President Lazarus Chakwera says Government will set up a mining company, establish a mining regulatory authority and construct a K820 million laboratory in Lilongwe. Chakwera revealed the plans during a national address yesterday, saying his… ...
Articles By Mwayi Mkandawire
President Lazarus Chakwera has claimed that he does not know why former President Peter Mutharika’s accounts were frozen. He made the remarks in an interview with a local television station on Saturday. The president during… ...
Entrepreneur Caleb Thole has fulfilled his pledge to buy a vehicle for musician Joseph Nkasa. Thole who is chairperson for Centre for Sports, Culture and Arts (Cesca) in March promised to mobilize resources and buy… ...
Mapeto David Whitehead & Sons has told Government that it will lay off about 1,000 workers as the company is being investigated for K0.7 billion tax evasion. Deputy Labour Minister Vera Kamtukule and Malawi Congress… ...
Covid-19 Response Private Citizens Initiative of Malawi has received an award from Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the head of the Commonwealth, has today awarded the… ...
The High Court in Malawi has ruled that the Mahatma Gandhi statue should not be erected in Malawi due to Gandhi’s racist views. Judge Michael Tembo has made the ruing today in Blantyre following an… ...
Amnesty International and the European Union have praised Malawi for outlawing the death penalty. The Supreme Court of Appeal on April 28 ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional. Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director… ...
President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi can emulate countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore by becoming the envy of the world through education. He was speaking today during a graduation ceremony for the University of… ...
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika has resigned after three years in the job. Alfandika is reportedly taking up an international job. MEC chairperson Chifundo Kachale said in a statement this morning… ...
Malawi has banned travelers from India and Pakistan to reduce threat of importation of new variants of the Coronavirus. Travelers from Brazil and Bangladesh are also barred from entering Malawi. Co-chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce… ...
Deputy Transport Minister Nancy Chaola Mdooko on Friday failed to convince truck drivers to postpone their demonstrations slated for April 26. The drivers plan to hold protests on Monday over poor working conditions and influx… ...
Mobile operators on Thursday announced data price cuts, but Malawians are not impressed and they have accused the companies of reducing prices of certain data bundles with one hand while increasing prices of some bundles… ...
Businessperson Martin Mainja and two other suspects have been denied bail as the state continues to investigate the suspects’ role in defrauding Government of K97 million. The other suspects are Dominic Chimaliro and Rashid Mtelera… ...
President Lazarus Chakwera says agriculture authorities should encourage cultivation of other profitable crops such as Cannabis to replace tobacco saying tobacco marketing is being affected by the anti-tobacco lobby. The Malawi leader made the remarks… ...
Oxfam has commended President Lazarus Chakwera for the tough talk on abuse of public funds and has expressed hope that the president’s directives will be implemented by authorities. Oxfam in Malawi Country Director Lingalireni Mihowa… ...
