Malawi24 Correspondent

Jean Priminta appointed as Financial Intelligence Authority director

May 20, 2022 0

Jean Phillipo Priminta has been appointed as director general of Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA). Her appointment is subject to confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament. The committee's chairperson Joyce Chitsulo has told… ...

Man commits suicide after being denied sex

May 20, 2022 0

A 43-year-old man identified as Fabiano James has committed suicide at Lumbadzi in Lilongwe after his wife allegedly denied him sex. The man hanged himself with a shirt in his house at Mgalamuka Village, Traditional… ...

Experts tour proposed site for 350MW Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant

May 20, 2022 0

Experts for Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant this week toured the proposed project site of the hydrowpower station for familiarization and appreciation. According to the Ministry of Energy, the team of Experts comprised Social Safeguards Specialists, Environmental… ...

Kell Kay releases “Tabwela” music video

May 20, 2022 0

By Roy Kafoteka Multi-award-winning R&B/Pop singer, Kell Kay has released visuals for his new music video, "Tabwela". Coming off as a single from his second album "Ndabwera Ndi Nkhani", "Tabwela" serves as a piece teaser… ...

Chakwera going to Switzerland

May 20, 2022 0

President Lazarus Chakwera will leave for Switzerland today where he will attend the World Economic Forum. The Malawi leader is expected back home on May 29. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a… ...

Nurse found dead at lodge in Lilongwe

May 19, 2022 1

A 43-year-old nurse from Nkhotakota, identified as Beatrice Maluwaya, was found dead yesterday at Kortasia lodge in Lilongwe. Postmortem conducted yesterday at Kamuzu Central Hospital revealed that she died of cardiac arrest. Lilongwe Police Public… ...

Namadingo leads efforts to donate maize to Temwani Chilenga’s orphanage

May 19, 2022 0

Musician Patience Namadingo has asked people in the country to join him in efforts to mobilise resources and donate maize to Temwani Chilenga's orphanage. Namadingo posted on his Facebook Page today that the maize will… ...

Prisoner smuggled out of Chichiri Prison

May 19, 2022 0

A man masquerading as a police officer has managed to smuggle a prisoner out of the Chichiri Maximum Security Prison in Blantyre. Malawi Prison Service Spokesperson, Chimwemwe Shaba, has confirmed that a prisoner has escaped… ...

Old Mutual Foundation spends over MK45 Million to sponsor 45 students at SOS

May 19, 2022 0

Old Mutual Malawi Limited through the Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust has invested MK45.5 million to sponsor 45 students to undergo training in various professional programs at SOS Vocational Training Center in Lilongwe. The amount… ...

Airtel donates bicycles to students in Ntchisi

May 19, 2022 0

Airtel Malawi on Wednesday donated five bicycles to students at Mpherere Community Day Secondary School in Ntchisi as part of its K6.4 million commitment to the 2 Wheels 2 School initiative which is targeting underprivileged… ...

Northern Region gets boxing ring

May 19, 2022 0

Boxing tournaments are now expected to be held in the Northern Region following the arrival of a new boxing ring. Speaking on receiving the ring, Malawi Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) regional General secretary Mike Lyson… ...

Sulom GS attacks journalist

May 19, 2022 0

Super League of Malawi (Sulom) General Secretary Williams Banda is trending for all the wrong reasons having verbally attacked a TV Islam journalist. Yusufu Daisa fell victim to Banda's vulgar language on Wednesday, when he… ...

Chakwera deletes Kamuzu tweet

May 19, 2022 0

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has deleted a tweet commemorating former President Kamuzu Banda following the ire of Malawians. The tweet was a shortened version of a post that he also shared on Facebook. “I joined… ...

Kenya Airways suspends ticket issuance in Malawi

May 18, 2022 0

Kenya Airways has followed Ethiopian Airlines in suspending ticketing services in Malawi over the country’s forex crisis. Kenya Airways has released a statement today announcing the suspension. "Following increasing foreign currency repatriation difficulties experienced in… ...

Former Tobacco Commission boss Sadala arrested

May 18, 2022 0

Malawi Police have arrested former chief executive officer of Tobacco Commission Kayisi Sadala over abuse of office. Deputy Police Spokesperson Harry Namwaza says the law enforcers arrested Sadala yesterday and he is being kept at… ...