Revered economist and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), Charles Chuka, says inconsistent power in Malawi, high internet and mobile phone costs and lack of regular incomes and bank accounts among many people, are some of the factors impinging on the country’s possible move to a cashless economy. Chuka, a seemingly staunch […]
The United Kingdom (UK) media has picked up a story of a British guest house owner who has been found dead near his home in Malawi. The Daily Mirror, Daily Star and Daily Mail newspapers reported that Alan Fay, 57, was found dead in the early hours of Thursday morning close to the Lake View […]
A northern region based psychologist, Twisile Kalinga says there is need for defilement offenders to be mentally assessed before they are taken to court to ascertain if they were in their right mind or not when they committed crime. Kalinga who is also a clinical technician at St Peters Community Hospital in Likoma district in […]
Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mangochi denied bail to Prophet Samson Manyozo who was arrested for allegedly defiling a Standard 6 school girl. The Court heard that the self -styled Prophet, who is based at Mtalimanja area in the district, had been defiling a 14-year-old girl who is a learner at one of the […]
Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Martha Mhone has called on Technical Education Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) to advance their mission on ensuring the development of skills among the youth. She made the remarks during an orientation visit at the TEVETA offices to familiarize herself on the specific roles of the organization. “It […]
Malawi continues to be stuck in a poverty trap as poverty reduction has been slow over the past decade with external shocks which have presented a significant challenge to the country’s poverty reduction efforts. According to the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) Malawi’s poverty rate has since 2016/17 remained roughly unchangeable, standing in excess of 50 […]
A man on his way to catch a bus home to Malawi died in the Joburg CBD on Wednesday morning under mysterious circumstances. While his family says he was killed in a hit and run, other allegations are that he jumped from the building in which he lived on the corners of Bree street and […]
Under fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that it will hold a public auctioning of old electoral materials. According to a statement released by the Commission signed by its Chief Elections Officer Sam Alufandika, the boarding off of obsolete and old materials including accident-damaged vehicles will be held on 10th July, 2019. The items […]
Malawi on Monday signed with China an agreement on economic and technical cooperation under which a grant worth 30 million U.S. dollars will be provided to the landlocked southeastern African country. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha, thanked the Chinese government for its assistance to Malawi’s development when signing the agreement with […]
The High Court sitting in Ntcheu has adjourned a case involving the killing of albinism in the district as the court decides in the face of the four of six suspects. The court is expected to reconvene after two months when four of the six suspects will know whether they have a case to answer […]
Quasi-religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says only the 50+1 electoral system is a solution to the current political impasse. PAC spokesperson Father Peter Mulomole says the 50+1 electoral system is critical for the country’s fragile democracy and other electoral reforms. Presidential race results in the May 21 Tripartite Elections have revived debate on […]
Embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has received a public backlash after her exclusive interview with multi-award winning private broadcaster Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) aired Monday night when she addressed accusations that she had received billions of kwacha in bribery to fix the elections. Ansah, a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of […]
Critics are questioning whether the 3.5 royalty rate to Paladin Energy has been given exchange control approval by Malawi authorities after the Australian miner has agreed to sell its 85% interest in the Kayelekera uranium mine to Hylea Metals Ltd for USD3.5 million in cash and shares. The contract gives government an opportunity to revise […]
A gang of people, suspected to be Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters have torched a police unit and a head teacher’s house at Msundwe in Lilongwe. Msundwe Trading Centre has become a political violence hot spot since the highly disputed presidential election which put ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika as winner. National […]
Mozambican police have repatriated eight Malawian nationals who were found abandoned in a house in their country by a human trafficker. Edwin Kaunda, immigration spokesperson for Mwanza border said the eight Malawians are from the lakeshore districts of Mangochi and Salima. “The human trafficker, a Malawian, abandoned them in an unused house in Mozambique where […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition officials (HRDC) have condemned the property damage and looting that followed the peaceful demonstrations and accused the police of deploying a few law enforcers on the road to enforce law and order. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said the property damage which included shop […]
Government says it has fired 3 000 interns due to absenteeism and that others had secured jbs elsewhere but decided not to resign in order to continue getting monthly allowances. Secretary for Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Joseph Mwandidya said this follows a head count and recommendations from heads of departments. The government introduced […]
A Malawian shop-keeper is nursing his wounds in Dowa after his Asian employer roughed him up on Thursday for surfing on internet during working hours. It is said that the Asian shop owner, only identified as Imran, who runs his business at Mponela was not amused that his worker was surfing internet and checking Facebook […]