Month: July 2019 Posts

Talking Blues: Petty thieves, we hang; great ones we appoint to high office. Not with Americans

Jul 10, 2019 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

To find evidence of corruption in high places in our rotten Malawi, Americans have just proved that a telescope is not a necessity. As per our tradition of putting facts first, let’s take a look… ...

Activists stopped from linking FDH to election rigging

Jul 10, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court has granted FDH Bank and its owner Thomson Mpinganjira a court order restraining activists Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence from linking the bank to election rigging. The order which has was issued… ...

Malawi facing water crisis

Jul 10, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Findings of a study on the effects of climate change on water availability have revealed that Malawi is at risk of having a water crisis in the near future. An investigation by Future Climate for… ...

All is well with us, let’s continue developing Malawi – Nankhumwa tells DPP officials

Jul 10, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the prevailing political tension in the country will not deter it from developing the country. DPP vice president for the Southern Region Kondwani Nankhumwa said this on Monday when… ...

Man accused of transferring Chilima’s name dies in car crash

Jul 09, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A man suspected of transferring former Vice President Saulos Chilima' name in the voters roll has died in a road accident. The former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) temporary clerk, Sailesi Kampango, was arrested for moving… ...

Activist Gift Trapence arrested

Jul 09, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 9 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested Gift Trapence who is vice chairperson of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) which organised demonstrations last week. The arrest came after law enforcers raided Trapence’s house in Lilongwe. At… ...

She is a hypocrite: Malawians weigh in on Seodi White tears

Jul 09, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Malawians have accused Seodi White of shedding crocodile tears saying she also led demonstrations against Malawi’s first female president Joyce Banda. White, a gender activist and a Chief Director at the Public Sector Reforms Management… ...