Mia hunt for MCP votes in Mangochi: Voting DPP would be similar to ‘national...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first deputy president Sidik Mia is crisscrossing all the constituencies of the populous lake shore district of Mangochi throughout this Easter season on the campaign trail...
View ArticleAtupele still standing, UDF ‘new begining’ for Malawi inclusive growth
With just one month of hard campaigning to run until Malawi’s May 21 2019 watershed elections, as critics were penning United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi political obituaries, one...
View ArticleLulu to headline Zuri Queen Africa Malawi finals set for May 11
Zuri Africa Malawi is a beauty pageant that celebrates culture and people’s way of life developed to encourage Africans to pride and value each other. The pageant organizers have announced the venue...
View ArticleChilima says he is last Malawi VP ‘to be victimised’: Others have picked...
UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima who is also the country’s Vice-President but quit the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) last June to launch his presidential bid, says he is...
View ArticleState given 10 days ultimatum to arrest Buleya Lule police killers
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) officials have given the state up to 10 days to arrest police officers who were involved in the killing of Buleya Lule, a suspect in the abduction of a boy......
View ArticleEU deploys long-term observers for Malawi watershed elections
The European Union (EU) Observation Mission to Malawi Tripartite Election has deployed 24 long-term observers throughout the country for the May 21 2019 watershed election. Before their deployment,...
View ArticleJTI Leaf Malawi confident of successful tobacco marketing season
One of Malawi’s leading tobacco buyers, JTI Leaf Malawi says it is very hopeful the country will have a successful tobacco marketing season where its contracted growers will deliver the best quality...
View Article1 dies in DPP lorry accident: People were ferried to attend Chimulireni rally
One person has died while two others are seriously injured after they fell off from a moving lorry on their way to a ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally in Karonga. DPP director of...
View ArticleI won’t be stampeded, Chilima challenges Malawi govt to bring out ‘skeletons’
UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Klaus Chilima has dared government to bring out whatever dirt it has on him, saying he would not be cowed into silence after he spokes against abuse of public...
View ArticleDPP’s Ben Phiri apologises for slurs against Shanil: Withdraws bedroom...
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of elections, Ben Phiri, has frantically made an apology to former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri over bed room remarks he made at a...
View ArticleEx-minister Chupa laid to rest: Nankhumwa, Joyce Banda attend funeral
The body of former Cabinet minister Peter Adrick Chupa was laid to rest with full military honours at HHI cemetery in Blantyre on Thursday, April 18 2019 a funeral ceremony which brought together...
View ArticleCotton market opens in Malawi
Cotton farmers are now to smile all the way to the bank whilst the country’s forex is to be boosted with the opening of cotton market whuch will run for 90 calendar days, Cotton Council... The post...
View ArticleRural electrification to facilitate teachers posting – DC
District Commissioner for Balaka, Ali Phiri has described rural electrification by government through the Malawi Rural Electrification Program (MAREP) as a catalyst to development. Phiri was speaking...
View ArticleFacebook official in Malawi to crackdown on ‘Zigoba’, fake news
A team of officials for popular social media platform Facebook are in Lilongwe meeting stakeholders in communications including Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on how to deal with...
View ArticleAford’s Chihana booed in his Rumphi Central constituency during debate
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enoch Chihana had a shock of his life when people in Rumphi central constituency booed him for false promises during parliamentary debates. The incident...
View ArticleMalawi set to lose K100bn in post crop harvest losses
Malawi is set to lose K100 billion in post crop harvest, according to some experts. Farmers Organisation Limited sales and marketing manager Ronald Chilumpha said a recently done survey by agricultural...
View ArticleChakwera promises to attend Malawi presidential question time in parliament
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera has said he would attend presidential question time in parliament once voted into power during the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. He...
View ArticleGolowa Phiri appointed ActionAid Malawi executive director
The Board of ActionAid Malawi (AAM) has announced the appointment of Assan Golowa-Phiri as AAM Executive Director, effective 15th April 2019. Golowa-Phiri is a Malawian national with over 18 years...
View ArticleQuadria Muslim Association of Malawi denies endorsing any candidate
Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi (Qmam) has clarified that the association did not endorse anyone for May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections but it only met with President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu...
View ArticleAmbulance crisis hits Ntcheu District
Health and medical workers in Ntcheu have expressed concern over lack of ambulances in the district as there are only three ambulances to serve 500 000 people. Sources at the district health office...
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