Tongues are wagging in different circles across the country with regards to who are the actual funders of the newly registered political party, National Development Party (NDP), which is owned by seasoned politician Frank Mwenifumbo. Our investigations, however, have revealed a strong link between the party’s leadership and State House operatives under the instructions of […]
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District director of health and social services Prince Chirwa says the district has registered 26 conjunctivitis cases, also known as pink eye disease. Speaking in an interview yesterday, he said the eye disease was first registered in Mzimba North where they recorded 38 cases. Chirwa said the disease is contagious and asked communities to observe […]
It has been revealed today in court that despite being harassed and arrested in October 2020, accused of stealing R106 million, not even a single coin ever went to the bank accounts of either Prophet Shepherd Bushiri or his wife, Mary. This is according to Sibongiile Mzinyathi, Director of Public Prosecution for Gauteng who is […]
Blantyre — Data from Blantyre District Health Office shows that the majority of people seeking post-abortion care are young girls. Of the 2003 reported cases that were treated for post-abortion care from unsafe abortions in the last quarter of 2023, a staggering 1003 were under the age of 20, while 1000 were slightly over 20 […]
Mother Care Group (MCG) an initiative which started in 2019, has been hailed as a vibrant initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality rate in the country. A visit to different districts where this project is taking place, opinion leaders these include members of clergy, Traditional leaders, political party leaders and health workers have all agreed […]
The Parliament of Malawi and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) on Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 signed an agreement on the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV and AIDS Governance (SRHR) Project. SADC PF is implementing the three-year SRHR project in 15 SADC member states including Malawi with funding from Swedish […]
High Court in Zomba has awarded MK2,800,000 to Ganizani Mtaika as compensation for being falsely imprisoned and staying in jail for 14 days. Mtaika’s battle for the settlement has not been easy as he fought for justice for nearly 20 years since the incident. In 2003 he was working as a Security Guard for the […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Police in Malawi have seized mobile phones and laptops from at least 14 journalists working at the state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation or MBC. The journalists are suspected of running a fake Facebook account bearing MBC’s name, where they allegedly posted false and anti-government stories. Press freedom groups have faulted the police for […]
Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) and the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have piled pressure on the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to respect the authority of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Catherine Gotani Hara, concerning the status of the Leader of Opposition. In separate statements, EAM and NAP have urged DPP to desist […]
Feed the Children, in collaboration with Total Land Care and School for Agriculture for Family Independence (SAFI), supported by United States Aid for International Development (USAID), has highlighted the vital need for collaboration to address both the immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition. Through their Akule ndi Thanzi Project, the organization aims to improve nutritional […]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has paid a courtesy call on the President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, to inform him of her nomination by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a candidate for the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. The visit was to bolster and fortify the already cordial […]
Scared of a gathering political storm, the US Embassy has issued an alert, warning its employees of two political activities happening within Lilongwe City Centre involving youth arms of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). According to the alert released this morning, the US Embassy talks about the […]
MISA Malawi says it is concerned with the seizure of mobile phones and laptops belonging to Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalists who are being suspected of running a fake MBC Facebook page. In a statement released today and signed by chairperson Golden Matonga, Misa says it has established that a number of MBC journalists are […]
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has said it has revoked licences or suspended 10 operators in the food and food processing for non-compliance to standards. In a statement released on February 10, signed by the bureau’s Director General Dr Bernard Thole said the action followed a routine assessment they conducted recently. Reads the statement in […]
Governance and Human Rights Advocate Undule Mwakasungula has described the State of the Nation Address (SONA) President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera delivered in the National Assembly on Friday as a reflection of Chakwera’s dedication to governance reforms, economic stability, and the well-being of Malawians. Mwakasungula, speaking in an interview a few hours after the reading […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has said he left late for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Ivory Coast because he had other pressing domestic issues to attend to. The former Super League of Malawi President left on Tuesday for Africa’s greatest football showpiece where he watched the semi-final between Nigeria […]
Department of refugees in the Ministry of Homeland Security in the country has today facilitated voluntary repatriation of at least 52 people from Burundi who were staying in the country as refugees. They have left the country through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Their departure has taken a number of refugees who have left the […]
Human and economic rights activist Kelvin Chirwa has asked the government to urgently identify and address causes of land scarcity in Malawi. Chirwa, in an interview on Thursday, feared problems of land scarcity could potentially derail the economic aspirations of the nation; hence, the need for the government to find a lasting solution. His sentiments […]