February 2017

Chaponda’s laugh vanishes into thin air: maizegate inquiry recommends ACB probe Agriculture Minister

Feb 11, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 53 &

Malawi's Agriculture Minister George Chaponda needs to be probed separately on his part in the maize deals the country had with neighbours Zambia, a special set Commission of Inquiry has advised. In its report presented… ...

Let Kamwendo go – Nomads fans

Feb 11, 2017 Orton Nyirenda 115 &

Mighty Be Forward Wanderers supporters have asked the Nomads main executive committee to allow midfielder Joseph Kamwendo leave the club saying he is not bigger than the Nomads. Kamwendo want to join newly promoted Tnm… ...

Poets in pre-valentine poetry bash in LL today

Feb 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Sapitwa Poetry has organised a pre-valentine poetry night called 'For You My Love' at the African Bible College in the capital city, Lilongwe today from 7pm. The main aim of the performance is to fundraise… ...

MPs told to forget politics when discussing maizegate

Feb 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner Civil Society Platform for Constructive Dialogue has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to put aside politics when discussing issues surrounding the maizegate scandal during the… ...

Nkhotakota Prison to have new block

Feb 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 15 &

In an effort to fight overcrowding in prison cells, Nkhotakota District Council has vowed to construct a new prison block at Nkhotakota Prison. In his remarks when Zokonda Amayi Dwangwa Chapter visited Nkhotakota Prison on… ...

Low yields feared in Rumphi as stalk borers hit farms

Feb 11, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

There is fear that there will be low crop harvest in Rumphi this year as a total of 182 hectares of maize fields have been hit by stalk borers. The development follows more rains which… ...

Government falling to renovate centre for blind children

Feb 11, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 4 &

A child centred non-governmental organization has criticized government for failing to renovate Makande Visually Impaired Resource Centre in Chikhwawa which was gutted down by fire in January 2014. Speaking to Malawi24 in an interview, Country… ...