said the trend indicates […]

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AHL Group staff go 2-months unpaid salaries

November 4, 2020, 9:54 pm

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Employees of AHL Auction Holdings  Limited  have gone two months without pay in what the company has attributed the situation to a hostile economic environment which has led to its financial hardships. Staff at the company have been posting posters on social media  indicating that  they were planning to hold a vigil to force management […]

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Police net own senior officers over K900m theft: Minister Chimwendo issues stern warning

November 5, 2020, 5:36 am

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Malawi Police Service have arrested five of their own senior officers for the suspected theft of K900 million. National police spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed of the arrests of the five senior police officers from the positions of assistant commissioners to commissioners some of whom supervised the finance department of the Malawi Police Service at Area […]

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Chakwera moves to address concerns of  ‘cadet’ Buluma’s appointment as Nocma acting CEO

November 5, 2020, 5:49 am

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President Lazarus Chakwera  has commended the new board of State-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) chaired  by Secretary to President and Cabinet Zangazanga Chikhosi for assessing allegations of abuse of office by some of the executives there. Nocma has suspended CEO Gift Dulla and director of finance (DoF) Richard Milanzi to pave the way for […]

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Palestine protests to Chakwera  over Malawi plan on embassy in Jerusalem: Abbas says violation of UN resolution

November 5, 2020, 5:51 am

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Palestinian president’s special envoy Hanan Jarrar arrived in Malawi on Wednesday to hand over a letter of protest from  Mahmoud Abbas  against President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to open an embassy in the disputed city of Jerusalem and has asked Lilongwe to immediately withdraw the decision. The Palestine envoy handed the protest letter to  Chakwera, who […]

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