A consignment of 453 000 kilogrammes (kg) of refined vegetable oil and 90 000 kg yellow split peas destined for vulnerable people in Malawi disappeared from a Johannesburg warehouse in South Africa last month, authorities have confirmed. The goods, which disappeared in transit from a warehouse in Durban to Malawi, were a donation from Usaid…
Malawians should brace for more cold days and nights as the cold spell is here to stay, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) has said. The department’s head of public weather services, Elina Kululanga, said in an interview on Monday the weather is normal during winter. In winter, the Southern Hemisphere…
Police in Nchalo, Chikwawa have arrested a man on charges of rape and defilement following allegations that he made his 16-year-old step-daughter pregnant. Nchalo Police station officer Albert Mwakikunga said the suspect identified as Joseph Liwonde, 41, is from Liwonde Village, (T/A) Nsamala in Balaka. According to Mwakikunga, Liwonde allegedly visited a traditional herbalist who…
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) plans to recruit 3 080 trainee teachers in its drive to improve the teacher to pupil ratio currently standing at one to 73. Under the National Education Sector Plan, Malawi desires to reduce the teacher to pupil ratio to one to 60, a target MoEST spokesperson…
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Kondwani Nankhumwa says government believes the development of human capacity is a sure route to transforming Malawi. Nankhumwa said this at Hippo View Lodge in Liwonde, Machinga, on Monday during the opening of a training workshop for district information officers (DIOs) on broadcast reporting. He said government will continue…
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said yesterday it has embarked on reforms that include assessing the current first-past-the-post voting system. MEC commissioner Emmanuel Chinkwita-Phiri said this when he opened a Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (Bridge) Training on Electoral Systems in Blantyre yesterday. He said the training will provide knowledge and equip MEC commissioners,…
Irate members of Nyambadwe Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) congregation in Blantyre on Sunday dragged their pastor to police in protest over the church leadership’s alleged failure to resolve their grievances. Representatives of the flock found at Kabula Police Unit in the city alleged that Pastor Davie Muhanda was abusing his position and insulting the church;…
Malawi Law Society (MLS) John Suzi-Banda has called upon members of the bar to practice professional ethics to win public trust. Speaking during a training workshop in Lilongwe on Saturday, Suzi-Banda, who described the legal profession as a cornerstone of the arch of government, said it is important for lawyers in the country to win…
Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure Francis Kasaila has said rail transport can improve Malawi economically. The minister made the remarks on Friday when he toured Central East African Railways (Cear) in Limbe to appreciate what the company is doing. Said Kasaila: “We are visiting Cear to appreciate the challenges they are facing, considering that…
Liquor sachets are still available in Chitipa despite government’s decision to ban liquor packaged in sachets to protect youths from harmful consumption of alcohol. Chitipa district information officer Ed-Grant Ndoza said in a telephone interview sachets are still being sold in secret. He said this is the case because vendors who purchased sachets in large…
Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology Vincent Ghambi has said government will recruit teachers from private teacher training colleges (TTC) to bolster education standards in the country. Ghambi said this when he presided over the graduation of 504 female teachers at Maryam Girls TTC (MGTTC) in Mangochi on Saturday. He said: “Government recognises the…
Facebook has partnered with Airtel Malawi and TNM to launch an internet.org application that will enable subscribers access free basic Internet services. Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement with the launch, internet.org is now available to more than one billion people around the world. “Giving people free access is the right…
Players in the financial market have embarked on a campaign to sensitise individuals and corporates on the benefits of investing in long-term instruments such as bonds. Late last year, Malawi Government listed three bonds—debt instruments issued for a period of more than one year—worth K109.2 billion on Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) to provide differentiated…
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has said the installation of prepaid meters in New Naperi and Mudi, which started last year, is complete and the meters in use. BWB spokesperson Priscilla Mateyu said in an interview the installation of the prepaid meters took longer than expected because the materials are expensive. “It took us this…
Family and relations of founding president late Hastings Kamuzu Banda have today, May 14, organised a memorial service for the former leader at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe to celebrate his life. May 14 is Kamuzu Day, a public holiday in Malawi set aside to remember and celebrate the life of Kamuzu. In a published…
