November 2020

Nankhumwa calls for commission of inquiry on exam leakage

Nov 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately set up a Commission of Inquiry in order to find out the cause of the leakage of examination papers. He made the… ...

Parents ask Chakwera to fire Nyalonje, Chiunda

Nov 05, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Parents and guardians of Form Four students have demanded the firing of Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje and Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) boss Gerald Chiunda over the cancellation of the Malawi School Certificate of… ...

Biden trumps on Donald: Incumbent has the size of Mulanje to climb

Nov 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...Biden wins key state of Wisconsin as Trump sues to stop count elsewhere Joe Biden, presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, is poised to beat the US incumbent president, Donald Trump who was seeking a… ...

Malawi quizzed on anti-gay laws

Nov 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi presented its report on human rights to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group on Tuesday but faced questions on whether it would consider reviewing its homosexual laws. After Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo… ...

HRDC wants MSCE exams re-administered in a month’s time

Nov 04, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has ordered the Malawi government to re-administer the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams in a month's time. HRDC says the proposed timeframe by government is too long… ...

MSCE exam cancellation angers students

Nov 04, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Form Four students across the country staged protests over the cancellation of Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams. Students in Lilongwe took to the streets to protest following the announcement as they blocked roads… ...

Chakwera skips Magufuli inaguration, sends Mia to represent him

Nov 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will not attend the inaguration ceremony for Tanzania's John Magufuli and the Malawi leader has delegated Minister of Transport Sidik Mia to represent him. According to a letter by Secretary for Transport… ...