February 2016

Harry Nyirenda joins Flames camp

Feb 26, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 21 &

The Black Leopards defender has joined the Malawi national football team squad ahead of their crucial group L African Cup of Nations encounter away to Guinea on 23 March. The Flames will host the National Elephants four days… ...

MP wants insurance for police officers

Feb 26, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 56 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mchinji North East, Alex Chitete has asked government to introduce insurance for police officers who die while on duty. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Chitete said he made the plea… ...

Malawian activists urge Parliament to impeach Mutharika

Feb 26, 2016 Pearson Nkhoma 658 &

...APM is negligent and unfit for presidency Civil Society Organisations have said impeachment of President Peter Mutharika is “the only way in which Malawi, a country rapidly heading towards the doldrums of social existence,… ...

Cisanet welcomes construction of Bwanje Dam

Feb 26, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 13 &

Executive Director for Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet), Tamani Nkhono-Mvula, says the construction of a new dam in Ntcheu will help deal with food challenges in the country. The 42 metre dam is expected to… ...

American NGO yet to give aircraft to BEAM

Feb 26, 2016 Luke Bisani 46 &

Delivering Hope International (DHI), an American humanitarian organisation has disclosed that it is yet to hand over an aircraft to First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM) to be used for responding to emergencies… ...

Rapist jailed for 13 years

Feb 26, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 20 &

The Ntchisi Magistrate Court on Thursday sentenced a 24 year-old man to 13 years in jail for forcing himself on a minor. The man, Lazaro Dzuwa, who lives in Kamphambale village found the victim at… ...

Zimbabwe nationals trafficking Malawians to SA

Feb 26, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 86 &

Zimbabweans at Beit Bridge in South Africa have been accused of trafficking people including Malawians to South Africa with the aim of robbing them of their money. Malawi24 could not independently verify the authenticity of… ...

Devotion: Your tongue the tree of life

Feb 26, 2016 Pastor Daniel Walusa 11 &

Pro 15:4 KJV* “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.” In the garden of Eden there was a tree of life which if a man… ...

UNIMA and Madame First Lady, spare us your mediocrity

Feb 26, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 118 &

As from yesterday, February 24, 2016, the First Lady of Malawi, Her Excellency Gertrude Mutharika, is now Dr. Gertrude Mutharika after the University of Malawi (UNIMA), – Polytechnic gave her an honorary Doctor of Philosophy… ...

Witchcraft killed the hope of Malawi music

Feb 26, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 180 &

Witchcraft and superstition are core parts of most Malawians. However, it impacts on people in different degrees. Some are struggling to have them out of them, some entirely dismiss them, and for some, they control… ...

Max Bullets deny the ‘punching bag’ tag

Feb 25, 2016 Martha Chikoti 18 &

Newly promoted side Max Bullets says they will not be punching bags in the Super League as they have strengthened so that they should start next season with a bang. The team’s coach Leo Mpulula… ...

Media disappointed with Mutharika: urge MPs to reject ATI Bill

Feb 25, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 61 &

Media organizations in the country have urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to reject the current version of the Access to Information (ATI) bill if tabled in the national Assembly, saying the proposed legislation has been… ...

Nakamura impressed with Nomads

Feb 25, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 214 &

Japanese attacking midfielder Genki Nakamura who is trying his luck at Mighty Wanderers says he is impressed with the club. The 29 year-old striker who jetted into the country through Lilongwe last week with the… ...

Man gets 11 years for raping mentally challenged girl

Feb 25, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 18 &

The Ntchisi first grade magistrate court on Wednesday sentenced a 26 year-old man to 11 years in prison for raping a mentally challenged girl. The 26 year old rapist, Andison Kambalakwa, and the victim lived… ...

MCP will always walk with the People – Kabwila

Feb 25, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 340 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson, Jessie Kabwila, who was this week arrested for treason, says she is not shaken with her arrest because she is in solidarity with the people who she said “are suffering”… ...