Politics Posts

Govt. not moved by Unima demos

Jul 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

Malawi government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) has disclosed that it will not slash fees in the public universities for fear of compromising quality of education in the country. Students from… ...

Build hostels to keep girls in school

Jul 02, 2016 Bright Malenga 1 &

As the First Lady Gertrude Mutharika is vowing to see a lot of girls in schools, the situation is different at Chankhasi Private Primary School in Nkhotakota where more than 12 girls have dropped out… ...

Take responsibility: Secondary School girls told

Jul 02, 2016 Samuel Majamanda 3 &

Advancing Girls’ Education (AGE) in Africa has challenged secondary school going girls in the Shire Highlands Education Division to take responsibility in breaking barriers they face during school if they are to benefit from their… ...

Borrow money for 6 July celebrations – Opposition tells Govt

Jul 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 114 &

Opposition Umodzi Party (UP) President John Chisi has urged Malawi government to borrow money for this year’s Independence Day celebrations arguing that it is an important day for the country. The development follows reports that… ...

Teachers go on strike

Jul 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 78 &

The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has urged all public teachers to start boycotting classes from today arguing that government has failed to keep to its promise on addressing challenges affecting them. TUM demanded that government… ...

WhatsApp treason case: Police not ready with evidence

Jul 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 15 &

Due to lack of evidence in the treason case against three Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials, Malawi Police has extended bail for the politicians to August 1, 2016 in order to pave way for investigations.… ...

Parliament passes 2016/17 National budget

Jul 01, 2016 Richard Jimu 23 &

The Malawi Parliament last evening passed the 2016/17 National budget pegged at K1.149 trillion. The initial amount was at K1.141 trillion but Finance Minister Goodal Gondwe had made through a supplementary Order Paper that a total of K8.6 billion… ...