June 2017

Referees behind KB’s poor performance

Jun 17, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 16 &

One of the factors for Kamuzu Barracks' poor start to the 2017 TNM Super League championship is corruption among referees, the club's team manager Francis Shaba has claimed. According to Shaba, some of the decisions… ...

Mutharika meets with stakeholders over education chaos

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 107 &

President Peter Mutharika has assured teachers in the country that their leave grants are ready adding that some teachers have started getting their money. He said this during a meeting with the Teachers Union of… ...

NGO calls for protection of protesting pupils

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Media Advocates for the Advancement of Child Rights (MAACR) has asked the police and the courts to make sure that pupils arrested for protesting against suspension of classes due to the on-going teachers strike are… ...

Malawi Housing reverses plans to hike house rentals

Jun 17, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has announced that it has reversed its decision to hike rentals for its houses across the country. The state corporation last week announced a rental increment ranging from 80 to 120… ...

Activists’ call for Mutharika’s suspension likely to hit the wall

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 35 &

A proposal by activists for President Peter Mutharika to be suspended will likely fail since the country’s laws do not provide for suspension of the president, Malawi24 has learnt. At the all-inclusive Public Affairs Committee… ...

DPP will use IDs to rig elections – MCP

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 183 &

Opposition Members of Parliament have accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of planning to use the national identity cards to rig the 2019 elections. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday called for the… ...

Malawians need to demand more from their leaders

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 16 &

A political scientist in the country has pointed out that Malawian democracy cannot flourish with citizens who demand less from their leaders. This is coming at a time when Malawi has clocked 24 years since… ...