May 2020

Bakili Muluzi hits campaign trail: Eastern region to vote for DPP/UDF

May 28, 2020 Aubrey Makina 0 &

Former President Bakili Muluzi has joined the campaign trail throwing his weight behind the DPP/UDF alliance whose runningmate is his son, Atupele Muluzi. In a video clip that is circulating, Muluzi is heard addressing a… ...

Old mutual announces free life cover for 25,000 health workers

May 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Old Mutual Malawi has announced a MK25 billion worth of free Mlera Life Cover to Malawi’s healthcare practitioners who are on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced the free… ...

MCP accused of xenophobia: Speaker of Parliament urges Chakwera to deal with ‘amwenye’

May 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Remarks by Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara in Blantyre have been censured for carrying xenophobic remarks against Asians in Malawi. At a political rally in Blantyre ahead of polls slated for June, speaker of… ...

Supreme Court snubs MEC

May 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected Malawi Electoral Commission’s application to stay a ruling that annulled the Mangochi West Parliamentary election. The High court last year nullified the constituency’s 2019 parliamentary election in which… ...

Chitipa United bus cleared after DPP politicians honour pledge

May 28, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 32-seater bus belonging to Chitipa United has been cleared at the border after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials honoured their K2.6 million pledge. The Coaster arrived in Chitipa today and was welcomed by fans… ...

Malawi records 102 new Coronavirus cases

May 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has recorded 102 new coronavirus cases and 92 of the patients are Malawians who were recently repatriated from South Africa. Co-chairperson of Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 Dr John Phuka has announced the new cases… ...

K4.7 million stolen from driver at Chiweta Hills

May 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Rumphi have instituted investigations to apprehend criminals who stole K4.7 million from a driver of Mzuzu Moon Puffs Investment at Chiweta Hills in the district. Rumphi Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Henry… ...

Voter verification exercise impresses officials in Chiradzulu

May 28, 2020 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Registration centre officials in Chiradzulu say they are impressed with the turn out of people for voter verification exercise in the district. A spot check in some registration centres on Tuesday, showed that many turned… ...

Driver burnt to death in car crash

May 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A driver was burnt to death when the vehicle he was driving overturned and caught fire at Phuka village along Ntcheu-Dedza M1 road on Wednesday. According to Sub Inspector Hastings Chigalu who is Ntcheu Police… ...

Let’s knock out the DPP regime – Mtambo

May 28, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Citizens for Transformation Movement (CFT) leader Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo has urged people in the country to knock out the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government during the 2020 elections saying Malawi needs a government that… ...

DPP still popular in Nkhata-Bay – Vuwa Kaunda

May 28, 2020 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Tourism Vuwa Kaunda says the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is still popular in Nkhata-Bay and he is confident the party will get the most votes in the district in the Fresh Presidential Elections… ...

Madalaiva omwe sanatsitse mtengo azimangidwa – yatero MOAM

May 28, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Bungwe la eni maminibasi m'dziko muno la Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) lati oyendetsa ma minibasi onse omwe sanatsitsebe mitengo yawo akuyenera kumangidwa. Wayankhula izi mlembi wamkulu wa bungweli a Felix Mbonekera omwe anati… ...

Independent schools demand reopening of schools

May 28, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An association for independent school owners, the Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA), has threatened that it will call for demonstrations if government fails to open schools by 1st June this year. This is according… ...

Malawi is not fighting coronavirus, it is pretending to fight the virus

May 28, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 0 &

When you hear the amounts of money being pumped into Malawi to fight the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), you can only wonder if the governments and institutions making these donations care that less about their money.… ...

Phalombe UTM leaders join DPP

May 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Over 480 supporters for UTM including district and constituencies’ governors for Phalombe have defected to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of fresh presidential polls. They were all welcomed to the governing party on Wednesday… ...