January 2019

Six-month-old baby dies in road accident

Jan 17, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A six-old-month has died after she and her mother were hit by a Toyota land cruiser. The toddler has been identified as Hawa James of Kapyepye village in the area of traditional authority Chimwala The… ...

MRA fights Airtel over taxes

Jan 17, 2019 Gregory Gondwe 0 &

The multinational mobile company Airtel is up against efforts from the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to enforce the collection of non-resident tax, in an emerging court case that may be exposing the company's tax avoidance… ...

Winiko Challenge: Bon Kalindo stirs ‘blood stain debate’

Jan 17, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Move over the #10YearChallenge. There is a new challenge in town courtesy of UTM Youth Director Bon Kalindo. His alleged battering on Wednesday in Mulanje has stirred a heated debate and the new #WinikoChallenge. His… ...

Residents force ESCOM workers to fix transformer

Jan 17, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Angry residents in Mzuzu on Wednesday stopped ESCOM workers from leaving the site of a faulty transformers until the transformer was fixed. People of Zolozolo location in Mzuzu stopped the workers from leaving the transformer… ...

MBC told to open up to opposition

Jan 17, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has told the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to rise above petty politics and give airtime to opposition political parties in the country. Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Henry Mussa toured MBC offices… ...

Winiko accused of feigning attack

Jan 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

UTM Director of Youth Bon Kalindo has been faced with criticisms of feigning an attack on Wednesday to gain instigate public sympathy. Kalindo was reportedly attacked in Mulanje where he had gone days after his… ...

ESCOM employees accused of seeking bribes to connect electricity

Jan 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawians have complained that Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) seek bribes to connect electricity to customers’ houses. One customer said the company’s employee wanted as much as K550,000 to facilitate electricity power connection, a… ...