Russell Kondowe, Author at Malawi 24

FAM to conduct COSAFA U-17 trials

Jul 12, 2019 0

The Football Association of Malawi will on Saturday embark on a talent identification exercise to select Under 17 national football team players ahead of the 2019 COSAFA Youth Championship. Malawi is hosting the championship for… ...

UN orders Malawi to release Trapence, Sembereka

Jul 11, 2019 2

The United Nations (UN) has ordered the Government of Malawi to immediately release activists Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka. Trapence – Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRD) – and Sembereka who is… ...

Women march for Ansah

Jul 10, 2019 2

Thousands of women in Blantyre joined the ‘IamJaneAnsah’ demonstrations to show solidarity with the under fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. The women took part in the protests organised by the Forum for… ...

Court rejects MEC’s request to extend ballot inspection exercise

Jul 09, 2019 2

The Constitutional Court has thrown out an application by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) asking the court to extend the presidential ballot inspection exercise. The five-judge panel is hearing the Malawi election case in which UTM… ...

Mutharika says Chakwera, Chilima know they lost May 21 election

Jul 06, 2019 1

President Peter Mutharika says his political opponents joined post-election protests instead of waiting for the final determination of the Malawi polls case because they know they “lost the election big time.” Mutharika was re-elected in… ...

Three planes disappear in Zimbabwe

Jul 02, 2019 3

Three planes belonging to Zimbabwe’s flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, have disappeared. According to reports, authorities in the Southern African country have failed to account for the three MA60 Aircrafts. Zimbabwe’s Auditor General Mildred Chiri told… ...

Ugandan comedian Teacher Mpamile pokes fun on Malawi post election events

Jun 23, 2019 0

Ugandan comedian Herbert Mendo Ssegujja alias Teacher Mpamile has weighed in on Malawi's post election situation as he started his three day visit to the Southern African nation. The 36 year old mocked Malawi Electoral… ...