Mighty Wanderers buy K7m bus
Mighty Wanderers have bought a 36-seater Toyota Coaster worth over K7 million. Vice-general secretary Chris Kananji said on Monday that Wanderers expect to save substantially as they were spending K40...
View ArticleQueens make 2015 World Cup after retaining ranking
The Malawi Queens clung to their number one position on Africa ranking and fifth in the world. They have since qualified for the Australia 2015 World Championship. International Netball Federation...
View ArticleTNM pumps K6.7m into Lake of Stars
Malawi’s premier mobile network provider TNM has partnered with Lake of Stars Festival as the event’s official mobile telecommunications network provider. As part of its obligation towards the festival...
View ArticleReflecting on 50 years of independence
Let me begin by wishing my fellow Malawians, both outside and within the country, a happy 50th anniversary. It is not something that can be taken for granted. Fifty years is a milestone and it is...
View ArticleSaved from the jaws of teen marriage
Every child, irrespective of status in society, has a vision. They dream big and always in colour. Similarly, 18-year-old Regina Mustafa of Makina Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A)...
View ArticleMkandawire, 29 is Mzuzu Mayor
Youthful William Mkandawire has been elected Mayor of Mzuzu at a swearing-in ceremony ending a K2 billion absence of councillors in the city’s local government system. Mkandawire,29, is a teacher of...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about pensions
Pension is generally understood to be a retirement savings plan where one saves part of their income today to use on a rainy day, especially when one is in the “sun set” years of their life. In an...
View ArticleBlantyre, Mzuzu have mayors
Blantyre and Mzuzu cities yesterday elected mayors and their deputies to fill the vacancies that have existed since 2005 when local councils were dissolved. This came after Lilongwe City Council on...
View ArticleGovernment hires new MRA bosses
Barely weeks after President Peter Mutharika vowed never to fire public officers due to change of government, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) commissioner-general John Biziwick has been replaced,...
View ArticleIMF team here, Cashgate haunts Goodall
With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission in for crucial discussions with government, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has expressed fears that serious...
View ArticleMayors, councilors should lead change
It is refreshing that three of the country’s four cities have, so far, elected their mayors and deputies whereas the two municipality councils of Luchenza in Thyolo and Kasungu are yet to elect theirs....
View ArticleBilly Kaunda takes music break
Veteran musician Billy Kaunda of Kumidima fame has announced that he is on a break until when he feels ready to bounce back with live music performances. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The...
View ArticleSearch for a Star seeks MC, makeup artists
Do you have what it takes to host a reality television show? Then an opportunity has come for you to be the official MC of this year’s Sunbird Search for a Star (SSS). E-Wallet and Sunbird Tourism,...
View ArticleGaba injury scare, Ng’ambi still doubtful
Flames talismanic striker Frank ‘Gabadinho’ Mhango is crawling back to match fitness after picking a knock in South Africa. This is nine days before the trip to Benin. As if that is not enough source...
View ArticleNomads allow Phiri to choose assistant
Mighty Wanderers have given coach Gerald Phiri the mandate to choose his own backroom staff, including assistant coach Charles Manda’s replacement. The club’s general secretary Mike Butao said Manda...
View ArticleChiotcha and Mwamaso to face off
Middleweight champion Chimwemwe Chiotcha faces super middleweight titleholder Felix Mwamaso at Lilongwe Community Centre ground on August 10 in a non-title bout that will symbolise the launch of Mwai...
View ArticleMinister decries theft of drugs in hospitals
Minister of Health Jean Kalirani has said drug pilferage by some officers in public hospitals puts lives of patients at risk because some drugs are sold on the markets while expired. Speaking in an...
View ArticlePeter not snubbed by Sadc—analysts
Political analysts have said President Peter Mutharika is not being snubbed by Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) member States as Malawi’s new head of State. This comes amid worries...
View ArticleBLM offers free family planning services
Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM) will today provide free family planning services in all its 31 clinics nationwide to commemorate this year’s World Population Day. In a press statement made available to The...
View ArticleSame sex law review stalls, govt tells UN
Government on Wednesday told the United Nations Human Rights Committee that the review of laws that criminalise consensual same sex was stalled due to lack of financial resources. Secretary for Justice...
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