Inkosi Bvumbwe of Thyolo district has strongly warned his subjects against dumping dead bodies in Amalika Forest Reserve which is owned by business tycoon Leston Mulli. Inkosi Bvumbwe made the warning following the recent arrest of man identified as Maston Ng’ombe for killing Gostno Ganizani and dumping the body in Amalika Forest. According to Inkosi […]
The membership of Media Council of Malawi (MCM) has elected its new Board Chairperson, in the name of Dr. Jolly Maxwell Ntaba. In a statement issued on Friday, January 12, 2024, Dr Ntaba was officially elected at the Elective General Assembly that took place at Crossroads Hotel. The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making body, […]
Managing Director of Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) Edith Akridge has paid examination fees for all needy students who were yet to pay by the close of deadline 12:00 midnight of Friday, January 12. A total of 45 students expected to sit for the Junior Certificate of Examination (JCE) and Malawi School Certificate of Education […]
Deputy Director of Legal Affairs in the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Oscar Asima Taulo, has resigned from the position. Taulo, who was deputizing Charles Mhango, confirmed the development in an interview a short while ago, saying his family had advised to step down to concentrate on his business. Taulo owns a legal firm […]
Yemwe adayambitsa mpingo wa Life International Church, Prophet Amos Kambale, walangiza boma la a President Lazarus Chakwera kuti lileke kudalira thandizo lochokera mayiko akunja, koma kuti lipeze njira zomwe zingathandize potukula chuma cha dziko lino. A Kambale adanena izi mu ulaliki wawo wolowera chaka chatsopano cha 2024. Mpingowu udakonza mapemphero antchezero pa sukulu ya Mbinzi […]
A political analyst is predicting a run off during the 2025 water tight presidential poll as the race between the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates will be too close but non will emerge winner in the first round. If that happens, this will be the first time for the […]
Officials from the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) say they are investigating 20 companies and traders who raised prices of their commodities soon after the infamous 44 per cent Deva of the Malawi Kwacha. CFTC spokesperson person Innocent Helena said the CFTC board is expected to hand down its verdict to the companies and […]
The 2024 Passport Index list released by the Henley & Partners firm has ranked Malawi passport on 8th position in Africa and 67th globally. Henley and Partners is a global immigration consultancy firm based in London, United Kingdom. The firm says Malawi passport remains one of the most influential and powerful ranked passport in Africa. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has reconciled with the family of the late Henry Masauko Chipembere whom Kamuzu Banda labelled rebel and fled the country soon after the infamous 1964 cabinet crisis. Chipembere was one of cabinet ministers in Kamuzu Banda’s first cabinet in 1964 but him and other powerful ministers resigned embassy after disagreeing with […]
Officials from state run power generators, Electricity Generation Company of Malawi (EGENCO) say they will use diesel generators when Nkula A and B hydro power stations shute down this weekend until Monday. In a statement, Egenco says assures Malawians of reduced power outages as it plans to run diesel generators to supplement the gap left […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) students have hailed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc for renovating a Basketball Court at the Bunda Campus saying it will motivate a lot of students to take up the sport. Director of Students Affairs at Luanar, Ronnie Mvula spoke when NBM plc officials toured the facility […]
Amon Mbewe, a low income earning resident of Area 50 in Lilongwe, has emerged the first grand winner of MK1 million in the on-going Chibuku Shake-Shake Bonanza. Chibuku Products Limited (CPL) Operations Manager, Barter Chunga, officially presented the cheque to Mbewe at a function that took place at the company’s Lilongwe Brewery in Area 28 […]
Authorities have commended Malawi Red Cross Society for the support rendered towards Measles immunization campaign. Public Relations Office for Lilongwe District Health Office Richard Mvula applauded to what Red Cross is doing by senstizing the communities on the positive impacts about the vaccine saying that it will foster an increase in the uptake and […]
People in the area of Chief Tengani in Nsanje have abandoned an irrigation scheme in what authorities say deliberate move to have food shortages inorder to have food handouts. Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has since warned the people who are not utilising the Ntolongo irrigation scheme will be delisted from social protection programs. […]
MwaPATA Institute – a local agricultural policy think tank – has called for greater investments in interventions initiated and designed to improve soil health in Malawi. The institute’s Board Chairperson Professor Richard Mkandawire warned that the country risks turning into desert if the government and its partners do not address the soil health crisis. […]
A Muslim body has asked the government to introduce Arabic lessons in schools in the country. Ulama Council of Malawi official says more Malawians are going to Arab countries for work or business. The Council’s Secretary General, Sheikh Muslim Abbas Vinjenje, also urged the government to consider the Muslim community in loan distribution, expressing concerns […]
NBS Bank will get a $7 million (approximately K11,785,172,000.00) Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to support small businesses in Malawi. This follows the AfDB Board of Directors’ approval on December 4, 2023. Trade Guarantee is one of the trade finance instruments offered by AfDB to support local banks in […]
Presidential Advisor on Religious Affairs, Reverend Brian Kamwendo, has saluted President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chkawera and his administration for what he described as commitment to promoting the welfare of faith leaders in Malawi. Kamwendo cited the introduction of clerics’ loan window embedded in the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) as one of the tools the […]