March 2022

Malawi celebrates World Consumer Rights Day

Mar 15, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) is today leading consumers and traders in the country in celebrating this year’s World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), under the theme “Fair Digital Finance”. The theme, which is… ...

Polio vaccination campaign to be rolled out in Blantyre

Mar 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emmanuel Chilemba Blantyre District Health Office has announced that it will conduct Polio vaccination exercise next week targeting children under the age of five amid the threat of further spread of Polio. The Development… ...

Rights activist says Malawi Police making progress on inclusion

Mar 15, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Rights activist Ian Desmond Simbota says Malawi Police Service is making progress on inclusion following the recruitment of two people with albinism. Simbota over the weekend shared pictures of two Malawi Police officers who are… ...

Tecno Mobile donates smartphones to needy students at LUANAR

Mar 14, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

As one way of promoting access to quality education in the institutions of high learning, Tecno Mobile Limited has donated smartphones worth K600,000 to students at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Bunda… ...

Bushiri bursary also open to students in public universities – Nyondo

Mar 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Spokesperson for Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, Ephraim Nyondo, has quashed reports that the Bushiri Bursary Scheme is only open to students in private universities, saying students in public universities can also apply. This is coming amidst… ...

Protesters storm court to demand ‘justice’ for Msukwa, Ashok Nair

Mar 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Protesters gathered at High Court in Lilongwe today to demand “justice” for businessperson Ashok Nair and former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa who are accused of corruption. Today, the High Court was expected to hear a… ...

Chakwera opens groundnut processing plant

Mar 14, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera this morning commissioned Pyxus Agriculture Limited’s groundnut processing plant which has a daily capacity of up to 50,000 metric tonnes and is expected to create close to 2000 jobs. The plant is… ...