Martha Chikoti

Chiyembekeza clarifies remarks on irrigation

Jan 28, 2016 13

Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza has clarified his recent remarks in which he implied that few people would choose to grow maize using irrigation farming. Speaking to a local media… ...

Mutharika tells off donors

Jan 22, 2016 115

…says would not accept their ultimatums on ATI Malawi President Peter Mutharika says his government will not table the Access to Information (ATI) bill because of ultimatums from the media, donors or civil society organizations… ...

Love your country, Malawians urged

Jan 22, 2016 137

The Department of Immigration has urged people living near the country’s borders to love Malawi and be patriotic by reporting illegal immigrants to authorities. Chief Immigration Officer Masauko Medi made the remarks amid increasing reports… ...

Govt urged to encourage irrigation farming

Jan 21, 2016 39

Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Felix Jumbe says there is need to implement the greenbelt initiative in order to improve food shortage in the country. Speaking to the local media, Jumbe said the green… ...

Fischer will not hang up boots

Jan 20, 2016 114

Nyasa Bullets veteran player Fischer Kondowe has refused to hang up boots saying that his age cannot stop him from playing top level football in the country. The player who has played for Nyasa Bullets… ...

Woman dies after mud wall collapsed at a mine in Salima

Jan 16, 2016 42

A 36 year-old Malawian woman, Elinati Nkaunda, has died while her husband has been admitted at Salima district hospital after a mud wall collapsed in a pit which they were digging while searching for granite… ...

Police still investigating Machinjiri man’s gruesome murder

Jan 15, 2016 42

Malawi Police in Limbe, Blantyre City say they are still conducting investigations on the incident that occurred in Machinjiri Township where a man identified as Pirilani Wailesi was found dead with some body parts removed… ...