November 2020 | Malawi 24

Chisale used my certificate to join army – Witness tells court

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A state witness in the Norman Chisale certificate case has told the court that Chisale used his Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) certificate to join the Malawi army. The witness Pythias Hiwa said this today… ...

Tony Blair helping Chakwera at zero cost – State House

Nov 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

State House has defended President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to engage former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as governance advisor saying Blair and his institute will provide the services for free. Director of Communications at State… ...

Chakwera throws servant-presidency down the drain

Nov 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Broken promises. Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is eating his vomit with a straight face as he, through his press secretary, has refused to reveal the amount he is spending in his never-ending foreign and domestic… ...

Man found with 33 bags of AIP fertilizer

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Kasungu have arrested a 48-year-old man for being found with bags of fertilizer which are suspected to have been stolen. The suspect has been identified as Matias Chimkonda. According to… ...

Lowe challenges Shire Valley Irrigation project implementers on performance

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has challenged implementing partners for the Shire Valley Transformation Project to set performance indicators to ensure that the multibillion kwacha loan project materialises. Lowe said the special key performance indicators… ...

DPP infighting continues: Nankhumwa says he is still Leader of Opposition

Nov 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Member of Parliament for Mulanje Central Kondwani Nankhumwa says claims by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that he has left the position of Leader of Opposition are false. He made the remarks in a statement… ...

DPP claims Nankhumwa has left Leader of Opposition role

Nov 30, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) claims that legislator Kondwani Nankhumwa has left the position of Leader of Opposition. According to DPP spokesperson Brown Mpinganjira, Nankhumwa met former President Arthur Peter Mutharika in Mangochi on Sunday… ...

Chakwera faulted for hiring Tony Blair as advisor

Nov 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A social commentator has faulted President Lazarus Chakwera for hiring former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as advisor saying Blair is only coming to Malawi to harvest poor people’s taxes. The commentator Onjezani Kenani made… ...

PAC impressed with NRWB extension projects

Nov 30, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is impressed with progress of extension works the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) is carrying out at Lusangazi and Ekwendeni. This comes after the committee held an interface meeting… ...

Lilongwe Water Board praises water board lady

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board has hailed Stella Gondwe, the customer who scratched off the opening time on a signpost at LWB’s Area 25 (B) Customer Service Center, and the board has apologised to the customer… ...

MISA mourns Chimpweya

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali The Media Institute of Southern Africa-Malawi Chapter (MISA Malawi) has expressed its sadness over the sudden death of James Chimpweya, a photojournalist, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, November… ...

Talking Blues: Is President Chakwera’s come-to-Jesus moment a harbinger of good tidings?

Nov 30, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Monday 23 November 2020 will be remembered as the day that President Lazarus Chakwera experienced his presidential come-to-Jesus moment. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace when chairing the signing ceremony of Public Service Reform Performance Contracts with… ...