National News
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Economic growth revised down to 4.5%
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development has revised downwards 2017 and 2018 growth projections to an average…
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CCJP joins calls for Goodall’s resignation
Pressure continues to mount on Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe to step down following his…
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CSOs plan mass demo April 27, PAC in support
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have unveiled plans to hold nationwide protests on April 27 2018 to express displeasure with…
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Treasury outlines 2018/19 budget
Treasury has given an outline of the forthcoming 2018/19 National Budget projected at between K960 billion and K1 trillion…
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EU, Save the Children to combat child marriages
European Union (EU) and Save the Children have appealed to people of Mwanza District to end child marriages, trafficking…
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St Patrick’s Academy celebrates St Patrick’s Day
Students from St Patrick’s Academy in Blantyre on Saturday celebrated St Patrick’s Day with various activities performed by students.…
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Ministry, RA demand market relocation
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Roads Authority (RA) have told Dowa District Council to relocate…
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Men shun adult literacy in Ntchisi
Ntchisi district community development officer (DCDO) Emmanuel Kasomphe has expressed concern that some illiterate men in the district shun…
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No hope for stalled road
Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango says he is “not sure” when construction of the K7.1 billion…
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MBTS wants more Malawians to donate blood
The Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) has encouraged people to donate blood which, they say, becomes scarce when schools…
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Jumbe, Uladi join DPP
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has welcomed into its fold legislators Felix Jumbe and Uladi Mussa. The two…
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Amref partners with colleges to train medical personnel
Amref Health Africa has partnered with the Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS) and Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences(Ecohs), to provide eLearning…
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Councils warned on political funding
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has warned city and district councils against diverting resources to support political party…
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Cama slams Escom on prolonged blackouts
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has taken a swipe at Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) and Electricity Supply Corporation of…
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Intellectual rights support economic growth—Tembenu
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has asked leaders from Least Developed Countries (LDC) to take issues…
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Albino abductions worry CSOs
A rights group called Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) has accused the Malawi Police Service (MPS) of failing to successfully…
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Councils warned in political funding
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has warned city and district councils against diverting resources to support political party…
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RBM confirms clearing Cashgate cheques
Two officials from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) have told the court that they cleared cheques worth billions…
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Housing loans haunt beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme in Karonga have said they will struggle to repay loans…
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Mistaken identity victim demands K10m payout
A Mzuzu-based man, who was detained for over a month in a bizarre case of mistaken identity in January, is…
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