National

Lipenga at it again: Bingu was too hasty on ‘Nsanje Slab’

Beleaguered Finance Minister Ken Lipenga has brought to light yet another costly mistake that his departed elevator, the late President Bingu wa Mutharika, made. As ...

JB appoints VP to head committee to probe Lipenga

Malawi President Joyce Banda has adopted the proposal of Finance Minister Ken Lipenga to establish an independent investigation on revelations that the country’s tax collector ...

Malopa leaves MBC deep in the red

The sacked MBC chief Bright Malopa has left the state-run media institution in tatters with both radio and TV running on a shoe-string budget. A ...

MRA continues sexing up figures

Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) which is currently struggling to clean up its image following the K30 billion zero-deficit budget scandal, has once again presented sexed ...

Malawi ‘bisexual’ mum fights deportation from UK

Malawian woman and a mother of three, Angeline Pirira Mwafulirwa is claiming refugee status in the UK, saying that as a bisexual she faces serious threats to her ...

ACB arrests fierce DPP youth governor over YEDEF loans

Time up for DPP’s terrorist-in-chief Lewis Ngalande. The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested him for using students to access K2 million youth loans and ...

British army salutes Malawi Defence Force

The British Army has saluted the country’s men and women in uniform for their professionalism while on several peacekeeping missions across the continent. Malawi currently ...

President Banda reshuffles Principal Secretaries

Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda has reshuffled principal secretaries in a move that also brings back those that were once removed and assigned to other ...

Mpinganjira hired as new MRA board chair

President Joyce Banda has appointed Thom Mpinganjira as board chairperson for the troubled Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) replacing Dr Charles Mataya who has since resigned. ...

Malawian in British Army arrested for being ‘illegal immigrant’

UK Border Agency has arrested and held in detention a Malawian female trainee soldier in British Army on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. According ...

Politics

DPP ‘coup plotters’ exonerate Chief Justice

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass who were involved in a scheme to subvert the constitutional order on the filling of the vacancy created after the death ...

• PP ‘Orange Intellectuals’ assess Joyce Banda presidency
• DPP plays tribal card, condemned
• Malewezi not on DPP plans, Ntaba around – Wakuda
• No more lies Lipenga, PPM calls for commission of inquiry
• Katsonga’s Chipani Cha Pfuko finally registered
• Lawmaker Ngwira claims DPP still Malawi’s ruling party
• Tembo salivating for Malawi 2nd veep post
• DPP won’t gun for Leader of Opposition
• Maravi party stands dissolved -Uladi
• 33 MPs attend DPP caucus at Ndata

Kamlepo defends Lipenga against ‘political vandetta’

In a rare but surprise move president of file party MDP,  Kamlepo Kalua has come out in defence  of Malawi’s finance minister Ken Lipenga, describing ...

Mai Chiponda ordered off the high table

Former presidential aide on women affairs Mai Margrett Chiponda, appointed by the late Bingu wa Mutharika, seems to be failing to accept the fact that ...

Columns

Positive mindset: African’s way to prosperity

“Thoughts possess great power. You should be aware of the thoughts you think and admit only positive ones. If you desire prosperity and riches, admit ...

• Is foreign competition a blessing to Malawians?
• Heads must roll at MRA, Ministry of Finance
• President Banda and her cash donations
• Lipenga committed ‘wilful shutting of one’s eyes to the obvious’
• Malawi President Banda, gigantic potholes ahead!
• Whole budget was False: What MP Nnensa told Parliament
• Editorial: President Banda, abolish corruption – revive,enact Declaration of Assets bill!
• Malawi Freedom Network advice President Banda to fight corruption
• Of statements, Ken Lipenga and resignations
• Devaluation: What is it really?

Editorial: Redefining priorities amongst priorities for Malawi

The remarks made by Dr. Andrew Mwaba – the AfDB Resident Representative – at the opening of the Bi-Annual 2012 Common Approach to Budget Support ...

Malawian takes climate change to White House

I have a new friend. His name is Victor Mughogho from Malawi. Victor heads up an organization that helps his fellow Malawians climb out of poverty.  My ...

Sports

Soccer – a growing death trap?

Arguably, the just concluded European Premier League (EPL) did not have anything to do with the deaths of young Malawians over the weekend. One died ...

• Bullets, Nomads to share sponsorship
• Manchester City wins English Premiership title
• Malawi Queens wins Africa Netball Championship
• Flames to play Taifa Stars, Simba FC
• Malawi Queens reach finals of Africa Championship
• Malawi Queens pip Zimbabwe, cruise to semi-finals
• Malawians in US donate kit to Chinsapo boys
• Nomads release programme for golden jubilee celebrations
• Malawi Queens pip Zambia,Tanzania in Africa Championship
• Malawi held 2-2 by China junior team

Peter Mutharika shunned at Cup presentation

Former Foreign Affairs minister and DPP 2014 presidential candidate, Peter Arthur Mutharika, was shunned by many football lovers on Saturday during the Central Region Women Football ...

Malawi to defend African netball championships as hosts

Malawi Queens will have to defend the Africa Netball Championship next year as hosts. Netball Association of Malawi’s president Rosy Chinunda confirmed that the African ...

Entertainment

‘My God is Good-o’ Nigerian star Uche dates Malawi

It could not get any better than this for the country’s music fanatics as the gospel and secular realms set to experience scintillating feast of ...

• Gospel female singers Chinga, Manon’ga in verbal war
• Nanzikambe Theatre opens Arts Café
• Nafe leads in mate-memory game in Big Brother
• Multichoice, ATEM disagree over Van Vicker’s cheque donation
• All you need to know of Wati and Nafe: Malawi BB StarGame reps
• MBC starts playing Lucius Banda songs, ban lifted
• Eagles’ fans celebrate victory with Black Missionaries
• Nafe, Wati Kulemeka Malawi reps in Big Brother StarGame
• Models to contest for Miss Malawi Ireland
• Malawi Music Awards shuns general public

Ngumuya launches 13th album ‘202’

Malawi’s multi-lingual gospel artist Allan Ngumuya has added a 13th album dubbed “202” to his music career. The self-styled icon named the album ‘202’ after his favourite ...

Chichiri wins ATEM schools drama competition amidst bribery claims

The 2012 Association of Teaching English in Malawi (ATEM) drama competition on Saturday reached its final stage at Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe with rumours that ...

Business

Scrap off retrogressive taxes, IBAM says

The Indigenous Business Association of Malawi (IBAM)has urged  President Joyce Banda government to remove some infamous taxes which were effected to support the failed zero deficit budget ...

Paladin, Malawi workers agree to end Kayelekera mine strike

The employees at Malawi’s largest mining investment, Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga, have agreed with uranium producer Paladin Energy Ltd to end the industrial action which ...

Malawi journo for international business reporting award

Malawi’s international award winning freelance journalist, Frazer Potani, has been nominated for the prestigious 2012 Diageo Business Reporting Awards and is expected to fly to ...

Health

Girl-child education key to safe motherhood -JB

Malawi President Joyce Banda has emphasized the need to educate the girl child if the fight against maternal death is to be won. The President ...

• Number of children too high – Malawi Veep
• Ngoma expects salary as Safemotherhood ambassador
• Malawi surveys HIV saliva self-test
• JB fires Callista on Safemotherhood post, Ngoma in
• US commends Malawi on family planning services
• Malawi study reveals longer breastfeeding cuts HIV transmission to babies
• JB launches Presidential Initiative on safemotherhood
• Condom sales hits the roof over Malawi state funeral
• Diabetes massive challenge for Malawi
• Expert Gynaecologists accredited to start full time work

Strike looms at Kamuzu Central Hospital over allowances

Employees at one of Malawi’s major referral hospitals, Kamuzu Central, have threatened to go an indefinite strike if authorities do not consider their demand for ...

Muslim women urged to be vigilant on HIV/AIDS

Muslim women in Malawi have been urged to be vigilant in fighting HIV/AIDS to contain the spread of the pandemic, which has adversely affected the ...