Month: December 2015 Posts

South Africa gets tough on illegal immigrants

Dec 23, 2015 Baxter Mkumba 112 &

Malawians traveling to South Africa have to brace themselves for hard times as the officials there have introduced stiff fines for transport operators who transport undocumented travelers into the country. According to a notice published on… ...

Chilima hits back at activists

Dec 23, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 51 &

...Mutharika forces him to apologize  Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima has hit back at accusations made by Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) as well as Chancellor College political analyst, Mustapha Hussein, who criticized… ...

Fisd Wizards told to re-locate Lilongwe

Dec 22, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 23 &

Fisd Wizards FC has been told to re-locate to Malawi capital, Lilongwe by their sponsors Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD) if they are to continue sponsoring the team. Initially, the only condition in… ...

ESCOM angry with continued vandalism

Dec 22, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 28 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has urged the general public to work hand in hand with the parastatal as it strives to eradicate vandalism. This comes in the wake of an increase in cases… ...

Malawian man jailed for raping four year-old girl

Dec 22, 2015 Thula Chisamba 94 &

As cases of rape and defilement mushrooms in Malawi , a 20 year-old man identified as Ndabandaba has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for defiling a four year-old girl in the northern region district… ...

Catholic Church Condemns same-sex marriage

Dec 22, 2015 Luke Bisani 148 &

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has condemned same-sex marriages describing them as "sinful". According to Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese, same sex-marriages go contrary to teachings of the Holy Bible. Mtumbuka was… ...

PP Governors want Khumbo to replace Joyce Banda

Dec 22, 2015 Luke Bisani 50 &

A bandwagon of Malawi's former ruling People’s Party (PP) governors has joined the fired northern region provincial chairperson Christopher Mzomera Ngwira in endorsing Khumbo Kachali as interim president of the party. Ngwira was fired from… ...