Month: January 2016 Posts

The Word Prevails

Jan 23, 2016 Pastor Daniel Walusa 8 &

Acts 19:18-20 "And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.   Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they… ...

UN condemns dismissal of Msonda’s case

Jan 22, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 403 &

...says it encourages attacks on gays The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed regrets with the dismissal of People’s Party Spokesperson, Ken Msonda’s case on his remarks about homosexuals in the country.… ...

Kabanza owners battling teargas and riot police in Mzuzu

Jan 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 85 &

There is pandemonium in Mzuzu as Kabanza owners have closed the road leading to Mzuzu Airport. Reports say the police wanted to stop the Kabanza owners from operating within the city and this led to… ...

MCP blasts DPP for telling hospitals to grow maize

Jan 22, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 260 &

Malawi's main opposition party, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has blasted government for suggesting through the minister of information that hospitals in the country have to be growing crops to feed their patients. The party's spokesperson… ...

Mutharika tells off donors

Jan 22, 2016 Martha Chikoti 115 &

 …says would not accept their ultimatums on ATI Malawi President Peter Mutharika says his government will not table the Access to Information (ATI) bill because of ultimatums from the media, donors or civil society organizations… ...

Man killed by own nephews over witchcraft

Jan 22, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 74 &

Malawi Police in Dedza district are hunting for four suspects who murdered their 70 year-old uncle accusing him of practicing witchcraft. Dedza deputy police publicist constable Cassim Manda confirmed the development and identified the deceased… ...

Malawi not ready to change gay laws

Jan 22, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 150 &

Solicitor General and Secretary for Justice, Janet Banda, has revealed that the Malawi government will not be bullied into changing the country’s anti-gay laws to embrace homosexuality. While echoing Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu's earlier remarks… ...