Month: November 2017 Posts

‘No party can be run by remote control’

Nov 29, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 25 &

Former President Joyce Banda’s insistence to run the People’s Party (PP) by remote control by among other things addressing supporters through WhatsApp has been singled out as one of the reasons the party will not… ...

K5.5 million toilet raises questions

Nov 14, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 160 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has built a K5.5 million toilet for a school in Mwanza and Malawians have questioned the cost of the building. Social commentator Onjezani Kenani posted a photo of the toilet… ...

Lilongwe mayor under fire for appointing foreign advisors

Oct 11, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Lilongwe mayor has come under criticism for appointing foreigners to an advisory board.The Mayor, Desmond Bikoko, on Monday appointed a seven member advisory board that include appointed Zhuo Shui from China, Tony Karim - Indian,… ...

Mutharika questioned over citizenship: commentator alleges he still keeps US green card

Sep 28, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 117 &

The allegiance of President Peter Mutharika to Malawi has come under scrutiny again. Mutharika is yet to return home from the United States of America leading to questions over his extended his stay. The president… ...

Malawians applaud Mutharika for bold UN speech

Sep 23, 2017 Russell Kondowe 38 &

President Peter Mutharika has been applauded for issuing a stern stand by Malawi on matters to do with Africa's representation at the United Nations (UN). Speaking at the United Nations on Thursday, 21 September 2017,… ...

Renowned author Steve Chimombo dead

Dec 11, 2015 Richard Jimu 113 &

Confirmed reports that Malawi24 has been following today show that Malawi's renowned author Professor Emeritus Steve Chimombo has died aged 70. Media reports indicate that Chimombo died after he  succumbed to stroke. Chimombo, a Poet, fiction writer,… ...