June 2019

MPs pass K0.5 trillion budget

Jun 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of Parliament have today passed a provisional K0.5 trillion budget. Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha said the K511 billion budget will meet expenditure necessary to carry on the services of the Government from 1st… ...

Bushiri goes after enemies

Jun 28, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 7 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has warned people messing with his congregants. The Malawian born televangelist and founder of Enlighten Christian Gathering (ECG) issued the stern warning while encouraging his congregant to be resilient through a post… ...

NSO accused of swindling 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census’ enumerators

Jun 28, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Enumerators in the 2018 Malawi Population and Housing Census have accused the National Statistical Office (NSO) of stealing their money. The enumerators say the NSO is failing to pay them their money months after the… ...

TAMA urged to speed up diversification

Jun 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has told the Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) to diversify into the other crops. TAMA is an association of farmers who mainly grow tobacco. On Tuesday, the… ...

Govt says SMS fraudsters can be tracked down

Jun 28, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare says the police can easily track down scammers who use text messages to steal from people. The ministry said this in a statement on Thursday in… ...

Banks won’t be compelled to submit MEC workers’ statements

Jun 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Constitutional Court has rejected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s request for banks to be compelled to submit to the court bank statements of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) data entry clerks. The Constitutional… ...

MPs told to stop commenting on election case

Jun 27, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) have been advised to stop commenting on the ongoing Malawi election case. Speaking on Thursday in Parliament, Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara said the MPs should not comment on issues that are… ...