No woman candidate for PP in Nsanje
No single female aspirants has emerged a winner in all 10 ward and Five Constituencies for Nsanje District during the ruling People’s Party (PP) primary election conducted recently amidst 50-50 male...
View ArticleMwenifumbo gagged as PP unveils Mwalwanda in Karonga central
Newly appointed ruling Peoples Party (PP) Chairperson for the northern region Christopher Ngwira has triumphed in one of his major assignment to quell the violence that has been bedevilling the...
View ArticleBT police arrest three ‘hardcore’ criminals, confiscate guns
Police in Blantyre have arrested three armed men described as hardcore criminals who were on the verge of terrorising with city. The police arrested Steve Malikebu John White 28, from Mphika village,...
View ArticleMalawi presidential nominations dates released
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has issued statement informing independent and registered political parties’ presidential candidates that presentation of nomination forms will take at Comesa Hall...
View ArticleSocial football taking centre stage: Manja Emirates pip ESCOM
With TNM Super League teams technically on off-season, social football and junior leagues’ games are coming to the fore in most parts of the country. During the past two weeks, Blantyre, for instance,...
View ArticleMalawi presidential jet buyer speaks out: ‘Jet was placed in SA for leave’
The buyer of the controversial Malawi’s presidential jet Bohnox Enterprises Limited has come out in the open confirming that they had purchased the jet and also that the aircraft is currently in South...
View ArticleVoters are not beggars at the mercy of unscrupulous political class
Mulanje West parliamentarian, Patricia Kaliati has come out against constituents visiting homes of aspiring and incumbent members of parliament (MPs) to see for financial and material support. Kaliati...
View ArticleControversy over PP-Aford alliance in Rumphi
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) ‘standby’ president Enoch Katola Chakufwa Chihana has said his party’s relationship with the ruling Peoples Party is lifelong and has challenged ‘rebels’ to quit if not...
View ArticleMEC warns Malawi parties against last minute alliances
The Malawi Electoral Commission [MEC] has discouraged political parties from forming last-minute alliances, saying such moves would derail the candidates’ nomination process for this year’s May 20...
View ArticleChakwera evokes Chilembwe spirit as Malawi commemorates hero’s day
Malawians are on national holiday today the 15th of January which is Chilembwe Day. The day was specifically set aside for the country to celebrate the life and martyrdom of Reverend John Chilembwe. In...
View ArticleBlow to Malawi football: Sponsors TNM approaches athletics
Uncertainty surrounds the future of TNM Super League sponsorship in Malawi after the mobile telecommunications company TNM, sponsors of the flagship league, approached Athletics Association of Malawi...
View ArticleBande, Phoya triumph in PP primaries: Mijiga protest
Minister of Mining John Bande on Wednesday trounced Lucy Saini during People’s Party (PP) primary elections for Blantyre City East Constituency. PP secretary general Paul Mauludi and Bande confirmed...
View ArticleDomasi students petition govt over ‘dehumanizing treatment’
Serving teachers currently pursuing various diploma and primary degree programmes at Domasi College of Education in the eastern city of Zomba have petitioned ministry of education over what they say...
View ArticleThyolo residents demand land redistribution: Police arrest 11 over demo
Police in Thyolo have arrested 11 people who led a demonstration some irate villagers staged on Wednesday afternoon in a quest to repossess 250, 000 hectares of land from various tea estates in the...
View ArticleAFORD candidates may ‘miss’ 2014 polls: Chihana faces contempt of court charges
Opposition Alliance for Democracy AFORD candidates in both the parliamentary and local government levels might miss the May 20 tripartite polls if the High Court in Mzuzu fails to deliver its verdict...
View ArticleMP Jonas’ switch to MCP ruffles feathers in Dowa, primaries halted
Parliamentarian Shadreck Jonas’ switch to MCP from DPP after falling in the latter’s primaries for Lilongwe City Centre constituency – for which he is Member of Parliament – has led to cancellation of...
View ArticlePhoya lost to Mijiga, reads PP ‘official’ results
The ruling People’s Party (PP) returning officers at the primaries held in Blantyre Rural East have lodged results showing Minister of Lands and the leader of government business in parliament, Henry...
View ArticleTNM customers to pay GOtv subscriptions via Mpamba
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) customers will now start paying their GOtv monthly subscriptions using its mobile money transfer service called Mpamba. TNM Head of Marketing, Sobhuza Ngwenya, said the...
View ArticleMacra warns broadcasters against inciting violence ahead of Malawi polls
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has urged broadcasters that will be covering live political rallies to refrain from fuelling violence by ensuring that abusive expressions and obscene...
View ArticleRadio Islam mourns its journo and sheikh Matiya
Malawi’s only Islamic radio station Radio Islam on Thursday suspended broadcasting its usual programs in respect for the two prominent Muslims, an award winning journalist Sraj Suleiman and Sheikh Aman...
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