May 2020

Coronavirus blamed for power outages

May 21, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) say they are unable to end power outages in the country because of the coronavirus pandemic. All areas in the country have been… ...

Post Office employee arrested over theft of K2.1 million

May 21, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mponela are keeping in custody a Madisi Post Office employee accused of misappropriating K2,178,599. The suspect is identified as Lonjezo Tsokonombwe Funsani aged 43, of Maselema village in the area of Traditional Authority… ...

Nkhatabay Council set for verification exercise

May 21, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

District Commissioner (DC) for Nkhata-Bay Council has said the commission is ready for the forthcoming voter verification exercise being conducted by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the elections. Speaking in an interview Thursday, the… ...

Parliamentary committee adopts 23 June election date

May 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has agreed with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) that the Fresh Presidential Election (FPE) should be held on June 23. MEC initially set 2 July as the date of… ...

Lilongwe Bridge pickpocket jailed for stealing from British national

May 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A notorious pickpocket who operates on the Lilongwe Bridge has been sent to prison after stealing K100,000 from the bag of a British national. The Malawi News Agency reported that the offender, Ganizani Kachingwe aged… ...

Voter verification suspended in Mchinji North after villagers assault police officer

May 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Voter verification exercise at Mzenga Centre in Mchinji North Constituency has been suspended after villagers attacked a police officer at the centre in protest against Forestry officers who allegedly destroyed their crops. It is reported… ...

Ndanga backs Atupele for attaching religion to politics: opposition says it’s hate crime

May 21, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) spokesperson Ken Ndanga has defended the party's president Atupele Muluzi for using religion as a tool for wooing voters. During a whistle-stop campaign tour in Chiradzulu, Atupele who happens to be… ...