Delayed irrigation project worries MP
Member of Parliament (MP) for Karonga Central Frank Mwenifumbo (independent) on Tuesday took to task Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza over the long-awaited...
View ArticleBlantyre United rebuff Wanderers on Sulumba
Blantyre United have said Mighty Be Forward Wanderers have no business discussing striker Muhamad Sulumba’s trip to South Africa where he underwent successful trials at Premier Soccer League (PSL)...
View ArticleCarlsberg Cup national phase kicks off today
The Carlsberg Cup national phase kicks off today with six matches lined up in all the three regions. After two back-to-back losses in the Super League, Be Forward Wanderers are hoping to turn the...
View ArticleTourism council decries low funding
Malawi Tourism Council (MTC) chairperson Stan Phiri has said the country cannot compete with its neighbours in the tourism sector if it continues to allocate meagre resources to the Department of...
View ArticleMalawi umpires shunned for World Netball Cup
Malawi umpires have been left out of the officiating panel for this August’s Netball World Cup in Australia—a development that is worrying Netball Association of Malawi’s (NAM). NAM vice-president...
View ArticleMIF:PALADIN BEMOANS UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
Dual-listed Paladin Energy Limited, through its subsidiary Paladin (Africa) Limited, which owns Kayelekera Uranium Mine (KUM) in Karonga, has pounced on Malawians for habouring “unrealistic”...
View ArticleMEC launches ward by-elections at Khwawa
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it trusts teachers despite allegations from some quarters that some of them manipulate votes in the course of helping aged voters. Commissioner the Reverend...
View ArticleThree perish in road accident
Two illegal immigrants and a Malawian driver have died in a road accident after they tried to beat a security check at Jenda Road Block in Mzimba District. Northern Region Police spokesperson Maurice...
View ArticleACA to locally finance church building project
The Anglican Church of Ascension (ACA) Lake Malawi Diocese is set to have a new church in Area 47, Lilongwe, billed to be the second largest in the diocese after All Saints Cathedral in Nkhotakota....
View ArticleInkosi Gomani V urges women to deliver in hospitals BARTHOLOMEW KAWINA
Inkosi Gomani V has advised expectant mothers to deliver their babies in health facilities to reduce maternal and child mortality rates in the country. The Ngoni chief said this on Tuesday in Ntcheu on...
View ArticleMachinga communities, authorities seal deal on forest management
People in Machinga and the district’s forestry office have agreed on a set of rules on village forest management plans agreement to help improve the communities’ livelihood through sustainable forest...
View ArticleAirtel Rising Star football tournament launch this Saturday
The Airtel Rising Star Football Season Five launch takes place this Saturday in Salima with Under-17 gems expected to be granted a platform to showcase their talent. Malawi Schools Sports Association...
View ArticleBalaka Police arrest Pakistan national, recover K19 million
Police in Balaka have arrested 28-year-old Pakistan national, Naveed Khan, for allegedly stealing $44 000 (around K23 million) from a Mozambican businessperson. Sauka: He was arrested at Songwe Balaka...
View ArticleMasamba, Msoliza bout banks on Ichocho’s popularity
Limbani Masamba and Enerst Msoliza will face-off in a non-title bout at Lilongwe Community Centre (LCC) ground on Monday. However, it seems the popularity of Mr. Malawi Bodybuilding Championships...
View ArticleGroups clean up Mangochi Market
A consortium of three environmental organisations has embarked on a clean-up exercise in and around Mangochi Main Market to help improve sanitation there. The consortium consists of Wilt Hunger Hilff...
View ArticleAgnes dates Kenyan boxer tomorrow
Revered local female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena-Mwando hosts Joyce Awino from Kenya tomorrow evening at Robin’s Park in Blantyre in a six-round non-title welterweight bout. After an exhausting four-day...
View ArticleAll set for double header boxing fiesta
Mulanje Last Boxing Promotions has said all is set for the double header this Sunday at New Nkhwazi Lodge in Newlands, Blantyre. Boniface Stenala will take to the ring against George Kandulu while...
View ArticleBlue Eagles face Chikwawa Select on Sunday
Chikwawa Select at Nkhate ground in an encounter aimed at raising awareness about community policing against people with albinism, abduction, stock theft and child trafficking. Blue Eagles players The...
View ArticleMSB sale fallout, go goes at K9.5 billion
While Malawians awaited President Peter Mutharika’s consultative report and his decision on whether or not to sell Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), government yesterday abruptly signed off sale deals that...
View ArticleLocal movie-makers laud Zambezi Magic
MultiChoice Malawi on Wednesday turned Sunbird Mount Soche into a proper village, to welcome the launch of Zambezi Magic, a channel that will show movies and series produced in southern Africa On...
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