Published: June 29, 2010
Fire guts down K42 million worthy measles medicine |
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The fight against measles in Malawi has been brought back on Tuesday morning after fire gutted down medicine worth K42 million at Central Poultry Malawi (CPM) premises where Medicine San Frontiers (MSF) was keeping the drugs. Speaking with Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS), CPM Administrative Manager Benson Chirwa said apart from the drugs, properties worth K152 [...]
Published: February 17, 2010
DPP fires north MPs critical of education quota |
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Malawi’s governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has expelled from the party its northern region Members of parliament who took government to task in parliament over its insistence to implement the controversial education quota system. Government insiders say DPP has fired Mzimba Hola MP, Christopher Ngwira , Dr Bofomo Nyirenda of Mzimba Luwerezi and Mzimba Solola [...]
Published: January 21, 2010
Court rule in favour of university quota system |
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High Court Judge, Joseph Manyungwa has ruled in favour of government to implement controversial university quota system. The quota was first outlawed by Malawi’s High Court in 1993 on grounds it was discriminatory. The policy was blocked again by the court in 2008 after disgruntled students mounted a legal challenge against another government attempt to [...]
Published: January 15, 2010
Engen lubricants comes to Malawi |
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Chemicals & Marketing’s has been appointed as the official distributor of Engen Petroleum full range of lubricants and selected chemical products in Malawi. Engen Petroleum, a subsidiary of PETRONAS Malaysia, one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, is an African energy multinational with independent operations in 18 sub-Saharan countries. While Engen is well-represented in [...]
Published: December 31, 2009
Police block Livingstonia Synod march |
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Malawi President Bingu Mutharika on Friday sent a heavily armed police contingent to crash a peaceful march by the Livingstonia Synod in the northern city of Mzuzu. The march was aimed at voicing out social injustices by the present adminstration like the implemention of genocidal policies against the people of the north. “We, the ministers and elders of the [...]
Published: December 30, 2009
Bineth Trust now official sponsor of TVM awards –Mutharika |
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President Bingu wa Mutharika on Wednesday night announced that his Bineth Trust will now be the official sponsors of TVM awards. Speaking at the inaugural awards event at College of Medicine in Blantyre, President Mutharika said he was “extremely pleased” with the “brilliant idea” by the TV station to honour unsung heroes. “Many ordinary people [...]
Published: December 30, 2009
Mutharika shows off new 'girlfriend' |
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Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has stepped out publicly with a new love interest, Calista Chimombo the former deputy minister. Mutharika, 75 revealed his ties with Chimombo by appearing with her at TVM awards event on Wednesday night for the first time. The President was sitting next to Chimombo and then the Vice President, Joyce Banda. [...]
Published: December 30, 2009
TVM present awards to 'Nachipanti' capture, Da Silva and others |
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Malawi Television on Wednesday night honoured citizens for their efforts to help other at an inaugural TVM event themed “Our People, Our Pride”. During the function held at the at College of Medicine in Blantyre and attended by President Bingu wa Mutharika, TVM presented awards to Innocent Matewere on Ndirande township who captured the ‘Nachipanti’ [...]
Published: December 30, 2009
Crowds cheer gay couple, announce seperation on TV Malawi |
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Hundreds of homosexual supporters cheered first Malawian gays to publicly wed in a symbolic ceremony, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, the when they appeared before Blantyre magistrate court on Wednesday. The gay couple was brought to court by police to be formally charged for indecent practices as homosexual is illegal in Malawi. They were represented [...]
Published: December 30, 2009
“Not guilty” gay couple pleads in court |
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Two gay men arrested in Malawi after getting engaged have pleaded “not guilty” to charges of “gross public indecency”. Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza appeared at Blantyre Magistrate Court On Wednesday after being held for two days in police cells. “Not guilty” each of the two pleaded when the Magistrate formally charged them with gross [...]
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