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MCP to hold primary elections in Lilongwe Nsinja South on Saturday

Feb 24, 2021 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has announced that it will hold primary elections to elect its flag-bearer in Lilongwe Nsinja South constituency on Saturday, 27 February. The primary elections will be held at Kalesi primary school… ...

Pastors urged to preach peace during by-election in Nsanje

Feb 24, 2021 Emmie Banda - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has asked pastors in Nsanje to warn people against violence during the forthcoming by-election to be conducted in Nsanje North and central constituencies. Commissioner Arthur Nanthuru said this after meeting Tengani… ...

UTM regional treasurer defects to DPP

Feb 24, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

UTM Northern Region treasurer Lusubilo Kamwambi, younger brother to the fallen Member of Parliament for Karonga Northwest constituency James Kamwambi, has dumped the party and has swiftly defected to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in… ...

Mbava zaba ku ofesi ya Chilima

Feb 24, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Mbava zathyola ndi kuba katundu wina ku ofesi kwa wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko lino, komwe ndi amodzi mwa malo omwe kumakhala chitetezo chokhwima kwambiri. Nkhaniyi watsimikiza ndi Pilirani Phiri yemwe ndi mneneri wa wachiwiri… ...

Smuggled cooking oil flood Blantyre markets

Feb 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Local cooking oil manufacturing companies are feeling the pinch of smuggled products following the influx of the commodity not only in rural areas but in Blantyre City as well. A random survey we conducted shows… ...

Suspect found guilty in K20 million Cashgate

Feb 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A court in Lilongwe on Tuesday found businessperson Mainala Reuben Mwale guilty of stealing K20 million from Government. The Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe found that Mwale trading as Vhaima General Dealers acquired the sum of… ...

Clergy calls for minimum qualifications for Parliamentary candidates

Feb 24, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The clergy in Karonga Northwest Constituency has suggested to the country’s Pollster, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to revise the electoral laws and set minimum qualifications for Parliamentary candidates as one way of enhancing development in… ...