Malawi activists hold peaceful anti-JB protests: Issue ultimatum
Malawi rights campaigners on Thursday held peaceful anti-government protest in the commercial hub Blantyre to press for quick action after an audit revealed officials had stolen at least K13 billion (...
View ArticleMzuzu Cops granted bail again: Face manslaughter charges
The High Court in Mzuzu has ordered that the trial for the three Mzuzu based Cops who are accused of having a hand in the death of a suspect be held with 21 days from February 27, 2014. The suspect...
View ArticleUK won’t resume Malawi aid until justice on cashgate –DfID
Malawi’s biggest donor, Britain has said will not be able to resume aid support until the government clamped “firmly down on corruption”. Malawi has been rocked by the plunder of public resources,...
View ArticlePAC rejects cashgate report: Demand names
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has rejected the forensic audit report into the fraud and theft of money from the Malawi government which found that over K13 billion was siphoned...
View ArticleMalawi FA warns clubs on hooliganism: Losing sponsorship
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has warned football fans and clubs against hooliganism in cup and league games in the country. FAM General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda issued the stark warning on...
View ArticleMalawi 2014 polls: Status quo or real change?
I was inspired to write this article after reading an opinion by Nadia Rabesehala Horning on the just ended Madagascan elections in the New African Edition of December 2013. Her opinion is a critical...
View ArticleBoy dies after drowning: Boasted he knew to swim
A 17-year-old boy in Kasungu district died suddenly Thursday afternoon after he attempted to swim in Kabvunguti Dam in a show-off mode. Police have identified the boy as Timothy Phiri from Chiteyeye...
View ArticleThugs poison truck driver to steal 700 bags of maize
Three suspected criminals raided a truck driver and poisoning him before hijacking 700 bags of maize in Kasungu district. Police have since arrested one of the three suspects identified as Redson...
View ArticleSimplex recalled by Malawi for Zimbabwe friendly
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has pressed a panic button to recall Mozambique based goalkeeper Simplex Nthala who had said he was done with the national team. Nthala is among a list of players...
View ArticleKabwila barred, activist accuses MEC of ‘double standards’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwila has been disqualified as parliamentary candidate for Salima North West in the forthcoming May 20 Tripartite Elections., Malawi Electoral...
View ArticleLucius releases UDF campaign song: Dzuka Malawi
Malawi’s music maestro and aspiring Parliamentarian for the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Lucius Banda, has composed another theme song for his party ahead of the May 20 Tripartite...
View ArticleMalawi leader pays tribute to Nigeria
Malawi President Joyce Banda joined world leaders in paying tribute to Nigeria on Thursday as the West African country kicked off a centenary celebration of the 1914 amalgamation of its southern and...
View ArticleMalawi civil service needs overhaul – DD Phiri
Malawi’s renowned historian and columnist, Desmond Dudwa Phiri, has added his voice to the growing distresses of Malawians over the manner in which the Joyce Banda administration is handling the...
View ArticleMalawi invites bids for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting set top...
Following the switching on of the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Second Generation (DVB-T2) network, the Malawi Government is inviting interested potential suppliers to submit bids for the...
View ArticleUK cautions Malawi against exposing names in cashgate audit
The British Government has warned the Malawi Government against making public names of people and organisations mentioned in the forensic audit report saying doing so may prejudice any current or...
View ArticleCashgate linked to Joyce Banda assets: Publicise declarations, MHRC ask Speaker
The State-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) are pushing Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda, to publicise the assets declarations which President Joyce Banda deposited to his...
View ArticleTNM offers relief to Malawi football: Always with you
TNM Limited, sponsors of the K65 million TNM Super League on Frday night put to rest all the doubts that had been lingering on the sponsorship for the national league, announcing they will continue...
View ArticleAtupele’s vision on transforming Malawi’s economy and society
Malawi stands at the cross-roads. In marking our 50 years of independence this year, we must answer the unavoidable question of whether we have made ‘good enough’ progress to transform our economy and...
View ArticleMalawi Awards UK nominations extended to March 7: Tickets on sale
Nominations of the inaugural Malawi Achievers Awards (MAA) dubbed The ‘Malawi Grammy’s’ have been extended for another seven days by public demand to allow the public to make more nominations, the...
View ArticleMalawi News apologises to Blair
Malawi News on Saturday offered an apology to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair over a story they carried that ‘Malawians Pay for Blair’, admitting it was inaccurate and false reporting. The...
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