Blantyre Water Board (BWB) says it is currently facing challenges to pump water to Blantyre and surrounding areas largely because of too much debris and mud at its intake point along the Shire River at Walkers Ferry. The BWB spokesperson Priscilla Mateyu says the situation has also been worsened by constant power failures at Chileka and […]
Bilal Trust, an Islamic charitable organization, has sourced school, medical equipment and clothes worth almost K60 million which they are distributing in various schools and hospitals in three districts of Malawi. The items were sourced from the United Kingdom through a UK based charitable organization National Police Aid and Convoy of Nottinghamshire and the district […]
University of Malawi political scientist Dr. Michael Jana has said that the recent infamous ‘NACGATE’ saga on the missallocation of charitable funding by the National Aids Commission (NAC), does not reflect well on President Peter Mutharika. On Tuesday civil society organisation petitioned government that local groups that accepted portions of an NAC grant estimated at […]
Malawi’s leading mobile network operator TNM has donated assorted items worth K1 million to Tisungane faith-based organisation in the area of Traditional Authority Nsanama in Machinga district. The donation was in response to a request from the organization, which falls under Saint Martins Deborres Parish of the Catholic Church. Speaking during the donation, TNM Head […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has declared a third of the country a disaster zone and urgently appealed for foreign aid as incessant rainfall has continued to wreak havoc across the country. At least 48 people have been killed and around 23,000 forced from their homes by heavy flooding, the President said on Tuesday. Malawi’s Department […]
Malawi Police continue losing its officers following the assault causing grievous leading to the death of Sergent Alex Mlotha. Mlotha died on Tuesday following the attack which he sustained from the attack during the wee hours of Monday by unknown assailants. Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police Roda Manjolo said on Monday that people who attacked Area 23 Police Unit […]
High winds forced aborted plane landings at Malawi’s Chileka International Airport, leaving passengers ‘terrified’. Some planes were forced to abort landing attempts before being diverted to Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe KIA commandant Donnie Chimtengo said there is bad weather right overhead the Chileka airport “ which is causing visibility difficulties.” Chitengo said Kenya […]
Malawian controversial prophet Austin Liabunya says he faces regular death threats over the prophecies he delivered recently about Malawi President Peter Mutharika and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. Liabunya prophesised recently that President Mutharika – who he predicted to win May 20, 2014 elections – will resign over incompetence and persistent illness. He also said “Mugabe’s biological […]
Malawi Police have arrested the“ prime suspect” who chopped off private parts of Tendai Malunga of Beula village in the area of Traditional Authority Kapichi in the district. According to Thyolo police officer in-charge, deputy commissioner Josiah Kanthiti , Police arrested 75 year old Sabston Folija of Shala village whom they are treating as “ […]
At least five people, including a toddler, have been confirmed dead while eleven others are in hospital in critical conditions in the southern Malawi district of Balaka following suspected food poisoning. “A family slaughtered a goat which was taken with pigeon peas on Thursday last week,” said Balaka District Health spokesman Samson Mfuyeni. Mfuyeni said […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services officials say the country should expect continuous remains for the next four days posing threats of more flooding. The weather forecast for Monday night and the whole of Tuesday released by the department say the southern half of the country should expect heavy rains while there will be locally heavy thunderstorms and […]
In a bid to solve fuel problems permanently in Malawi, Government is leaving no stone unturned, while fossil fuel exploration activities are underway on Lake Malawi and elsewhere, it has been established that plans to turn Malawi into ethanol running country are at advanced stage in the Ministry of Energy. Energy Affairs Department in the […]
Innovation is happening across Africa, in all different sectors, from education to energy, banking to agriculture and in television broadcasting. In Malawi, a university student has created a community TV station called “analog TV project” one that he hopes will transmit all social events taking place on campus. Chisomo Daka is a student at the University […]
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced the reduction of fuel prices effective Sunday, January 11. In a statement MERA says petrol pump price will now be selling at K760.40 from K856.70 while diesel will be selling at K785.40 from K865.90 and paraffin will be at K678.80 from K756.10. “The price reduction has been necessitated by a fall […]
Six people have reported been killed and property, houses and crops destroyed due to flooding caused by heavy rains, according to Paul Chiunguzeni, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs. “The reports we have are that so far, six people are feared dead, four in Mangochi while two in Zomba. The number might go up,” said Chiunguzeni. […]
As rains continue to cause havoc in most parts of Malawi two, people of the same family have died in the eastern district of Balaka after being drowned police have confirmed. Balaka police spokesperson sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says the two met their fate when they were trying to cross over flooded Mfulanjovu stream when they […]
Malawi Minister of Natural Resource Energy and Mines Atupele Muluzi has leapt to the defence local non-government organisations (NGOs) and individuals in Karonga for bravely demanding that there is strict adhearance of health and safety to the people of the district by uranium miner Paladin. Speaking during the interface meeting with the locals at Meghemo hall […]
Malawi Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare has vowed to take to task a Seventh Day Adventist Executive Secretary for Central Region Conference, Harrison Juwa, 50, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old niece. During a newsconference in Lilongwe, the Minister responsible Patricia Kaliati expressed concerned over the pastor’s conduct which she described as barbaric […]