Month: September 2019 Posts

Unrest in Rumphi, Kasungu

Sep 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police on Thursday fired teargas to disperse crowds in Rumphi and Kasungu who were protesting against different issues. In Rumphi, demonstrators were marching against the quota system of selecting students to secondary schools. When the… ...

Second anti-quota demos held in Mzuzu

Sep 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Protesters agitating for the abolishment of the quota system marched today in Mzuzu. The demonstrations were organized by the Quota Must Fall Movement which wants government to stop using the quota system when selecting students… ...

Yeremiah Chihana scheming to be North’s political Goliath

Sep 23, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Yeremiah Chihana, the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Member of Parliament, is using his private members motion for Malawi to adopt federal system of government as a scheme to become the Northern Region's political giant. The… ...

Anti-quota group agrees to dialogue with government

Sep 16, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Quota Must Fall Movement, a group that organized demonstrations against the quota system, has ditched plans to block students from learning in favour of dialogue with the government. The group held demonstrations last week… ...

MCP demands suspension of PSLCE results

Aug 09, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has demanded an immediate suspension of Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) results. Speaking during a press briefing at the party's headquarters in Lilongwe earlier today, MCP vice president Sidik… ...

Govt is dominated by one tribe – Usi

Mar 30, 2019 Madalitso Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

UTM running mate Michael Bisiwiki Usi has said one tribe dominates in government sectors, something which UTM will change. Usi made his comment without hitting the nail on the head in Chitipa district during a… ...

Chilima promises to turn Mangochi into a city

Aug 19, 2018 Macmillan Mhone 8 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has revealed plans to turn Mangochi town into a city if he is elected as president next year. Chilima who is also leader of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) made the… ...