Politics Posts

Pittance salaries fueling corruption among Malawi cops.

Dec 18, 2015 Luke Bisani 36 &

Malawians say poor welfare of police officers is the drving force behind corrupti practices that the cops get involved in. According to a report by the Pan-African research network, Malawian law enforcers have been named to be… ...

Malawi hailed for using men in ending gender based violence

Dec 18, 2015 Lackson Kanyoza 12 &

Action Aid Ireland country director Siobhan McGee says her organisation is impressed with the involvement of men in ending gender based violence in Malawi. Speaking in Chiradzulu during activities on gender based violence, McGee said… ...

UDF Governors back expelled Vice President Iqbar Omar

Dec 18, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 29 &

Controversy still lingers over the expulsion of top United Democratic Front (UDF) officials as Central Region Governors who converged at the Malawi opposition party's  regional office in Lilongwe say UDF president Atupele Muluzi has no… ...

Mixed reactions on Lake Malawi oil drilling plans

Dec 18, 2015 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 44 &

A social media storm has seen the public standing against a reported move by government to proceed with plans to drill oil on Lake Malawi. This comes amid reports that Malawi government intends to roll… ...

Donors go nuts

Dec 18, 2015 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 147 &

Days after the American government warned the Malawi government over the arrests of two men engaged in sodomy, Germany government has joined the campaign saying the country needs to respect the LGBTI campaign. Germany ambassador… ...

MCP dares Peter Mutharika again

Dec 17, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 24 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says Peter Mutharika's  led Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) does not deserve to win any position in the by-elections scheduled on the 22 December this year. The by-elections will take place… ...

War Within: Shake ups in Peoples Party again

Dec 17, 2015 Luke Bisani 21 &

Following a self-imposed exile by Malawi's ex governing  People's Party (PP) president Joyce Banda, things continue to get chaotic within the structures of the party. Earlier, northern region provincial chairperson, Christopher Nzomera Ngwira, endorsed Khumbo… ...