Month: March 2019 Posts

APAM to meet APM today in Mzuzu

Mar 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Association of Persons with Albinism (APAM) has agreed to travel to Mzuzu to meet President Peter Mutharika today. This follows the demonstrations which  persons with albinism conducted in Lilongwe on Tuesday. During the protests, they… ...

Rigging fears grip Malawi MPs

Mar 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliamentarians on Thursday questioned the Minister of Homeland and Security over reports that some aspirants are buying voter registration cards. Speaking in Parliament, Member of Parliament for Rumphi East Constituency Kamlepo Kaluwa said that contestants… ...

Blackouts return: ESCOM says heavy rains to blame

Mar 08, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says Malawians should expect power cuts following heavy rains experienced in the Southern Region this week. ESCOM says the rains have deposited trash at its power station and… ...

Elephants destroy 588 hectares of crops

Mar 08, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Elephants from Namizimu Forest Reserve in Mangochi have destroyed 588 hectares of crops in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Katuli in Mangochi, leaving over 3,000 households at risk of food shortage. TA Katuli and… ...

Malawi holds symposium on forest resilience

Mar 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining held a symposium on trees and forests resilience. The two day conference which started Wednesday and ended yesterday was being conducted at Bingu International Convention Centre in… ...

Pastor urges electorate to vote for sense

Mar 08, 2019 Nicolas Mbonela - MEC Stringer 0 &

Pentecost International Christian Centre (PICC) Senior Pastor Esau Banda has warned electorate to vote for sense ahead of the 21 May Tripartite Elections. The Pastor made the call during his weekday 30 minute program called… ...

MEC to have external auditors on polling day

Mar 08, 2019 Emmie Banda - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will hire independent auditors who will be verifying actual figures on election day. Speaking in an interview, MEC’s commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi said the external auditors will be… ...