May 2017

Sparc Systems donate to Gogo Chanthika ward

May 11, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

One of Malawi's leading IT solutions firms, Sparc Systems, has donated K3 million worth of equipment to Gogo Chatinkha ward on Tuesday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QUECH) in Blantyre. The donation comprised of recovery… ...

Govt defends number of roadblocks on Malawi roads

May 11, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 55 &

Government has defended the number of roadblocks on Malawi roads saying the aim is to ensure security not to intimidate politicians. Minister of Home Affairs and Internal security Grace Chiumia said this in Parliament on… ...

Govt taken to task over Chanco stand-off

May 11, 2017 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday took to task government over failure to resolve the Chancellor College lecturers’ strike. The legislators pressurised government to act quickly on the matter to ensure that students go back… ...

We will go on strike – teachers threaten

May 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 46 &

Teachers in Malawi have told the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that they are to down tools due to unresolved grievances. Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) general secretary Charles Kumchenga has said they are… ...

Government angers civil servants

May 11, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 15 &

The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) says it is not happy with government’s reluctance to meet the union which wants civil servants’ salaries hiked. General Secretary for the union Madalitso Njolomole expressed the concern in… ...

Another murder: ‘wa kabaza’ brutally murdered

May 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 31 &

A bicycle taxi operator who was based in Balaka was on Tuesday brutally murdered in Ntcheu district. Ntcheu Police Spokesperson Hastings Chigaru said the taxi operator, Labani Afiki, was hired by an unknown person to… ...

South Koreans found with Ivory at KIA

May 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 8 &

Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) have arrested two South Koreans for illegal possession and attempted exportation of ivory weighing 1.5 kilogrammes and valued at about MK2 million. KIA Police Spokesperson Sapulain Chitonde Lee has… ...