Politics Posts

Govt happy with 2016 planting season

Apr 16, 2016 Martha Chikoti 6 &

Government through Ministry of Natural Resources Energy and Mining has expressed happiness over this year’s tree planting season. The ministry’s public relations officer Sangwani Phiri said this year’s tree planting season has been a success… ...

Mozambican refugees relocated in Malawi

Apr 16, 2016 Luke Bisani 132 &

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday began relocating Mozambican asylum seekers to Luwani camp. The relocation has been implemented with an aim of improving living conditions for nearly 10,000 Mozambican asylum-seekers… ...

US selects 16 Malawians for Mandela fellowship programme

Apr 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

The United States of America (USA) embassy has announced the selection of 16 Malawians who will participate in the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Making the announcement in Lilongwe on Thursday, U.S.… ...

Govt spending sleepless night over Mulanje, Thyolo land squabbles’

Apr 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 63 &

Malawi government has claimed that it is leaving no stone unturned in trying to end Thyolo and Mulanje land wrangles between the locals and tea estate owners. The remarks follow comments by a social commentator… ...

Parliamentary committee hails convictions of charcoal burners

Apr 15, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 117 &

The parliamentary committee on natural resources and the environment has commended the judiciary for giving stiff punishments to charcoal burners. This follows the conviction of eight people to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour each… ...

Bakili wrongfully arrested

Apr 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 297 &

Lawyers for former president Bakili Muluzi have claimed that the former president was wrongfully arrested since the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has no evidence that the accused stole public funds. Muluzi together with his former assistant… ...

Update: Bakili back in court today

Apr 14, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 379 &

The High in Blantyre today continues to hear the MK1.7 Billion corruption case involving ex Malawi President Bakili Muluzi and his ex assistant Lyness Whiskey. The court had adjourned the case to today as to allow first… ...