Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera yesterday failed to attend the Chilembwe Day commemorations at Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) headquarters in Chiradzulu, citing a “volatile” environment at the venue. During the event which started around 10am, social media was awash with reports that governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets blocked Chakwera and his…

She has done it again and still counting. Malawi women football icon Tabitha Chawinga has been named 2018 Women Footballer of the Year in China. The Jiangsu Suning dead-eyed forward also won the Golden Boot Award with 17 goals in her debut season in the Chinese women’s top-flight  league. Chawinga said the awards gala is…

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (Met) says some cities and flood-prone areas along the lakeshore will experience floods this week. In a weekly weather update released on Sunday, the director of climate change and meteorological services Jolamu Nkhokwe, the floods will result from heavy rains that are expected to continue this week.…

As if the woes of orphanhood and living in a child-headed family were not enough, an epileptic boy at Malingamoyo in Blanytre City has been living with a wound on his head for six years. The wound has not been treated for so long and now produces a stench that attracts flies wherever he goes.…

Treasury has recorded a K54.5 billion deficit in November, despite posting a 3.5 percent revenue increase. Available figures from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) indicate that in the five-month period to November 2018, Treasury has posted three deficits and two surpluses. At the start of this financial year in July, Treasury posted a K13.5…