Month: August 2023 Posts

Kwacha continues to lose value against dollar

Aug 31, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi kwacha has hit K1,126 to the dollar this month as it continues to lose value under the Lazarus Chakwera administration. The Kwacha has fell by 2.8 percent from K1,095 last month. This follows… ...

Nankhumwa meets university student leaders over fees

Aug 31, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Student presidents from public universities in Malawi had an audience with Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa on the recent fees hike in public universities. According to Student Representative Council (SRC) president for the… ...

Chakwera urges chiefs to take lead role in environmental conservation

Aug 31, 2023 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says it is important that chiefs should take a pivotal role in environmental management. Speaking when he presided over the first National Chief's Forum on Natural Resources Management and Transition to Sustainable… ...

Macra engages operators over poor voice and data services

Aug 31, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has engaged mobile network operators to resolve challenges such as poor network coverage, dropped calls and erratic internet. This is being done under a project called Better quality of service… ...

Kamangila raising funds to construct house for woman who left child at ex-husband’s workplace

Aug 31, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Lawyer Alexious Kamangila has said he is raising funds for the construction of a house for a 30-year-old woman who was arrested for leaving a two-week-old baby at her ex-husband’s workplace. In mid-August this year,… ...

African Support for ‘Democratic’ Coups Grows Amid Electoral Disputes

Aug 31, 2023 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Amidst Disputed Elections, Some Africans Advocate for 'Democratic' Coups to Remove Authoritarian Leaders A rising wave of support for what some term "democratic" coups is sweeping across Africa, as an increasing number of citizens believe… ...

Malawi joins global Grand Challenges Family

Aug 31, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Government yesterday launched the Grand Challenges Malawi Program in an effort to rebuild its capacity to fund research and development (R&D) to attain research and innovation excellence. Presiding over the launch, the Minister… ...