Month: October 2022 Posts

Construction of Utale irrigation scheme completed

Oct 26, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Government says the construction of the Utale Irrigation scheme in Balaka district, which is under the K3.2 billion Malawi Resilience and Disaster Risk Management Project (MRDRMP), has been completed. This is according to… ...

Chakwera asked to fire government officials in fertilizer scandal

Oct 26, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has been asked to fire government officials such as controlling officers involved in the payment of K750 million to a London butchery for the procurement of fertilizer. Yesterday, Chakwera fired Minister of… ...

Two men kill each other over woman

Oct 26, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 3 &

Two men have killed each other in a fight for a woman at Chintheche in Nkhata Bay district. The two  have been identified as Christopher Makawa aged 32 of Mangombo Village in Traditional Authority Mkanda… ...

Chakwera calls for urgent reforms to AIP

Oct 26, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration will make urgent reforms to the design and implementation of Affordable Inputs Programme ( AIP)  to improve its efficiency and protect it from careless acts of negligence, corruption,… ...

Boy killed after motor vehicle airbag explodes

Oct 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An 8-year-old boy identified as Patrick Matias has died after a motor vehicle airbag mortar exploded onto his face. Mangochi Police Station Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi said that the tragedy occurred on the night of… ...

Malawians need more answers, Nankhumwa tells Chakwera

Oct 26, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Leader of opposition in Malawi Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa says President Lazarus Chakwera's national address has left Malawians with a lot of unanswered questions, arguing that the president was supposed to as well tackle other burning… ...

Chakwera’s former aide demanding K1.6 billion, claim labelled dubious

Oct 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has penned Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda to side with Malawians by facilitating cancellation of the K1.6 billion "dubious" claim by President Lazarus Chakwera's former aide Pastor… ...

Chakwera fires Agriculture Minister Lowe and his deputy

Oct 25, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has fired his Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima following a serious fertilizer procurement scandal which saw Malawi Government being duped out of USD725,000 (about K750 million).… ...

Organizations want children to be involved in decision making

Oct 25, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

National Youth Network on Climate Change (NYNCC) says there is need to involve children in decision making on the issue of climate change considering that children’s voices matter. The statement was made on Saturday by… ...

Transglobe, EDF officials arrested over K6.8 billion theft

Oct 25, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tayub, one of the directors of Transglobe Four Transglobe directors identified as Farvez Tayub, Rashid Tayub, Hamuza Tayub and Nasser Sattar and two Export Development Fund (EDF) officers identified as Thandizo Shaba and Chifuniro Kaimapanjira… ...

Former minister Henry Mussa convicted over theft of computers

Oct 25, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Mussa (in handcuffs left) and Munthali at the court Former Minister of Information Henry Mussa and former Director of Information Gideon Munthali have been convicted over theft of computers and a generator valued at K10… ...

Security Guard hangs himself in Ndirande

Oct 25, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 36-year -old security guard identified as Joshua Kadango has committed suicide in the morning hours of today at Chinseu location in Ndirande township. According to Sub Inspector Widson Nhlane, Public Relations Officer for Ndirande… ...

FIFA approves over K500 million for construction of Nsanje Community Stadium

Oct 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says FIFA has approved USD500,000 (about K504 milllion) for construction of a stadium in Nsanje under the FIFA Foundation as relief support towards communities affected by Cyclone Idai in… ...

Zomba Diocese donates drugs and clothes to inmates at Pyupyu Prison

Oct 25, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Zomba Diocese through Catholic Directorate for Prison Ministry has donated medical drugs and clothes to inmates at Pyupyu Prison also known as Makwapala in Zomba. Diocesan Director of Catholic Prison Ministry, Sister Priscilla Tembo, handed… ...

Esau Kanyenda: My story

Oct 25, 2022 Esau Kanyenda 1 &

In case you may wish to know Esau 'Black Mamba' Kanyenda's background. I started my football career in 1998,I was playing in Dwangwa FC and then spotted by South African agent Jomo Sono,the owner of… ...