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PAC wants Nankhumwa to pay back Covid-19 allowances

Apr 30, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has given the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 seven days to recover allowances it gave to Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa. Nankhumwa, a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President… ...

Suspected rapist Mahomed Hannif on the run

Apr 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police have issued an warrant of arrest against Mahomed Hannif, a 56-year-old Pakistani national accused of raping a girl aged 14. Hannif is suspected to have raped the child in March last year at Mudi… ...

Malawi Court rejects Gandhi statue over racist views

Apr 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court in Malawi has ruled that the Mahatma Gandhi statue should not be erected in Malawi due to Gandhi’s racist views. Judge Michael Tembo has made the ruing today in Blantyre following an… ...

Govt. to spend K9 billion for swimming pool construction

Apr 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Government has announced plans to construct a K9 billion swimming pool in Lilongwe. The Olympic Standard Swimming Pool and ancillary structures are expected to be constructed at Kamuzu Institute of Sports in the capital… ...

Malawi hailed for outlawing death penalty

Apr 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Amnesty International and the European Union have praised Malawi for outlawing the death penalty. The Supreme Court of Appeal on April 28 ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional. Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director… ...

Driver fined K600,000 for causing death by reckless driving in Dowa

Apr 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Wednesday ordered a 27-year-old driver, Aman Kalidozo, to pay a fine of K600,000 for causing death by reckless driving. The court through Prosecutions Officer for Central East Region,… ...

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… ...