At exactly half past one in the afternoon on Saturday, state vice president Joyce Banda took her seat at Masintha Ground where her newly-registered People’s Party was being officially launched in the central region. When she took to the podium to address thousands of enthusiastic supporters, most of whom clad in the party’s official orange […]
Malawi’s vice president Joyce Banda on Saturday paid homage to the late Robert Chasowa, a fourth-year engineering student and political activist who was found dead under suspicious circumstances within the Polytechnic campus on September 24, 2011. Chasowa was the vice-chair of a student activist group, Youth for Democracy (YFD). The YFD printed a weekly pro-democracy […]
Moyale completely outclassed -team of the moment – Mafco to rise to the top of the TNM Super League log table with a convincing 3 – 0 victory on Saturday. Goals from Dausi Mkutu, Gastin Simukonda and Dan Ziba proved enough to guarantee the soldiers maximum points and a place at the summit on 25 […]
Malawi’s pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala who carried out a post-mortem on the body of a final year engineering student Robert Chasowa whose mysterious death police say was a case of suicide, has refuted ever realising any report as police were claiming. Dzamalala told Malawi News on Saturday that he did not produce any autopsy report […]
Your body was laid to rest the other day We interred your remains: the clothes you wore your shoes, the wrist watch still ticking to tell us endlessly the changing of the seasons the signs of the times We buried your football skills But we failed to bury your soul. Your spirit lives on […]
Malawi’s former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) has decided to suspend lawmaker Austin Atupele Muluzi, former president Bakili Muluzi’s 33-year-old son, after he announced he will seek nomination to stand as presidential candidate for 2014 general elections. UDF communicated the suspension to Atupele through a letter signed by Secretary-general Kennedy Makwangwala on Friday. In the […]
Blantyre Magistrate Court on Friday granted bail to anti-government activist Black Moses who is facing sedition charges but police rearrested him on courtroom doorsteps immediately after the court granted bail. His lawyer Lusungu Gondwe of Ralph and Arnold, successfully applied bail after he has spendweeks in prison on remand. Presiding magistrate, Principal Magistrate Innocent Nebi […]
Santos are being forced to release Malawi captain Peter Mponda who has been called up to play for Malawi even though he is continuing his rehabilitation after a long term knee injury. Malawi have called up the utility player for their vital African Nations Cup qualifier against Chad in Ndjamena although Mponda has not played […]
Unicef in conjunction with the Mzuzu based Youth Watch Society have donated 20 bicycles to some youths groups operating in Mzimba district to help them with mobility in disseminating HIV and AIDS messages or linking the youths to some service providers. Some of the youth groups that have received the bicycles are; Ekwendeni Community Organisation, […]
Reserve Bank of Malawi says the country has been hit by counterfeit money especially targeting biggest bill of 500 kwacha, has since put a K50 000 rewards if anyone will come forward with information leading to the people behind the syndicate dealing in fake money, promising that all information received from well wishers will be kept […]
Malawi’s president Bingu wa Mutharika has hired a new 32-member cabinet, including himself and wife First Lady Calista Mutharika. State vice president Joyce Banda’s name is conspicuously missing from the new list. According to a list of the new ministers read out on state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), there are several prominent members of the […]
Russian based striker Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda took time off from the field of play to donate various items and cash amount to K35, 000 to children at M’mbuyomuno Orphanage in Thyolo District. “It touched me when the owner of the place approached me to render any help to the orphans. It does not mean […]
Flames Coach Kinna Phiri has advised two Flames players to re-launch their career with local clubs before thinking of going back abroad in search of greener pastures. The duo are former Orlando Pirates genius Joseph ‘Shakira’ Kamwendo and Black Leopards right winger Fisher ‘Jahman’ Kondowe. Both players were released by their clubs on a free […]
Blantyre principal resident magistrate Mzondi Mvula who the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested in June on corruption allegations, has been interdicted by the Judiciary, it has been reported. According to The Nation, Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary Dickson Chunga confirmed that the commission has received a copy of the interdiction letter from the Human Resource Department […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) members of parliament have condemned plans by some party gurus to expel Machinga North East MP Atupele Muluzi because of his alleged interest to contest for the party’s presidency. Atupele, son to UDF founding president and former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi, was summoned to a hearing at Grace Bandawe […]
Uranium miner Paladin Energy says Kayelekera mine in Malawi has suffered a one week delay because of reinforcement work taking one week to complete after which plant operation will commence. Plant commissioning of the Kayelekera upgrades commenced 29 August as planned with a four day programme to get the plant online. “With the drying and packaging […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) founding president Chakufwa Chihana’s son on Tuesday scooped the Rumphi central constituency seat deemed as the heavily contested parliamentary by-election . Results indicated Enoch Chihana polled some 6, 641 votes against DPP’s Norman Nyirenda’s 3, 275 votes. Chidumba Mkandawire of Mutharika’s estranged Vice President, Joyce Banda, came a close third with […]