October 2020

MEC trains staff to deal with electoral challenges

Oct 21, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is training its staff to impart them with necessary skills and knowledge to effectively deal with electoral matters in the country. The 2-week long “Building Resources in Democracy, Governance, and… ...

Minibus driver gets seven years in jail for raping woman

Oct 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 22-year-old minibus driver to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a woman. The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court handed the sentence to the driver Gift Mailosi on Monday.… ...

Parliament approves K57 billion loan for watershed project

Oct 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament on Tuesday approved the borrowing of K57 billion for the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project. International Development Association (Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project) Loan (Authorization) bill will allow government through the minister of Finance… ...

Funding for family planning methods increased by K24 million

Oct 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has increased funding for family planning commodities from the initial K176 million to K200 million with an increment of K24 million. The increment comes after White Ribbon Alliance Malawi lobbied the Parliamentary Committee on… ...

Super League teams return for pre-season

Oct 21, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

With less than a month to go until the 2020/21 season kicks off, Super League clubs have returned to training to begin their preparations. After spending seven months out of action due to the Coronavirus… ...

Parliament restricts 50%+1 to presidential elections

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed a bill which restricts the use of 50%+1 system to presidential elections while the winner in Parliamentary and Local Government election will be the candidate who obtains the greatest number of… ...

FAM second VP, NRFA chairperson attack each other

Oct 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two key football administrators in the North – Football Association of Malawi (FAM) second vice president Orthaniel Hara and Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) Chairperson Lameck Khonje – have launched personal attacks at one another.… ...