Month: September 2015 Posts

Mutharika is “irresponsible”

Sep 23, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 225 &

...Malawi Embassy questions Mutharika conduct Opposition political parties in the country have described Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s decision to blow more than 500 million Kwacha on a trip to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly… ...

Sentencing awaits Cashgate Convict Leonard Kalonga

Sep 23, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 12 &

Private Practicing lawyer Joseph Kamkwasi representing Malawi former Chief Tourism Officer Leonard Kalonga on Monday told the Lilongwe High Court that his client pleaded guilty money laundering charge of K3.7 billion “not to waste court’s… ...

We don’t know ‘Ayaya’–Wanderers fume

Sep 23, 2015 Chikondi Magalasi 139 &

Malawi 2015 Carlsberg Cup champions Mighty Wanderers FC has denied allegations that they owe money to a witch doctor known as Ayaya, a move that has led to the recent team’s poor run of form.… ...

Zomba Ground not fit for high profile games

Sep 23, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 16 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has banned Zomba Community Centre ground from hosting high profile matches due to its dilapidated state. The ground is home to Zomba based club Red Lions. FAM officials led… ...

Fraudster arrested for duping Nkhatabay villagers

Sep 22, 2015 Thula Chisamba 21 &

Malawi Police in Nkhatabay district have arrested a 21 year old man for swindling villagers of K8, 000 by impersonating an aide to the district commissioner for Nkhatabay. According to Nkhatabay Police publicist Ignatius Esau,… ...

Malawi rejects compulsory primary education

Sep 22, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

...Malawi's commitment to the rights of children questioned The Malawi government has been refusing to make primary education compulsory for all schools, a review undertaken in May 2015 by the United Nations Human Rights Council… ...

Malawian pregnant women cry foul

Sep 22, 2015 Thula Chisamba 12 &

Malawian pregnant women living with HIV want government to consider providing pregnancy test kits in hospitals across the country which remain unavailable despite incessant promises. Speaking to Malawi24 on Monday, the women emphasized that the… ...