Month: January 2016 Posts

Malawi government defers new school fees regime

Jan 08, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 62 &

The ministry of education, science and technology has deferred the implementation of fee increase in public secondary schools after Parliament last year passed a motion stopping the executive from hiking school fees. In September 2015,… ...

MLS demands transparency on Cashgate expenditure

Jan 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 7 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has demanded the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to be accountable and transparent on the cost aspect of prosecuting cashgate suspects. MLS President John Suzi Banda has… ...

Malawi24 exclusive: same old Bushiri lies

Jan 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 307 &

…controversial Prophet pulls a fake jet miracle, presents second jet as third! ...jet is still registered with Gulfstream The recent PR stunt by South African based controversial Prophet Shepherd Bushiri that he has bought a… ...

Mwawi Kumwenda replaces Yaya Toure as Airtel “it’s now” brand ambassador

Jan 07, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 154 &

The fairytale continues to unfold for Mwawi Kumwenda as she has succeeded Ivorian footballer Yaya Toure as Airtel’s brand ambassador for "it’s now" campaign. Airtel Malawi acting managing director, Charles Kamoto, confirmed the news yesterday.… ...

‘Nkhuyu zodya mkazi’ Pastor arrested after his wife failed to pay back loans

Jan 07, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 76 &

In what has gone vibrant on the social media as the reliving of the Biblical story in which Delilah betrayed the mighty Samson, a Malawian a Lutheran Evangelical pastor was arrested after his wife failed to pay… ...

Flames up by three spots in world rankings

Jan 07, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 40 &

Malawi have climbed three places to 106 in the latest FIFA world rankings, released on Thursday, Malawi24 can confirm. The Flames dropped to position 109 after losing to Tanzania 2-1 on aggregate in the 2018… ...

Poet Hudson Chamasowa comes out in defence of gays

Jan 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 638 &

As the storm over the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Malawi refuses to die, renowned poet Hudson Chamasowa has spoken out in defence of gays. In a late night Facebook post, Chamasowa who also works for… ...