Lilongwe-based Indian nationals have ganged up to demand justice on the brutual murder of Zaheera Jabbar Abanies last month. Zaheera, 36 and a mother of three was allegedly gruesomely murdered by her husband, Shaheen Gumrha last month using a knife. The suspect, Gumrha, 41, is currently on remand at Maula Prison awaiting trial. In a […]
Actor Eric Mabedi who successfully undergone a kidney transplant in India has been discharged from hospital and is scheduled to return home. Mabedi, popularly known as ‘Jakobo’ left the country for India in November with the help from the Ministry of Health and Population. The actor underwent a successful kidney transplant on December 8, 2018. […]
High Court Judge Mike Tembo is expected to rule in the next 30 days on whether construction of the Mahatma Ghandi statue should go ahead of not. Tembo said this on Thursday in Blantyre after hearing submissions from both the state and Ghandi must fall movement lawyer Nicely Msowoya in an intra-party hearing at the […]
Malawi has finally found a Mango market in India after months of talks and now Malawi Mangoes company has to export 150 metric tonnes of the fruit every year. Malawi Mangoes officials confirmed the deal, saying this will boost the country’s economy as well as create more jobs in Salima in a quest to meet […]
A movement which is fighting against the erection of Indian fallen hero, Mahatma Ghandi statue has denied that it is receiving funding and support from the opposition as the High Court is set to hand down a ruling on the matter. Pemphero Mphande, an official of the movement said the grouping is apolitical. “This is […]
Indian Vice-President, Shri Venkaiah Naidu on Monday launched the “India for Humanity” initiative with Malawi and announced the provision of a line of credit of US$ 215.16 million for 18 water projects. He said part of the credit line would be used for the construction of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in Blantyre. The signing […]
Malawi is expected to continue benefiting through development projects from the Government of the Republic of India as a result of long- lived cordial bilateral ties between the two governments. During his visit to Malawi, the Indian Vice President, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, announced this at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Monday where he held talks […]
The departure of actor Eric Mabedi for a surgery in India has now been confirmed by Ministry of Health (MoH) after missing the initial date of departure, October 28, as government has given him air tickets for Wedneday November 7 2018. Mabedi is due to undergo a kidney transplant due to his long-term diabetic problem and […]
The Vice President, of the Republic of India. Shri Venkaiah Naidu, has said the bilateral relations between Malawi and India continues to grow because of the common shared vision of development the two governments have enjoyed from time immemorial. Naidu made the remarks on Sunday during an audience with Indian nationals in the diaspora at […]
India’s vice president Vankai Naido is scheduled to visit Malawi from November 4 to 5 when, among other engagements, he is expected to unveil the controversial Mahatma Ghandi statue in Blantyre. Foreign Affairs ministry of India says Naido is also expected to unveil a business centre in Blantyre before flying to Zimbabwe and Botswana. Ministry […]
Malawi government delays to send veteran actor Eric Mabedi to India to undergo a kidney transplant due to his long-term diabetic problem has worried his fanatics across the country who had been fund-raising for him. Mabedi was supposed to fly to India on Monday, October 29 but the trip has been delayed on what the […]
A group of Malawians have obtained a court injunction against the construction of a statue of India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in Blantyre, arguing it was irrelevant and unnecessary. The statue in the commercial capital Blantyre is being erected as part of a deal for India to construct a $10 million convention center. High Court […]
India government officials are refusing to comment on the decision by the government of Malawi to stop the construction of the statue of Mahatma Ghandi in Blantyre. The Malawi government on Monday ordered a halt to the construction of the Ghandi statue in Blantyre but is not known whether Capital Hill has bowed to increasing […]
Government has ordered a halt to the construction of Mahatma Ghandi statue in Blantyre but is not known whether Capital Hill has bowed to increasing pressure from Malawians who feel the statue is irrelevant. A visit to the place in Blantyre, looked abandoned with only two men loitering around, not working. One of the men […]
Determined. Forward-looking. Uncompromising. These could be some of adjectives to describe South African-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s resolve in preaching the gospel with the latest being his arrival in India for the two-day crusade. Bushiri arrived in the Hindu-dominated India on Thursday to win more souls for Jesus Christ as the Global Prophetic Tour continues. […]
A petition to stop Blantyre City Council (BCC) and the Indian Government from erecting a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian activist, at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre continues to dominate Malawi media and invoking “unnecessary emotions”. The anti-Ghandi campaigners – who have todate mobilised about 3 000 signatures online – want the city council to […]
Local activists have intensified their campaign against the decision by the Indian government to erect a statue of Mahatma Ghandi in Blantyre with an online petition, Ghandi Must Fall registering over 1000 petitioners within hours. India requires the statue as a condition for funding construction of the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre, a $10 million […]
Seasoned actor Eric Mabedi Eric Mabedi will to travel to India for his kidney transplant surgery with support of Malawi government, Ministry of Health, has confirmed. The developments comes after a group operating under the name Friends of Mabedi, set out on a mission to raise over K20 million which is needed for Mabedi to […]