December 2015

Lucius Banda hits back at CSOs over gays

Dec 29, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 281 &

Malawi's veteran musician who is also parliamentarian for Balaka West constituency, Lucius Banda, has hit back at the recent claims made by Centre for Peoples Development (Cedep) executive director Gift Trapence over the rights of gays… ...

Call them record breaking Bullets

Dec 29, 2015 Orton Nyirenda 78 &

After their win over Civo in the final match of the season, Malawi champions, Big Bullets have set a new record as the 66 points they have are the most any team has ever amassed… ...

Mutharika warned on ‘snakes’ around him again

Dec 29, 2015 Luke Bisani 99 &

Renowned comedian Michael Usi has advised President Peter Mutharika to have a sharp eye on people around him arguing that most leaders have proved to be failures because of their inner circle. Usi was commenting… ...

Malawi civil servants get strong warning

Dec 29, 2015 Martha Chikoti 73 &

Member of Parliament for Mulanje Central constituency Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned civil servants in the district over poor service delivery after residents complained about the government workers’ lack of effort in improving the people’s standard… ...

Monetary crisis hits MANASO

Dec 29, 2015 Emmanuel Kanzimbi 13 &

Malawi Network of AIDS Services Organisation (MANASO) says the organization is now receiving 30 percent of its funding from National AIDS Commission (NAC) following the pulling out of some donors such as Global Fund which… ...

PAC maintains stand against gays

Dec 29, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 101 &

Malawi's religious grouping, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says the church is clear when it comes to gay issues and it will not tolerate anything that is against the word of God. This comes after… ...

Zomba City Council sends SOS

Dec 29, 2015 Martha Chikoti 6 &

The Zomba City Council has asked well-wishers in the country to assist 314 families that were affected by heavy rains in Malawi's old capital on December 13 in the city. The plea was brought forward… ...

Businesses facing low profits due to Kwacha’s plunge

Dec 29, 2015 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Business people in Malawi have complained about low profits in the business sector due to the country’s economic situation. The concern was brought forward by executive director of Agma Holdings Limited, Mark Katsonga Phiri. He… ...

Atcheya in love?

Dec 29, 2015 Aubrey Makina 311 &

...photo of Muluzi 'engagement' send tongues wagging A photo on Facebook that shows former president Bakili Muluzi with a beautiful young lady admiring a ring on her finger has sent tongues wagging. The photo which… ...

Being gay in Malawi: Don’t dine with sinners

Dec 28, 2015 Pastor Joseph Kaunda* 149 &

I am a pastor and am a great believer in the love of God for all human kind. God loves us all and i have absolutely no doubt that he wants all of us to… ...

Tiwonge Chimbalanga & Steve Monjeza are a gay couple who were arrested and jailed to 14 years in Malawi

Being gay in Malawi

Dec 28, 2015 Benjamin Ngoma* 366 &

About being gay in Malawi. John 8:7, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." If we hate one sin we should hate all sin.… ...

Morgan Heritage’s Strictly Roots tour loots from Malawians

Dec 28, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 308 &

...use CD's instead of a live perfomance The royal family is not loyal at all! The billed to be show of the year by the Jamaican Reggae outfit, Morgan Heritage, which took place on Sunday… ...

Ministry of gender happy with 2015 progress

Dec 28, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

Malawi's ministry of gender, children, disability and social welfare says the year 2015 had its own challenges but there were a lot of successes. Principal in the ministry, Dr Mary Shawa, said they are satisfied… ...

Joyce Banda refutes Cashgate role again

Dec 28, 2015 Richard Jimu 115 &

Malawi's ex President Joyce Banda continues to clear her name on a feared involvement in the massive looting of funds during her adminstration despite being implicated by convicts several times. Weeks ago, jailed ex Principal… ...

Chiukepo, Bokosi share top scorers award

Dec 28, 2015 Chikondi Magalasi 66 &

The battle for the golden boot award in the 2015 Malawi Super League season is over as it has produced joint top goal scorers namely Innocent Bokosi of Red Lions and Chiukepo Msowoya of Big… ...