November 2016

Malawian opens shoe company in South Africa

Nov 15, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 144 &

When Ashley Ibrahim who is a Malawian national lost his job as a shoemaker in South Africa following a pay dispute, he decided to start his own shoe making shop in downtown Johannesburg. Ibrahim named… ...

Chaos at the Department of Information: Officers demanding fair treatment

Nov 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Relations are not cordial between Information Officers in the Government’s Department of Information Communication and Technology, and the Southern Region Headquarters leadership as the Junior Officers recently took their bosses to task on what they… ...

Malawi’s Gerald Phiri joins Platinum Stars

Nov 15, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 37 &

Malawi national team and former Be Forward Wanderers midfielder Gerald Phiri Jnr has joined South African Premiership side Platinum Stars until the end of the season. The 23 year-old was training with Platinum Stars after… ...

Activist applauds govt over Chikangawa forest closure

Nov 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 20 &

Environmental activist Godfrey Mfiti has commended Malawi government for closing Viphya plantations popularly known as Chikangawa forest in a move to restore the pride of the country's manmade forest. The department of natural resources in… ...

Employee swindles DAPP of K1 million

Nov 15, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 5 &

A Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) employee in Mzuzu has been arrested for failing to account for his employer's money amounting to 1 million Kwacha. The suspect, 35 year-old Tony Chanika who was… ...

No hope for Mzuni staff: treasury denies request for additional funding

Nov 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

There is no end in sight to the Mzuzu University (Mzuni) staff strike as government has disclosed that it has no money to meet the 35 percent salary increment demanded by the university employees. For… ...

Poly students let down by Mutharika: ‘We wonder if he knows about Poly’s existence’

Nov 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 77 &

Malawi Polytechnic students say they feel let down by President Peter Mutharika’s inaction over the continued closure of the college and have wondered if the president is aware of the institution’s existence. In a statement… ...