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Two arrested for stealing road culverts in Rumphi

Nov 03, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two men are in police custody for allegedly being found tampering with road culverts at Musawachi area along M1 road in Rumphi. The two have been identified as Dan Harawa, 32, and his brother Henry… ...

NOCMA board defends Buluma

Nov 03, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The board of National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has challenged ombudsman Grace Malera's termination of contract of its deputy chief executive officer Helen Buluma, saying she was duly appointed. This comes as in September… ...

AIP exposes Chakwera

Nov 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Office of the President and Cabinet has been implicated in the fertilizer procurement scandal in which the Lazarus Chakwera administration flouted procedures and paid K750 million to a butchery for the procurement of fertilizer.… ...

YONECO says some female teachers sexually abusing learners

Nov 03, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

YouthNet and Counselling (YONECO) says it is concerned with the conduct of some female teachers who sexually abuse male learners. The organisation has given an example of a 26-year-old teacher at Kaphuka in Dedza who… ...

Police officer to be disciplined after firing teargas into his house

Nov 03, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A Malawi Police officer based in Thyolo will face disciplinary action after firing teargas into his house. The officer Peter Messa of Goliati Police Unit in Thyolo, allegedly fired teargas into the house after locking… ...

Young woman commits suicide after relationship ends

Nov 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A young woman identified as Mary Fulu has hanged herself in Lilongwe after her relationship ended. According to a Kanengo Police Station spokesperson Gresham Ngwira, Fulu aged 24 became depressed after her boyfriend reportedly terminated… ...

Malawi engages Mozambique over fertilizer

Nov 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale and Minister of Transport Jacob Hara travelled to Mozambique where they engaged Mozambique Government officials to coordinate the delivery of fertilizer to Malawi amid a fertilizer procurement scandal in Malawi… ...

Kasungu bank robbers linked to six robberies in which over K87m was stolen

Nov 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have arrested four people over the Kasungu bank robbery and the robbers have been linked to six robberies targeting banks and filling stations where cash amounting to K87 million was stolen. In Kasungu on… ...

Nankhumwa wants Chakwera to dissolve cabinet

Nov 02, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…say president should cancel Egypt trip Leader of opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has demanded for an immediate dissolving of cabinet and has proposed a lean cabinet of not more than 18 ministers and deputies.… ...

Malawi to repatriate 344 Ethiopian nationals this week

Nov 02, 2022 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services with assistance from International Organisations for Migration (IOM) will this week repatriate 344 Ethiopian nationals who were being held in various prison facility for violating immigration laws. This… ...

Ministry of Tourism calls on youth to develop interest in traditional songs

Nov 02, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture has called on the youth to develop interest in traditional songs as one of promoting Malawian culture. A senior official in the Ministry of Tourism , MacDonald Mwaluwaya, made… ...

University of Malawi closed

Nov 02, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) management has temporarily closed the university following vigils which students have been conducting at the institution. University Registrar Mary Wasiri has announced the closure in a statement today. “Following the stalemate… ...

Mtambo, Chimwendo Banda travelled to South Africa to search for fertilizer suppliers

Nov 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFRM) has revealed that it paid for Minister of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda and Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo's trip to South Africa where they went to… ...

President remains committed to fixing broken system — Kampondeni

Nov 01, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Director of Communications at State House, Sean Kampondeni, says President Lazarus Chakwera remains committed to fixing the broken system in government. Speaking during State House Quarterly Brief, Kampondeni said President Chakwera spends much of his… ...

Three fined K50,000 each for stealing Malawian flags

Nov 01, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Phalombe Third Grade Magistrate Court has ordered three men to pay a fine of K50,000 each for stealing Malawi national flags that were mounted along the road a day before President Lazarus Chakwera visited the… ...