Alcohol Archives

Man arrested for poisoning another man’s beer

Oct 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa are keeping in custody a 29-year-old man accused of killing another man by poisoning his beer. The suspect is Cosmas Chiwoko, 29, of Msampha Village while the victim has been… ...

MRA to introduce electronic tax stamps on alcoholic drinks

Aug 03, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By George Banda Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has said it will soon introduce a revenue electronic stamps on all alcoholic beverages as a way of minimizing the smuggling of alcoholic products into the country. A… ...

Castel gives Chakwera Malawi Gin

Jun 17, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel Malawi has sent bottles of Malawi Gin to Malawi’s President, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, and Vice President Saulos Chilima. A picture of the two bottles of gin, one labelled Dr Saulos Chilima and another labelled… ...

Boozegate: Malawi sends fraud-ridden diplomat to South Africa

Jun 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has replaced diplomats embroiled in the boozegate Scandal in South Africa with another controversial diplomat of questionable repute who was accused of using public funds for private purposes. Malawi's diplomats at the embassy in … ...

Chakwera appoints new ambassadors

Jun 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed new heads of mission to six countries, including South Africa where Malawi’s diplomats have been expelled over illegal alcohol trade. The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has confirmed the six… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, spare us from dishonourable diplomats

Jun 13, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron” - Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. He transformed the Soviet Union from a… ...

Malawi regrets conduct of diplomats

Jun 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malawi says it regrets the conduct of Malawian diplomats who have been given 72 hours to leave South Africa over illegal alcohol trade . In a statement this evening,… ...