February 2016

Malawians should expect poor maize production

Feb 24, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 83 &

Malawians should brace themselves for more maize shortage next year as government says maize production this growing season is expected to be lower than in the 2014/15 season. According to the first round of the… ...

Christian fellowship gives to expectant mothers

Feb 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Expectant mothers at Kasungu District Hospital had all reasons to smile over the weekend after a fellowship in the district gave them various items. According to the fellowship, Springs of Grace Ministries, they wanted to… ...

Residents failing to buy maize due to Kachasu

Feb 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 38 &

Kachasu, the opaque beer, could be the next excuse for authorities on why people are failing to access maize at ADMARC depots. This follows revelations by ADMARC officials in Ntchisi that vendors are still buying… ...

Chakhwantha out on bail

Feb 24, 2016 Richard Jimu 37 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator Peter Chankhwantha was on Tuesday night granted bail from police custody hours after he was arrested for alleged treason in an ongoing reported plot to oust Malawi President Peter Mutharika. Malawi24… ...

Malawi Hunger: Thyolo residents forced to steal from estates

Feb 24, 2016 Richard Jimu 203 &

People in Thyolo district the stronghold of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), have resorted to stealing from estates in order to survive the current hunger. Police in Thyolo made the revelations in a report… ...

Man arrested for raping, impregnating teen

Feb 24, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 33 &

Malawi Police in Thyolo district are keeping in custody a 44 year-old man for raping and impregnating a 15 year-old girl. Thyolo police public relations officer Edith Kachotsa confirmed about the arrest and identified the… ...

Rapist who infected victim with STIs jailed for 12 years

Feb 24, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 32 &

The Magistrate Court in Lilongwe last week sentenced a 29 year-old Malawian man to 12 years in jail for forcing himself on a minor and infecting her with sexually transmitted infections (STIS). According to police,… ...

Devotion: The Word the Sword

Feb 24, 2016 Pastor Daniel Walusa 8 &

Heb 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is… ...

Malawian Members of Parliament living in fear

Feb 23, 2016 Richard Jimu 323 &

Members of Parliament in Malawi are living in fear after reports that the Peter Mutharika led government is on the verge of netting other legislators this week over a feared coup plot against him ,… ...

Assistant coaches need CAF-B license too- FAM

Feb 23, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 45 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has disclosed that the club licensing system requirement for all Super League coaches to have a minimum qualification of CAF-B license also applies to assistant coaches. The football governing… ...

Finally: Govt deploys primary school teachers

Feb 23, 2016 Richard Jimu 201 &

Long at last! The Malawi Government has now released a list of names of the Initial Primary Teacher Education 8 (IPTE8) and Open Distance Learning 3 (ODL3) primary school teachers to be recruited and deployed to… ...

Mutharika asked to fire ADMARC bosses

Feb 23, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 16 &

He is receiving attacks and advices day in day out and a fresh one for Malawi President Peter Mutharika is to go ahead and axe Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) top officials. The call… ...

Suffix disobeys his parents, announces engagement

Feb 23, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 60 &

This is definitely not the news that all the ladies in Malawi who have feelings of affection for gospel hip-hop sensation, Suffix, would love to hear as the artist has declared engagement plans that will… ...

MLS condemns arrest of MCP officials

Feb 23, 2016 Luke Bisani 88 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has condemned the office of Director Public Prosecution (DPP) for using WhatsApp conversations as the basis for the sedition cases against opposition members. The Malawi police arrested Malawi Congress Party's… ...

Malawi Police set up Roadblock at Parliament to Arrest Kabwila

Kabwila’s arrest is illegal – Lawyers

Feb 23, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 144 &

Renowned lawyer has issued a stern warning saying Malawi is passing through “dangerous times” that could turn the country into a police state following the arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson, Jessie Kabwila which the… ...