Politics Posts

Malawian parents urged to allow teens use contraceptives

Apr 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 125 &

Girl’s Empowerment Network has urged parents to encourage their daughters to use contraceptives. In Malawi a lot of young girls indulge in premarital sex due to poverty which also drives them into prostitution and problematic… ...

Pastor warns of fake prophets

Apr 04, 2016 Luke Bisani 190 &

Fearing that one scabbed sheep will infect the whole flock, local pastors have warned Malawians of fake preachers and prophets as foretold in the holy bible. The advice follows controversies involving men who are deemed… ...

Acting DEM sitting on a time bomb

Apr 04, 2016 Paul Nthala 14 &

Acting District Education Manager for Zomba rural Towera Masoka Banda has irked her own members of staff following a string of controversial decisions on a number of administrative issues. Banda who transferred to the district… ...

Govt, NGOs fight over arrests of street kids

Apr 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 42 &

The Malawi Government has hit back at critics of its decision to arrest parents of street kids in the country. The exercise was expected to start next month but did not go well with some… ...

Industrial court to start hearing cases

Apr 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 3 &

The judiciary has assured Malawians that employment cases will now be handled at a quick pace following the swearing in of Industrial Relations Court (IRC) panelists. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said lack of employees’ and… ...

Blantyre says no to Chakwera

Apr 03, 2016 Aubrey Makina 358 &

...only 500 people attend MCP rally Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leadership had a rude awakening in the city of Blantyre as residents of the city refused to show up for their rally. The opposition MCP… ...

Assets declaration thrown to the bin

Apr 03, 2016 Paul Nthala 4 &

Infuriated by what they call a continued failure by public officials to complying with the Assets Act, Members of Parliament last week ganged up and summoned Assets Director Christopher Tukula for clarifications on a number of issues… ...