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Cholera outbreak hits Malawi

Dec 27, 2015 37

One person has died while over 20 others are receiving treatment after cholera hit some districts in the country, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. According to reports, the outbreak has highly spread in Zomba… ...

Electricity tariffs raised amid continued blackouts

Dec 24, 2015 48

At a time when many Malawians are sending public outcries on incessant electricity blackouts, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Board has revealed that electricity tariffs will go up from January 1 2016. Reports say that the… ...

Finally: Cashgate ‘architect’granted bail

Dec 23, 2015 23

The High Court in Malawi capital, Lilongwe has released Steve Likhunya Phiri, an Information Technology (IT) expert who is accused of starting up the whole plot that saw billions of money stolen at the capital… ...

No bail for Ralph Kasambara

Dec 23, 2015 154

The High Court has again denied to grant a bail to Ralph Kasambara after he had applied for a restoration of the bail, subsequently meaning the former Malawi's Justice Minister will be behind bars at Zomba… ...

Police officers who arrested two gays risk losing their jobs

Dec 20, 2015 310

Malawi Police officers in Lilongwe who last week arrested two gays may have placed themselves in trouble of losing their jobs if government gives in to pressure to do so by the donor community. Reports… ...

The man who started Cashgate arrested

Dec 18, 2015 132

Most Malawians may never have heard about Steve Likhunya Phiri but he is the person who ignited the public theft of resources whose consequences have hit every citizen now. According to Director of Public Prosecutions… ...

Malawi urban artists in cheating scandal

Dec 18, 2015 10

Some local urban artists have been caught pants down in a cheating scandal that is largely motivated by the desire to have their names remain stuck in people's minds for a long time. Malawi24 has… ...