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Chitipa hire Ngwira

Jan 15, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Newly promoted Super League side, Chitipa United, has appointed former Mzuni FC gaffer Alex Ngwira as head coach. General Secretary (GS) for the 2018 SIMSO Premier Division League champions, Pickford Kamanga, confirmed the development in… ...

ANC comes gun blazing in defense of Bushiri

Jan 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga deliberately lied in the aftermath of the Pretoria church stampede when he said the premises of the Shepherd Bushiri-led Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church was noncompliant with fire and emergency by-laws,… ...

Zimbabwe in chaos: Mnangagwa raises fuel prices to MK2,400

Jan 14, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

...Police fire live ammunition at people Zimbabweans have reacted with outrage to a sharp rise in fuel prices announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to about MK2,400 (US$3.31) a litre from $1.24. Mnangagwa has justified the hike, saying… ...

Kalindo released on bail

Jan 14, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Eastern Region chief resident magistrate Mzondi Mvula has today granted bail to UTM Director of Youth Bon Kalindo. The UTM Mulanje South legislator was arrested Thursday for invading Balaka Police Station where two aides of… ...

Chilima’s plane makes emergency landing, no foul play suspected

Jan 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A plane carrying Malawi Vice President, Saulos Chilima, made an emergency landing at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa today. According to Malawian Airlines , a tire deflated on the plane while it was… ...

Chilima heads to US

Jan 14, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima has left Malawi this morning for the United States of America. Chilima left the country through the Kamuzu International Airport. According to Special Assistant to the Vice President on Economic… ...

YAED engages youth on SHRs, HIV/AIDS for positive change

Jan 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian youths face similar situations; the chances of getting support to finish school are limited. Most young people, especially girls, will probably have to leave school to marry and start a family earlier than anticipated,… ...

Bus hits man to death

Jan 14, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A bus belonging to Ulemu Bus Service on Saturday hit to death a 60 year old pedal cyclist in Dedza. Dedza police deputy spokesperson Constable Cassim Manda said the accident occurred on Saturday at around… ...

Minister, NAM fight over Mwai Kumwenda

Jan 14, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...Chiumia orders NAM officials to either resign or stop politics... The day was meant to honor best performers in the 2018/19 Presidential Netball cup but it turned out to be a battlefield between Minister of… ...

K8m needed to renovate clinic in Karonga

Jan 14, 2019 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Karonga District Council (KDC) says it needs K8 million to renovate and reopen Mlare Health Centre in the district following closure of the facility last year. The council said this following mounting pressure from traditional… ...

Mutharika to have statue at Parliament

Jan 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 4 &

A statue for late president Bingu wa Mutharika costing K120 million has been completed in South Africa. According to the local media, the statue will be erected at the Parliament Building in Lilongwe. The Malawi… ...

Chilima visits Kalindo in prison

Jan 13, 2019 Leah Malimbasa - MEC Stringer 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima today visited UTM's Youth Director Bon Kalindo who is on remand at Zomba Maximum Prison. Spokesperson for Chilima, Milward Tobias and Public Relations Officer for the Department of Prisons, Chimwemwe Mike… ...

Let Winiko out, CSOs say

Jan 13, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

...call for review of laws A grouping of civil Society organizations under the emblem Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have called for release of Bon Kalindo and the repeal of laws that protect the president… ...

Cadets fight for Chibuku in presence of APM: Preliminaries for what Malawi should expect

Jan 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Notorious DPP cadets fought for Chibuku Shake-Shake beer in front of Malawi President Peter Mutharika during a beer party at Kamuzu Palace on Friday afternoon. The cadets started fighting for the beer when they got… ...

Statutory bodies hiding K5.7 billion

Jan 13, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Eighteen statutory bodies in Malawi are hiding K5.7 billion meant for pension contribution. According to a press release by the Registrar of Financial Institutions, the statutory bodies have not remitted pension contribution totaling K5.7 billion… ...