Malawi economy on reverse gear – Consumer watchdog
Malawi’ economy has taken a backward turn and is in a reverse gear says the head of Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) John Kapito. Kapito made a diagnostic analysis of Malawi economy in the press...
View ArticleJB receives letters of credence from Poland, Denmark, Mauritius, Seychelles
President Joyce Banda on Tuesday received credentials of four new envoys accredited to Malawi -Ambassador Designate of Seychelles, Poland, Mauritius and Denmark – during ceremonies that took place at...
View ArticleChakwera returns with hope: ‘Malawi Congress Party is ready for polls’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Dr Lazarous Chakwera has returned home from a fund-raising tour of the United States, saying he is ready to go flat out and campaign for May 20 elections. The...
View ArticleChavula named Flames skipper: Malawian Airlines sponsor tickets
Defender Moses Chavula has been named as the new captain of the Malawi football team, the Flames. The announcement was made by head coach Young Chimodzi during a news conference the technical panel...
View ArticleMen shun family planning as Malawi adds 400,000 people annually
Malawi’s reproductive health experts have raised concern over reluctance by men to embrace family planning methods in the wake of population boom, which is currently at around 15 million people. Malawi...
View ArticleChakwera refused access to Kamuzu Central Hospital
In a surprising twist of events, new hospital director for Kamuzu Central Hospital, Dr. Grace Chiudzu refused to allow Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera visit the mortuary or...
View ArticlePolice thwart maize smuggling by PP candidate
Police on Tuesday thwarted a smuggling syndicate of maize into Mozambique by ruling People’s Party (PP) candidate for Chikhwawa Mkombezi, Ben Montfort Khuleya. Two trucks carrying over 30 metric tonnes...
View ArticleChakwera snubs Malawi @ 50 Forum invitation
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President, Lazarus Chakwera, has snubbed an invitation from the High Level Development Council to attend the national dialogue on ‘Malawi @50 Forum’ in Lilongwe on...
View ArticleMalawi Std 1 pupils to start learning in English all subjects
Standard One pupils will from next September be taught in English in all subjects except Chichewa, the Ministry of Education has announced. Minister of Education Dr Lucious Kanyumba said this is in...
View ArticleJB explains jet cash fed the poor, bought equipment for Malawi army
President Joyce Banda on Tuesday explained that $15-million raised from last year’s sale of a Malawi presidential jet fed the poor and bought military equipment. There have been fevered speculation...
View ArticleWhat I have in common with Prophet Bushiri, TayGrin and Kachali
It was a fresh Monday morning, just before I closed my laptop and left for a preparatory briefing on an “All Stakeholders’ Meeting.” A notification popped up on my Blackberry. “Call me,” the message...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted, killed: Malawi Police arrest suspect
Police in Kasungu are keeping in custody Mvano John for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman before strangling her to death. The woman –name shielded – comes from Chikula Village, T/A Simlemba in...
View ArticleChakwera insists JB must publicise assets: ‘I will declare mine before Malawi...
President of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Dr Lazarus Chakwera has emphasised the need for President Joyce Banda to make public her assets before May 20 Tripartite Elections if her name...
View ArticleProtests, demo and govt accountability: Thoughts on Malawi
Last week a coalition of local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) organised and staged demonstrations in the commercial city of Blantyre. They were demonstrating against corruption and lack of...
View ArticleAmadu dumps Silver for KB: Chinthenga joins as well
Silver Strikers goalkeeper Amadu Ali has dumped TNM Super League champions Silver Strikers for Kamuzu Barracks after enduring a frustrating season at the bankers. Impeccable sources confided that Ali...
View ArticlePP insists Makande, Mwenefumbo expelled
Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) has maintained that it expelled its spokesman Hophmally Makande and deputy secretary general Frank Mwenefumbo for deciding to contest as independent candidates in...
View ArticleMalawi Catholics mark Ash Wednesday to begin Lenten season
Malawi Catholics join the rest of the faifhfuls around the world when they marked ‘Ash Wednesday,’ to kick-start the solemn season of Lent . Catholic parishes across the country have been seeing a...
View ArticleFinance Minister contradicts JB on jet cash spending on FILP
Malawi Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba contradicted his boss President Joyce Banda when he said the proceeds from the Jet sale were not used to purchase fertilizer for Farm Imputs Loan Program...
View ArticleJB calls on Malawians to reflect on their past: Draw lessons on the 50 years
President Joyce Banda called on Malawians on Wednesday to reflect on their past and draw lessons and inspirations as the country celebrates 50 years of independence. Banda was speaking Wednesday in...
View ArticleMkwezalamba says Malawi jet cash used to clear Paramount debts
Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba said on Wednesday that Malawi government used the proceeds made from the sale of the Presidential jet to pay arms dealer Paramount Group of South Africa to clear...
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