National Aids Commission (NAC) has disclosed that it is taking deliberate stronger measures to increase acceptance and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in an effort to control further spread of HIV in Malawi. This follows observations made at Area 25 Health Centre in Lilongwe, during a site visit by the NAC Board of Commissioners and […]
Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima’s office has been broken into by suspected thugs last night, raising issues of security of the Veep and his office. There was also an attempt to break in in the office in 2021. This comes as Chilima is demanding sensitive minutes of communication between President Dr Lazarus MacCarthy Chakwera and […]
Government has increased Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) revenue collection target by K69 billion for this financial year. But MRA commissioner general John Bizwick says the revenue collectors will meet the target. The revenue is expected to be collected before end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2024. MRA commissioner general John Bizwick disclosed this […]
Local farmers cultivating tobacco under the Integrated Production System (IPS) with Alliance One Tobacco say they are optimistic of producing high quality tobacco during this farming season which will eventually be purchased with good prices once the official marketing season begins. Speaking in random interviews, the contracted tobacco growers’ majority of them from Kasungu and […]
The Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia has asked Malawi government to abandon Affordable Input Programme (AIP). Reverend Mcbowman Mulagha, the National Coordinator for the Church and Society of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia, made the call on Tuesday during pre-budget consultation meeting in Mzuzu. The clergy man, Rev Mulagha noted that […]
A 27-year old suspected thief has died in Mangochi after he was electrocuted after tampering with Escom power wires at a Catholic Church where he had gone to steal. Police have identified the suspected thief identified as Geoffrey Matewere whom they said was a habitual thief. Monkey-Bay police station spokesperson Sergeant Alice Sichali Matewere was […]
The body of University of Malawi lecturer Yapikachi Msiska Kambala, who died on Monday in a road accident at Mapanga in Limbe along Zomba Road, will be laid to rest on Wednesday at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre. The lecturer, who was a daughter in-law to former Cabinet minister and businessperson, died while rushing to invigilate […]
Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda is predicting that the country’s economy will grow by 3.2 percent this year. Chithyola Banda said this today (Tuesday) in Mzuzu during pre-budget consultations meeting. He said the country registered a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 1.5 percent in 2023, compared to 0.9 percent in 2022. He projects […]
Bungwe la Church and Society mu mpingo wa CCAP mu Synod ya Livingstonia, lapempha boma, ku bungwe lotolera misonkho la MRA, kuti lichotse msonkho wapa malipiro a azibusa a mpingowu. Iwo ati ndi abusa a mpingo okhawu mu CCAP omwe amalipira msonkho wa PAYE pomwe anzizawo mu ma synod a Blantyre ndi Nkhoma satelo ayi. […]
Some chiefs and commentators in the country have welcomed President Lazarus Chakwera’s changing of Phalombe District Hospital name to John Chilembwe Hospital. Chief’s Council in Phalombe says there is nothing wrong with the decision to change the name of Phalombe District Hospital to John Chilembwe District Hospital. The vice chairperson for the chief’s council, Traditional […]
Covid-19 has resurfaced in the country as health authorities in Nsanje say seven people have tested positive in Nsanje. The Nsanje District Health Office says seven people have tested positive for covid-19 in the district over the weekend. The district’s Health Promotion Officer, George Mbotwa has confirmed of the development, saying officials from the district […]
Floods have hit Balaka following heavy rains in the district which have submerged over 20 hectares of land. The most affected area is Traditional Authority Phimbi which has received heavy rains since Friday last week. The outpour, which led to the overflowing of Rivirivi River, affected more than 300 households in village heads Phimbi, Naweta […]
Officials from National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) have conceded the grain reserves have run out of maize stocks. NFRA acting chief executive officer David Logan said stocks in the strategic grain reserve have drastically reduced from around 119 000 metric tonnes accumulated during the 2023 farming season to below 30 000 metric tons. Loga has, […]
All-African Conference Sister to Sister (AAC:SS) – a group within the Roman Catholic Church – has asked the Government of Malawi to devise sustainable mechanisms for building resilience of the survivors of Cyclone Freddy. AAC:SS supports the initiatives of women religious in sub-Saharan Africa that respond to emerging needs and educates and inspires all people to […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called upon Malawians to emulate the life of the late Rev. John Chilembwe, whom he said sacrificed his own life for the sake of oppressed people in his country. Chakwera said this on Monday at Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) in Chiradzulu district, where he led Malawians in commemorating Chilembwe Day […]
Malawi National Football Team mercurial striker Khuda Myaba has been given a new lease of life after South Africa top-flight league Richards Bay signed him on a five-month deal. The former Moyale Barracks and Silver Strikers burly striker left on Monday for South Africa to begin his life barely two months after terminating his contract […]
Ntopwa FC are closing in on a return to Malawi’s top-flight TNM Super League after reaching the final of play-offs to face the winner between Fomo FC and Zingwangwa United. They reached the final in style after seeing off Malawi Defence Force outfit Airbase 6-5 on Sunday on post-match penalties following a 2-all draw on […]
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Central Region-based donated assorted food stuffs to the team’s former striker Jafalie Chande valued at K100 000. The fans made the donation on Friday when they paid him a visit at his house in Lilongwe to cheer him up as he is not feeling well. According to a statement, the foodstuffs include […]