Joyce Banda launches own mandate election bid: ‘Better Malawi is possible’
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Saturday launched her campaign to secure an “own mandate” as Head of State in the May 20 Tripartite elections, expressing optimism of emerging a winner resoundingly. The...
View ArticleNomads re-elect Chamangwana on hot seat
Mighty Wanderers on Sunday went to polls at their clubhouse in Blantyre to elect new executive committee with most of the key positions being filled unopposed. Chairman George Chamangwana retained his...
View ArticleMalawi economy growing by 6.3 percent – JB
President Joyce Banda has declared her government is putting Malawi right, as the recovering economy is likely to grow by 6.3 percent this year, compared with 6.1 percent growth in 2013. The 6.1...
View ArticleMutharika brands Chakwera ‘liar’ over inter-party diplomacy initiative
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika is on a collision course with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera over claims by the later that they had...
View ArticleMCP for better tobbaco prices – Chakwera
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwela has said Malawi will still need tobacco as a main cash crop although some people are saying the country should find a replacement. Speaking...
View ArticleAtupele tells Lilongwe: UDF poised to govern Malawi
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday took his official presidential campaign to the capital city Lilongwe, where he said the new UDF is poised to govern the...
View ArticleJB promises airport in Mangochi
President Joyce Banda has promised to build airport in Mangochi if she will win the forthcoming May 20 Tripartite Elections. Banda made the remarks during a rally she addressed in Mangochi on Sunday....
View ArticleNo Ramadhan for Bullets
Bullets changes tune of Ramadhan: No Money to pay expatriate coach Bullets FC have changed their tune to re-engage Burundina expatriate coach Nsazwarwimo Ramadhan after a deal was sealed to bring him...
View ArticleMCP, DPP to unveil manifesto in Lilongwe this weekend
MCP, DPP to unveil manifesto in Lilongwe this weekend Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will on April 6, 2014 unveil their electoral promises, through their...
View Article8 Malawi lawyers face arrests over `tainted money’
Malawi Police on Monday applied to court to obtain warrant of arrests for about eight private practice lawyers over money laundering charges, Nyasa Times understands. Lilongwe Magistrate Court sources...
View ArticleMalawi man allowed Hyena to chew off his sex organs in ‘get-rich-quick’ scheme
A young Malawi man has his international headlines for allowing a hyena to chew off his genitals as part of a bizarre ritual which he hoped would make him rich. Chamangeni Zulu, from Malawi, has been...
View ArticleManganya, Mlaka set for ‘comedy’ on governance in Lilongwe
Comedian Michael Usi, popularly known as Manganya, will on Sunday, 6 April 2014 deliver a lecture at Cross Roads Hotel in Lilongwe the root of the political and economic woes plaguing Malawians almost...
View ArticleCourt rules against Mvula, Jumbe in corruption review case
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that a section in Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) Corrupt Practices Act (CPA), which Humphrey Mvula and former Finance Minister Friday Jumbe were...
View ArticleZambia’s Sata, Bashir bankroll Atupele for Malawi presidential bid
Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir, wanted for war crimes, is said to have bought two helicopters for Atupele Muluzi, presidential candidate of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) to use for...
View ArticleDPP’s proposed cabinet shows Mulhako dominance
If the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were to win next months’ elections, cabinet and other influential government positions will be dominated by members of the Mulhako Wa Lhomwe cultural outfit, a...
View ArticleNdata Farm employees arrested over Goliati violence
Police on Tuesday arrested seven people including three workers of Ndata Farm in connection with political violence that happened at Goliati in Thyolo on March 16, 2014 during a development rally...
View ArticleMalawians rock the red carpet at Achievers Awards in UK
The first edition of Malawi Achievers Awards took place at the four-star Marriot Hotel in Leicester last Saturday organised by Malawi Association UK. Glamour was the order of the night at the inagural...
View ArticleMalawi lost cause? Next leader could learn from Rawlings and Kagame
A friend of this author suggested that Malawi was a lost cause and should be left its own devices. The person said there was no justification for leaders of country as poor as Malawi to be living...
View ArticleMalawi presidential candidates to sign declaration of commitments for youth
Malawi’s 12 presidential candidates for the May 20 Tripartite Elections will from today start signing the Declaration of 10 Commitments for children and youth in Malawi. Under the theme: “Malawi’s...
View ArticleMalawi Achievers Awards in UK held in style
“It was pure class, elegant and stylish. A night to remember and a moment to cherish in a lifetime. Malawians rocked the event in grand style,” remarked Jarvis Matiya, a London based international...
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