Choosing a president: Intellect, character and Malawi’s leadership
I have lived in the city of Lilongwe for close to three years now, and I have no idea who the MP of my area is. I do not even know the name of my constituency. Whoever is the MP here has never been to...
View ArticleMalawi: What about our cities, local governance?
In Malawi, one thing for certain is the rhetoric, from all corners, about the excruciatingly difficult circumstances of the rural masses. And I have a great appreciation of all that because I grew up...
View ArticleBonkiri Bonkiri win Lilongwe Social Soccer Bonanza
A late strike by super substitute Damiano Chigoneka was all Bonkiri Bonkiri Socials from Lilongwe’s Falls Estate needed to overcome resilient MPICO Socials 1-0 in the final match of the Lilongwe Golf...
View ArticleDPP bigwigs ‘midnight talks’ with JB: Mutharika furious
There is a crisis of confidence and trust amongst top ranking members of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over reports that some senior party gurus have been sneaking in at State House...
View ArticleMCP for better tobbaco prices – Chakwera
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwela has said Malawi will still need tobacco as a main cash crop although some people are saying the country should find a replacement. Speaking...
View ArticleAtupele tells Lilongwe: UDF poised to govern Malawi
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday took his official presidential campaign to the capital city Lilongwe, where he said the new UDF is poised to govern the...
View ArticleNGOGCN calls for elimination of child marriages in Chikhwawa
The Non-Governmental Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) has appealed to all stakeholders and duty bearers in Chikhwawa to initiate efforts which can ultimately eradicate child marriages in the...
View ArticleCCJP orients child protection workers on child Act
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) Chikhwawa Diocese has appealed to its Community Based Educators (CBEs) and government child protection workers to be active and familiarized with Child...
View ArticleJB promises airport in Mangochi
President Joyce Banda has promised to build airport in Mangochi if she will win the forthcoming May 20 Tripartite Elections. Banda made the remarks during a rally she addressed in Mangochi on Sunday....
View ArticleMzimba chiefs, voters call for Chihaura Shaba rejection
Mzimba chiefs, voters call for Chihaura Shaba rejection A meeting of chiefs and other prominent people in Mzimba South East constituency over the weekend rejected a gesture by former Member of...
View ArticleNo Ramadhan for Bullets
Bullets changes tune of Ramadhan: No Money to pay expatriate coach Bullets FC have changed their tune to re-engage Burundina expatriate coach Nsazwarwimo Ramadhan after a deal was sealed to bring him...
View ArticleMCP, DPP to unveil manifesto in Lilongwe this weekend
MCP, DPP to unveil manifesto in Lilongwe this weekend Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will on April 6, 2014 unveil their electoral promises, through their...
View Article8 Malawi lawyers face arrests over `tainted money’
Malawi Police on Monday applied to court to obtain warrant of arrests for about eight private practice lawyers over money laundering charges, Nyasa Times understands. Lilongwe Magistrate Court sources...
View ArticleMalawi man allowed Hyena to chew off his sex organs in ‘get-rich-quick’ scheme
A young Malawi man has his international headlines for allowing a hyena to chew off his genitals as part of a bizarre ritual which he hoped would make him rich. Chamangeni Zulu, from Malawi, has been...
View ArticleBullets pay players their arrears
Beleaguered Bullets FC Chairman Kondi Msungama paid outstanding allowance to players in a desperate bid to clear the controversy surrounding his failure to honour a promise to sponsor a team to South...
View ArticleBritain to buy medication drugs for Malawi
Britain, whose aid to Malawi is frozen because of high-level government corruption, has said it will buy emergency medicines for the impoverished country directly in order to bypass state systems. “We...
View ArticleMBC ‘Entertainers of the Year’ is back
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation’s Entertainers of the Year award ceremony will be back this year, the national broadcaster’s boss Dr Benson Tembo has disclosed. Tembo speaking at the Staff Excellence...
View ArticleAirport politics above national security: Malawi 2014 Elections
In the previous week Atupele Muluzi and Joyce Banda, respectively took their respective election campaigns to Mangochi, a traditional stronghold of Mr Muluzi’s United Democratic Front. It is yet to be...
View ArticleCourt rules against Mvula, Jumbe in corruption review case
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that a section in Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) Corrupt Practices Act (CPA), which Humphrey Mvula and former Finance Minister Friday Jumbe were...
View ArticleZambia’s Sata, Bashir bankroll Atupele for Malawi presidential bid
Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir, wanted for war crimes, is said to have bought two helicopters for Atupele Muluzi, presidential candidate of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) to use for...
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