Malawi24 Correspondent

Zambia Elections: Opposition makes rigging claims as Lungu leads with 24 constituencies left

Aug 15, 2016 78

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has accused the country’s election mangers the Electoral Commission of Zambia of deliberately not providing the G12 in Lusaka so as to live room for manipulation of results. Mr Hichilema who… ...

BYG donates blood on Youth Day

Aug 14, 2016 2

The Blantyre Youth Group (BYG) on Friday commemorated the International Youth Day in style by donating blood at Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) offices. According to the Vice Chairperson of BYG Maggie Tamara Banda, the… ...

Lionel Messi makes a U-turn: To play for Argentina again

Aug 13, 2016 30

Lionel Messi has announced his return to Argentina's national team for their World Cup qualifiers in September, ending his short-lived retirement from international football. Messi, 29, announced his retirement after missing a penalty in the shootout… ...

Zambia Elections: Hakainde Hichilema overtakes Lungu as results roll in

Aug 13, 2016 137

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has taken a comfortable lead in the presidential race from the eight constituencies that have so far being released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Mr Hichilema’s tally rose to 47,… ...

Man gets six years for theft

Aug 13, 2016 4

The Machinga first grade magistrate court has sentenced a 27 year-old man to six year in prison for breaking into two homes and getting away with cash and various items. The convict identified as Medallist… ...

Counting of ballots is underway in Zambia 2016 general election

Aug 12, 2016 41

Counting of ballots is underway in Zambia 2016 general election after polls closed at 18 hours . In Livingstone voting closed around 18: 00 hours in several polling stations of the Constituency with a sustained… ...

Something fishy in Kamoto’s outcry against ACB probe

Aug 10, 2016 2

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led administration must not take Malawians for granted and let corruption take the centre stage in the awarding of contracts. I have noticed with great concern the worrisome machinations behind… ...

Malawi security gone to the dogs: car robbed in Lilongwe in full view of people

Aug 09, 2016 79

Reports indicate that the worsening levels of security have hit Malawi hard following a reported carjack in Lilongwe, in full view of the people. to a Facebook post by Chancellor College Law expert Edge Kanyongolo,… ...

Destroyed! Malawi Court orders disposal of confiscated beer

Aug 09, 2016 65

Police in Mzuzu recently confiscated different kinds of beer being sold in undesignated places in the city during one of their night sweeping exercises. The security exercise led to the arrest of over ten individuals… ...

Vendors praise youth group for cleaning market

Aug 09, 2016 5

Blantyre Market vendors have praised Blantyre Youth Group (BYG) after the organisation went to clean the car park area and vending place outside the market on Saturday morning. Apart from cleaning the outside area, the… ...

Malawian couple still fighting against deportation in Ireland

Aug 08, 2016 32

Clement Chigaru and Angella Peters, a Malawian couple living in Ireland, continue to battle successfully against attempts by the State to deport them after their claims to asylum were dismissed. Their most recent success last… ...

Govt cautioned on Lake Malawi oil exploration

Aug 08, 2016 28

On 29th July,2016 the World Heritage Center wrote the Malawi Diplomat Charge de affairs Joseph Chiteyeye in Brussles, Belgium on issues surrounding Lake Malawi oil exploration. The letter from the Director of world heritage center… ...

Chiumia declares Mutharika life president

Aug 07, 2016 274

Only two years into his five year term, President Peter Mutharika has been declared life president of Malawi by one of his ministers. Speaking during a Mulhakho wa Alhomwe fundraising dinner in Lilongwe on Friday,… ...

Ombudsperson receiving death threats for investigating tractors deal

Aug 07, 2016 43

Malawi’s Ombudsperson says she is getting death threats for investigating the sale of tractors which were meant to be used by smallholder farmers as part of the Green Belt Initiative. The Ombudsperson, Martha Chimuza-Mwagonde, is… ...

Malawi youth group in clean-up campaign

Aug 05, 2016 12

A Blantyre based youth group known as BYG has organised a campaign for young people from the city and surrounding areas to clean Blantyre market. The event, according to the Chairman of the grouping Billy… ...