National Posts

Kaning’ina Lions wary of Bankers

Jun 17, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 3 &

Moyale Barracks have admitted that they will be lucky to win on Sunday as they will be hosting Silver Strikers in the topflight league. The two are expected to meet at Mzuzu Stadium in a… ...

Referees behind KB’s poor performance

Jun 17, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 16 &

One of the factors for Kamuzu Barracks' poor start to the 2017 TNM Super League championship is corruption among referees, the club's team manager Francis Shaba has claimed. According to Shaba, some of the decisions… ...

Mutharika meets with stakeholders over education chaos

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 107 &

President Peter Mutharika has assured teachers in the country that their leave grants are ready adding that some teachers have started getting their money. He said this during a meeting with the Teachers Union of… ...

NGO calls for protection of protesting pupils

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Media Advocates for the Advancement of Child Rights (MAACR) has asked the police and the courts to make sure that pupils arrested for protesting against suspension of classes due to the on-going teachers strike are… ...

Malawi Housing reverses plans to hike house rentals

Jun 17, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 19 &

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has announced that it has reversed its decision to hike rentals for its houses across the country. The state corporation last week announced a rental increment ranging from 80 to 120… ...

Activists’ call for Mutharika’s suspension likely to hit the wall

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 35 &

A proposal by activists for President Peter Mutharika to be suspended will likely fail since the country’s laws do not provide for suspension of the president, Malawi24 has learnt. At the all-inclusive Public Affairs Committee… ...

DPP will use IDs to rig elections – MCP

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 183 &

Opposition Members of Parliament  have accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of planning to use the national identity cards to rig the 2019 elections. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday called for the… ...

Malawians need to demand more from their leaders

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 16 &

A political scientist in the country has pointed out that Malawian democracy cannot flourish with citizens who demand less from their leaders. This is coming at a time when Malawi has clocked 24 years since… ...

Blantyre Hotels’ half-year profit up

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

Blantyre Hotels has realised a profit of MK1.97 billion in the first half of 2017, up from MK1.64 billion realised over the same period last year. The company has also registered a 12.3 percent increase… ...

Govt to keep on increasing funds for ECD programs

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 9 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has reiterated his government's commitment to providing funds for Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs. Mutharika had a meeting with the World Bank on 15 June, 2017, with a promise by the… ...

Six Carlsberg employees steal 1008 cases of Chill

Jun 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 15 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre are keeping in custody six employees of Carlsberg Malawi Limited for the theft of over 1000 cases of Carlsberg Chill beer. According to an internal memo Carlsberg managing… ...

Gardener jailed five years for raping boss’ daughter

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 83 &

A court has sentenced a 56-year-old man who is a gardener to five years imprisonment for raping his boss’ 12-year-old daughter. The rapist has been identified as Yasin Sumani who worked as a gardener at… ...

Woman denied exit for tampering with Malawian passport

Jun 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 16 &

A 28-year-old lady was on Wednesday refused exit at the Mwanza border for tampering with her Malawian passport. According to Mwanza border police publicist Pasqually Zulu, the lady has been identified as Zainab Mandale. Zulu… ...

Two forge, sell ID registration forms

Jun 16, 2017 Bright Malenga 19 &

Two men are in police for illegally photocopying and selling registration forms to community members during the national registration exercise in the border district of Mchinji. Mchinji Police Station spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 that… ...

Passengers warned of reckless drivers

Jun 15, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 95 &

Police have encouraged Malawians to be calling out public transport drivers whenever the motorists are driving recklessly. According to the police, reckless driving is the major reason for road accidents that claim lives of innocent… ...