Month: August 2020 Posts

Talking Blues: Malawians say “no” to deals, golden parachutes and revolving doors

Aug 30, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Sincere apologies for missing an entry last week. Please take note that I now have a mechanism in place to spare you from reading recycled pieces. Talking of recycling, it is enough that the Malawi… ...

Companies awarded fatty ESCOM, Water Board contracts without following procedures

Aug 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A pro-DPP company is one of the two companies that have been awarded multi-million kwacha contracts by the Tonse Alliance-led government allegedly without following procedures, a whistle-blower has revealed. The whistle-blower, Yamikani Kachingwe, alleges on… ...

Chakwera markets Malawi to investors

Aug 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday attended a webinar where he outlined policies his administration is implementing to make Malawi attractive to investors. Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda said the webinar which lasted about an hour… ...

Chakwera wants Malawi to turn plans into reality

Aug 27, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawians already knows the kind of nation they must build but there is need to turn these plans into reality. The Malawi leader was speaking today during the official opening of… ...

Court faults Mutharika over attempt to fire Chief Justice

Aug 27, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court has faulted former President Peter Mutharika and former Chief Secretary Lloyd Muhara for attempting to fire Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda. High Court judge Charles Mkandawire has ruled that Mutharika and Muhara had… ...

Chakwera remains silent on Zimbabwe saga

Aug 26, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera who benefited from public protests has opted to remain silent on the situation in Zimbabwe where people protesting against President Emmerson Mnangagwa are arrested arbitrarily. Malawi24 made several attempts to get… ...

Namadingo hits K3 million target

Aug 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Musician Patience Namadingo has raised over K3 million after posing as a statue for several hours in Blantyre. Namadingo camped at the site of the proposed Mahatma Grande statue as he looked to raise money… ...