Month: September 2020 Posts

I was fired for doing my job – Nundwe

Sep 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Reinstated Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander, General Vincent Nundwe, says he was removed from the army in March for doing his job. Nundwe made the remarks following President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to re-instate him. In… ...

Chisale rearrested over fake certificate

Aug 28, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Police have rearrested personal bodyguard of former President Peter Mutharika, Mr Norman Chisale, over a fake certificate. Chisale has been arrested while in Police custody for allegedly using a fake certificate to join the… ...

DPP holds emergency meeting at Mutharika’s house

Aug 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has today held an emergency meeting at former President Peter Mutharika’s house in Mangochi. The National Governing Council meeting started at around 1pm and ended around 5:30 pm. It came… ...

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… ...

DPP’s Ben Phiri resigns

Aug 26, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Legislator Ben Phiri has stepped down as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) DPP Director of Elections due to party leader Peter Mutharika’s loss in the 2020 Presidential Elections. Phiri wrote a resignation letter dated 17 August,… ...

DPP fires Secretary General Jeffrey

Aug 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has fired Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey for pushing for party president Peter Mutharika’s resignation. Jeffrey has confirmed about her dismissal and that it relates to her calls for Mutharika to… ...

K0.5b bridge shocks Malawi: ACB opens corruption docket

Aug 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating how a substandard bridge constructed in April in the commercial city of Blantyre cost the taxpayer close to half a billion Kwacha. Whistle-blower and Journalist Idriss Ali Nassah… ...