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Malawi Pres Banda rejects move to spend millions to print new portraits
Malawi President Joyce Banda has rejected a move to start printing new portraits for her to accommodate her new doctorate title, to save the struggling southern African country millions of money....
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Malawi law expert blames delays on Sec 65 injunction vacation on Speaker’s...
Malawi’s constitutional lawyer Edge Kanyongolo is expressing the need for the country to consider removing the conflict of interest that makes the speaker of parliament to act on legal issues which are...
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Malawi Pres Banda off to Africa—South America summit: Equatorial Guinea foots...
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Thursday left the country reeling in trouble with the nationalwide civil service strike to attend he Africa—South America Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 21st and...
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Malawi school kids march against President Banda
Business came to a standstill in the central business district of commercial capital Blantyre Thursday morning when school kids from different primary schools in the city took to the streets singing...
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Chakuamba rejoins Malawi Congress Party
Malawi’s renowned veteran politician and a key political ally of the country’s former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda, has rejoined Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Chakuamba was president of the New...
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Malawi President Banda comments on strike: ‘Civil servants should get pay hike’
Malawi President Joyce Banda has for the first time spoken about the ongoing strike by civil servants demanding pay rise. Most of Malawi’s estimated 120,000 civil servants are on strike demanding wage...
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Malawi doctors go on strike: Skeleton staff to deal with emergency
Pressure is building on the government of President Joyce Banda as medical doctors on Thursday announced they have joined the public workers strike. In a news statement issued the doctors’ union...
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Malawi students loot Puma Energy filling station: Police fire teargas
The ongoing civil servants strike in Malawi worsened on Thursday when angry students joined by other youths turned violent in some parts of the commercial capital Blantyre. Business came to a halt in...
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Tembo rejects ‘vagabond’ Chakuamba in Malawi Congress Party
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo has rejected the renewal of membership of Gwanda Chakuamba, saying he is not welcomed in the party’s rank and file. Reacting to Chakuamba’s announcement...
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Kachaje launches business radio programme on Trans World Radio Malawi
Business Entrepreneur and Speaker Henry Kachaje has launched a weekly radio programme on Trans World Radio (TWR). Called Nzeru Pa Chuma, Kachaje says he decided to introduce the radio programme to help...
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Malawi offers lowest paid civil servants 61% pay hike: Union accepts, end strike
Malawi’s Civil Service Trade Union (CSTU) and government of President Joyce Banda on Thursday night agreed a 61-percent pay hike for the lowest paid public-sector employees and a five-percent rise for...
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Malawi’s Nyimbo Music Company unveils new signings
Nyimbo Music Company, one of the country’s record labels has unveiled two artists which it signed recently. The musicians are Fortress and Jaco Jana. The new artists have been signed after the...
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Communities to help in construction of schools, says Malawi Education Minister
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Eunice Kazembe says construction of school infrastructure relies upon the hands of the community. The Minister was responding to a question from the...
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Nine die from floods: Malawi VP Kachali pledges govt’s long term solution
Vice President Khumbo Kachali has assured people in the Lower Shire theadministration of President Joyce Banda is looking for permanent ways of reducing disaster risks in the region through proper...
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Jubilation at Malawi ‘freedom park’ over new salary structure for civil servants
There was jubilation and drama at Capital Hill in Lilongwe on Friday, February 22, 2013 as civil servants cheerfully welcomed the 61 percent pay hike following the pact signed on Thursday evening...
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No more miniskirts and trousers for women at a media group in Malawi
In June 1993 Malawians voted in a referendum that gave them an opportunity to choose between continuing with one party state or adopt a multiparty democracy in which 64.69 per cent of Malawians chose...
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Kalinde tells Malawi opposition MPs: ‘Do not oppose out of jealousy’
Member of Parliament for Thyolo North Anita Kalinde who is also Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has told opposition members of Parliament more especially those from the Democratic...
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Malawian artists to raise funds for cancer ward at QECH: Cancer Benefit...
Some of the country’s musicians, dancers and poets have joined hands for a good cause as they will perform at a concert whose proceeds will go to people suffering from cancer in the country. The...
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Malawi Pres Joyce Banda denies resigning: Govt to probe authors of...
Malawi President Dr Joyce Banda has denied rumors that she would resign from her position. The reports about President Banda resignation have circulated this week when the country was at a standstill...
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Malawi Police wanted list: Dead or alive – Two Tchuwas (or Kuimba IIs) at large
We interrupt your surfing to bring you a special news bulletin…. The Malawi Police Headquarters has confirmed interrogating several people as part of its pursuit of two prime suspects believed to have...
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