Callers on Capital FM radio’s New talk Embattled ACB boss Chizuma lost public trust Malawians are in support of the idea that embattled Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general, Martha Chizuma, should either resign or be fired from her role at the graft-busting body. According to accumulative statistics during “News Talk”, a popular phone in […]
Pictures courtesy of Kondwani Chamwala one of the hikers. After successfully reaching the Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro, 19 hikers on the trek to raise funds for the establishment of hiking and nature conservation clubs in the country’s secondary schools are on the descent back to the foot of the mountain. The hikers began their […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested three ward councilors in Karonga on suspicion of illegal land sales. The councilors are alleged to have received money amounting to over K2 million in 2019 from Karonga market vendors. The three have been identified as Ngasalamuyo Mwangonde for Kapolo Ward, Smart Kayira for Rukuru Ward and Steven Simsikwe […]
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has commenced at the UN Headquarters in New York City, United States of America. President Dr Lazarus Chakwera will be among the 192 world leaders to hold discussions during the high level deliberative session which starts on 20 September 2022. The assembly has reconvened physically […]
Chikwawa – Mkombezi legislator Abida Mia has urged people to stop discriminating against people with physical impairments. Mia who is also Water and Sanitation Minister was speaking in Msomo village in the area of Traditional Authority Ngabu in Chikwawa when she presented a donation of wheelchairs to people with physical disabilities. The wheelchairs have been […]
The Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe says the government is working round the clock to find a lasting solution to the economic challenges the country is facing. Addressing the media in Lilongwe, Gwengwe said among other options, that the government is continuing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new Extended Credit Facility. […]
Amid uncertainties surrounding the Affordable Inputs Programme-AIP, Centrer for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives-CDEDI wants the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture to summon Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe to explain this including availability of fertilizer as rainy season approaches. In a letter, CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa says they want government to come out clearly if it […]
At least 75 girls were rescued from child marriages between 2020 and 2022 in the area of Traditional Authority Symon in Neno district. Chairperson for Matope Village Development Committee Magret Nkhalamba disclosed this on Tuesday during the phasing out of World Vision organisation’s project in the lower Neno. She revealed that most girls were married […]
The highly publicized Free Mussa Parade, initially scheduled for 15th September, had been shifted to September 22 2022. One of the organizers, Penjani Kalua popularly known as Fredokiss has confirmed this; attributing the change to consultations they have had with security agencies and Blantyre District Council. He adds the parade starting point will this time […]
High Court in Zomba has stopped the Council of the University of Malawi from implementing its plans of establishing new schools and associated departments. A communication from the Acting Registrar, Mary Wasiri, dated 19th August 2022 said the resolution for these establishments was made during the Council’s meeting on 16th December 2021. Among others, the […]
