Richard Jimu, Author at Malawi 24

Deputy Speakers challenge illegal allowances accusations

Feb 20, 2016 14

Malawi parliament's First Deputy Speaker Esther Chilenje and Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya have denied accusation of swindling money through house allowances from the government, Malawi24 has learnt. According to an initial investigation, the two, were… ...

Malawi Crisis: Illovo sugar sales go down by 40 percent

Feb 19, 2016 196

At a time when Malawi's economy continues to stumble, Illovo Sugar Malawi limited has disclosed that its sugar sales in the country have been hit hard to the extent of slipping to 40 percent. The… ...

Malawi Prison band fails to win Grammy’s Best World Music Album

Feb 16, 2016 7

Angelique Kidjo from Benin beat Malawi's Zomba Prison band to win the Grammy for Best World Music Album on Monday. The Malawian band got nominated courtesy of the album titled “I Have No Everything Here” which… ...

Govt targets thousands in vaccination drive against Cholera

Feb 14, 2016 2

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will vaccinate people living in areas around Lake Chirwa in order to curb Cholera outbreaks in Machinga, Zomba and Phalombe. The vaccination exercise will be carried out in collaboration with… ...

Third Eye raps Goodall

Feb 12, 2016 119

Rapper cum activist Third Eye has hit out at Malawi Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, for embarrassing the country over a recent donation by Egypt intended to help curb the maize crisis. The hip hop artist… ...

‘Give us condoms’ : Flood victims in Malawi tell government

Feb 12, 2016 371

Victims of the floods that occurred in Karonga district on Monday have asked the Malawi government and other stakeholders to give them condoms. The victims want condoms in order to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS… ...

‘Peter Mutharika has run out of ideas’

Feb 08, 2016 200

Malawi President, Peter Mutharika has been asked to seek views from technocrats in the country in a bid to help him with ideas that can bail the country out of the current woes instead of… ...