Politics Posts

Malawi govt tipped on recovery of Cashgate money

Feb 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 16 &

Chancellor College law professor Garton Kamchedzera says government can get back the money looted during the infamous cashgate scandal by forcing the looters to pay back through a trust. Kamchedzera, said this during a public… ...

Breaking: Malawi Opposition members arrested for treason: Ulemu Msungama detained, Kabwila still on the run

Feb 21, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 346 &

One of the senior member of the opposition Malawi Congress Party, Ulemu Msungama, has been arrested and is currently detained at Kanengo Police Station. Ulemu Msungama posted on his facebook earlier without clarifying  that he… ...

Kabwila on the run!

Feb 21, 2016 Luke Bisani 663 &

….her mother worried Police officers armed to the teeth stormed Jessie Kabwila’s house in Area 36 in Lilongwe on Sunday morning and turned the place upside down, trying to find the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)… ...

Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga road project stalls

Feb 21, 2016 Martha Chikoti 30 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Zomba Lisanjala constituency Enock Luka has expressed concern over government’s delay in beginning the construction of Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga road. Speaking during a meeting organised by Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace… ...

Mutharika out to silence critics

Feb 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 1,344 &

Reports reaching Malawi24 news desk indicate that Jessie Kabwila, spokesperson for opposition Malawi Congress Party, has been arrested for sedition over remarks she made during the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) stakeholders' conference which cited the… ...

Malawi government angered by NGOs

Feb 21, 2016 Richard Jimu 25 &

Government has accused Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) of causing problems in the agriculture sector since they roll out projects without consulting relevant sectors. District Agriculture Development Officer (DADO) for Chiradzulu Sheila Kang’ombe said some NGOs do… ...

Clinicians accused of selling drugs to patients

Feb 21, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 18 &

A local youth organization in Ntchisi has revealed that clinicians at Ntchisi district hospital order them to pay for hospital drugs. According to the organisation, if patients fail or refuse to pay, the hospital workers… ...