September 2015

Poverty stricken primary school pupil commits suicide

Sep 30, 2015 Thula Chisamba 77 &

A Malawian primary school learner identified as Nathan Manda poisoned himself in Mzimba district over what other sources suggest was his tiredness with poverty. Sources told our reporter that the deceased was facing indescribable poverty… ...

Chilima cautioned!

Sep 30, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 347 &

Lilongwe based political analyst Loudon Malingamoyo Phiri has warned the Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the introduction of fees in government owned schools and abolishment of Junior Certificate… ...

Malawi govt makes U-turn on Primary School fees idea

Sep 30, 2015 Luke Bisani 97 &

The government of Malawi has categorically dismissed reports that primary school pupils are to pay school fees starting from the currently on-going academic year. Media reports recently indicated that government has introduced tuition fees in… ...

‘Arrest Robert Chasowa killers or face rejection’ Mutharika told

Sep 30, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 381 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been asked to bring to book all people connected to the mysterious death of a fourth-year engineering Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa, or risk facing a rebellion from the youths across… ...

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Mutharika worsens Malawi’s global competitiveness position

Sep 30, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 81 &

If there were any doubts that President Peter Mutharika is driving Malawi into oblivion, those doubts come to rest today with the release of the Global Competitiveness Report which has seen the country miss out… ...

Standard Bank Knockout Cup venues named

Sep 30, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 20 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced venues for this year's Standard Bank Knockout Cup semi-finals. Big Bullets, Blue Eagles, Civo Service United and Mighty Wanderers made it through to the K46 million prestigious… ...

Goal scoring ‘machine’ Kuwali called into Flames squad

Sep 30, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 24 &

Malawi National football team coach Ernest Mtawari has called Blue Eagles striker Schumaker Kuwali into the team's training camp. Blue Eagles assistant manager Gabriel Chirwa has confirmed the development saying that the lethal forward is in Blantyre… ...

Wenela depot gang arrested

Sep 30, 2015 Luke Bisani 25 &

Malawi Police in Blantyre city have arrested four people for their involvement in a series of robberies around the commercial city. The four, Limbani Sambo Chafela 25,Ernest Nyongolo 30,Eric Namanya 40, Frank Sinoya,31 are all in the cooler… ...

Chikwawa man arrested for stealing drugs

Sep 30, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 30 &

Malawi Police in Chikwawa district are keeping in custody a ground labour at Makande hospital in N'gabu who is being suspected to have stolen medical drugs worth over half a million kwacha, proven to be… ...

Police officers lose jobs over Bushiri’s ‘triumphant entry’ into Mzuzu

Sep 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 595 &

It was designed to rival the entry of Christ into Jerusalem, only his entry was supposed to be a step higher with a convoy, security and a police band so as to shut down all… ...

Robert Ng’ambi sends Platinum Stars top

Sep 29, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 4 &

Malawi's International Midfielder Robert Ng'ambi scored one of the goals in Platinum stars 3-1 victory against Supersport United in the Premier Soccer League. Ng'ambi scored the third goal and helped his side to move to… ...

‘We are using witchcraft, Satanism and magic’ – confesses Prophet Kautsire

Sep 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 545 &

…some ‘Prophets’ are stopped from having sex with their wives, they have sex with a snake Coming in the wake of self-acclaimed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's stunts that he has called miracles, Malawian Prophet Trevor Kautsire… ...

Joyce Banda started Cashgate to fund PP campaign – Mutharika

Sep 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 70 &

…tells Kasambara there are no sacred cows Former President Joyce Banda who has been implicated in the looting of state funds by none other than the chief cashgate convict Oswald Lutepo has been fingered in… ...

‘Forget Shire-Zambezi waterway,’ Mozambique tells Malawi

Sep 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 156 &

…Mutharika seething with anger at the decision Former President, late Bingu wa Mutharika’s wet dream has to come to an end, Mozambique government has told the Malawi government. According to media reports, the neighbouring government… ...

Mugabe tells the UN: ‘we are not gay’ in Africa

Sep 29, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 996 &

Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, took a very bold position during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by deviating from his prepared speech to tell world leaders that the people of Africa ‘are… ...