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DPP gets new secretary general

Jan 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

The Central Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appointed Member of Parliament for Nkhotakota South Honourable Greselder Jeffrey as secretary general of the party. The MP replaces late Ecklen Kudontoni who died in… ...

Malawi songs that influenced a general election

Jan 19, 2017 Wonderful Mkhutche 9 &

1993, ‘Mabala’. Healing the wounds: After growing under the wings of his elder brother, Paul, Lucius Banda decided to make a maiden attempt on the music scene through the release of his album, ‘Son of… ...

Dausi refuses to distance himself from the murder of Njauju

Jan 18, 2017 Richard Jimu 61 &

Former chief of the national spying agency, Nicholas Dausi, who is the current minister of information has refused to come out clean on the murder of Issa Njauju. Njauju, an officer of the Anti-Corruption Bureau… ...

Give solutions to Mutharika or shut up, Kyungu tells CSOs

Jan 18, 2017 Thula Chisamba 397 &

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country to stop attacking President Peter Mutharika’s government and start providing solutions. Kyungu said in an interview that Malawi can never develop… ...

Student leaders walk out of fees hike meeting

Jan 18, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 21 &

There was drama at the Kamuzu College of Nursing in Lilongwe on Monday as the University of Malawi Students Union (UMSU) walked out of a meeting with University of Malawi (Unima) management and parents’ representatives.… ...

‘I can walk out of this interview,’ Dausi threatens journalist as he warns him ‘not to make him angry’

Jan 18, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 83 &

Minister of information Nicholas Dausi who just declared an amicable relationship with the media went back on his words in a recent interview. In the interview with Brian Banda, the minister who is hardly a… ...

Zimbabwean Prophet arrested for prophesying Mugabe will die in October

Jan 18, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 139 &

Zimbabwean cleric Prophet Patrick Mugadza has been arrested by the authorities for prophesying about the death of President Robert Mugabe this October. Earlier in January, Prophet Mugadza ruffled a few feathers in Zimbabwe with his… ...

Mutharika cornered over lies on Maize purchase

Jan 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 116 &

The Zambian government has distanced itself from the maize procurement scam arguing that Malawi bought maize from individual farmers and not from Zambia’s Food Reserve Agency. The development comes at a time when Malawian officials… ...

Govt making efforts to reduce maternal deaths

Jan 18, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

The Malawi Government says it is working with several partners to make sure that maternal and newborn deaths are reduced. This was said in Ntcheu where representatives from Germany and Norwegian embassies went to appreciate… ...

MDF to plant 10 million trees

Jan 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 44 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has said it plans to plant 10 million trees by the end of the current tree planting season. Colonel John Chaika made the remarks during tree planting exercise at Zomba… ...

Vendor suing BCC over assault

Jan 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 4 &

The high court in Blantyre has started hearing a case in which a vendor sued Blantyre City Council (BCC) over unlawful wounding. The vendor, 31 year-old Robert Moyo, said he was assaulted by the city… ...

AG fails to save Chaponda

Jan 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 115 &

The Mzuzu High Court has stood firm to its earlier ruling that Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda remains suspended despite the Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale faulting the ruling. On Thursday… ...

Parliamentary committee starts ‘Maizegate’ inquiry today

Jan 17, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 29 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture will from this afternoon start a parallel inquiry into how Admarc bought the now suspicious 100000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia. The chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Parliament… ...

Msonda’s anti – gay case heads back to court Thursday

Jan 17, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 27 &

The High Court is expected to determine whether politician Ken Msonda’s anti-gay remarks case should be heard as a constitutional case or not in line with the laws of Malawi this Thursday. Earlier last year… ...

Blame game over DPP, MCP violence

Jan 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 33 &

The attacks between opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) have graduated to violent level with the two parties pointing fingers at one another over the John Chilembwe Day fracas.… ...