Month: March 2020 Posts

Theft causes power outage in Ntcheu

Mar 14, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Criminals have vandalized an Escom transformer worth K2.2 million at Bula Village, in Traditional Authority Makwangwala in Ntcheu. According to Ntcheu Police Public Relations Officer Sub-inspector Hastings Chigalu, the incident occurred on Wednesday night. He… ...

JB rebukes Matola for insulting Ansah

Mar 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former President Joyce Banda has condemned People’s Party (PP) Secretary General Ibrahim Matola for insulting Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Dr. Jane Ansah. At a NECOF meeting in Blantyre on Friday, Matola shocked other delegates… ...

Ansah caught pants down: MEC was paying Attorney General extra salary for doing his job

Mar 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has revealed that the commission was paying Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale extra salary for representing the commission in the presidential elections case. Ansah revealed this at the National… ...

UNHCR donates 308 housing units to Malawi Government

Mar 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday donated 272 housing units to the Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and 36 units to the Ministry of Health. At the Ministry of Disaster, the… ...

Mutharika fires all cabinet ministers

Mar 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has fired all cabinet ministers including Minister of Disaster Everton Chimulirenji who was appointed just over two weeks ago. Mutharika has used powers conferred upon him by sec 95 (2) of the… ...

Ansah defends K580 million legal fees: “Democracy is not cheap”

Mar 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has defended the US$788, 500 (over K580 million) legal fees to be paid to South African lawyers, saying democracy is not cheap. Ansah made the remarks at the… ...

Cyclone Idai: Thousands still homeless in Malawi, Mozambique

Mar 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Tens of thousands of people are still homeless in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, a year after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of the three countries. According to Amnesty International, these people are still trapped in appalling… ...