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Govt auditing delayed projects

Jul 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration has started auditing projects which have been delayed because of corruption and bureaucracy. The Malawi leader revealed this in a progress report for his government. The report was posted… ...

Pay Ngi! Tay Grin on the run

Jul 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian hiphop icon and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadet, Limbani Tay Grin Kalilani, is said to be on the run with K200 thousand of campaign money he allegedly owes another Malawian. A Malawian Tweep, Uncle… ...

Chakwera explains delay in naming cabinet

Jul 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chawera has provided reasons for failing to name his full cabinet before July 6. Chakwera last week promised to announce the full cabinet no later than July 6 which was also his inauguration… ...

Chakwera fails: Zero Cabinet, rescinds tax band, rebuffed by Msiska

Jul 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Indecisive! This word sums up president Lazarus Chakwera's first nine days in office. Chakwera was elected president in the June 23 Fresh Presidential Elections and was sworn in on June 28. He immediately got to… ...

Chakwera meets US Ambassador

Jul 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday met United States ambassador to Malawi, Robert Scott, in Lilongwe. The two met at Chakwera’s private residence at Area 6 in the Capital City. According to the US Embassy in… ...

Save the Children intensifies Covid-19 fight

Jul 08, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Save the Children Malawi continues to make strides in fighting the novel coronavirus having distributed over ten thousand awareness posters in six districts of Neno, Mwanza, Phalombe, Zomba, Ntcheu and Mzimba. In an interview, Communications… ...

Coronavirus: Ngumuya tests positive

Jul 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Politician Allan Ngumuya has tested positive for Coronavirus and has been has been admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. Ngumuya who is former Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Constituency has confirmed… ...

Mkaka says people using his name to swindle organisations

Jul 08, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka says scammers are using his name to steal from various organisations in the country. Mkaka wrote this on his Facebook page saying he will deal with the… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi second worst affected country in SADC

Jul 08, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

  Malawi is now second to South Africa in the SADC Region on number of recorded Coronavirus cases. As of Wednesday, Malawi had registered 1877 confirmed cases, with the total number of active cases on… ...

MRA deputy DCG Mbilizi take sick days as ACB investigates cement importation

Jul 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy Commissioner General of Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), Roza Mbilizi, has taken sick days as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating the importation of duty free cement worth K3.2 billion. Last month, it was revealed… ...

Incompetent parastatal bosses face chop

Jul 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says Government will be monitoring performances of heads of state-owned organisations and those found incompetent will be facing consequences. According to Chilima, government will make sure that only competent people occupy… ...

Implementation of K100,000 tax free band delayed

Jul 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Ministry of Finance says the K100, 000 tax free band will not become effective this month. This is according to the press release signed by Peterson Ponderani who is Acting Secretary to the Treasury.… ...

Government withdraws notice sending Chief Justice on leave

Jul 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

  Malawi Government has withdrawn a notice to send Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda SC on leave pending retirement. According to a press release dated 7th July, 2020 and signed by Chief Secretary of Government Zangazanga… ...

Chilima hits at underperforming heads of parastatals

Jul 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

State Vice President Saulos Chilima has said that  the tendency of  transferring  incompetent parastatal bosses  from one organisation to another must be reviewed. Chilima met heads of parastatals at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in… ...

Man killed for stealing beans

Jul 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 30-year-old man has been murdered by an angry mob in Chikwawa for allegedly stealing fresh beans. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Chikwawa Police Station Sergeant Dickson Matemba identified the victim as Feston Sulupi aged… ...