The shocking revelation of the arrest of a Catholic priest and other public servants by police on suspicion that they were involved in the abduction and brutal murder of Macdonald Masambuka, a young man with albinism from Machinga, has raised eyebrows and more questions over the connections in the barbaric act which have tarnished the image of…
Councilors in the country want Parliament to quickly table and enact the amended Local Government Act to make decentralization stronger. The councilors claim that some of the clauses in the 1998 Act do not reflect what is on the ground making it difficult for them to effectively execute their duties. Speaking in Blantyre on…
Minister of Information and Communication Technology Nicholas Dausi on Friday spoke of the need for journalists to abide by the laws and ethics of journalism if they are to instill trust in society. Speaking in Blantyre when he presided over the graduation of 563 trainee journalists from the Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ), Dausi…
Norwegian State Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Hanna Maren Blafjelldall has urged Malawian farmers to conserve and keep plant genetic resources which would in future be a source of gene-pool for certain nutritious varieties, currently on the brink of extinction. Blafjelldall was in the country last week accompanied by Kent Nnadozie from…
The Ministry of Health has declared Karonga District cholera-free after it has gone 21 days without registering a new case. Confirming the news in an interview, the ministry’s spokesperson Joshua Malango said the district yesterday passed a 21-day index as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). He said: “Yes, we haven’t registered new cholera…
Political analysts have said they can foresee the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) forming an electoral alliance following a successful strategy the two parties used in the just-ended by-elections. In the April 10 by-elections, the governing DPP did not feature a candidate in Malindi Ward in Mangochi North East Constituency to…
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah on Wednedsday rebuffed calls from main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to resign. MCP wants Ansah to step down for what it calls failure by the commission to act on reports of violence and intimidation during the campaign period Tuesday’s by-elections in Malindi Ward in Mangochi North East…
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said the National Broadband Strategy will address supply and demand gaps in the country’s broadband network. Macra director general Godfrey Itaye said this in Blantyre during the National Broadband Strategy Workshop aimed at coming up with recommendations from stakeholders towards the development of the draft broadband strategy. He…
World Bank, through Malawi Youth Can (Tingathe) programme, on Tuesday awarded four youths with best innovative ideas. The World Bank prize is one way of encouraging youths to put their ideas into practice rather than waiting to be employed. The contest attracted 610 entries and there was a rigorous process to evaluate every entry…
The Chilomoni Foundation for Education and Development (Cfed) has appealed to the public to work together in supporting less privileged children so they do not leave school because of poverty. Cfed president Albert Sharra said this on Friday in Blantyre during a three-day camp for 52 girls from eight schools in Chilomoni and surrounding…
The Blantyre Magistrate’s Court on Monday adjourned to Friday a money laundering case in which Blantyre Water Board (BWB) former employee Brian Makote and his accomplice Oscar Kapito are suspected to have defrauded the board money amounting to K150 million. The two made a plea of not guilty to charges leveled against them last month but…
Girls Network Malawi, an organisation that focuses on keeping girls in school by addressing the challenges they face in acquiring education, has called for concerted efforts in addressing challenges faced by girls which continue to act as stumbling blocks to their attaining a vivid future. The network’s founder and executive director Ulala Kondowe was speaking…
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and the Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) have said the completion of maintenance works at Nkula B Hydro Power Station will not end power blackouts in the country. Egenco embarked on major maintenance works at Nkula B Hydro Power Plant’s Main Inlet Valve (MIV) and replacement works on…
The United Nations has expressed dismay over the resurfacing of gruesome attacks on persons with albinism. This follows the recent killing of Macdonald Masambuka, a young man with albinism in Machinga District, whose body was found on April 1, 2018 weeks after he was reported missing in early March. The abduction and killing of…
As the nation continues to grapple with extended hours of power blackouts, authorities at Dedza District Hospital were during the Easter holiday forced to shut down incubators and other life supporting machines as it could not afford to run them on generators. Confirming the development in an interview on Monday, Dedza district commissioner Ellis Tembo,…
The Student Christian Organisation of Malawi (Scom) on Sunday awarded 18 outstanding students in the 2017 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) and called on students in the country to invest in their personal development to become transformative leaders in future. Speaking in Blantyre during the award ceremony which was conducted at the end of…
Police in Dedza have arrested 22 year-old Anold Banda for impersonating a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier. The suspect, a resident of Chinsapo Township in Lilongwe last Saturday allegedly hired a motorcycle and went to Kafere village near Dzalanyama Forest Reserve while dressed in a golf shirt written MDF at the back and a military…
Police in Mchinji have arrested a 28-year-old woman, Sellina Twaibu, for allegedly scalding and seriously wounding her late sister’s daughter. The suspect who sells banana flitters at Mkanda Tading Centre in the district on Tuesday is reported to have left her children together with the victim without food to eat for lunch. Mchinji Police Station spokesperson Kaitano…
Electricity users in the country should brace for a darker Easter weekend as the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced extended hours of loadshedding of between 12 and 18 hours for five days. In a statement released yesterday, Escom said the Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) will be carrying out major maintenance works…
Malawians who worked in South African mines in the 1970s will have to wait longer to claim their pensions because of the strict verification process with the Financial Board of South Africa (FBSA), The Nation has learnt. This was revealed at a joint press conference organised by government and Ex-Miners Association of Malawi (EAM) in…