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Govt apologises for selling K37 billion tractors

Jul 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has apologised to Malawians for selling 177 tractors which were bought using a US$50 million (about K37 billion) loan from India. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) issued the apology through… ...

Jakobo returns

Jan 10, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Comedian Eric Mabedi popularly known as Jakobo has returned to Malawi after undergoing a successful kidney transplant. He left in November for India to receive treatment for his ailing situation. Government and other stakeholders had… ...

Open Letter to Rafiq Hajat Over Gandhi

Nov 19, 2018 Pemphero Mphande 5 &

Dear Rafiq, I have read your sentiments on the Mahatma Gandhi issue with keen interest. You have categorically labelled the movement as appealing to the racial divisions that exist In Malawi. You wrote and I… ...

Malawi borrows US$215 million from India

Nov 06, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi has secured a US$215.16 million loan from India for the construction of 18 water projects and the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in Blantyre. Indian Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu announced the line of… ...

Indian VP jets in today

Nov 04, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is expected to arrive in Malawi today for a two-day visit. Naidu will arrive in the country through Kamuzu International Airport. He is expected to hold talks with President Peter… ...

Bushiri’s Global Prophetic Tour bearing fruits: 2.7 millions souls saved to Jesus

Oct 23, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's Global Prophet Tour is already bearing fruits as 2.7 million souls have been won to Jesus so far. This represents a huge success to the body of Christ because Bushiri had projected… ...

Prophet Bushiri tearful over Indian Tour

Oct 20, 2018 Sibu M. Mokoena 6 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is pleased and inspired with the response his crusade has received in India. The prophet says he was left tearful with how India accepted the gospel. South African based prophet who is… ...

Prophet Bushiri takes Jesus to India

Oct 19, 2018 Alex Chikanga 3 &

Prophet Prophet Shepherd Bushiri Shepherd Bushiri has taken his Global Prophetic Tour to India where he arrived on Thursday for a 2-day crusade. India whose plan to erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi's… ...

Government backs statue construction: ‘Gandhi is a role model’

Oct 11, 2018 Bright Malenga 2 &

Malawi government has backed the erection of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Blantyre describing the Indian rights campaigner as a role model for African activists. In a statement issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and… ...

Malawians against racist Gandhi’s statue

Sep 20, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 16 &

Malawians have expressed their anger over Blantyre City Council's (BCC) permission given to Indian community to erect a Mahatma Ghandi statue in the country. The Malawi Government through the BCC permitted Indians living in this… ...

Malawi looking to strengthen relations with India

Aug 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The government of Malawi has said it is committed to strengthening its relations with India. Malawi’s High Commissioner to India George Mkondiwa made the remarks as he was presenting his letters of credence to President… ...

No holds barred! A reflection on Gondwe’s K1.1 trillion budget

May 29, 2016 José Safarao 24 &

In his remarks at the beginning of his 77-page budget statement, Malawi's Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, decried what he described as “Western-style bonuses to top executives in the private sector,” and called them a major… ...