January 2019

France is making Africa poor – Italian PM

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Luigi Di Maio, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the populist Five Star Movement, has accused European countries of continuing with colonisition of Africa. He blamed Europe, France above all, of colonising and impoverishing Africa,… ...

‘Kamuzu’s son’ Jumani dies

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

Jim Jumani Johansson who claimed to be the son of Malawi’s founding President Kamuzu Banda has died this morning. Jumani, 45, died this morning after a short illness at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.… ...

Lawyer impersonates magistrate to steal K16 million

Jan 26, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Mzuzu have arrested a private practice lawyer for impersonating a magistrate in order to steal K16 million from a company. The lawyer Patron Ndhlovu aged 38 of Makuta and Company impersonated Mzuzu chief… ...

MEC condemns political violence

Jan 26, 2019 Viciah Nasonh - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the acts of political violence that happened over the past weeks in the country are tarnishing the reputation of Malawi. MEC Commissioner the Very Reverend Killion Mgawi issued the… ...

TNM Super League awards set for today

Jan 26, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Super League of Malawi (Sulom) in conjunction with TNM Limited will today honour best performers in the just ended 2018 season. The glitzy gala event will be staged at the Crossroads Hotel in the commercial… ...

Malawi bans meat imports from South Africa

Jan 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Government has banned importation of meat and meat products from South Africa following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the rainbow nation. In a statement released yesterday, Principal Secretary in the… ...

12 people killed in Zimbabwe protests

Jan 26, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured by Zimbabwean security forces since protests began on 14 January. According to Amnesty International, up to 700 people, including minors, have been detained after… ...