Month: September 2018 Posts

Mutharika addresses UN: calls for more UN Security Council seats for Africa

Sep 26, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has told the United Nations (UN) to stop segregating African countries and provide the continent with two permanent Security Council seats. Mutharika said this when he was addressing the 73rd Session of… ...

Seven nabbed for stealing K30 million-worth cables

Sep 26, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Malawi Police in Mulanje are keeping in custody seven people for stealing Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) cables. Police publicist Gresham Ngwira told this publication in an interview that they have been receiving complaints from MTL… ...

Albinism association decries govt inattention

Sep 26, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has expressed worry over lack of commitment by authorities to trace a missing 12-year-old boy with albinism. The boy, Joseph Kachingwe, went missing in July during… ...

Voter registration progress excites stakeholders

Sep 26, 2018 Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) 0 &

Some key electoral stakeholders have expressed satisfaction with the progress of voter registration in readiness for the May 2019 tripartite elections. Speaking in an interview, Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) Chairperson, Steven Duwa, said despite… ...

Water crisis sparks protests at Poly

Sep 25, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Students at The Polytechnic today blocked the Masauko Chipembere Highway in Blantyre to show anger after taps run dry at the college. Police officers who responded to the situation fired teargas at the students in… ...

Uneducated children cost economies, says Mutharika

Sep 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

…calls for investment in education President Peter Mutharika has stressed on the importance of educating children all over the world saying uneducated children end up costing economies. Mutharika made the remarks during United Nations International… ...

NSO assures census workers of timely payment

Sep 25, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The National Statistical Office (NSO) has assured all people who participated in the 2018 Population and Housing Census (PHC) that their remaining honoraria will not be delayed. There have been complaints from those who were… ...