President Peter Mutharika has hit back at Vice-President Saulos Chilima for claiming that he was desperate to have him as a  mate and that Chilima was instrumental for Mutharika’s victory in 2014. A charged Chilima during a rally in Dedza last week claimed he marketed Mutharika to win the 2014 elections. He boasted that he…

An impasse between Nocma and PIL has the potential to plunge the country in a fuel crisis similar to the one experienced in 2011 and 2012, Mera has confirmed. Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) chief executive officer Collins Magalasi said in an interview on Monday: “If this impasse continued, Nocma could be chocked as it…

Differences have emerged in the governing DPP and the main opposition MCP over the primary elections ahead of next year’s Tripartite Elections. In the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) some senior party officials have issued a declaration blocking aspirants in certain constituencies from contesting in the primary elections, to protect incumbent legislators. On the other hand,…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi’s high and rising domestic debt is clearly a concern for the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme as it negatively affects confidence and therefore success of the programme. Reducing the gross domestic debt to GDP ratio was key in approving the new three-year $112.5 million ECF programme for the…

Who can think of a female body-builder? The gender stereotype rocking most areas of society has its grip even in sports, where a female body-builder, for one, is unfathomable.   It is unthinkable for a woman to venture into expanding their musculature, the body-building sport. Not for Dorothy Kumbatira. While a lot of women go…