Fulgence Kayishema, one of the fugitives most wanted for crimes they committed in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, was caught and arrested in Paarl, South Africa on May 25 and has since been identified as having used Malawian passport to regularly cross into South Africa from Eswatini. A report by The New […]
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Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara says the first ever national separation of powers conference presents an opportunity to discuss critical issues affecting the three arms of government specifically for the nation. Hara was speaking during the opening of the National Separation of Powers Conference held in Lilongwe on Monday under the theme: Separation of […]
Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee adds credence that it is important that Malawian laws need to be reviewed as frequently as practical and thus supports the review of Competition and Fair Trading Act (CFTA) and its Regulations, which Competition & Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) is undertaking. Speaking at a sensitization meeting in Salima on Saturday, the […]
While Minister of Homeland Security, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma maintains that the recent brutal killings in Lilongwe City is not a threat to national security as alluded to by the coalition of human rights organizations, the United Nations alerts it security management system (UNSMS) staff members of “potential increases in the threat of opportunistic crime and […]
At only 15 years old, Sophie Mbewe, now 34, lost her child, and for almost nine years, she suffered persistent disgrace and shame. “I gave birth when I was only 15 years old, but I lost my child,” she said. On a sunny Monday afternoon in 2005, Mbewe started showing labour signs in her home […]
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday unveiled eight new tractors with associated implements that include plows, harrows, riggers and planters, for the Mega Farm Support Unit. In a statement published on his Facebook page, Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale said through the contract signed with the Mega Farm Support Unit, the tractors will be made […]
The rising cases of cholera, that forced the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and cholera to suspend the opening of second term of primary and secondary schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe, has so far seen the disease’s related deaths soaring to a worrying 105 since January 5. And it has been accompanied by total of 3,415 […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaowauza Sendeza, has disclosed that structural challenges continue to hamper digitalization in Malawi. Sendeza highlighted access to electricity, internet connectivity, poor or weak telecommunications infrastructure, low access to gadgets or high cost of electronic gadgets, and the limited ability of individuals to use digital solutions as […]
Water and Sanitation minister Abida Mia has pleaded with the UN and the US government for more help as the country is trying to recover after being hit hard by the ravaging Cyclone Freddy which has left hundreds of people dead and thousands more displaced due heavy rains and landslides. The minister, who is a […]
Cape Town — Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Memory Banda from Malawi. Sawubona wena. It is a great honour to stand in front of all of your great leaders coming from different organisations and to be here today to share different of the global […]
Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Française de Dévelopement Group, has signed a US$10 million Trade Finance Guarantee with Ecobank Malawi — an agreement that will enable the Pan-African bank to secure confirmation lines on Letters of Credit for importation of strategic commodities such as fertilizers, basic foodstuffs and strategic raw materials. A statement from Ecobank […]