Month: January 2017 Posts

Plane crash-lands in Nkhotakota district

Jan 05, 2017 Bright Malenga 62 &

A South African pilot and two Australian passengers escaped unhurt after their small plane was forced to crash-land due to power failure in Nkhotakota district. The incident occurred Wednesday evening at Nkhotakota boma abandoned airfield,… ...

33 companies show interest to generate power in Malawi

Jan 05, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 37 &

Amid continuing blackouts in the country, 33 companies have shown interest to complement the country’s sole power provider’s efforts. This follows the unbundling of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) in its reforms program… ...

Heavy rains destroy 32 houses in Dowa

Jan 05, 2017 Bright Malenga 10 &

Heavy rains and strong winds on Wednesday destroyed 32 houses in Mengwe village, Traditional Authority Mkukula in Dowa district. Reports that Malawi24 has gathered from Dowa Police spokesperson Richard Kaponda indicate that the rainstorm started… ...

Man arrested over fake K2000 notes: Faces seven year jail term

Jan 05, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 62 &

....used the money to pay farm labourers Malawi Police officers in Nkhotakota district  have arrested Iwell Banda for possessing a fake K2 000 bank notes worth K80 000, Malawi24 has learnt. Last week this publication… ...

Chaponda is angry: Takes over the duty of Commission of inquiry into Admarc saga

Jan 05, 2017 Luke Bisani 76 &

Embattled minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda has maintained his innocence in dirty money transaction in procuring maize from Zambia. Following media reports that claimed that Chaponda and Admarc top boss Foster… ...

Malawi24 Exclusive: Fishy money in lake districts keeping children out of school

Jan 05, 2017 Thula Chisamba 3 &

As Malawi is intensifying efforts to have an educated citizenry, it has been established by Malawi24 that for people in the districts along the lakes of Malawi, the challenge of attaining an education is huge.… ...

Bullets fans have the last laugh in Bus bonanza

Jan 05, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 313 &

Despite being humiliated, humbled and outsmarted by their rivals in the Luso Television Bus Ipite Football fiesta where they conceded five goals in two matches, Nyasa Big Bullets supporters are not the most worried with… ...