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Airtel offers shares to Malawians

Dec 24, 2019 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Airtel Malawi is offering 20 percent of its shares to Malawians at a price of K12.69 per share. The company is selling 2.2 billion shares, which is the largest Initial Public Offer in the history… ...

Unpaid civil servants face miserable festive season

Dec 24, 2019 Madalo Ntawira 0 &

Malawian civil servants who are yet to be paid after being removed from the government payroll are facing a miserable festive season. About 8,000 civil servants have been removed from the payroll for not complying… ...

Politicians urged to reject political violence

Dec 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked politicians to put aside their partisan interests and denounce politically sponsored violence. Sylvester Namiwa who is the grouping's Interim Executive Director said this during a… ...

Mutharika to attend UK-Africa Investment Summit next month

Dec 24, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Peter Mutharika will attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London next month. The summit will be hosted by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on 20th January, 2020. Mutharika is expected to be accompanied… ...

Mike’s Trading closes doors

Dec 24, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

Mike’s Trading, the manufacturer of steel products owned by businessperson Mike Chilewe, has closed its doors. The company revealed this in a statement signed by owner Chilewe. “Mike’s Trading would like to inform the general… ...

FPC drills caregivers in Karonga

Dec 24, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Future Planning for the Child (FPC) has underscored the importance of imparting knowledge on Early Childhood Development (ECD) to caregivers at Community based Childhood Centres (CBCC) saying their involvement is key towards a child’s development.… ...

Police hunt killers of Chikwawa teenager

Dec 24, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 0 &

Police in Chikwawa are looking for thugs who killed a 15-year-old boy in the district. The thugs also stole K300,000 cash and maize at in Jombo village area of Ngabu in Chikwawa district. Speaking with… ...

National Youth Council of Malawi urges youth to spread cholera prevention messages

Dec 24, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The National Youth Council of Malawi has urged young people to take the responsibility in the fight against cholera by spreading cholera prevention messages in their respective communities. The council says with the rain, comes… ...

Malawi First Lady parties with 2,500 children

Dec 24, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika, on Monday hosted a Christmas party for 2,500 children in Mangochi where she told the kids that President Peter Mutharika loves them. The party was held at Chikoko Bay State Residence… ...

Minister facilitates, inspects social cash transfer in Thyolo

Dec 24, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Thom Navicha, on Monday facilitated the cash out of social cash transfer program popularly known as 'Mtukula pakhomo' to the less privileged households of Goliati in… ...

Wanderers, Sulom congratulate Bullets for retaining league title

Dec 24, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Be Forward Wanderers headed into the final match needing Nyasa Big Bullets to slip up against TN Stars to stand a chance of winning the TNM Super League on the final day of the season.… ...

Joseph Kamwendo announces his retirement

Dec 23, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

...to concentrate on coaching career... Former Be Forward Wanderers and Flames captain Joseph Kamwendo has announced his retirement from playing football, Malawi24 can reveal. Kamwendo, who joined Wanderers between 2001 and 2002 seasons, made the… ...

Organizations join hands in sensitising communities about Ebola

Dec 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two organizations in Lilongwe have a embarked on a project aimed at sensitizing people in rural areas about Ebola. Titha Organisation of the People with Disabilities (TOPED) and Youth Health Network (YOHNET) are implementing the… ...

Mchinji Police awarded for fighting human trafficking

Dec 23, 2019 Demetria Herman Banda 0 &

The Ministry of Homeland Security in conjunction with National Coordinating Committee against Trafficking in Person has awarded Mchinji Police Station for performing well in the fight against trafficking in persons. The station received the trophy… ...

Slow path to gender equality as some pastors welcome LGBTI community

Dec 23, 2019 Brian Ligomeka 0 &

With new research revealing that 3.5 percent of adults in Malawi identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex (LGBTI), some faith leaders are acknowledging the existence of sexual and gender minorities, and are preaching… ...