Month: August 2016 Posts

Zambians searching for Malawi’s Chibade

Aug 07, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 190 &

Thomas Chibade might have sunk into oblivion on the Malawi music scene but his name still rings a bell in the neighbouring Zambia. The local flavour artist stole the show in 2005 with his debut… ...

Illegal loggers evading soldiers on Mulanje Mountain

Aug 07, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

The campaign to protect Mulanje Mountain  is facing hitches as loggers are using mobile phones to evade Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officers who are patrolling the mountain. According to a source who spoke to Malawi24… ...

Chanco student leader is unhappy with Mutharika: he forced us to accept the K50,000 fee reduction

Aug 06, 2016 Bright Malenga 96 &

President Peter Mutharika might have intervened into the University conundrum but the way he handled the dialogue with the University students left a bitter pill in the Chancellor College Students Union’s (SUCC) mouth. SUCC president… ...

Nomads survive Epac scare

Aug 06, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 50 &

Mighty Be Forward Wanderers scored a late equalizer to deny Epac FC the three points they needed to finish the first round of the top flight on a high note. Peter Wadabwa had given the… ...

Govt applauds Malawi Police: Mutharika happy with their professionalism

Aug 06, 2016 Luke Bisani 60 &

The police have recently faced criticism for torturing Chancellor College students but government through its spokesperson Patricia Kaliati has applauded the officers for being professional during the anti-fees hike demonstrations. In a statement, Kaliati thanked… ...

Malawi gets K22.7 billion for fighting hunger

Aug 06, 2016 Luke Bisani 132 &

The British government through Department for International Development (DFID) has committed K22.7 billion to address food shortage in the country. The aid comes at a time when Malawi has been hit with food shortages following… ...

Malawi24 exclusive: Inside Mutharika’s meeting with student leaders

Aug 06, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 9 &

…University leaders exposed Malawi24 has had a rare access from the meeting that was held at the State House in Lilongwe on Thursday 5 August, 2016 between the Malawi leader and Public Universities Chancellor, Peter… ...