Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has been embroiled in a fresh procurement scandal suspected to be a cashgate scheme by placing an order of K4 billion with a company based in Blantyre, Oil & Protein Limited of a Karim, for food stuff ( tins of Sardines ) without any tender . The army and police can […]
A cyclone Sedza is expected to bring more widespread flood to Malawi which has been hit by floods killing over 200 people and left an estimated 100 000 people homeless in the southern African country. The Met Office has issued warnings of continued rainfalls. The country is threatened with the cyclone Sedza which will batter […]
Malawi Catholic Church Christians from Mzuzu Diocese and other faithfuls converged at Mzuzu Central Hospital mortuary on Sunday to pay their last respect to Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, who died in car crash on Thursday at the age of 59. At exactly 1:05pm Bishop Mathews Mtumbuka led mourners in prayers before the body was taken to […]
The official opening ceremony for the Blantyre -Zomba road which was scheduled for Monday, January 19th 2015 has been shifted to Friday for unspecified reasons. However, State House officials say the reason for the postponement and other details “will be announced later.” The 59.62 kilometer road has been reconstructed with funding from the African Development Bank (AFDB) and […]
Malawian citizen – according to a passport – Denis Namaona, 48, arrested in 2001 was among six people convicted of drugs offences in Indonesia who have been executed by firing squad shortly after midnight local time on Sunday morning. Five other drug convicts executed were from Brazil, the Netherlands, Vietnam and Nigeria. “The execution […]
Pledges to construct road to Providence Industrial Mission Calls on Malawians to emulate Chilembwe’s life Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Saturday paid tribute to the country’s first freedom fighter, Reverend John Chilembwe and directed government to construct a tarmac road from Nguludi leading to Chilembwe’s Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) connecting to the Chiradzulu Road. Mutharika […]
Malawi has deported four M23 rebels and more than 80 other Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals who entered the country illegally using unchartered roots. Department of Immigration’s repatriation officer Vincent Chalira confirmed on Saturday that Malawian officials intercepted two separate groups of Congolese asylum seekers who attempted to illegally enter the country through Chiponde […]
Bishop Peter Musikuwa of Chikwawa Dioeces of the influential Roman Catholic Church has appealed for global prayer and material support for the flood victims in his country where at least 176 have been killed with many more missing and 200,000 homeless. The floods, which have wreaked havoc on half the the country’s 28 districts, have […]
Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima says the death toll from floods triples to 176 and at least 200,000 displaced. Chilima told a news conference in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre that dozens of people are still missing, with at least 153 unaccounted for in the worst affected southern parts of the country. He said a joint […]
Justice Godfrey Mwase, one of the High Court judges, has died after a short illness, the judiciary has announced. Members of the legal profession said Justice Mwase’s premature death is a tragic loss to the court and to the nation. Mwase was Judge of High Court in Mzuzu. The judiciary said in a statement that […]
After five days of prolonged rains that caused havoc in most parts f southern Malawi the officials at the Department of the Meteorological Services and Climate Change says more rains will be now be shifting to northern and central areas. In its weather forecast report released on Friday the Met department says the country should expect locally […]
Malawi Vice President on Friday launched World Vision Malawi food distribution programme to reach out to thousands of displaced people in the lower shire. The food distribution exercise is part of the response to the recent flood crisis that forced President Arthur Peter Mutharika to declare state of national disaster. Close to 200, 000 people in 15 […]
President Peter Mutharika and vice president Saulos Chilima have led tributes to Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza of Mzuzu Diocese of the influential Catholic Church, who died in a car crash on Thursday at the age of 59. Mutharika called Bishop Zuza “one of the finest sons of the nation”, while Chilima a devout Catholic said […]
Panic engulfed Malawians Thursday night after rumours went rife on social media warning people that a certain radio station has announced that there will be an earthquake around 10 pm and that people should vacate their houses. In southern Malawi people spent two hours outside their houses waiting for the impending doom. Those who were not in the know […]
As rains continue to cause havoc in the country, Police at Ulongwe in Balaka district have recovered two dead bodies which were found floating in the river Mkasi in the district. Balaka police spokesperson Sub Inspector Joseph Sauka says the incident happened Thursday afternoon when a group of people went searching for a 50 year old man […]
Malawi Police in Karonga the northern border district are keeping in custody suspected Congolese rebels who are members of the M23 group, on suspicion on entering the country illegally on Wednesday. Police said the detained eight people were members of the M23 rebels hat launched a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Karonga Police […]
Chairperson of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza has died in a car accident. According to confirmed information by ECM, Zuza , who was heading Mzuzu Dioecese, died in a car accident in Chikangawa in Mzimba as he was going to Mzuzu, his base. He was driving alone. “He […]
Malawi government has said it has registered tremendous improvement in the official and private foreign reserves translating into greater import cover as never seen before in the country’s history. Government spokesman Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is also Minister of Information, he official foreign reserves are at USD646.26 million translating into an import cover of 3.38 months […]