National Posts

Gender activists worried over Muthalika’s insensitivity

Oct 01, 2015 Hajira Halilu 43 &

The Gender Coordination Network in Malawi has expressed great worry over the continued trend of low women representation in public institutions. This comes following President Peter Mutharika’s announcement of the new commissioners to serve in… ...

Malawi in troubled waters – IMF

Oct 01, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 125 &

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said measures that President Peter Mutharika and his administration adopted soon after being sworn in as president are not working and will leave Malawi in desolate if not urgently… ...

Poverty stricken primary school pupil commits suicide

Sep 30, 2015 Thula Chisamba 77 &

A Malawian primary school learner identified as Nathan Manda poisoned himself in Mzimba district over what other sources suggest was his tiredness with poverty. Sources told our reporter that the deceased was facing indescribable poverty… ...

Chilima cautioned!

Sep 30, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 347 &

Lilongwe based political analyst Loudon Malingamoyo Phiri has warned the Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the introduction of fees in government owned schools and abolishment of Junior Certificate… ...

Malawi govt makes U-turn on Primary School fees idea

Sep 30, 2015 Luke Bisani 97 &

The government of Malawi has categorically dismissed reports that primary school pupils are to pay school fees starting from the currently on-going academic year. Media reports recently indicated that government has introduced tuition fees in… ...

‘Arrest Robert Chasowa killers or face rejection’ Mutharika told

Sep 30, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 381 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has been asked to bring to book all people connected to the mysterious death of a fourth-year engineering Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa, or risk facing a rebellion from the youths across… ...

Mutharika worsens Malawi’s global competitiveness position

Sep 30, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 81 &

If there were any doubts that President Peter Mutharika is driving Malawi into oblivion, those doubts come to rest today with the release of the Global Competitiveness Report which has seen the country miss out… ...