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Mzuzu vendors plot to oust regional president
Vendors in Mzuzu are plotting to remove Northern Region Vendors Association president Stanley Simbeye for allegedly siding with Mzuzu City Council on issues affecting their welfare. Feeling betrayed:...
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DPP governor disowns Nyirongo’s DPP membership claims
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the North Kenneth Sanga has disowned youth cadet Joe Nyirongo, saying he was never a member of the ruling party. Nyirongo: My name was on the...
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Clumsy CDF projects work depress MP
lilongwe City South member of Parliament(MP) Rhino Chiphiko has expressed disappointment over unsatisfactory work in some Constituency Development Fund (CDF)-financed projects in his constituency....
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Dedza Council cautions communities on human rights
Dedza District Council has advised communities against placing emphasis on rights while ignoring their own responsibilities. People should know their rights in police stations such as these Dedza...
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Masauko Chipembere Highway rehabilitation on track—BCC
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has said it is monitoring Phase III of Masauko Chipembere Highway Rehabilitation Project closely and so far the works are on track. The council, commenting on whether the...
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Zomba District Council trained in service delivery
Deputy director of Local Government Services Douglas Mkweta has said integrity among members of Parliament (MPs), chiefs, councillors and key secretariat members at district councils is key to foster...
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K4m debt blocks council from accommodating mayor
Mzuzu City Council is struggling to raise K4 million to redeem the mayor’s official residence which a Mzuzu-based businessperson, Joe Nyirongo, is clinging to after the council illegally sold him a...
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Police arrest Kawalazi Estate division manager over alleged theft
Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a division manager at Kawalazi Estate for allegedly stealing 14 bags of fertiliser meant for the tea estate. Esau: The bags have been recovered Nkhata Bay Police...
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NAC frowns at HIV/Aids cure adverts
National Aids Commission (NAC) has expressed reservations at the proliferation of advertisements placed in the local media by herbalists claiming to cure HIV and Aids. Kalomba: Discovery of Aids was a...
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Prisons set for change
Stakeholders have proposed several changes in the review of the Prisons Act in a bid to improve conditions and reduce congestion in the country’s prisons where inmates are subjected to inhuman and...
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Mera probes fuel retailers over hoarding claims
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) officials have this week been raiding several filling stations in Lilongwe to check if some stations were hoarding fuel ahead of an anticipated hike in petrol...
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BREAKING: Macra, MPC bosses swap
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Andrew Kumbatira has been redeployed to Malawi Postal Corporation as Post Master General. Andrew Kumbatira Reports indicate that...
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Cheap liquor in plastics resurfaces
Barely seven months after the Malawi Government banned liquor spirits packed in sachets, untested cheap liquor in plastic bottles is still available on the market. Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)...
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Digital migration deadline now Sept 30
Malawi will fully migrate from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting on September 30 this year, Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. Speaking in...
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Minister cautions housing subsidy suppliers
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Paul Chibingu has cautioned suppliers against delivering substandard materials for the K7 billion Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme. The...
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Girls’ own formula for staying in school
Lucy Jamison, the Nkhotakota girl we told her story on Tuesday, had every setback in her way to turn her into a statistic. Today, she could have been among seven in 10 girls who get pregnant before...
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Macra, MPC bosses swap posts
There has been a shake-up at Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) and Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) after government on Wednesday redeployed Macra director general Andrew Kumbatira...
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K628M CASHGATE case to restart
The High Court in Lilongwe will on October 7 and 8 this year restart a Cashgate case involving a civil servant and three contractors after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) amended charges...
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APM launches LL, Kasungu via Kasiya Road project
President Peter Mutharika Wednesday afternoon launched the construction of the 80-kilometre Lilongwe-Kasiya-Santhe-Kasungu Road with an appeal to Malawians to stop lazying around and be self-reliant to...
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Court legalising illegality?
In May 2012, the National Assembly passed a law that saw Malawi reverting to its independence flag, with members of Parliament (MPs) saying the change of the National Flag in 2010 was unforgivable and...
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