Politics Posts

Catholic Church worried over lack of interest in priesthood

Jul 11, 2016 Bright Malenga 32 &

Bishop Emmanuel Kanyama of Dedza Catholic Diocese has expressed concern that people are neglecting God and are not showing interest in becoming priests. Bishop Kanyama made the remarks during the ordination ceremony of five deacons… ...

There is no national blackout being planned – Escom workers

Jul 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 15 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) employees have distanced themselves from reports that they are planning a countrywide electricity blackout. There have been reports that employees at the electricity body will soon plunge Malawi into… ...

Hunger bites Malawi hard: Fish becoming extinct in Lake Chiuta

Jul 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 14 &

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that hunger is leading to extinction of fish in Lake Chiuta in Machinga district as residents are now cultivating dried up land. Lake Chiuta is… ...

Ethiopia blocks social media during national school exam

Jul 11, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 14 &

Ethiopian officials have blocked social media sites across the country until the national school examination is concluded on Wednesday. Facebook and other mobile apps have been disabled since Saturday, and citizens are complaining. The government… ...

Mutharika given 35 days ultimatum

Jul 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 318 &

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country have sent a warning to the Malawi government that they will hold nationwide demonstrations if the government fails to fire and arrest all cabinet ministers implicated in the… ...

Follow the money – Chakwera tells MPs

Jul 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

Malawi Congress Party President Lazarus Chakwera who also doubles as leader of opposition in Parliament has urged fellow Parliamentarians not to relent in their pursuit of the money set aside for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.… ...

Blame game over Malawians deported overseas

Jul 11, 2016 Timothy Kachedwa 7 &

…govt. says Malawians should travel with valid travel permits …deportees want govt. to create jobs After months of being expelled from other countries and being held in Prison-like facilities in foreign countries as they await… ...