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By Noel Mkwaila, BLANTYRE A grouping under the banner, 'Malawi First' threatens to mobilize citizens into unstoppable series of natiowide protests if President Lazarus Chakwera fails to respond to their demands and grievances within 20 days. Leader of the grouping, Bon Kalindo shot the warning after leading a-4-hour peaceful protest in Blantyre on Wednesday pushing for Chakwera's resignation for allegedly presiding over a failed economy. They are giving Chakwera an option to call for a referendum for citizens to decide whether he proceed governing the country or not. "If the current regime does not have answers to issues like high prices of commodities, kwacha depreciation and mess at Immigration Offices, Dr. Chakwera should step aside," said Kalindo. Again, the grouping wa...

By Noel Mkwaila, BLANTYRE Protests, pushing for President Lazarus Chakwera to resign or call for a referendum for citizens to decide whether he should proceed governing the country or not, are underway in Blantyre. A grouping dubbed 'Malawi First' has organized the protests citing various economic hardships that Malawians are going through under the Tonse-led administration. One of the group leaders, Bon Kalindo argues country is facing all these challenges as if there is no leader hence their action. The protesters have started-off from Kamuzu Upper Stadium heading to the district commissioner's office to deliver their grievances. Months ago, the grouping had its organized protests blocked by some suspected Malawi Congress Party supporters in Lilongwe when they were headin...

Ena mwa aMalawi osauka omwe alire kwambiri ndi ganizo logwetsa ndalama ya kwacha By Noel Mkwaila, BLANTYRE Zavuta! Kwavuta! Moyo, maka wa aMalawi opeza mochepekedwa, ulimba kwambiri pomwe mitengo ya mafuta a galimoto, magetsi komanso paraffin yakwera modetsa nkhawa. Izi zikutsatira ganizo la boma la Tonse logwetsa mphamvu ya kwacha ndi 44 kwacha pa 100 kwacha ili yonse. Ambiri alira mokweza! Pomwe aMalawi adzuka lero, apeza bungwe la MERA lalengeza kuti petrol tsopano adzigulidwa pa K2530 pa lita kuchoka pa K1746. Wapampando wa bungweli, Reckford Kampanje wati diesel tsopano wafika pa K2734 kuchoka pa K1920. Naye paraffin, yemwe okhala m'midzi ambiri amadalira, wafika pa K1910 kuchoka pa K1261. Kuphatikiza apo, nawo magetsi afika pa K173.70 pa kilowati kuchoka pa K123.26...

By The Radar, BLANTYRE Authorities have adjusted the exchange rate of the local currency from a selling rate of K1 180.29 to K1 700 to the United States Dollar. Reserve Bank of Malawi's Governor, Wilson Banda confirms the development; saying this is effective November 9, 2023. Banda attributes the devaluation to supply-demand imbalances and a mismatch in the exchange rate in the cash and TT markets, among others.

By dRaxon mAloya The adoption to the usage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) continues to rise in the country reducing heavy reliance on damaging biomass for cooking, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has reported. The development comes in the wake of the introduction of affordable LPG accessories on the market by several players championing the usage of sustainable fuel sources. According to the authority, the consumption rate has risen to 2.2 metric tons per year, and this success is attributed to the removal of taxes on LPG cylinders and accessories. Speaking to the media, Gas Regulation Specialist at MERA Macjessie Muula said there was hope that the country might experience increased in adoption of LPG. “Looking at where we are coming from, its about 30 to 40...

✓Let's rise and roll into action-Movement leader✓Chakwera should do Malawians justice-CSAT✓The president will continue travelling-Kunkuyu By Martha Kachingwe Phiri, LILONGWE A newly born grouping under the banner 'Economic Freedom Movement-EFM' is demanding President Lazarus Chakwera to declare state of economic emergency and take action instead of churning his energies in meaningless globe-trotting when the country bleeds in the current economic mess. The movement further calls on Malawians to rise, roll into action and demand their economic rights; stressing the electorate didn't vote for Chakwera for mere good English but to provide answers to the deep-rooted prevailing economic challenges haunting the country. EFM leader Joseph Peshi says it is surprising that Chakwera see...

The man aspiring for the DPP presidency, who is the ex-Reserve Bank Governor, Dalitso Kabambe thinks there is a quick way out of the fuel and forex problem in Malawi. He suggests immediate fiscal policy, monetary policy and exchange rate policy reforms as game changers to the current predicament, giving "an eight-month" timeline to feedback. Kabambe says government should stop blaming the situation on the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 but instead find solutions to the suffering Malawians are enduring now.