July 2018

APM contradicts Bingu on their father’s death

Jul 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 7 &

President Peter Mutharika has contradicted his late brother former President Bingu wa Mutharika on their father's death. Social commentator Onjezani Kenani noted the contradiction yesterday on Facebook following Peter’s speech in Nkhatabay. When opening the… ...

Nomads in financial crisis

Jul 12, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Despite having sound sponsorship from Japanese second hand car dealer Be Forward, the Nomads say they are in a serious financial crisis. Speaking to the Nation Newspaper, Be Forward Wanderers chairman Gift Mkandawire said the… ...

Death traps in schools forcing learners to quit

Jul 12, 2018 Tobias Kumwenda 0 &

It is 11 am. The sun is already very high and the heat unbearable. Here, in Malawi’s lakeshore district dominated by fishermen, men are talking to each other. Do you know it's young man called… ...

Lack of intraparty democracy affecting Malawi – analysts

Jul 12, 2018 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Lack of intraparty democracy in most of the country's political parties has been mentioned as a key factor why Malawi's democracy is failing to grow. The observation comes weeks after some political parties in the… ...

World Bank appoints new vice president for Africa

Jul 12, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The World Bank has appointed Franco-Egyptian Hafez Ghanem as the bank's vice president for Africa. Ghanem who is a development expert will lead an active regional portfolio consisting of over 600 projects totaling more than… ...

DPP encourages Dowa people to register

Jul 12, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has urged people in Dowa to register during the voter registration exercise in order to vote for the party’s candidates. The second phase of voters registration exercise starts on 13th… ...

ACB priorities questioned after leak probe

Jul 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawians have questioned the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) priorities following revelations that the bureau has hired a foreign expert to probe the leakage of an investigation report. ACB director Reyneck Matemba told the local media that… ...