Politics Posts

Chakwera arrives in Zimbabwe: Malawi leader to attend banquet

Sep 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Zimbabwe for a two-day visit and will attend a state banquet tonight. Chakwera has travelled together with First Lady Monica Chakwera. Upon arrival at the Robert Mugabe international airport,… ...

Malawi Parliament rejects 206,000 condoms: ‘We are not here for sex’

Sep 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) have today rejected a donation of 206,000 condoms which the Parliament Secretariat received on Tuesday amid claims that 10,000 condoms are dispensed every month at the National Assembly. On Tuesday, Parliament’s… ...

Nankhumwa remains Leader of Opposition

Sep 30, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Parliament says Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa will remain Leader of Opposition. Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Madalitso Kazombo has made the ruling today in Parliament. Kazombo has… ...

State drops case against Fredokiss

Sep 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The state has dropped an election related case against musician Fredokiss due to lack of evidence. Fredokiss was being accused of giving handouts to voters in Rumphi during the June 23 fresh presidential elections. Together… ...

29 learners fail to sit for exams due to pregnancy, marriage

Sep 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Twenty-nine learners at Lozi centre in Nkhotakota have failed to sit for Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) examinations because they are either pregnant or married. Supervisor of the centre Chiyembekezo Mwafulirwa revealed this when Deputy… ...

DPP fires Nankhumwa as Leader of Opposition: Kasaila  is new LOP

Sep 30, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has fired Kondwani Nankhumwa as Leader of Opposition (LOP) and has replaced him with Francis Kasaila. DPP president Peter Mutharika has written Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara about the… ...

Chakwera to meet SADC ambassadors, Malawi community in Zimbabwe

Sep 29, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will meet Malawians living in Zimbabwe and Southern African Development Community (SADC) ambassadors during his two-day visit in Zimbabwe. Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera will travel to Zimbabwe tomorrow at 2PM… ...

Minister Msukwa says laws will help Malawians benefit from land

Sep 29, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa says the land laws enacted in 2016 are designed to help Malawians maximize economic benefits from their land. Msukwa was speaking in Mzuzu on Monday during an Inclusive Sensitisation Workshop… ...

M’busa Mwai Kamuyambeni watuluka chipani cha DPP

Sep 29, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Pomwe kukokanakokana kukupitililabe mu chipani cha Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), yemwe anali mkulu oyendetsa zinthu mchipanichi m'busa Mwai Kamuyambeni naye walembela kalata mlembi wamkulu za kusiya kwa udindo wake komanso kukhala membala wa chipanichi. Abusawa… ...

Malawi was paying less attention to its neighbours – Mkaka

Sep 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka says Malawi was paying less attention to its neighbours over the past years and  President Lazarus Chakwera is trying to mend the relations. Mkaka was speaking ahead of Chakwera’s… ...

Mwanamvekha says Kwacha on free fall: K900 for US$1 on black market

Sep 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson on finance Joseph Mwanamvekha says the government's estimation of a stable exchange rate is a mere wish as the black market Kwacha to United States Dollar rate is already at… ...

Usi drums up support for UTM candidate in Mangochi

Sep 28, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

UTM Party Vice-President, Michael Usi has urged people from Mangochi West to vote for the party's candidate, Geoffrey Mereka Chiwondo during the forthcoming November 10 by-elections in order to enjoy massive development the party has… ...

People in Phalombe not happy with Tonse Govt – Nankhumwa

Sep 28, 2020 Takondwa Velemu - MEC Stringer 0 &

Leader of opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa says people of Phalombe are not happy with the new government because what the Tonse Alliance promised during the campaign period is not what it is delivering. The Democratic Progressive… ...

Parliamentary committee wants more spending on development projects

Sep 28, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has urged government to allocate more funds to productive development projects which will spur economic growth. Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee Gladys Ganda made the remarks… ...

Court convicts DPP’s Mzomera Ngwira

Sep 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor Mzomera Ngwira has been found guilty of misusing local development funds. He has been convicted today by the Mzimba Magistrate's Court and will be sentenced in the afternoon. Ngwira,… ...