Month: February 2017 Posts

Challenges Malawians girls face worrying – First Lady

Feb 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 12 &

The country first Lady Dr Gertrude Mutharika has expressed concern over challenges that girls are still facing in the country. Madam Mutharika who is also the president of Organisation on African First Ladies Against HIV… ...

CoM ushers in new students union leaders

Feb 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Being students that are in a democratic era, students from College of Medicine (CoM) a constituent University of Malawi (UNIMA) have ushered in new leaders that are to represent them for a year. The elections… ...

Chakwera on the wrong side – political scientist

Feb 27, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 51 &

A political scientist in the country has trashed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera's suggestion that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should probe all cabinet ministers. After the ACB found cash amounting to K124 million… ...

Malawi’s population boom: Analyst says situation poses a great threat

Feb 27, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 45 &

Malawi’s rising population is a serious cause for worry for the country’s socio-development, economy and environment, an analyst has said. According to statistics from the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey) (MDHS) conducted by the… ...

Malawi Muslims hail Quran Yao version

Feb 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 200 &

Muslims in the country have hailed the translation of the holy Quran into Yao language. According to Muslims Malawi24 interviewed, the coming of the Yao version of the Quran will help many Muslim in the… ...

‘No Peter, I am not coming back,’ says Ben Phiri

Feb 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 35 &

Former special personal assistant to President Peter Mutharika Ben Phiri has reportedly refused to go back to his old position at Kamuzu Palace. This has been replied amid social media speculation that Phiri is to… ...

ESCOM to boost power supply by 70MW

Feb 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 50 &

As a way of reducing blackouts that are rocking the country, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is to add 70 Megawatts of power to the national power grid through the use of solar… ...

Man jailed 13 years for raping cousin

Feb 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 27 &

A 27 year-old man Gift Clemence will spend the next 13 years in jail after being convicted for raping his 11 year-old cousin in Mchinji. State prosecutor Humphreys Makhaliha told the Mchinji magistrate court that… ...

Electricity problems to end soon, government pledges

Feb 27, 2017 Martha Chikoti 89 &

Government through the Ministry of Energy, Natural Resources and Mining has assured Malawians that electricity challenges currently rocking the country will come to an end soon. The assurance was brought forward by minister responsible Bright… ...

Mrabolova video in sight

Feb 27, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

The much anticipated video for Mrabolova by Proud is only five days old but the hype in its company keeps intensifying. The visuals dropped on 22nd February after UMP Award nominee for best video director,… ...

Malawians to protest demanding transparency, accountability from leaders

Feb 27, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 42 &

A group of concerned citizens has written the speaker of the national Assembly and the Malawi police service informing them of their planned demonstrations next month. This is according to a joint press statement released… ...

Impeachment beckons for Mutharika

Feb 27, 2017 Russell Kondowe 189 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika faces yet another tough time in office with a concerned grouping baying for his blood. In a petition,  36 500 Malawians from Mzuzu want Mutharika to step down saying he has… ...

Dry spells hit Nsanje, Chikwawa

Feb 27, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 59 &

There are fears that hundreds of Malawians in the Lower Shire districts of Nsanje and Chikwawa may yet again face starvation this year following a dry spell that has hit some parts of the districts.… ...

Devotion: Approval is granted

Feb 27, 2017 Pastor Daniel Walusa 4 &

Act 10:34-35 “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that fears him, and works righteousness, is accepted with… ...

Angry mob burns thug to death

Feb 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 52 &

An angry mob in Lilongwe on Saturday burnt to death a man who had attacked a bicycle taxi operator. The incident occurred in Area 23 in the city. According to reports, the thug stabbed the… ...