October 2018

It’s fake news: Prophet Bushiri is annoyed

Oct 27, 2018 Alex Chikanga 2 &

South African based Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is annoyed with reports that he is returning to Malawi to join active politics. The prophet has described as fake news developed by "bad people whose minds are bent on… ...

MEC says registration kit got missing in OPC truck

Oct 26, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the biometric kit that was found in Mozambique went missing while being transported in a Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Tata truck. The electoral body has also said… ...

Armyworms hit irrigated maize

Oct 26, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

African armyworms have destroyed irrigated maize at Choma and Ching'ambo in Mzuzu. One of the famers cultivating along Ching'ambo River, Joshua Linje, said the armyworms have hit many gardens in the area. On Tuesday, he… ...

Angry mob kills man in Ekwendeni

Oct 26, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People at Ekwendeni Trading Centre on Thursday morning beat to death a farm owner following the killing of his tenant. The mob was enraged by the suspicious killing of a young boy whom the farm… ...

Woman, 68, wins K1m in Airtel Malawi promo

Oct 26, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 68-year-old woman and a 25-year-old train driver have won K1 million each in Airtel Malawi's Bandulo Bandulo promotion. The woman Veronica Kumwima and the train driver Mayamiko Mwandula from Zomba and Liwonde respectively were… ...

Debate over Gandhi statue rages on

Oct 26, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The move to erect a statue for Indian prominent activist Mahatma Gandhi in Blantyre, Malawi is still raising unending debates. The Indian Government wants to erect the statue at Ginnery Corner in the commercial city… ...

Political parties still defiant on election monitors

Oct 26, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Despite the Malawi Electoral Commission sending several reminders to political parties in the country to submit names of party representatives to monitor the voter registration and proceeding electoral activities, most parties continue to be defiant… ...