Politics Posts

Residents failing to buy maize due to Kachasu

Feb 24, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 38 &

Kachasu, the opaque beer, could be the next excuse for authorities on why people are failing to access maize at ADMARC depots. This follows revelations by ADMARC officials in Ntchisi that vendors are still buying… ...

Chakhwantha out on bail

Feb 24, 2016 Richard Jimu 37 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator Peter Chankhwantha was on Tuesday night granted bail from police custody hours after he was arrested for alleged treason in an ongoing reported plot to oust Malawi President Peter Mutharika. Malawi24… ...

Malawi Hunger: Thyolo residents forced to steal from estates

Feb 24, 2016 Richard Jimu 203 &

People in Thyolo district the stronghold of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), have resorted to stealing from estates in order to survive the current hunger. Police in Thyolo made the revelations in a report… ...

Malawian Members of Parliament living in fear

Feb 23, 2016 Richard Jimu 323 &

Members of Parliament in Malawi are living in fear after reports that the Peter Mutharika led government is on the verge of netting other legislators this week over a feared coup plot against him ,… ...

Finally: Govt deploys primary school teachers

Feb 23, 2016 Richard Jimu 201 &

Long at last! The Malawi Government has now released a list of names of the Initial Primary Teacher Education 8 (IPTE8) and Open Distance Learning 3 (ODL3) primary school teachers to be recruited and deployed to… ...

Mutharika asked to fire ADMARC bosses

Feb 23, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 16 &

He is receiving attacks and advices day in day out and a fresh one for Malawi President Peter Mutharika is to go ahead and axe Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) top officials. The call… ...

MLS condemns arrest of MCP officials

Feb 23, 2016 Luke Bisani 88 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has condemned the office of Director Public Prosecution (DPP) for using WhatsApp conversations as the basis for the sedition cases against opposition members. The Malawi police arrested Malawi Congress Party's… ...

Kabwila’s arrest is illegal – Lawyers

Feb 23, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 144 &

Renowned lawyer has issued a stern warning saying Malawi is passing through “dangerous times” that could turn the country into a police state following the arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson, Jessie Kabwila which the… ...

Malawi Court declared sedition laws unconstitutional

Feb 23, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 31 &

The Malawi High Court declared in 2010 that the country’s sedition laws were illegal as they contravened against the Malawi Constitution, Malawi24 has learnt. Renowned lawyer, Sunduzwayo Madise cited a ruling that Justice Lovemore Chikopa… ...

Prophet Bushiri hits back at Mutharika, DPP and Government

Feb 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 86 &

"Things are out of Hand in Malawi under APM" Angered by rumors that government was plotting to stop him Malawian Prophet Shepherd Bushiri whose 'boastfulness' about being rich still places him in the pharisees dungeon… ...

Kabwila on bail on her treason charge

Feb 23, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 285 &

...Chakhwantha hands himself in Having spent a cold night in custody on Monday, opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Publicist, Jessie Kabwila was this monring granted bail, Malawi24 can confirm. Her arrest came after a thread of… ...

Mutharika orders Malawi police not to let anyone see Kabwila

Feb 23, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 424 &

Malawi24 has reliably been informed that the Malawi Police have been issued with orders not to allow anyone to see opposition parliamentarian, Jessie Kabwila, who was arrested yesterday for treason. Member of Parliament (MP) for… ...

Breaking: Malawi Police arrest Kabwila and Chakhwantha for treason

Feb 22, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 1,757 &

Reports reaching Malawi24 news desk indicate that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson, Jessie Kabwila, and MCP's Legal Adviser, Peter Louis Chakhwantha have finally been nabbed. Reports indicate that Kabwila was arrested at Germany Embassy where… ...

Mutharika showing signs of a dictator – activists

Feb 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 342 &

Activists have blasted Malawi President Peter Mutharika and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party for dragging the country back into the dark ages of dictatorship. Billy Mayaya, one of the renowned activists, Politicians, urged Malawians to… ...

Whatsapp faces ban in Malawi

Feb 22, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 1,059 &

WhatsApp is facing a nationwide ban in Malawi, after the instant messaging service was being used by members of the opposition to discuss a ‘coup plot’ against President Peter Mutharika. According to sources privy to… ...