Month: January 2019 Posts

K53 billion cashgate: Mutharika, Dausi embroiled in a secret deal

Jan 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika and Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, will be direct beneficiaries in a clandestine deal in which some Indian-owned companies are claiming 53 billion Kwacha from government over a non-performing contract… ...

Malawi Parliament passes bill allowing dual citizenship

Dec 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed a bill that allows Malawians to have dual citizenship. The Malawi Citizenship Act Amendment Bill which which was passed in the House on Wednesday among other things recognises dual citizenship. Speaking… ...

Dausi laughs off Malawi Veep assassination claims

Dec 10, 2018 Alex Chikanga 1 &

Malawi minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, says Vice President Saulos Chilima wants to score cheap political points with claims that he has been put on hit-list by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government. Speaking at a UTM rally… ...

Mutharika reshuffles cabinet: Mchacha in, Kachikho fired

Nov 07, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

…Dausi moved to Homeland Security President Peter Mutharika has reshuffled his cabinet, bringing in Democratic Progressive Party Regional Governor for the South Charles Mchacha and firing Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Anna Kachikho.… ...

CSOs anger govt

Sep 20, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) have infuriated government officials after CSO leaders failed to show up for dialogue meetings. Speaking at a press briefing which held at Capital Hill on Wednesday, presidential advisor on Non-Governmental Organisations… ...

Human rights activist Timothy Mtambo attacked

Aug 31, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

...Suspects DPP cadets Unknown thugs have torched offices for human rights activist Timothy Mtambo, leaving the guard with injuries. Mtambo who is the Executive Director for Center for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) confirmed the… ...

DPP to return K145m, CSOs not satisfied

Aug 04, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has promised to return the K145 million it received from Pioneer Investment but Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are not satisfied. Spokesperson for the DPP Nicholas Dausi announced at a press… ...