February 2023

Govt under fire for importing electricity poles

Feb 28, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Ministry of Energy has come under fire from the Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance and Public Sector Reforms for allowing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to purchase electricity poles from outside the country instead… ...

MP says AIP not helping vulnerable Malawians

Feb 28, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Bester Awali has asked Government to end the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) and find another way to assist farmers, saying the government spends a lot of money on the… ...

Five cashgate suspects freed after paying back stolen money

Feb 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Five cashgate suspects have been freed after they paid back about K136 million which they were accused of stealing from Malawi Government. The five are Kettie Kamwangala, Fatch Chungano, Cecilia Ng’ambi, Sympathy Chisale and Ndaona… ...

Councillor who sold govt grader surrenders himself to police

Feb 27, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Chiradzulu have finally arrested a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councillor for Mwanje Ward identified as Douglas Mkwezalamba who was on the run after selling a K500 million grader belonging to the Malawi Ministry… ...

Gong-Farming – An agricultural initiative?

Feb 27, 2023 Caminante Viejo 0 &

One evening, as I was sitting enjoying a pint or two with some English friends in a busy London pub, I saw a man push his way through the crowd to the bar. I could… ...

Gerald Viola gets suspended sentence

Feb 27, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has handed a three year suspended sentence to former National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) deputy chief executive officer Gerald Viola who was convicted of misuse of office over the awarding of… ...

MACRA donates cholera medical supplies worth K54m to MoH

Feb 27, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has donated over K54 million worth of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health, adding to the collective effort in the fight against the current Cholera outbreak. The donated equipment… ...