Month: May 2021 Posts

Kasakula appointed MBC boss

May 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Times Group’s George Kasakula has been appointed as Director General of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). Minister of Information Gospel Kazako has confirmed, saying Kasakula has been appointed by the Board of Directors for the… ...

Tonse Liars: Govt. lied on K9 billion swimming pool

May 03, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has denied claims that it is financing the K9 billion swimming pool as claimed by Malawi Government and senior Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentarians. In an emailed response to Malawi24, the… ...

MCP’s militias line up to provide security to Chakwera

May 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) militias lined up along a road to provide security to President Lazarus Chakwera. Pictures circulating on social media show MCP youth clad in uniform lining up along the M1 Road waiting… ...

Malawi Govt condemned for intimidating teachers

Apr 29, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has bashed the Tonse Alliance administration for intimidating leaders of the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), saying the government wants to take Malawians back to a period when unions… ...

‘Kulibe mpungwepungwe mu mgwirizano wa Tonse’

Apr 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A kunyumba ya boma atsutsa mphekesera zoti mu mgwirizano wa Tonse muli mpungwepungwe. Nkhaniyi ikutsatira manong'onong'o omwe akhala akumveka makamaka pamasamba amchezo oti akuluakulu azipani zomwe zili mugwirizanowu sakumwerana madzi kaamba kosepmhana chichewa pazinthu zina.… ...

Divisions to hit Malawi Government leadership – says Prophet Samuel

Apr 22, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Prophet Samuel of Prophet FT Samuel Ministries has prophesied that Malawi Government leaders will be divided and the divisions will affect the country’s economy. In a prophecy released on Thursday, Prophet Samuel says the divisions… ...

Worship association tells DPP to get organized to hold Govt accountable

Apr 15, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Freedom of Worship Association (FOWAM) has urged the main opposition party, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to get organized so that it should be holding the government accountable on issues of public interest. FOWAM president… ...

Experts urge Mlusu, Chilima to tap economic knowledge from Goodall Gondwe

Apr 15, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Economic experts in Mzuzu have urged Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu and Minister of Economic Development Saulos Chilima, who is also Malawi Vice President, to tap knowledge from economic legend Goodall Gondwe. Speaking in an… ...

Youth threaten demos over Mzuzu Youth Centre

Apr 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Youth in Mzuzu have threatened to hold demonstrations over the delay to commence construction of the K18 billion Mzuzu Youth Centre. Youth Rights Advocate Bright Mlomboji Chiswamtawa Mkandawire issued the warning in a letter dated… ...

Tonse Govt. is failing: Activists lambast Chakwera’s leadership over education wrangles

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Education activists in the country have bashed the Lazarus Chakwera administration for failing to resolve public school teachers’ grievances. The teachers have been demanding Covid-19 risk allowances  since February but government is… ...

Chakwera, Chilima urged to fulfill promise on university fees

Apr 05, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima  have been urged to fulfill their promise of ensuring that students do not drop out of school due to lack of fees Activist Onjezani Kenani has made… ...

MCP sues Chakwera, AG caught in crossfire

Apr 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has dragged President Lazarus Chakwera to court over the appointment of commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). The commissioners are Arthur Nanthulu, Steve Duwa, Linda Kunje and Jean… ...

Talking Blues: Easter reflection – What will it take for Pres Chakwera to cross the Rubicon?

Apr 04, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Take we the course which the signs of the gods and the false dealing of our foes point out. Let the dice be cast.” – Julius Caesar In April 2016, we debuted in the Times… ...

Rights group threatens demos over cooking oil tax

Apr 03, 2021 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI) has given government seven days to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) on cooking oil, saying it will mobilize Malawians to go the streets if the tax is… ...

Malawians mock Chakwera over indecisiveness: “Kwantere wa ku Baghdad”

Apr 01, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawians are mocking President Lazarus Chakwera over his postponed cabinet reshuffle. The electorate is saying Chakwera is proving to be indecisive in his leadership and is taking the country on a bumpy ride to Baghdad… ...