March 2021

From Canaan to Sodom: Fuel prices up in Malawi

Mar 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Prices of fuel in Malawi have gone up again, less than three months after another hike in December last year. Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced the adjustment today. According to MERA, Petrol has… ...

Teachers’ ‘Impossible Demand’ headline lands Times in hot soup

Mar 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Times Group has come under fire over its ‘Impossible Demand’ headline which suggests that Government cannot afford to pay Malawi teachers K35,000 each in Covid-19 allowances. The Daily Times newspaper published by Times today carried… ...

Teachers’ strike: Parents endorse CDEDI demos

Mar 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parents of learners in public schools have endorsed peaceful demonstrations that Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has organized to support teachers' demand for allowances . The organization has organized the demonstrations to… ...

Malawi to support Botswana’s candidate for SADC role

Mar 08, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has accepted President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi’s request for Malawi to support Botswana’s candidate for the Executive Secretary position at the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Chakwera announced the decision today during… ...

Former DPP MP withdraws from parliamentary race in Chikwawa

Mar 08, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Former Chikwawa East parliamentarian, Ragson Kamunda Chirwa, who was contesting in the 30 March by-elections on an independent ticket, has withdrawn his candidature and has endorsed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)s aspirant for the area Ginford… ...

Mental hospital health workers protest against lack of security

Mar 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Health workers at Zomba Mental Hospital have closed the main entrance to the facility, saying they are being harassed by patients due to lack of security at the institution. According to the… ...

Teachers’ stay away enters third week

Mar 08, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Teachers in the country are proceeding with their stay away which is aimed at forcing the Malawi Government to start giving them K35,000 a month as Covid-19 risk allowance. Last week, the teachers through their… ...