Three women jailed for stealing fuel worth K249,490
By Twink Jones Gadama Three women have been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing fuel worth K249,490 from Chipiku Store in Mangochi. The women, Rose Naminga, 61, Lucy…
Malawi to construct railway line to Tanzania, easing cargo transportation
By Twink Jones Gadama The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to construct a railway line from Chilumba in Karonga District to Mbeya in Tanzania, connecting Malawi to the Tanzania-Zambia…
Justice Mwaungulu’s warning on age limit bill: A constitutional crisis in the making?
By Burnett Munthali The controversial Age Limit Bill, if passed into law, would be an outright violation of Malawi’s Constitution, argues retired Supreme Court Justice Dustain Mwaungulu. In a strongly…
Malawians take to the streets to reject surveillance machine: A stand for democracy and freedoms
By Vincent Gunde On the 13th of February, 2025, Malawians will take to the streets of Lilongwe and Mzuzu in a mass demonstration, asserting their rights to reject the government’s…
The Road to 2025 Presidential Elections: Burnett Munthali’s perceptive
By Rick Dzida As 2025 presidential elections are in the offing, by chance, I caught up with Burnett Munthali, the most celebrated hard hitting journalist on issues of national importance.…
Renewed fighting erupts in Eastern DRC, schools forced to close
By Twink Jones Gadama Violent clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group have intensified in the South Kivu Province, forcing…
Bingu’s legacy must be respected, not exploited for political ambitions
By Burnett Munthali The legacy of the late President Bingu wa Mutharika remains one of the most significant in Malawi’s political history. As the founder of the Democratic Progressive Party…
A Call for Free and Fair Elections: The Testing Moments Of Our Democracy
By Comrade jumbe “The goat that sleeps in a leopard’s den should not be surprised when it is eaten.” We cannot pretend to be surprised when technology designed for surveillance…
Director General of National Planning Commission, Thomas Munthali, Announces Resignation
By Burnett Munthali The National Planning Commission (NPC) has announced the resignation of its Director General, Thomas Chataghalala Munthali, who will step down from his position on March 31, 2025,…
PAC Optimistic About President Chakwera’s Efforts to Address Socio-Economic Challenges
By Burnett Munthali LILONGWE – The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body representing a broad spectrum of Malawian society, has expressed hope that President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration will effectively…