Luke Bisani, Author at Malawi 24

Malawi economic growth dreams die

May 12, 2016 7

Malawi's finance minister Goodall Gondwe is yet to withdraw his remarks made in Parliament where he said the country will have 6 percent of economic growth in the 2015/16 fiscal year. Gondwe is on record… ...

Angry charcoal burner beats forestry official to death

May 11, 2016 58

A 54 year-old officer from the forestry department has been beaten to death by an angry charcoal burner in the commercial city of Blantyre, police say. The deceased, Foster Sankhulani, was severely beaten in line… ...

Man abducts, rapes 13 year-old girl

May 11, 2016 12

Malawi Police officers in Blantyre city have arrested a 23 year-old man for abducting and raping a 13 year-old girl. The suspect, Jones Juma, was arrested following police investigations into the report of the missing… ...

Msonda spits fire at minority rights campaigners over albino attacks

May 10, 2016 18

People’s Party (PP) spokesperson Ken Msonda has blasted Malawi minority rights campaigners for being silent on attacks against people with albinism. Speaking to the local press, Msonda said the "so called minority rights campaigners" have… ...

Malawi holds enormous bounty of rare earths – Report

May 10, 2016 34

The land is blessed with treasures lying underneath while the owners step on the soils not knowing their feet walk on minerals that can help transform their country. According to information sourced from The Financial… ...

Judiciary delays cases for Neno murder suspects

May 08, 2016 7

Ten suspects arrested for the brutal killing of four elderly people in Neno district are yet to appear in court, Malawi24 can report. The suspects, 36 year-old Staford Chifundo, Amosi Sida, 32, Samuel Kaudzu, 20,… ...

African universities miss on World Reputation Ranking

May 08, 2016 37

African Institutions of higher learning have failed to make the list of the world’s top 100 universities. London’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2016 show that the continent’s best tertiary institutions are not… ...