Новости за 09.04.2024

Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba, aspiring candidate for the position of first deputy vice president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has today handed over K5 million to Northern Zone Basketball League (Nozobal) to be distributed to winners in the 2023-2024 Northern region basketball league. The league for the past 10 years has been running without champions receiving […]

….to launch a Maize Mill on Thursday Chimbota Community Development Organization (CDO) has promised to change the face of Dindano Village in the area of Sub Traditional Authority Mundola in Nkhatabay district. Kelvin Troughton, the Co-Founder for Chimbota CDO, made the promise on Tuesday ahead of the official opening of state-of-the-art Maize at Dindano Village […]

National Bank of Malawi Plc says the number of customers utilizing their digital platforms has grown beyond expectation since the launch of the ‘Popanda Chifukwa’ Mo626Pay/POS Promotion in December last year.  The Bank’s Cards Acquiring and Merchants Services Manager, David Tamula said this during the third monthly draw of the promotion which took place in […]

FDH Money Bureau says the on-going Golden Reunion Promotion has received tremendous customer support as excitement builds for the second draw. FDH Money Bureau Managing Director Anthony Chimuna said the promotion, which was launched in February, has excited most customers who visit the Bureau to do international money transfer transactions as it offers them a […]

In this opinion, UK-based political scientist Dr John Mwapasa, argues Malawians have, under Chakwera’s leadership, witnessed nothing short of disappointment and betrayal of the people’s trust. President Lazarus Chakwera’s presidency was supposed to be a beacon of hope for Malawi, a departure from the corruption and nepotism that plagued the previous administration under Peter Mutharika […]

By Sheminah Nkhoma Lilongwe, April 9: Four non-residential envoys on Tuesday presented their letters of credence to President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. In an interview, after presenting her letter, new High Commissioner of Republic of Gambia to Malawi, Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay said her country was geared to build partnership with Malawi […]

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer Edward Chileka has threatened to blacklist all NGOs that will not comply, register and get license from the NGOs regulator body come 31st May, 2024. The organization issued a statement earlier this year calling all organisations to register and get license from the institutions by 31st March […]

LILONGWE-One of the country’s cigarettes manufacturing company Credible Investments Limited (CIL) has dared Centre Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) to produce concrete evidence that the company produces and sells counterfeit, illegal and expired products on Malawi market. The company’s statement issued on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, made available to the local media has accused […]

The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) National Executive Committee (NEC) has unanimously endorsed former party’s president Atupele Muluzi as its presidential candidate for 2025 elections. UDF’s spokesperson Yusuf Mwawa confirmed the development at a political rally held over the week-end at Makalanga CCAP Ground in Blantyre. He slated that NEC agreed to back Muluzi’s candidacy […]

A Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mangochi has today found human rights activist Bon Kalindo with a case to answer in the case of proposing violence he is answering. Senior Resident Magistrate Muhammad Maxwell Chande, who is hearing the case, has since set May 7, 2024, to start hearing defense. Kalindo’s lawyer, Smart Khalifa, has […]

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has demanded action against what they call “sex – for-grades exploitation” at Mzuzu University. In a statement released on Monday, 8 April 2024 CSEC Executive Director Benedicto Kondowe and board Chairperson Limbani Nsapato said recent revelations are alleging that lecturers are engaging in sexual relationships with female students in exchange […]

By Rose Cross Mahorya Mzuzu, April 8, Mana: HIV Prevention and Management Officer for National AIDS Commission(NAC), Francis Mabedi has said journalists have a big role to play in ensuring that the masses are aware of some pieces of legislation on HIV and AIDS and related issues affecting those infected and affected by the disease. […]

Song star Onesimus has incurred the wrath of Stingy Men Association of Malawi (SMAM) for pledging a Mazda Denio to a lady. In his latest song ‘Controller’, the gifted singer pledged a number of goodies to a lady, which include a car and house. But this has not gone down well with SMAM, a satirical […]

The news of pregnancy is mostly accompanied by joy, but this is not always the case. There exist circumstances where such news brings not celebration but concern – particularly when the health or life of the pregnant girl or woman is at stake. In Malawi, before colonialism, termination of pregnancy was traditionally acceptable among women […]

Muslim leaders have commended Leader of the Liberation for Economic Freedom (LEF) Party Prophet Dr. David Mbewe for donating livestock to Moslems at Nselema in Machinga. According to Prophet Dr. Mbewe, he decided to donate the livestock as part of Eid-El-Fitr celebrations in the coming days. “I want to commend all the Muslims for fasting […]

Muslim leaders have commended Leader of the Liberation for Economic Freedom (LEF) Party Prophet Dr. David Mbewe for donating livestock to Moslems at Nselema in Machinga. According to Prophet Dr. Mbewe, he decided to donate the livestock as part of Eid-El-Fitr celebrations in the coming days. “I want to commend all the Muslims for fasting […]

Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has condemned in strongest terms the arrest of a journalist Macmillan Mhone over a story that an online news site Malawi24 published in August 2023. Mhone, a former Malawi24 journalist now working for Nation Publications Limited in Blantyre, was arrested on Monday morning after being […]

FINCA Malawi has launched Village Bank and Payroll loans promotion campaign dubbed “Let’s go, Tiyeni Ku FINCA” which will run for a period of three months from April to June 30 this year. The grand prize for the Village Bank and Payroll loans promotion is MK500, 000; MK 300,000 for runners, MK100, 000 for the […]

Old Mutual Malawi has supported this year’s Business Leadership summit with MK 6 Million stating huge expectations from the engagement which takes place at the end of the month in Mangochi. The indaba which is led by the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) gives an opportunity to business captains to tackle […]