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14 drivers fined for drink driving in Lilongwe

Nov 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Vehicles on Area 18 Interchange in Lilongwe Fourteen drivers in Lilongwe over the weekend were fined K200,000 each for drinking driving. Lilongwe Police spokesperson Foster Benjamin has confirmed that a total of 14 drivers were… ...

Driver accused of stealing 200 bags of fertilizer

Oct 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 54-year-old driver has been arrested in Ntcheu over the theft of 200 bags of Urea fertilizer worth K8 million. The driver has been identified as Bannet Chingalu. He is accused of stealing 200 bags… ...

Truck drivers call off strike

Oct 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Truck drivers have called off their strike following a meeting with cabinet ministers. Drivers and transporters started a sit-in on September 27 demanding a minimum salary of K140,000, free Covid-19 testing and low passport fees.… ...

Smallholder dairy farmers hold demonstrations in Thyolo

Oct 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Concerned smallholder dairy farmers on Thursday held protests in Thyolo saying the ongoing strike by truck drivers has greatly affected the milk business. In an interview, leader for the concerned dairy farmers who is also… ...

We can buy our own trucks and start importing fuel, says Kazako

Sep 30, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Malawi Government has threatened to buy its own trucks to start importing fuel if the international truck drivers don't call off the strike. Minister of Information Gospel Kazako made the remarks when he was addressing… ...

Government warns transporters: You will be jailed for 10 years

Sep 30, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Government has warned transporters for not paying international truck drivers a minimum wage of K140 thousand (about U$160) a month, saying such transporters risk being handed a 10-year-jail sentence. Malawi is currently experiencing a… ...

Driver freed of presidential convoy obstruction charge

Aug 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The state has failed to prove that a truck driver in Mzuzu obstructed President Lazarus Chakwera’s convoy. The driver, Lusungu Chibisa Chirwa, was arrested on Sunday after police accused him of not stopping for the… ...