Mwayi Mkandawire, Author at Malawi 24

Human rights activist Emmie Chanika dies

Jul 29, 2022 0

Human rights activist Emmie Chanika has died this morning at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe. Chanika who founded the Civil Liberties Committee (CILIC) has died aged 66 after a battle with stroke. Tonny Kachikondo,… ...

Newly amended NGO Act is punitive – NGOs

Jul 28, 2022 0

Balaka Civil Society Organizations Network has expressed concern over the newly amended Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Act which was approved by President Lazarus Chakwera. Chairperson of the Balaka Civil Society Organizations Network John Jackson Bamusi has… ...

Malawi Govts wants judges’ retirement age increased to 70

Jul 26, 2022 0

Chakwera (4th from L), Deputy SPC (3rd from L) and Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda (5th from L) with Supreme Court Judges The Tonse Alliance administration plans to amend the Courts Act to increase the retirement… ...

US pastor robbed of jewellery worth US$1 million while preaching

Jul 26, 2022 0

Gunmen on Sunday entered the church of a New York pastor during a livestreamed church service and took away the jewellery which the pastor and his wife were wearing. Media outlets in the United States… ...

45 Malawi Govt principal secretaries undergo leadership training

Jul 24, 2022 0

The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Public Sector Governance Division organised an intensive training programme for 45 Principal Secretaries in Malawi aimed at preparing them with the right skills and knowledge to lead their respective ministries and effectively… ...

Chizuma ruffles Kayuni’s feathers

Jul 23, 2022 0

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma has angered Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni after the bureau used a different “angle” in investigating the abuse of former president Peter Mutharika’s taxpayer identification number… ...

Merlyne Yolamu appointed Malawi Police chief

Jul 22, 2022 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Merlyne Nachulu Yolamu as Inspector General of the Malawi Police. Chakwera has made the appointment in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 154 (2) of the Constitution of the… ...