July 2020

Mutharika used taxpayers’ money to buy K300 million buses

Jul 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

…lied about using personal money Former President Peter Mutharika used taxpayers’ money to buy buses worth K300 million for Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers. Mutharika bought the Higger buses for Bullets and Wanderers… ...

China donates 100 thousand masks for Malawi independence celebration

Jul 04, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

China has donated 100,000 masks to Malawi for the country’s Independence Day celebrations and the inauguration ceremony on July 6. The celebrations are held on July 6 every year and this year they will be… ...

Chakwera refuses to cancel inauguration ceremony

Jul 04, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

State President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says the inauguration ceremony will go on but the number of attendees will be reduced to 20, 000 against the Bingu National Stadium's (BNS) 40, 000 capacity, as a control… ...

Covid-19 cases alarming – Chakwera

Jul 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the number of Covid-19 cases is alarming and the situation is much worse today than it was three months ago. Chakwera said this at a press briefing which was conducted on… ...

Questions over K3 billion bulbs deals

Jul 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) awarded contracts for K3 billion worth of bulbs to two companies based in Dubai and Mauritius, and this had led to questions over the ownership of the companies. The… ...

Chakwera fires Health Secretary Namarika

Jul 04, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Principal Secretary for Health Dan Namarika and says he will soon appoint a new Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Health. The Malawi leader revealed this during a press briefing… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi registers 96 new cases

Jul 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has registered 96 new Coronavirus, bringing the number of registered cases to 1,498. Chairperson of the Taskforce on Coronavirus John Phuka announced the new cases on Friday. He said 87 of the cases are… ...

64 Malawians arrive from Mozambique

Jul 04, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A total of 64 Malawians, who were kept at Nyamapanda Border in Mozambique for 17 days, have arrived in the country. According to the Department of Disaster, the returnees; 54 males and 10 females (of… ...

Queen honours Malawian volunteer

Jul 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Queen Elizabeth II on Friday recognised Malawian volunteer, Brian Khembo, due to his exceptional voluntary service supporting the elderly and street kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. Khembo has been recognized as the 146th Commonwealth Point… ...

I used personal vehicles during campaign – Atupele

Jul 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi says he used his own vehicles and money during the campaign period for the Fresh Presidential Elections. According to Muluzi, he never used the vehicles which are normally… ...

Seven arrested for stealing computer hard drives at Ministry of Lands

Jul 03, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police have arrested seven people for stealing computer hard drives at Ministry of Lands offices in Lilongwe. Lilongwe Police Station spokesperson Joseph Kachikho has confirmed the arrest of the suspects. Kachikho said the seven people… ...

Mulanje council elects new chair

Jul 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Phillip Banda, MEC STRINGER Mulanje District Council has elected Councillor Richard Chikhwakhwa as new council chairperson. Chikhwakhwa who competed against Councillor Isaac Blazio amassed a total of 22 votes against Blazio’s 4. In his… ...

Atupele blames HRDC’s anti-lockdown injunction for rise in Coronavirus cases

Jul 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President of United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, says the anti-lockdown injunction which Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) obtained in April has led to a rise in COVID-19 cases. In a Facebook post today, Muluzi… ...

Atupele says DPP’s Kambalame arrested on ‘on trumped up charges’

Jul 03, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi says Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor David Kambalame was arrested yesterday on trumped up political charges. Kambalame who is DPP Governor for the Central Region was arrested… ...

Two men rape 15 year old girl

Jul 03, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have arrested two men aged 18 and 26 for raping a 15-year-old girl. Nkhotakota deputy Police Public Relations Officer Paul Malimwe has identified the two suspects as David Francis aged 26 and… ...