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Smallholder growers cry foul over tea price

Apr 29, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Smallholder tea growers in Thyolo have complained over low price of tea, saying the price has been stuck at K121 per kilograms for over four years and they are not benefitting while tea estate owners… ...

I can’t stay in Malawi: Namadingo chooses Zambia over his motherland

Apr 29, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawian musician-cum-humanitarian has found a permanent home in Lusaka, Zambia, a year after announcing his plan to have a second home in the neighbouring. The singer who has spent some time in Zambia, shared with… ...

DPP Kayuni apologizes in Court for constant personal attacks against Bushiri lawyer, Kita

Apr 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Magistrate Patrick Chirwa on Wednesday warned Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Steve Kayuni against his series of personal attacks against lawyer Wapona Kita. Kayuni—who is the lead state prosecutor in Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s extradition case—has… ...

Challenging weakening food system caused by COVID19

Apr 29, 2021 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

When one has had a chance to visit the rural areas or villages, you would without effort notice that farming is the main economic activity for many dwellers. In Malawi alone, though characterized by low… ...

Malawi Govt condemned for intimidating teachers

Apr 29, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has bashed the Tonse Alliance administration for intimidating leaders of the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), saying the government wants to take Malawians back to a period when unions… ...

Man attempts to rape fellow suspect in police cell

Apr 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 42-year-old-man has been convicted after attempting to rape a fellow suspect in a police cell in Dowa. The attempted rape happened at Dowa Police Station and the man identified as Tsoka Baloni appeared before… ...

Court agrees with Bushiri on illegality of SADC Protocol: Case pushed to June for SA witnesses to appear

Apr 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In the ongoing extradition case involving Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, the Magistrate Patrick Chirwa on Wednesday agreed with the couple’s lawyer that the SADC Protocol, which the South African government used in their… ...