Politics Posts

Malawi govt denies drug shortage reports

Apr 25, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 113 &

The Malawi Government has refuted reports that there is drug shortage in public hospitals, saying it has enough medicines unlike in the past months when drugs were in short supply in the hospitals. Minister of health Peter… ...

Employers told to improve working conditions

Apr 25, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 6 &

As Malawi on Thursday joins the rest of the world in commemorating the Day for Safety and Health at Work, government has asked employers to make sure that they provide good working conditions to their… ...

Malawian leaders urged to live righteously

Apr 25, 2016 Luke Bisani 5 &

A Malawian pastor has called on leaders in the country to live in a righteous way, arguing that people currently take them to be sinners. Speaking at the official relaunch of his Global United Believers… ...

APM to meet leaders from Mozambique, Zambia

Apr 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

Presidents of neighbouring countries to Malawi are scheduled to hold a one day private meeting with President Peter Mutharika on Monday. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Zambian leader Edgar Lungu are expected to jet in… ...

ICT association in Malawi establish Secretariat Offices

Apr 24, 2016 Timothy Ntilosanje 5 &

The Information Communication Technology Association of Malawi (ICTAM) announced today that in a bid to engage with stakeholders in the industry it has established its secretariat offices in Lilongwe. This comes after the association ushered in the new… ...

Kaliati to launch Kiliye-Kiliye decoders

Apr 23, 2016 Bertha Chirwa 69 &

Minister of information, communications technology and civic education Patricia Kaliati is today expected to unveil the "Kiliye Kiliye" digital decoder at Mzuzu Stadium as the country is finally migrating from analogue to digital television broadcasting.… ...

Analyst says political parties should be reformed

Apr 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

A political analysts in Malawi has stressed the need for political reforms and the transformation of political party administration. The analyst, Chancellor College’s Happy Kayuni, was reacting to a recent study by Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation… ...

Kaliati drills MRA on tax collection

Apr 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

The ministry of information, communications technology and civic education has reiterated the need for Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to create awareness on the importance of paying tax in order to deal with the problem of… ...

Pacific Limited empowers rural Malawians

Apr 22, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 8 &

In its continued efforts to help improve lives of people in the country, Pacific Limited has ventured into a project in which they are hiring rural Malawians as motorbike operators. The hired people are being… ...

Fired FDH Bank workers demand compensation

Apr 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

Fired workers of Financial Holdings Limited (FDH) have entered fourth day of vigil at the bank's headquarters in Blantyre where they are demanding compensation money. The development follows the company’s decision to fire 250 employees… ...

Villagers asked to share views on safe abortion

Apr 22, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

The Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA) has asked people living in rural areas in the country to share their views on whether Malawi should legalise safe abortion or not. One of the… ...

Malawians warned on bogus job adverts

Apr 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 5 &

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned Malawians of a bogus job advert that has been advertised on social media. According to the vacancy announcement, UNDP is said to be calling for applications for… ...

Mutharika salutes TNM’s Smart Challenge winners

Apr 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

Malawi’s president Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has congratulated four Malawian students who were recently in the Silicon Valley, USA after the TNM Smart Challenge ICT competition. While in US the young students  met one of… ...

MBS suspends Krazy foods, Metro Shop

Apr 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has with immediate effect suspended operations of Krazy Foods situated at Ginnery Corner and People's Blantyre Metro Shop catering and bakery services due to poor hygiene conditions. According to… ...

Students grouping still pushing for a secondary school in Machinga

Apr 22, 2016 Bright Malenga 4 &

The Parliamentary Committee on education has met a grouping of students in Machinga district that is advocating for construction of a secondary school in the district. The group, University Students Association of Machinga (USAM), last month… ...