Politics Posts

Passport fees to be hiked

Dec 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The government through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services plans to hike passport fees. According to a document Malawi24 has seen, an ordinary passport  at normal processing will be going at K90,000, a passport… ...

Unpaid civil servants face miserable festive season

Dec 24, 2019 Madalo Ntawira 0 &

Malawian civil servants who are yet to be paid after being removed from the government payroll are facing a miserable festive season. About 8,000 civil servants have been removed from the payroll for not complying… ...

Mutharika to attend UK-Africa Investment Summit next month

Dec 24, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Peter Mutharika will attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London next month. The summit will be hosted by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on 20th January, 2020. Mutharika is expected to be accompanied… ...

Malawi First Lady parties with 2,500 children

Dec 24, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika, on Monday hosted a Christmas party for 2,500 children in Mangochi where she told the kids that President Peter Mutharika loves them. The party was held at Chikoko Bay State Residence… ...

Minister facilitates, inspects social cash transfer in Thyolo

Dec 24, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Thom Navicha, on Monday facilitated the cash out of social cash transfer program popularly known as 'Mtukula pakhomo' to the less privileged households of Goliati in… ...

Slow path to gender equality as some pastors welcome LGBTI community

Dec 23, 2019 Brian Ligomeka 0 &

With new research revealing that 3.5 percent of adults in Malawi identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex (LGBTI), some faith leaders are acknowledging the existence of sexual and gender minorities, and are preaching… ...

Dinner held to raise funds for construction of shelter

Dec 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Trafficking in Persons Funds and Resource Mobilization Team on Friday held a gala dinner as it seeks to raise funds for construction of a shelter for survivors of human trafficking in the country. The… ...