Russell Kondowe, Author at Malawi 24

Govt raises price of AIP fertilizer

Sep 16, 2021 0

Government says farmers will now be paying K7,500 for a 50KG bag of fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). This is an increase from the K4,495 which farmers were paying under the AIP in… ...

Mentally ill man killed by live electrical wires

Sep 15, 2021 0

A 34-year-old man has died in Dedza today after being electrocuted by a power line. Police say the man had a tendency of climbing ESCOM power poles. Dedza police deputy publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda has… ...

Former AHL CEO Matabwa arrested over theft of K20 billion

Sep 15, 2021 0

Police have arrested former chief executive officer of Auction Holdings Limited (AHL), Evans Matabwa, and three others in connection to theft of K20 billion at Malawi Leaf Company which is a subsidiary of AHL. The… ...

Brace yourself: Petrol prices to be hiked

Sep 14, 2021 0

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced that it is reviewing prices of fuel and a price hike is expected to be announced soon. MERA has announced in a statement today that the review follows… ...

Man attempts to smuggle Chamba into police station

Sep 13, 2021 0

Police in Lilongwe have arrested a man aged 21 for attempting to smuggle Indian hemp (chamba) into a cell at Lilongwe Police Station. Lilongwe Police Station spokesperson Foster Benjamin has identified the suspect as Watson… ...

Mpinganjira wants suspended sentence

Sep 10, 2021 0

Businessperson Thom Mpinganjira has asked the High Court to hand him a suspended sentence which would see him being spared from going to jail. Mpinganjira made the request through his lawyer, Patrice Nkhono, who was… ...

Mpinganjira found guilty

Sep 10, 2021 0

Malawian businessperson Thom Mpinganjira attempted to bribe Constitutional Court Judges in order to secure a judgement in favour of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the High Court has ruled. Judge Dorothy DeGabrielle has delivered the… ...