Politics Posts

Police officers who arrested two gays risk losing their jobs

Dec 20, 2015 Richard Jimu 310 &

Malawi Police officers in Lilongwe who last week arrested two gays may have placed themselves in trouble of losing their jobs if government gives in to pressure to do so by the donor community. Reports… ...

Malawi government dancing to donors tune on gay rights

Dec 20, 2015 Luke Bisani 219 &

Malawi government has disclosed that it will review the law that criminalizes same sex marriage, amid incessant pressure from the donor community on the Peter Mutharika led administration to do the same. The development follows… ...

Thyolo and Mulanje declared a ‘country’

Dec 20, 2015 Martha Chikoti 289 &

...Malawi government branded careless Board member for People’s Land Owners (PLO) Vincent Wandale yesterday declared Mulanje and Thyolo districts as one sovereign state. Wandale made the declaration following the failure of government to solve estate… ...

Govt sets prayer day to end abuse against women and children

Dec 20, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 53 &

As physical and sexual abuse keeps affecting lives of young women and children, tgovernment through the ministry of gender, children, disability and social welfare has organised a national day of prayers today meant to pray… ...

Scarcity of maize hits Likoma Island

Dec 20, 2015 Thula Chisamba 54 &

As 2.8 million Malawians are expected to face hunger in the country due to the heavy rains experienced early this year which washed away most people's crops, scarcity of maize has hit Agriculture Development and Marketing… ...

Mutharika succumbs to US pressure

Dec 19, 2015 Aubrey Makina 322 &

...forgives two gay men Malawi24 has been duly informed that on instructions from President Peter Mutharika, Malawi government has decided to drop all the charges against two men who were arrested in Lilongwe for having… ...

Open letter to Virginia Palmer: we are not gays in Malawi

Dec 18, 2015 Beaton Galafa* 405 &

I pray this letter finds you in good health. Virginia Palmer, we have been disappointed and highly offended by your meddling in our country’s affairs. We still do not understand why you Americans, being civilized… ...