Eleven of the 12 presidential candidates in the May 20 Tripartite Elections last night slugged out in a final exchange that resembled a debate, which a political and development analyst described as “a conclusion of the beginning of a new political culture during elections.” Missing on the line-up for the third time running was incumbent [&hellip
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Four regional football leagues that are sponsored by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate in the May 20 Tripartite Elections, Professor Peter Mutharika, have demanded that they be given prizes before the polls. Southern Region Football League (SRFL), Northern and Central regions’ women football leagues believe that it will be difficult to get their prizes [&hellip
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Big Bullets FC are pressing the panic button as they are faced with a goal-keeping crisis ahead of their weekend Super League game against Civil Service (Civo) United. The People’s team currently has no back up for Vincent Gona as the other one, Peter Munthali, whom they had hoped to sign from Blantyre United as [&hellip
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TNM Super League defending champions Silver Strikers are looking forward to slashing their negative points’ tally to two points when they host Kamuzu Barracks (KB) today (Wednesday) at Silver Stadium. Silver started the season with negative nine points for the sins they, alongside Mighty Wanderers who docked six points, committed in perpetrating violence at Balaka [&hellip
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After the completion of the multi-million kwacha electronic ticketing project at Silver Stadium, another Lilongwe-based soccer pitch Civo Stadium will be next on the line, Civo United general secretary Rashid Ntelera has revealed. However, Ntelera said yesterday that their plan is not a duplication of ideas from their fellow civil servants as they also had [&hellip
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The Malawi Under-20 national soccer team has intensified preparations for Saturday’s CAF Youth Championship second round, first leg qualifier against the DR Congo at Kamuzu Stadium. Team coach Ernest Mtawali said: “Preparations have gone on well, we still have some areas to polish up as noted in the training game we had against Surestream Academy, [&hellip
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Not so long ago former Minister of Labour Eunice Makangala graced the launch of the Malawi Tevet Certificate in Blantyre with an aim of enhancing its recognition, and that was in June 2013. And her tone during the function was enough to tell everyone who attended the function that most employers in the country only [&hellip
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Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Association of Malawi (Wbam) will finally hold their elective annual general meeting (AGM) on June 14. Wbam president Richard Kuwali announced the news yesterday at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. He said eight positions are up for grabs at the AGM which will take place at Kamuzu Institute for Sports. “We were supposed to [&hellip
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A career-threatening injury has once again floored Kamuzu Barracks (KB) playmaker Harvey Nkacha. Nkacha, who has several Flames call-ups, but is yet to crack the final playing nod, bruised his problematic right ankle during training on Monday after being hit by a ball. The former Zomba United skipper is now in a plaster of Paris (PoP) which [&hellip
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Just teaching people to fish is said to be more sustainable than giving them fish, but Mzuzu University is giving people fish so that they can forever fish in their own ponds. JAMES CHAVULA writes. Constructing fish ponds in a lakeshore district may sound as absurd as selling ice to Eskimos, but residents of Nkhata [&hellip
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Alliance Capital Limited, a portfolio and investment management firm, has said it expects the trickling in of tobacco dollars at the auction floors to help ease pressure on the rate of inflation and the strength of the kwacha. The firm, according to its first quarter economic review, said the softening of the kwacha on account [&hellip
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Big Bullets have said despite their key defender George Nyirenda’s apology, it is not automatic that he will be accepted back in the fold. Bullets general secretary, Harold Fote, said this yesterday when reacting to Nyirenda’s claims on MBC Radio II that he had apologised to the team. “Officially, he is yet to explain on [&hellip
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Blantyre North East (BNE) on Monday excelled over Chikwawa Central in both football and netball in the K100 million Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF) Inter-Constituency tournament at Chikhwawa Community Centre Ground. In football, the two teams were tied 2-all at the end of regulation time, but BNE won 7-6 on post-match penalties whereas in netball, BNE emerged 50-25 [&hellip
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Carlsberg Malawi Limited has finally confirmed that it will renew its marriage with the Flames by becoming their official sponsor for the next three years. Carlsberg Malawi senior brands manager (alcoholics) Twikale Chirwa is set to sign the agreement with FAM and government today at Protea Ryalls in Blantyre. A fortnight ago, The Nation revealed that Carlsberg [&hellip
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Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF) International on Wednesday met gospel artist Princess Chitsulo’s K1.5 million (about $3 750) shortfall for her trip to South Africa for a heart ailment treatment. The foundation’s managing director Edith Akridge made the presentation at the artist’s Chilobwe Township home. Her voice straining with emotion, the cheery gospel singer—who is scheduled to depart [&hellip
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Sandra Nsonga, the sole Malawian designer who made it to South Africa to participate at the just ended inaugural Bongile Nomangwane Fashion Week, has killed two birds with one stone by being offered contracts to perform at two more fashion shows. Nsonga, who runs Splendour Designs in Blantyre, has been offered a contract to participate [&hellip
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Hip-hop artist Phyzix last week made a comeback with a new single titled Chi Nyimbo, while announcing details of his upcoming LP, which will be released by July. The rapper, who is also fondly called Phyzo by followers, disclosed his next project, which is coming after two years in hibernation, is titled Gamba wa Suit. [&hellip
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Despite the challenges, self-boarding is helping girls, through cutting the long distances to and from school, to complete their secondary education. Government, however, is still firm on banning the initiative arguing it is fuelling early pregnancies and drop-out rates. Who is fooling who? Our staff writer RACHEL KACHALI explores. Walking long distances to get to [&hellip
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Good people, so this is the month business stops as we celebrate the birthday of the founding president Kamuzu Banda, the dictator we rebuffed in the name of democracy 20 years ago! Scrape off the Kamuzu Day holiday on May 14 and stop glorifying the rejected dictator by naming public goods after him if democracy [&hellip
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Police have stopped providing security to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices in Blantyre, a development a local non-govermental organisation fears may compromise the forthcoming tripartite elections. Police have refused to comment on the issue while Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) has described the situation as a crisis. The Nation visited MEC offices on Tuesday after [&hellip
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