July 2022

Sattargate: Suzi Banda resigns as PPDA chairperson

Jul 04, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

John Suzi Banda has resigned as Chairperson of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) after he was named as one of the people who allegedly received bribes from businessperson Zuneth Sattar. Banda… ...

Man dies after being hit by motorcycle in Dowa

Jul 04, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 35-year-old man died after being hit by a motorcycle on Sunday evening at Njolomole Village along Chankhungu-Chizuma earth road in Dowa. Dowa Police Station Publicist Sub-Inspector Gladson M’bumpha identified the deceased as Chionetsero Gonthi… ...

Zomba Malosa MP promises school fees to selected learners

Jul 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 1 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa, Grace Kwelepeta, has promised Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examination candidates from 20 schools in her area that she will pay for their school fees once they… ...

Chakwera urged to honour pledge of trimming presidential powers

Jul 04, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked President Lazarus Chakwera to honour the pledge of trimming his powers by removing presidential immunity. In a letter to the president, CDEDI has warned… ...

Kaliati hails Joyce Banda Foundation for caring for children

Jul 04, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has hailed the Joyce Banda Foundation for providing care to more than 70,000 children through Early Child Development Centres and other child focused interventions. The… ...

Rumphi district achieves 91% TB treatment rate

Jul 04, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Rumphi District is among the districts that are doing very well in the fight against Tuberculosis. The district achieved 91% treatment success rate in the year 2021. Speaking to Malawi24, Rumphi TB officer Umar Mwamadi… ...

Loans board employees accused of stealing K335m meant for students’ loans

Jul 04, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Two employees at Higher Education Students' Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) have been arrested in Lilongwe for allegedly stealing K335 million meant for students' loans. The two have been identified as Loans and Grants Manager… ...