Month: April 2020 Posts

Parliament cancelled: Lawyers question decision

Apr 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Parliament has postponed the budget meeting which was expected to start on May 8 due to the Covid-19 lockdown. In a statement on Thursday, Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba said the budget meeting which was… ...

Nundwe appointed Malawi’s High Commissioner to India

Apr 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A month after he was fired as Commander of the Malawi Defence Force, General Vincent Nundwe (Rtd) has been appointed as Malawi’s High Commissioner to the Republic of India. The Chief Secretary to the Government… ...

MRA ordered to stop recruitment of officers

Apr 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has ordered the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to stop recruitment of officers due to reports that the tax collector recruited Democratic Party members who did not attend interviews. ACB Director Reyneck… ...

Amalawi akanitsitsa m’bindikilo okakamiza

Apr 17, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Anthu m'dziko muno amenyetsa nkhwangwa pamwala kuti iwo sakugwirizana ndi ganizo la boma kuti akhale pa m'bindikilo okakamiza kwa masiku 21 kaamba ka nthenda ya COVID-19. Izi zikutsatira kulengezedwa kwa m'bindikilowu lachiwiri madzulo pomwe mtsogoleri… ...

Two poachers get 15 years in jail

Apr 17, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A court in Rumphi has sentenced two men to 15 years in prison with hard labour each for entering a protected area and killing a protected animal. According to deputy public relations for Rumphi police… ...

Traditional Authority Mwenemisuku sets bylaws over Covid-19

Apr 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

As a way of combating Coronavirus, Traditional Authrority (T/A) Mwenemisuku in Chitipa district has established bylaws in his community. T/A Mwenemisiku noted that there are some traditional ways that are used in drinking places that… ...

Millions face hunger under COVID-19 lockdown regimes

Apr 17, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Amnesty International has called on governments to provide food to citizens under lockdown regimes, as millions of people in Southern African countries such as  Malawi face hunger. In a statement on Thursday, the rights group… ...