By Sam Majamanda People of Tembwe area in Mchinji district have a long lost prestige: Dining like kings after each harvest season. As opposed to the common conception that eating more is wastage, for the elders of the area this kingly dinning is usually not for fun but a process of rebuilding their bodies in […]
By Sam Majamanda Officials and community members at different levels in the implementation of the Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project (SSRLP) have spoken highly of the capacity building the project has provided to communities in the country. Speaking in separate interviews the people concurred in saying the capacity building sessions that the project gave […]
Mwanza Senior Resident Magistrate’s court has sentenced a 42-year-old Kings Nyirenda to 9 years in prison for being found in possession of Cannabis Sativa (Chamba). Police say Nyirenda was caught at Mwanza Border when he was about to leave the country using a tanker truck registration number RU6659. Regional prosecution inspector Assistant Superintendent Lewis Makiyi […]
The Ombudsman says the recruitment of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) was unlawful since it did not meet legal requirements, follow proper recruitment procedures and that the appointment flouted policies and procedures of the conditions of service of the company. She said Buluma’s appointment was arbitrary since […]
Mobile phone operator TNM Plc has post a K1.3 billion loss in the first half of the year after suffering huge exchange rate losses attributed to the devaluation of the Kwacha. The company’s published financial results show a reported foreign currency accounting loss of K1.4 billion from K310 million in the corresponding period last year. […]
There are fears that the local currency might continue declining if authorities fail to come up with practical solutions to boost the country’s exports. Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor Wilson Banda has hinted on the possible kwacha further decline at a media briefing today, Thursday. But Labour Minister Vera Kantukule has challenged the bank to […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially been demoted on the Royal Family’s website over the weekend in the latest snub for the couple since the Queen’s death. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s profile pages were relegated to the bottom of the Royal Family’s list. The website ranks the senior working family first, such […]
Court has stopped government’s decision to redeploy some District Commissioners pending a judicial review of the matter on 18th October 2022. Malawi Local Government Association-MALGA has obtained the injunction after earlier claiming councillors were not consulted before the redeployment decision. The government’s decision has created heated debate with some chiefs and residents in Nsanje and […]
