Thula Chisamba, Author at Malawi 24

Thousands implore on NRB to simplify name-changing process on National IDs

Nov 20, 2023 0

Some Malawians whose names were spelt wrongly on their national identity cards are imploring the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to consider revising requirements for changing names on national identity cards. In interviews conducted in Mzuzu… ...

Chihana says his successor at AFORD needs to be strong and rich

Jan 06, 2023 0

Alliance For Democracy (AFORD) president and member of the Malawi Tonse Alliance ruling coalition, Enock Chihana, has urged followers of the party to start thinking of someone very strong, rich and well known, who would… ...

Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations’ victims failing to revive their businesses in Mzuzu

Jul 10, 2022 0

It has emerged that businesspeople who lost their businesses in Mzuzu during the spate of 'anti-Jane Ansah' demonstrations in 2019 are struggling to revive their businesses. Speaking in an interview, Saturday, Joyce Gondwe who had… ...

Unemployment levels bite Malawian youths hard in SA

Jul 09, 2022 0

Some Malawian youths based in South Africa have conceded that things are no longer rosy with the rising levels of unemployment in the Rainbow Nation. Derrick Chihana, who returned from the country on Sunday, confided… ...

Bad roads deny people of Hewe access to AIP fertilizer

Feb 13, 2022 0

Hewe road during rainy season in 2020 It has emerged that people of Hewe in Rumphi are yet to access fertiliser and other farm inputs due to bad roads that have been rendered impassable by… ...

K-man remembered: ’He left an indelible mark’

Feb 05, 2022 0

Entertainment pundits in Mzuzu say K-man, the unsung urban music star, who died on February 4, 2020, after sustaining injuries in an accident that happened in Mchengautuwa township, left an indelible mark in the local… ...

Gwamba urged to strictly book artists from Northern Region for ‘mama said God first’ album launch

Oct 01, 2021 0

Self-styled Chichewa Hip Hop landlord, Gwamba, Duncan Zgambo, has been advised by his fanatics, to strictly book artists that are based in the Northern Region for his 'mama said God first' album launch in Mzuzu,… ...

Govt urged to train more lawyers

Sep 14, 2021 0

While dust refuses to settle on propositions that paralegals should be representing the poor masses in courts, other schools of thought are suggesting that the best solution to equal justice in the country is training… ...

NEEF loan beneficiaries complain of harsh business environment: “Pa ground sipalibho”

Sep 05, 2021 0

Some beneficiaries of the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) loans fear they may not repay their debts due to unfavorable business environment in the country. Speaking in random interviews in Mzuzu, the beneficiaries stressed that… ...

Music pundits condemn wanton sharing of ‘Suffix’ Album

Aug 30, 2021 0

Analysts have weighed in on the observed wanton sharing of Suffix's recently released gospel rap album, describing the status quo as regressive and fiendish. Barely some minutes after the artist released his album, 'to whom… ...

Covid deaths attributed to witchcraft in some villages; doctors call for increased awareness

Aug 29, 2021 0

When Alfred Chawinga, a 60-year-old man in Rumphi, died of a respiratory complication which medical records show to be Coronavirus, his relatives sought the real cause of what they believed to have been an untimely… ...

Village headman stabbed to death in Mzimba; murderer on the run

Aug 25, 2021 0

A village headman at Eswazini in Mzimba has been killed allegedly by a person identified as Makayiko Moyo who is currently on the run. The village headman has been identified as Gift Mkandawire. The victim,… ...

Malawians lament Zambian police brutality

Aug 25, 2021 0

Whilst Zambian nationals can walk scot-free without travel permits in Malawi, the situation is completely different in the neighboring country where once Malawians are caught in Zambia, without a passport, they are treated like criminals.… ...

Phoka sing’anga discovers miracle charm against abortion

Aug 20, 2021 0

Whilst dust refuses to settle on the issue of abortion legalisation in Malawi, a traditional doctor at Phoka in Rumphi claims to have discovered a miracle charm that fights against any form of terminating pregnancy.… ...

Farmers threaten to dump Tobacco

Aug 18, 2021 0

Some tobacco farmers in Mzimba and Rumphi have said they will stop growing the crop due to meagre proceeds. Speaking at an interface meeting, organised by their newly formed union, the farmers disclosed that growing… ...