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Activists demand dismissal of Chithyola Banda, Tcheleni amid economic crisis

Nov 09, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The governance-focused group Concerned Citizens of Malawi has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to swiftly fire Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda and Treasury Secretary Betchani Tcheleni due to the current economic crisis that has hit… ...

Usi set to join Leaders at Cop-29

Nov 09, 2024 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Vice President Michael Usi is set to leave the country today for Baku, Azerbaijan, where he is expected to join heads of state and governments at the 29th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-29).… ...

Airtel Top 8 Cup preview: Who will make a final transaction?

Nov 09, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The 2024 Airtel Top 8 Cup culminates in a potentially exhilarating final this afternoon as defending champions, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets will face Silver Strikers in a repeat of the 2021 final at Bingu National… ...

UP urges MEC chair not to resign

Nov 08, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Umodzi Party (UP) President Thomas Wezzie Chiomba has asked the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Anabel Mtalimanja not to bow down to opposition political parties' call for her resignation. Chiomba, while describing Mtalimanja as… ...

MACRA’s delay in constructing computer labs worries Parliament

Nov 08, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Media, Information, and Communication is concerned with the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority's (MACRA) delay in building computer labs for schools. This project, called Connect A School (CAS), was introduced to help… ...

Supreme Court overturns High Court judgement: Mutharika, Muhara off the hook

Nov 08, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a dramatic turn of events, the Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday reversed a High Court judgment that had ordered former President Arthur Peter Mutharika and Justice Lloyd Muhara to personally pay K69 million kwacha… ...

MPC forecasts inflation decline in 2025 despite Q3 hike

Nov 08, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reported a significant increase in inflation rates for the third quarter of 2024, citing soaring food prices as a primary driver. However, the committee remains optimistic, forecasting a significant… ...