Callista denies influencing Bingu to be arrogant and intolerant
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika has denied she wielded political powers at State House that influenced former president Bingu wa Mutharika to become increasingly intolerant and arrogant during his...
View ArticleRains cause havoc in Malawi: Roofs blown off, vehicles damaged
Heavy rains accompanied by high speed wind have blown off house roofs in Blantyre and damaged some vehicles as the onset of first rains start on sad note. [caption id="attachment_98027"...
View ArticleMP queries arrest of Msiska’s children over Jappie funeral saga
There was drama in Parliament which nearly brought the august House to a halt after main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Dowa East Richard Chimwendo Banda asked the Minister of...
View ArticleForum says give JB her benefits ‘so she returns to Malawi’
Forum For National Development (FND) has asked government to honour the constitutional provisions for the former president Joyce Banda retirement benefits for her to return. [caption...
View ArticleMalawi nurses slap govt with court injunction over employment ro
Over 300 nurses who were supposed to sit for interviews Tuesday to get employment in public hospitals will have to wait a little longer as Nurses and Midwives Organisation of Malawi has obtained a...
View ArticleMutharika to meet Cameron, Queen and Dangote on UK trip
Malawi President, Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika is expected to hold high level talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote when he...
View ArticleMcheka blocks MP’s statement on Jappie funeral saga
Dowa East MP Richard Chimwendo Banda's desperate attempt to inform parliament on Tuesday of the plight of deceased MP children in Rumphi who are to spend another night in police cell, hit a snag as...
View ArticleMP Lunguzi says ‘start taxing’ Mutharika: ‘Malawi should not focus on...
Dedza East Member of Parliament Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has said the country’s Head of State should now be liable to pay tax to maximise revenue. [caption id="attachment_98085"...
View ArticleProtests over ‘death of healthcare system’ held in Rumphi
Hundreds of people have marched in the northern region district of Rumphi to protest against the starvation of patients in Malawi’s public hospitals. [caption id="attachment_98087" align="alignright"...
View ArticleI did not hesitate to accept Bingu proposal for marriage – Callista
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika says it did not even take her time to accept former president Bingu wa Mutharika's proposal for marriage at Sanjika Palace. [caption id="attachment_98105"...
View ArticleCallista bemoans lack of donors for her charity as Beautify Malawi takes control
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika said her chariry, which she formed soon after marrying the former head of state, late Bingu wa Mutharika, is still active but bemoaned lack of donors and publicity...
View ArticleSo far Malawi parliament is farcical waste of time
This Parliament sitting is a pure waste of our time. The first week was spent on comparing and contrasting two speeches. The first one took 25 minutes to deliver and it was by President Peter Mutharika...
View ArticleMijiga for ‘new insights’ in FA Malawi
Top marketer Wilkins Mijiga is aspiring to take over the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidency during the December 12 elections. He was nominated by Super League of Malawi (SULOM) to...
View ArticleWoman arrested for ‘fake’ maize seed
Police in Dedza have arrested 28 year old woman, Catherine Nthala Kachipande after being found in possession of fake maize seeds for sale [caption id="attachment_98259" align="alignright" width="600"]...
View ArticleComesa Court dismiss Malawi govt over jurisdiction on MML case: MACRA removed
Comesa Court sitting in Lusaka, Zambia, has thrown out an application by the Malawi Government which asked the court to drop a case where Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licensed in...
View ArticleChilima says Malawi committed to fighting hunger, malnutrition: VP rejects...
Vice President Saulos Chilima says there is strong political will from the presidency in Malawi for the southern African country to fight hunger and malnutrition by the year 2025 through Compact 2025,...
View ArticleMCP legislators hurl racist slurs at MP Bisnowaty: ‘Jew must go back home’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday afternoon took turns to hurl racist slurs at Lilongwe Central MP David Bisnowaty because he reminded the party of its brutal past. [caption...
View ArticleHRCC censure Malawi Congress Party over racism attacks on MP Bisnowaty
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has asked Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to denounce insults and racist attacks its law makers hurled at legislator David Bisnowaty before Parliament rises,...
View ArticleWater disconnected at Zomba Central Hospital, patients, guardians helpless
Southern Region Water Board has disconnected water at Zomba Central Hospital due to a staggering K6 million unpaid bill, putting pressure on patients and guardians as public hospitals in Malawi...
View ArticleGovt to engage Illovo in maize production to avert persistent food shortages...
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe says government will engagement Illovo Sugar Company for contract maize production on its large swaths of land. [caption id="attachment_74060" align="alignright"...
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