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DPP senior officials implicated in illegal recruitment at Immigration Department

Aug 02, 2023 0

A witness in the irregular recruitment of immigration assistants case has told a court in Blantyre that several Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior officials including former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika and former Ministers Nicholas Dausi,… ...

Man kills another in Zomba over a woman

Aug 02, 2023 0

A 21-year-old man identified as Bernard Banda has been arrested in Zomba for allegedly killing 45-year-old Frank Amos in a fight over a woman. Zomba Police Station deputy public relations officer Aaron Chilala said Banda,… ...

Man arrested for killing his father in Chikwawa

Aug 01, 2023 0

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Chikwawa for allegedly killing his 64-year-old biological father by hitting him with a big stone over witchcraft allegations. The suspect has been identified as David Smart, 25, of… ...

Minibus plows into group of students walking to college

Jul 31, 2023 0

A minibus on Sunday evening hit a group of students who were walking along the Machinga-Zomba M3 Road on their way to Domasi Institute of Management and Technology (DIMT). The accident occured on Sunday evening… ...

MACRA stops Multichoice from increasing DStv charges

Jul 29, 2023 0

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has obtained an interim injunction from the High Court in Blantyre which prohibits Multichoice Malawi from changing DStv tariffs. This comes days after Multichoice hiked DStv as well as… ...

Chakwera fails to attend Russia-Africa summit fearing US & UK sanctions

Jul 27, 2023 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has failed to attend the Russia-Africa summit in Russia amid fears of sanctions from United States and United Kingdom. Chakwera is among heads of state who have stayed away from the summit… ...

Chakwera to travel to Tanzania on Tuesday

Jul 23, 2023 0

President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera will travel to Tanzania on Tuesday to attend Human Capital Summit in Dar es Salaam. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Chakwera will depart… ...

Six banks under investigation

Jul 22, 2023 0

The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) says it is investigating six commercial banks in Malawi over financial crimes. FIA’s compliance and public relations manager Masautso Ebere has confirmed. Speaking to the local media, Ebere said FIA… ...

Suspected gas explosion kills one person in South Africa

Jul 20, 2023 0

A suspected gas explosion in Johannesburg's business district in South Africa has killed one person and injured over 40 people. The blast happened during Johannesburg’s evening rush hour on Wednesday, as many people were gathering… ...

Kamuzu Central Hospital increases bypass fee

Jul 19, 2023 0

Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) management says patients seeking services at the hospital without referral letters from health centres will now be required to pay K10,000 bypass fees. Previously, such patients were paying K2,500 bypass fee… ...

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Malawi selects 8,552 students to public universities

Jul 19, 2023 0

The Ministry of Education says a total of 8,552 students have been selected to six public universities in the country after 19,550 applications were submitted. Secretary for the Ministry of Education Chikondano Mussa said this… ...

Motorists and motorcyclists queue for fuel in Malawi

Fuel shortage re-emerges in Malawi

Jul 18, 2023 0

Long queues have returned at fuel stations across Malawi as the Lazarus Chakwera administration is still struggling to resolve longstanding foreign exchange shortage. This morning, motorists and motorcyclists have formed queues at service stations in… ...