November 2020

By-election candidates warned against campaigning during church services

Nov 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Campaign period for the November 10 by-elections ends tomorrow and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned candidates against using church services for campaign. In a statement on Thursday, MEC Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika… ...

YAS wants ACB to issue stop order against Salima-Lilongwe water project

Nov 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society (YAS) has asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to issue a stop order against the K227 billion Salima-Lilongwe water project which was awarded to Khato Civils. YAS Executive Director Charles Kajoloweka made the… ...

Activists demand stiff punishment for rapists

Nov 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Women in Mzuzu took to the streets on Saturday demanding stiff punishment for child sex offenders and other rapists. The women under Association of Women in Media (AWOME) held demonstration against in Mzuzu against rape… ...

Race against time as candidates scramble for votes ahead of by-election

Nov 07, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

With just hours to go before campaign period ends for the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central Constituency, on Friday the five candidates had a busy day as they sold their manifestos to electorates. Mlare… ...

Man dies in road accident in Mangochi

Nov 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 30-year-old man died on Friday after the vehicle he was traveling in overturned several times at Mwayi Village along the Peter Mutharika Highway in Mangochi. Mangochi Police Station Deputy Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi said… ...

Hayze Engolah ‘suspended’

Nov 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Hip hop artist Hayze Engolah has been sent on 'leave' in the music industry barely two days after choking on a Chichewa freestyle. The audience challenged Hayze who raps in English to deliver in the… ...

NCA calls for decentralization in mining sector

Nov 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Norwegian Church Aid Malawi (NCA) say decentralization of governance is key to accelerating the distribution of mining resources in communities where mining extraction activities are taking place in the country. NCA Project Officer for Fighting… ...