Security forces on Saturday searched homes of members of Forum for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) who was arrested on Friday. Police arrested FDD’s Billy Mayaya, Ben Chiza Mkandawire, Brian Nyasulu and lawyer Habiba Osman who carried placards and read out a statement calling on President Bingu wa Mutharika to call for a referendum on holding […]
The Summit of Heads of State and Government in the 19-member Comesa trade group “welcomed positive developments” in the democratisation process in Egypt and Libya, calling on the two North African countries to successfully complete the ongoing transition. In a communiqué issued at the end of the two-day summit in Lilongwe read by Malawi’s trade […]
The Livingstonia Synod AIDS Programme (Lisap) has launched the Mobile Interactions bringing Hope (MI Hope) programme to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS. In Africa the MI Hope programme is running in Zambia, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Twenty nine million users in South Africa are using the programme. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo is not challenging an injunction granted by Lilongwe High Court to Chris Daza, the expelled secretary general to be reinstated to his position and reclaim party membership. High Court judge Chifundo Kachale grated the injunction last Friday ordering Tembo and the party’s National Executive Council]to recognise Chris Daza […]
Mafco moved back to the top of the TNM Super League with a 1 – 0 victory over Civo United to make a perfect start to the second round. Hassan Chapola ensured maximum points were collected on a busy Saturday of top flight football to take Temwa Msuku’s side back to the summit. This result […]
Despite fairing not-so impressive while playing for his country, Flames striker Atusaye Nyondo continues shining in South Africa where he stars for Premier Soccer League giants Supersport United aka Matsatsantsa. His latest achievement is his crowning of being the South Africa’s player of the month award for the month of September. The youthful Flames international […]
Malawi government is finally coming to grips with the fact that it cannot do without Western help, especially the frozen British aid – at least not in the manner that it decided to let Britain’s £19 million annual budgetary support slip when there was still a chance to rescue it. Yet President Bingu wa Mutharika […]
Without doubt most Malawians must be wondering as to how the Mutharika government has landed this country into such unprecedented economic mess. The majority of the problems the country is facing were not to be. After all, in 2004 election campaign, President Bingu wa Mutharika campaigned on the premise that he is an economic engineer. […]
Malawi’s President Mutharika has ordered oil companies not to offload fuel in the capital Lilongwe until after the Heads of State COMESA summit finishes on Sunday. Malawi is hosting the 15th COMESA heads of state summit, amidst fuel and drug shortages. Out of nineteen invited heads of states, only five have turned up, perhaps a […]
Malawi government has announced that deported British High Commissioner, Fergus Cochrane-Dyet and Zambia’s new President Michael Sata are no longer persona non grata and that they are welcomed in the country. The announcement was made by office of the president and cabinet secretary Bright Msaka through state broadcaster MBC on Friday. Msaka said the two […]
Britain and human rights groups in Malawi and international watchdogs have criticised the Bingu wa Mutharika administration for hosting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes in Darfur. Bashir arrived in Malawi on Thursday where he was welcomed with a military honour guard and attended r a regional trade summit with the […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika on Friday became Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) chairman, succeeding King Mswati of Swaziland following the 15th COMESA Authority summit being held in Lilongwe. Mutharika was the first COMESA secretary general from 1994 before he was unceremoniously dismissed in 1997 for gross mismanagement, fraud and insubordination. In […]
Members of the Forum for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) on Friday held a protest demonstration in the capital Lilongwe against what they called dictatorship of Bingu wa Mutharika and were detained. FDD’s Billy Mayaya, Ben Chiza Mkandawire, Brian Nyasulu were in city centre at parliament building carrying placards and read out a statement calling […]
Government will now be able to listen into people’s private telephone conversations, check SMS and monitor internet activity in real time after forcing telephone operators to surrender Call Detail Records (CDRs) to facilitate the use of the new eavesdropping equipment bought early this year. CDRs provide detailed information including who called which number; details of […]
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Something strange seems to be happening between the two Mutharika brothers. In Rasta Lingo, the great Jamaican poet Mutabaruka, would say: “Big things a gwaan between de two bruders!” On one hand, while for all intents and purposes they are making a good show of supporting each other, the elder brother is for whatever reason […]
Robert Chasowa did not commit suicide – that is what pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala said. The Police say he committed suicide. They say Dr Charles Dzamalala told them that the lad committed suicide. Dr Dzamalala says he never told the police this and that he never issued any report to that effect. Therefore it follows […]
Heads of State and Government from Southern and Eastern African are gathered in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe for their 15th Summit of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) which starts on Friday, October 14 but out of 18 COMESA member states, only five leaders are joining President Bingu wa Mutharika at the summit. Four […]