Politics Posts

Daeyang Luke University shut down

May 14, 2016 Timothy Kachedwa 84 &

Daeyang Luke University in Lilongwe has been closed indefinitely following peaceful demonstrations that students at the university conducted. This is after students were protesting the college’s decision to hike fees from K650,000 to K1.8 million. “We… ...

Muslim organisation rescues Nkhotakota communities

May 14, 2016 Bright Malenga 5 &

An Islamic charity organisation known as Alkahaf Islamic Development Foundation (AIDF) has donated various items to people who were hit by floods in Nkhotakota district. Speaking during the donation ceremony that took place in Traditional… ...

Blantyre police registers people with albinism

May 14, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 49 &

Amid increasing attacks on albinos, police in Blantyre have been forced to register all people with albinism in the city. The development has emerged as a way of curbing increasing cases of brutal killings and… ...

Man forced to carry dead body on his back

May 14, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 186 &

A man in Chitipa district was on Thursday forced to carry the dead body of his niece on his back, a situation a prominent religious leader says embodies the sad state of affairs in Malawi.… ...

Nurses demand allowance increment

May 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 84 &

National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has called on government to consider increasing the allowance package for nurses in the country. Speaking at Nchalo in Chikwawa district, NONM president Dorothy Ngoma said… ...

MESN bemoans non-inclusive electoral laws commission

May 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) has lamented the exclusion of vulnerable groups from the special law commission which will review the country’s electoral laws. According to MESN, people with disabilities have been omitted and… ...

Mutharika to celebrate 125 years of st Michaels and all

May 13, 2016 Bright Malenga 10 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika will on Sunday attend the 125 years celebrations of the St Michaels and All Angels Church of the Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod. Mutharika accepted to attend the celebrations after… ...