February 2019

APAM not meeting Mutharika

Feb 27, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has refused to meet President Peter Mutharika for a dialogue. Mutharika expressed interest to meet the group on Thursday in the wake of their planned vigils… ...

Nigeria election: Atiku Abubaka rejects results as Buhari wins

Feb 27, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the electoral result released by the country's electoral commission accusing the ruling All Progressives’ Congress of manipulating the vote. The incumbent Pesident Muhammadu Buhari has been… ...

Bushiri blames the Devil for his misfortunes

Feb 27, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 1 &

Beware the Ides of May! This befits a warning a soothsayer or another prophet could give Prophet Shepherd Bushiri whose fraud and money laundering trial begins on 10 May this year. However, the Malawian born… ...

Candidates involved in castigation risk being disqualified from 2019 elections

Feb 27, 2019 Enock Naphazi 0 &

Candidates and party leaders have been urged to desist from using inflammatory language during the 2019 tripartite elections campaign period. The Neno Multiparty Liaison Committee issued the warning on Tuesday during the MPLC meeting that… ...

Political parties ignore women

Feb 27, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Political parties have snubbed women in the elections with many female parliamentary candidates standing as independents. According to a gendered analysis of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) 2019 Presidential and Parliamentary statistics conducted by the… ...

Two convicted of killing person with albinism

Feb 27, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A court of Ntcheu has convicted two out of eleven suspects over the murder of a person with albinism. The convicts Herbert Maloni aged 39 and Kenneth Moses aged 34 from traditional authority Chakhumbila killed… ...

Malaika: Celebrate Africa show international headliner

Feb 27, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The famous South African group comes to mind when the name Malaika is mentioned but a different Malaika is expected to headline the Celebrate Africa show in Lilongwe on Saturday. Born Sheilla Mkhumba, Malaika is… ...