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3,000 e-passports issued within a month

Feb 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Immigration Department and Citizenship Services has successfully issued over 3,000 travel documents to Malawians since the introduction of electronic passport system. According to the Deputy Public Relations Officer for Immigration Department, Wellington Chiponde, the… ...

Namwera back at Lali Lubani as team manager

Feb 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Former Be Forward Wanderers captain Foster Namwera has been appointed as new team manager for the club. In his remarks on Wednesday, General Secretary for Wanderers F.C Victor Maunde said he is happy with the… ...

Gaba wins Absa Premiership player of the month award

Feb 13, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Orlando Pirates striker Gabadinho Mhango has been named as the winner of the Absa Premiership player of the month award for January. The 27-year old lethal forward is in a terrific form for the Soweto… ...

Ansah worried about mental trauma of being harassed at court

Feb 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has suggested that she worried that she would have suffered mental trauma from being harassed by protesters at the Lilongwe court had she appeared before the Constitutional Court… ...

Mwase pleased with Flames training

Feb 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Flames coach, Meck Mwase, has said he is pleased with the progress of the local based players' nonresidential training program which began two weeks ago in readiness for the 2021 AFCON qualification match against Burkina… ...

Toll gates will not be placed on poor roads – Minister

Feb 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma says road tolling will not be implemented on poor roads but roads which are in fair and good conditions. Jooma made the remarks in a ministerial statement… ...

Teenager hangs himself after being teased for impregnating girl

Feb 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 17-year-old Form two student in Zomba hanged himself after being mocked for impregnating a fellow students at his school. Zomba Police Station Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Patricia Supiliano confirmed the death of Ashraf… ...

PPDA decries political interference in public procurement

Feb 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) has pointed out political interference as one of the issues affecting public procurement. Chief Professional Development Officer (PPDA) Peter Makanga said this after a dissemination of… ...

Malawi Posts Corporation says its drivers were speeding

Feb 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) says an assessment by the Road Traffic Directorate (RTD) has revealed that Post Bus drivers were excited with the new buses and were speeding. The company withdrew the buses from… ...

Ansah: I am not resigning

Feb 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah says she will not resign unless the Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Constitutional Court which nullified the May 21 presidential polls. MEC chairperson was speaking at… ...

Ansah insists tippex was used to correct errors

Feb 12, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has insisted that tippex was used in the May 21 Elections to correct errors saying no presidential candidate benefitted from the use of the fluid. Ansah made the… ...

Malawi court snubs MEC, Mutharika

Feb 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Constitutional Court has thrown out applications by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika’s applications for stay of the 3rd February ruling that nullified the 2019 Presidential Elections. The court delivered its ruling… ...