Month: July 2016 Posts

UK ruling party handpicks Prime Minister: furious opposition calls action “undemocratic”

Jul 12, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 14 &

...Britain accused of turning into a North Korea of Europe ...Malawi warned of May's policies The opposition in the UK is furious with the ruling Conservative party for handpicking Theresa May as the outright successor… ...

Chakwera returns to God: wants Him to intervene in MCP wrangles

Jul 12, 2016 Luke Bisani 27 &

Like the Biblical Jonah, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has gone back ton seeking the face of God after being hit by a political storm in the party he is leading. For a… ...

Malawi to adopt China’s one child policy

Jul 12, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 49 &

At a time when Malawi’s population keeps rising- now at 17.7 Million, the government is pondering on enforcing the adoption China’s famous one child policy if the current population trend continues, sources have indicated. Sources… ...

Mutharika hails Madonna

Jul 12, 2016 Bright Malenga 3 &

Malawi President Professor Peter Mutharika on Monday hailed American pop star Madonna for the projects which she is carrying out in the country. During a meeting with the pop star at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe,… ...

Nurses council unhappy with the money set aside for drugs in new budget

Jul 12, 2016 Martha Chikoti 9 &

Chairperson of the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (NONM) Dorothy Ngoma has condemned government for setting aside insufficient funds for purchasing medicine saying the allocation for drugs is not enough and has never been… ...

43 year-old beast arrested for raping 11 year old

Jul 12, 2016 Bright Malenga 68 &

Police in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody a Kabaza operator for twice raping an 11 year-old girl. The rapist, 43 year-old Katemba Banda, sexually abused the girl who was selling fried groundnuts at Nkhotakota… ...

Maize thief jailed for 3 years

Jul 12, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 42 &

A court in Ntchisi district has sentenced a 21 year-old man to three years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing maize. The court heard that on 28 June this year the owner of the maize… ...