May 2017 - Malawi 24

Leo Mpulura out of Blantyre United

May 31, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Super league returnees Blantyre United have parted ways with Coach Leo Mpulura, Malawi24 has learnt. Reports say the controversial coach was on suspension but opted to resign on his own. Reasons for his suspension remain… ...

Sugar prices hiked in Malawi

May 31, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi Limited has raised by 9% sugar prices, it has been confirmed. This is due to national equalisations scheme, according to the company. This comes weeks after the commodity had became scarce on… ...

Malawi to have credible polls in 2019 – Ansah

May 31, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

The Chairperson of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice Jane Ansah has said the electoral body is putting in place measures and systems that will ensure the holding of credible elections in 2019. Ansah made the… ...

MCP to win next elections – claims survey

May 31, 2017 Luke Bisani 3 &

Lazarus Chakwera is most likely to be the next Malawi President if he can survive the uprise in his party. A survey by a research network, Afrobarometer, has disclosed that the opposition Malawi Congress Party… ...

Malawi has selfish MPs – PAC

May 31, 2017 Luke Bisani 3 &

The decision to buy laptops for Members of Parliament (MPs) has attracted attention of citizens who argue that the legislators are selfish as they allowed huge sums of money to be used despite the economic… ...

Tsar Leo’s No Days Off to be released on his birthday

May 31, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

If you thought birthdays are special for only receiving gifts, musician Tsar Leo is about to show you the other side of such days as he will be the one giving out a present. The… ...

Malawian farmers urged to plant early to deal with armyworms

May 31, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has asked farmers in the country to plant early to minimise the risk of having their farms getting affected by armyworms. This was said at a regional… ...

Boy, 12, killed in Nkhatabay

May 31, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in the lakeshore district of Nkhatabay have launched a manhunt for a 30-year-old man for assaulting a 12-year-old Junior Banda who died two days later. Spokesperson for Nkhatabay police Ignatius Esau said the suspect… ...

No bail for Rapist ‘Bishop’ Manguluti

May 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A week after he was arrested by the Malawi Police Service in Lilongwe for raping his 23-year-old adopted daughter, Bishop Joe Manguluti has been denied bail. Manguluti who is a preacher, musician, and master of… ...

Ten years for raping daughters for money rituals

May 31, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

While you will be told to work hard in your businesses and the farm to make ends meet, one family in Machinga district believed the father should be sexually assaulting his children to become rich.… ...

FAM to get huge chunk of Top 8 prize money

May 31, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The money that teams participating in the Airtel Top 8 cup expected to get might be flowing back to the Football Association of Malawi (FAM). Four of the country's football giants have been fined following… ...

Man sets church ablaze

May 31, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An angry man in Kasungu district has burnt down a Church of Christ building after suspecting the pastor of having an affair with his wife. Kasungu police public relations officer Edna Mzingwitsa told Malawi24 that… ...

Zomba stadium contractor named

May 31, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Zomba City Council has signed a K634 million contract with Blantyre based Dec Construction to transform Zomba community centre ground into a stadium. The contract that was signed on Saturday will see the company constructing… ...

Malawians losing trust in elections – survey reveals

May 31, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Malawians are lamenting that general elections are giving the country bad leaders as support for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leadership continues to flop, a study conducted by Afrobarometer and the University of Malawi has… ...

Mutharika failing in the fight against corruption

May 31, 2017 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

There is a widespread public perception in the country that President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government are doing “a poor job” in the fight against corruption. “Malawians say corruption is… ...