Nomads at it again, risk fine for vandalism
Habitual offenders Mighty Wanderers risk yet another substantial fine for pitch invasion, vandalism and theft that occurred on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Overwhelmed by their 4-1 penalty...
View ArticlePicasso with a guitar
If you are one of the people who do not appreciate art, then it is high time you visited La Galleria Art Gallery in Lilongwe. Jethro Longwe’s artworks hanging in the gallery’s walls may just change...
View ArticleDPP seeks level playing field, asks PAC to intervene
Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika on Monday asked the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to ensure a level playing field for all parties participating in the...
View ArticleSilver retain TNM Super League title
Silver Strikers FC this morning won the TNM Super League championship for the third time on the trot following their 2-1 sweet victory over Mighty Wanderers at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The flagship...
View ArticlePets to get a free spay clinics on Spay Day in LL
As part of the World Spay Day commemorations, the Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, the Lilongwe City Council and Lilongwe Society for the Protection of Animals (LSPCA) will this...
View ArticleForensic audit report delays again
Malawians will have to wait some more for the forensic audit report into theft of public resources to be released for public consumption after National Audit Office (NAO) announced a further delay on...
View ArticleSilver crowned TNM Champions without trophy, fans
Banned fans stood like statues outside a vacant Kamuzu Stadium on Tuesday when Silver Strikers clinched their third straight TNM Super League championship. The Bankers successfully finished the title...
View ArticleBB supporters secretary, trustee clash
Big Bullets FC Board of Trustees secretary Jim Kalua has accused some main supporters committee members of stepping out of their way by demanding financial and performance reports from the outgoing...
View ArticleBWB in K40m phase two of prepaid meters project
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has embarked on a K40 million ($100 000) second phase of installation of pre-paid billing meters project in Mudi residential estate to give customers an opportunity to...
View ArticlePaladin plays down spill of uranium oxide concentrate
Paladin Energy Limited, a dual-listed mining company, has described as a “minor incident” the spilling of uranium oxide concentrate (UOC) about eight kilometres from its Kayelekera Mine (KM) in...
View ArticleAnalysing the youth factor in this year’s elections
As presidential candidates presented their nomination papers last week, one thing that stood out was the presence of youthful leadership in most political parties. From UDF’s Atupele Muluzi, to DPP’s...
View ArticlePP aspirants get UAE maize
Part of the maize Malawi Government, through President Joyce Banda, got from United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to the people of Malawi, has been shared among People’s Party (PP) parliamentary...
View ArticleMawu defends writing awards
Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) president Sambalikagwa Mvona has defended criticisms that the writer’s body awards entries described as below standard by judges in writing competitions. This comes after...
View ArticleNBM cuts lending rates to 36%
Relief. National Bank of Malawi (NBM), the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE)-listed biggest bank in terms of assets, has cut its interest and mortgage rates by 10 percent or four percentage points in...
View ArticleEscom fire probe uncovers nothing, rules out foul play
Investigators hired to investigate the cause of the October 18 2013 fire at Escom headquarters in Blantyre have failed to establish what sparked the inferno and have ruled out any foul play, The Nation...
View ArticleForensic report out by Friday—BJ
Malawi Government has once again pledged that the forensic audit report outlining how public resources were plundered between April and September 2013 will be handed over to the Minister of Finance at...
View ArticleCashgate cases adjourned after objections
The High Court in Lilongwe today adjourned cases in which three people are charged with various counts of theft and money laundering in the ongoing cashgate trials after their defence lawyers raised...
View ArticleZitherepano owner to contest on DPP ticket
Forty-two-year-old Victoria Kingstone, owner of popular entertainment joint, Zitherepano, in Mangochi, last week filed nomination papers to contest on a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket as a...
View ArticleWhy the interest rates ‘madness’?
Naturally, borrowers should be smiling from ear to ear following developments in the money market this week that saw National Bank of Malawi (NBM) taking the lead in reducing its base lending rate from...
View ArticleMAM to evolve into union July
The Musicians Association of Malawi (MAM) will this July transform into a union following the organisation’s annual general meeting, which will also usher in new office bearers. The major role of the...
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