Politics Posts

MESN wants smooth November by-elections

Sep 30, 2016 Patience Mandala 0 &

Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) says it will actively take part in ensuring that the by-elections slated for November this year do not meet the challenges that were observed in 2014 general tripartite elections. The… ...

PP appoints new regional governor for north

Sep 30, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 17 &

Opposition People's Party (PP) has appointed Mzimba South constituency parliamentarian Maquenda Chunga as its Regional Governor for the North. A PP official who did not want to be named told Malawi24 that Chunga has been… ...

Malawi National Library Service introduces e-readers

Sep 30, 2016 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

The Malawi National Library Service (NLS) on Wednesday introduced to its users electronic reader gadgets in Mzuzu. NLS received the gadgets from Worldreader - Book Aid International. The gadgets which will be available to all… ...

No to Unima fees hike: Students get injunction against new fees structure

Sep 29, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 15 &

Students from the Malawi Polytechnic have obtained an injunction to stop college administration from demanding them to pay the recently hiked fees at the college. The High Court in Blantyre granted students the injunction after… ...

AWARD fellows inspire Mchinji students

Sep 29, 2016 Chris Loka 2 &

In a bid to promote girls’ education in the country, two women under an umbrella body called African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) have taken up an initiative to encourage girls to work… ...

Court drops one charge against Wandale

Sep 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 19 &

The Blantyre magistrate court has dropped one charge against Vincent Wandale in the land wrangles case with Conforzi tea plantation in Thyolo district. Wandale who is the first accused in the case was slapped with… ...

Court denies MCP convention application

Sep 28, 2016 Richard Jimu 48 &

The Lilongwe high court h as rebuffed an application made by  pressure group in the opposition Malawi Congress Party- MCP for the party to hold  convention amid incessant rows with the current leadership. The court… ...

Revealed: Malawi Government dumping poor patients seeking treatment abroad

Sep 28, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 44 &

Local media reports have put to light claims that Malawi government is failing to send abroad poor patients in need of special treatment in international hospitals. Investigations on the matter have disclosed that poor patients… ...

Farmers to benefit from Agriculture Corporative Bank

Sep 28, 2016 Patience Mandala 8 &

Farmers in the country are to sing a new song as government plans to establish the Agricultural Corporative Bank in the next six months. According to minister of information Malison Ndau, government has found a… ...

Mining industry not benefiting Malawians – report

Sep 28, 2016 Bright Malenga 20 &

A report that has been released by Human Rights Watch has revealed that Malawians are not benefiting from the mining industry and instead they are victims of various human rights violations that are brought in… ...

Levels of illegal immigration in Malawi shock authorities

Sep 28, 2016 Patience Mandala 67 &

The Department of Immigration in the country has expressed concern over high levels of illegal immigration happening in the country. Reports have indicated that there are many cases of illegal entry of foreigners at the… ...

Malawi getting maize from Zambia, Mexico

Sep 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 86 &

In a move to lessen effects of the double blow on food production by disasters in the country, Malawi has now begun filling its stocks with maize from Zambia and Mexico to feed a starving… ...

Malawi Police in trouble: many officers getting HIV

Sep 27, 2016 Luke Bisani 186 &

Statistics have placed Malawi Police on the second rank of HIV prevalence rate as many officers are said to be getting HIV after sleeping with sex workers who they arrest in large number for rogue… ...

Malawi Cashgate: Senzani to be set free from prison for showing ‘good bevahiour’

Sep 27, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 374 &

Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Treza Namathanga Senzani who was supposed to compelete her three year jail term next year is set to be let free for showing a 'good character' at… ...

Malawi President Mutharika under fire over long stay in the US

Sep 27, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 184 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has received backlash for his continued stay in the United State of America where he went to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mutharika addressed the 71st UNGA last week… ...