Month: October 2020 Posts

Two teenagers jailed four years for burglary and theft of K172,000

Oct 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Mbughi The Chitipa first grade magistrate court has sentenced two teenagers to four years in prison each for breaking into a house and stealing K172,000. The two are Doshi Masebo aged 18… ...

Bushiri nicknamed Chisale

Oct 27, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri who is fighting two separate charges of fraud, theft and money laundering of about K5.8 billion in South Africa has been nicknamed Chisale after former Malawi President Peter Mutharika personal bodyguard, Norman… ...

Chakwera has already started clearing the rubble – State House

Oct 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

State House says President Lazarus Chakwera has already started clearing the rubble in government by firing some principal secretaries and more public officers are expected to be fired. Press Secretary Brian Banda said on Monday… ...

Traditional leader wants recall provision re-introduced

Oct 27, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Group village headman Walamba from the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga has challenged electoral stakeholders in the country to bring back the recall provision law to empower communities to fire under-performing parliamentarians. The… ...

8 Facts On the Fashion Business

Oct 27, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Fashion. It doesn’t matter whether it is loved or loathed, nobody can totally ignore it. Whether someone is flipping through television channels, walking down the street, or sitting at a bus stop, fashion bombards us… ...

Chilima says Northern Region can be developed into tourism and economic hub

Oct 27, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has urged district and city councils in the Northern Region to maximize opportunities such as natural resources to develop the region into a potential economic and tourism hub. He made the… ...

Minister Tembo calls for joint efforts to protect Zomba plantation

Oct 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo has called on stakeholders to work together in protecting Zomba Mountain plantation where bushfire recently destroyed 50.7 hectares of forest. Almost every year, bush… ...

DPP preaches peace in Karonga Central

Oct 27, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national director of logistics Symon Vuwa Kaunda has emphasized the need for the youth to maintain peace ahead of the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central constituency. Kaunda made the… ...

India gives Malawi 20,000 bags of rice

Oct 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Government of India has donated about 20,000 bags of rice (each weighing 50kg) valued at US$700,000 (about MK528 million) to assist Malawi in reaching out to over 2.6 million food-insecure people. Speaking in Lilongwe… ...

Chakwera appoints four new Supreme Court Judges, 12 High court Judges

Oct 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed four new Justices of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Malawi, promoting Justice Healy Potani and Justice Ivy Kamanga to the Supreme Court. The other new Supreme Court Judges are… ...

Breaking: Bushiri to spend 4 more nights in custody

Oct 26, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

The Pretoria Magistrate has rolled over hearing for controversial Prophet Shepherd  Bushiri bail application to Friday. The Magistrate presiding over the case at the Pretoria Magistrate Court could not commit to tomorrow, Wednesday or Thursday.… ...

MP encourages Form 4 students, gives them calculators

Oct 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Bwanje constituency Nancy Chaola Mdooko has encouraged Form 4 students not to lose hope but rather to be focused as they are sitting for 2020 Malawi School… ...

People resent me because I lived outside Malawi for 40 years – Mutharika

Oct 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Former President Peter Mutharika has claimed that some people in the country dislike him because he lived outside the country for a long time hence they concluded that he is not truly Malawian. He made… ...

Teenager gets 6 years in prison for burglary, hacking house owner

Oct 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Synd Kalimbuka Domasi Second Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man to six years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a house, hacking the owner and stealing various items including video disks, one… ...

Mutharika explains decision not to challenge 2020 election results

Oct 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former President Peter Mutharika has explained his decision not to file a legal challenge against the results of the 2020 elections which he claims were a farce and were characterized by massive rigging. Speaking to… ...