Trimming Malawi cabinet not a solution – Kamlepo
While there have been calls from various stakeholders urging Malawi leader Mrs. Joyce Banda to trim the size of her cabinet, opposition leader Kamlepo Kalua says such a move would not bring answers to...
View ArticlePiksy returns from Kenya, set for ‘Maso’ album launch in Lilongwe
Afro-rapper and singer, Piksy, who is also Airtel Malawi brand ambassador jets back in the country Friday morning from Kenya where he went on a business visit courtesy of the mobile company. The...
View ArticleJapan tips Malawi to invest more in science and technology
Better education particularly in mathematics and science is an indispensable tool to advancing science and technology that in turn enhance achievement of national socio-economic development, Japanese...
View ArticleMalawi’s Banda launches book on economy: ‘Africa’s third liberation’
Malawian President Joyce Banda says good economic policies are a prerequisite for enhanced growth and development in Africa. Banda made the statement when she launched a book titled ‘Africas Third...
View ArticleMalawi minister directs regulator to award Joy TV licence
The Minister of Information, Moses Kunkuyu has directed Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to give Television Licence to Joy Television Limited which was revoked in 2007. Kunkuyu said...
View ArticleMutharika family up in arms against Malawi ex-First Lady Callista
Children of the former Malawi President late Bingu wa Mutharika have ganged up against their step-mother and former First Lady Callista Mutharika accusing her of trying to grab their duly owned Ndata...
View ArticleKachikuwo back in the rank and file of Malawi Police
Former Malawi Police Director of Finance Elijah Kachikuwo has been given another opportunity to continue serving in the Malawi Police Service but this time as an Officer In-charge at Mangochi Police...
View ArticleFDH Bank to open new branch in Zomba
One of the leading banks in the country, FDH Bank will open its eighth branch in Zomba District on October 27, next week. FDH Bank, Group Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Mpinganjira said the opening...
View ArticleMalawi VP Kachali pays tribute to late Mangwazu
Vice President Khumbo Kachali on Friday paid tribute to late Timon Sam Mangwazu of Kasungu describing him as a dedicated nationalist and well-known figure in Malawi’s history. Kachali was speaking at...
View ArticleMalawi army soldier nabbed: Suspected of killing a sex worker
Barely 4 days after the tragic death of a 22- year- old commercial sex worker in Mzuzu, police arrested a 40- year- old Staff Sergeant Symon Msowoya of Moyale Barracks on Friday in connection with the...
View ArticleMalawi Police teargas vendors in Lilongwe
Police in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe fired teargas to disperse angry street vendors who were reportedly protesting the arrest of their colleague. But Lilongwe Police Station Spokesperson Ramsey Mushani,...
View ArticleWanderers see off Cobbe to sail through in Carlsberg Cup
Mighty Wanderers produced a stunning performance on Saturday in the prestigious Carlsberg Cup as they progressed through into the next round after showing Cobbe Barracks an exit door in an exciting...
View ArticleBullets, Bvumbwe, Blantyre United out of Carlsberg Cup Malawi
You may call them the Bs if you so wish but the reality is that Big Bullets, Blantyre United and Bvumbwe Research are all out of the K30 Million Carlsberg Cup competition after losing to their...
View ArticleWell done Mr Splash for taking stigma head on
Geoffrey Kapusa, one of the most famous television personalities due to the Saturday evening music programme he hosted for a long time under the nom de plume of Mr Splash, has disclosed his HIV status....
View ArticlePolice to stop opposition leaders from using helicopter, convoy
Malawi opposition presidential contenders will not be allowed to use helicopters and a presidential-like convoy during their 2014 campaign, the Malawi Police Service has sounded the warning. Leader of...
View ArticleJumbe goes to court to stop UDF convention: Judge refused to grant exparte...
Interim president of Malawi opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Friday Jumbe, has gone to court to stop the party’s forthcoming convention but a High Court judge could not grant an ex-parte...
View Article5 Malawi Super League teams out of Carlsberg party
After the weekend clashes in the Carlsberg Cup round of 32, a total of five Super League sides have been booted out of the tournament. Big Bullets, Blantyre United and Bvumbwe Research were the first...
View ArticleMalawi’s Economic Recovery Plan: Short on tangible specifics
Introduction The current government’s effort to get the economy out of the economic problems at hand are commendable and the effort put in authoring the Economic Recovery Plan have to be celebrated as...
View ArticleIntegrate human rights in HIV activities, urges Malawi Human Righsts Commission
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says human rights issues need to be integrated in HIV and AIDS programmes especially at work places, saying the latter (HIV and AIDS) is in also a human rights...
View ArticleControversy surrounds appointment of new Malawi’s anti-graft body head
Dust is failing to settle at Malawi’s Ant-Corruption Bureau (ACB) despite the appointment by government of High Court Judge Rezine Mzikamanda as new director of the anti-graft body. Local print media,...
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