Nyasa Music Festival starts this Good Friday: Castel Malawi pumps K4m
The inaugural Nyasa Music Festival (NMF) starts this Good Friday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre for the three-day event expected to run from Friday till Sunday. NMG director James Makunje Jnr said...
View ArticlePAC warns religious leaders against endorsing candidates in Malawi watershed...
Quasi-religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has sternly warned religious leaders against endorsing political candidates in the forthcoming election, saying this is a recipe for anarchy....
View ArticleFDH Bank gives K150 million student scholarships
Fast growing local commercial bank FDH has set aside K150 million for students scholarships in tertiary institutions in the country. Speaking at a luncheon to announce the scholarships on Wednesday,...
View ArticleBishop Mtumbuka guides Catholic congregants on qualities of good leader ahead...
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese of the influential Catholic Church has guided congregants on qualities of a good leader that the country needs to have through a vote in the May 21 2019...
View Article4 families off to their MultiChoice-sponsored Easter holiday
Winners of the MultiChoice Malawi’s DStv Easter promotion for an all-expenses paid Easter holiday for three nights at three different Sunbird Hotels, have left for their expedition on Friday, starting...
View ArticleMCP to turn Mangochi into a lake city as part of Chakwera’s development plan...
The vice president of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who is also the party’s running mate, Mohammed Sidik Mia, is pushing the horizons of MCP dominance beyond the closest...
View ArticleSt Padre Pio Church walk Way of the Cross
St Padre Pio Church an outstation of Kagwa Parish in Area 49, Lilongwe Friday participated in the Way of Cross as part of Easter celebration. Fr. Gerald Kubesa led the proceedings of the Way of...
View ArticleMalawian Airlines starts direct flights between Blantyre to Johannesburg
Malawian Airlines will between April 24 start direct flights from Blantyre to Johannesburg after leasing an additional aircraft Bombardier Q400. Chief executive officer for Malawian Airlines...
View ArticleTempers flare up for MCP, DPP candidate as NICE suspends debates in violence...
Tempers flared up during a parliamentary debate in Chikwawa south as the debate ended prematurely because of political rivalry between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Elias Karim and ruling...
View ArticlePolice arrest presidential convoy stone throwers: Suspected to be MCP members
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested five people believed to be Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters who are suspected to have thrown stones at a presidential convoy and smashed two government...
View ArticleZomba City Council introduces parking fees
Zomba City Council has introduced parking fees in what officials is aimed at boosting its revenue and curb illegal parking in the country’s old capital city. Acting chief executive officer Mussa Mwale...
View ArticleMalawi ex-first lady Shanil suss out an apology from DPP’s Ben Phiri
Former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri (formerly Mrs Muluzi) has rejected the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of elections Ben Phiri apology over offensive and insensitive...
View ArticleChilima, Chakwera participate in Good Fridaty tradition: Walking Jesus’ ‘Way...
UTM leader who is also the country’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima,and former leader of opposition and Malaiw Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera had to halt their political campaign on...
View ArticleCAMA pleads for MERA’s openness on fuel pricing
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) says Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) should make sure that it is open to the public on how it comes up with prices for various fuel products. CAMA...
View ArticleMalawi gets K61bn World Bank loan to commercialize agricultural sector
Government has secured a K61 billion loan from World Bank to finance an Agricultural Commercialization Project (AGCOM) which will transform Malawi’s agriculture sector from predominantly peasant...
View Article16 artists’ line up for Carlsberg CoolPRO Sunsplash
About 16 reggae artists are expected to share a stage during a mega music concert dubbed ‘Carlsberg CoolPRO Sunsplash’ scheduled to take place on May 4, 2019 at CoolPRO International Club in Malosa,...
View ArticleAs Malawi hopes to elect its ‘Magufuli’, Tanzania President sets for two-day...
Tanzanian President John Magufuli will pay a two-day State visit to Malawi from April 24 to 25 ahead of the watershed Tripartite Elections in the southern African nation where the East African leader...
View ArticleGermany provides financial support for water, sanitation in Lilongwe
Germany has provided €125 000 (approximately K102 500 000) to Habitat for Humanity Malawi (HFHM) for improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in low income areas of Mtsiriza and...
View ArticleTalking Blues: When a silver spoon becomes a dead weight
By March 2012 Atupele Muluzi had amassed a decent following and was on course to win over even more doubting Thomases. Despite inheriting a dubious legacy, by (a) repeating the claim that he was his......
View ArticleReturn Youth Week to tackle environmental degradation — DC
District Commissioner (DC) for Central Region District of Dowa, Alex Mdooko has asked authorities to consider reintroducing Youth Week Programme to address environmental degradation whilst preparing...
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