Malawi24 Correspondent

Honeymoon over as FAM enforces No connect No football

May 25, 2021 0

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that the Mandatory Mpira Connect Registration comes into full force with immediate effect as part of associations digital transformation drive. According to FAM Competitions and Communications Director… ...

Chilima report tells Chakwera to merge ministries, fire deputy ministers

May 25, 2021 0

The report compiled by a taskforce led by Vice President Saulos Chilima says President Lazarus Chakwera should merge some ministries, fire deputy ministers and ensure that Members of Parliament do not double as ministers. Chilima's… ...

AG Silungwe demands fresh investigation into K12.3 billion Batatawala deals

May 25, 2021 0

Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe has told the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the suspicious awarding of contracts worth K12 billion to businessperson Karim Batatawala. Silungwe has said this in a letter to the ACB in… ...

MERA, Lilongwe Water Board shortlist unqualified candidates

May 24, 2021 0

A whistleblower has revealed that the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) and the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) have been shortlisting candidates that are unqualified for the senior positions of chief executive officers, a procedure faulted… ...

Man dies after consuming kachasu

May 24, 2021 0

A 38-year-old man identified as Champion John has died in Dedza after taking locally distilled spirits popularly known as kachasu on an empty stomach. Dedza police deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda said John who was… ...

Tax evasion suspect Faizal Latif arrested

May 23, 2021 0

Tax evasion suspect Faizal Latif, who was in hiding and was pleading with Tonse Alliance politicians to shield him, has been arrested today in Blantyre. Latif who is the Director of Mapeto David Whitehead and… ...

Police impound 16 motorcycles in Mangochi

May 23, 2021 0

By Michael Chiotcha Mangochi police on Friday impounded 16 motorcycles over violation of Road Traffic Act. Mangochi police station deputy publicist, Amina Tepani Daudi, said the Traffic police manned a number of places along Bakili… ...

Man fined K0.7 million for fishing in prohibited area

May 23, 2021 0

By Michael Chiotcha Mangochi First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered a 64-year-old man identified as Boyidi Mkandawire to pay a K700,000 fine for fishing in a prohibited area on Lake Malawi. Mkandawire was charged… ...

Petrol to hit K1,000 a litre

May 22, 2021 0

There is 'No Through Road to Canaan' if reports currently rife on social media that Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) is contemplating another fuel hike with Petrol billed at K1,000 per litre are credible. According… ...

Tadikira’s honeymoon: APM’s stepson faces arrest over Cementgate

May 22, 2021 0

Peter Mutharika's stepson, Tadikira Mutharika, who also happens to be an employee of the Malawi Roads Authority (RA) was this week questioned by the Malawi Police over the controversial K3.2 billion duty-free cement-gate saga. A… ...

Ministers shield tax evasion suspect Faizal Latif’s arrest

May 22, 2021 0

Senior government officials including cabinet ministers are allegedly shielding the arrest of systematic tax evasion suspect, Faizal Latif, who owns Mapeto David Whitehead & Sons. A whistleblower says police were expected to arrest Faizal yesterday… ...