Politics Posts

Malawi Police: Crime rate down in Blantyre

Aug 01, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 22 &

Police in the country's commercial city of Blantyre say crime rate has been reduced by 24 percent in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period last year. Speaking at a meeting with… ...

ACB denies protecting cashgate ministers

Aug 01, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 45 &

The country's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has denied reports that it is shielding cabinet ministers implicated in the K577 billion theft of government money known as cashgate. According to ACB  public relations officer Egritta Ndala, the… ...

Albino killings continue in Malawi: 8 year old girl abducted for ‘sale’

Jul 31, 2016 Richard Jimu 104 &

People living with albinism in Malawi continue to be hunted with the latest news involving an eight year old girl who was abducted by a man who worked with the girl's brother on the plot… ...

Arresting Aniva is not a good idea, Mr President

Jul 31, 2016 José Safarao 73 &

I know there is that pressure when the whole world is laughing at you. I have received calls and Facebook messages from as far afield as the United States and Japan, from acquaintances I last… ...

ChangemakerXchange set to curb corruption

Jul 31, 2016 Luke Bisani 3 &

With corruption being a song that has now been part of the day, three international organizations have organised a workshop to equip interested youth from Malawi and other countries with skills they can use to… ...

Namibian student makes it possible to call anywhere without using airtime

Jul 31, 2016 Richard Jimu 379 &

A Namibian secondary school student has invented a phone that allows people to call anywhere in the world without using airtime. Simon Petrus, who studies at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School in the country’s Ohagwena… ...

Politicians involved in albino attacks will not contest in the 2019 elections

Jul 31, 2016 Bright Malenga 85 &

The country's electoral body Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned all people who are involved in attacks against people with albinism that they will be barred from contesting in the 2019 general elections. According to… ...