Malawi drug shortage slightly improving
Two months after doctors at Kamuzu central hospital raised the alarm over drug shortage; officials at the facility say the […]
Govt depletes pay out budget
Malawi Government has depleted the K1.1 billion (about $3.06 million) budget for compensations in the 2012/13 fiscal year. According to […]
Rising crime rate worries Blantyre residents
A rise in criminal activity has prompted security experts to warn residents of Blantyre and surrounding areas to be on […]
Zambia strips ex-president of immunity from prosecution
Zambia’s parliament stripped former President Rupiah Banda of immunity from prosecution on Friday, clearing the way for investigators to arrest […]
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance is a comprehensive ranking of African countries according to governance quality. Funded and led […]
Zimbabweans vote to adopt new constitution
Zimbabweans began voting on Saturday in a referendum expected to adopt a new constitution that would clip presidential powers and […]
Firms earn US$500m from Malawi tobacco
Tobacco buying companies in 2012 earned up to US$543 million from the export of Malawi’s tobacco, the Tobacco Control Commission […]
Dan-Lu’s marriage hits the rocks
One of the country’s most popular artists Dan Lufani, who is popularly known as Dan-Lu in showbiz circles, has filed […]
Sex tourism in Malawi?
It is Saturday evening at Chintheche Inn, south of Nkhata Bay where during my research on ethnic conflict, I stayed […]
Mwakasungula turns from people’s advocate to political hand-clapper
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) yesterday issued a press statement in reaction to the Bingu Death Inquiry report that […]
Lil Wayne In CRITICAL Condition After More Seizures
Sources at the hospital tell us Wayne is still in critical condition in the ICU … but stabilizing. We’re told […]
56% of Malawi college students are HIV positive
A survey by National Aids Commission has revealed that 56 percent of Malawi’s college students (UNIMA, Mzuni, Catholic University) are […]
Goodall Gondwe resigns as Minister of Economic planning and Development
‘I thank You Your Excellency for Giving Me This Opportunity to Serve My Country at This Critical Juncture Economic Planing […]
Malawi’s dependence on maize has led to malnutrition
Malawi’s dependence on maize has led to malnutrition, will encouraging permaculture help Malawians increase their intake of micronutrients? As the […]
AfDB Approves US $73 Million for Irrigation and Road Projects in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 13, 2013, grants and loans amounting to US $73 million to […]
Govt mismanaging hunger—Cisanet
Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet), an umbrella body of non-governmental organisations that advocate for people’s rights to food, has said […]
Treason charges against Malawian opposition leaders reveal that old political tricks die hard
As the politically charged dust settles over a largely unimpressed Malawi that is being taken for granted by its president, […]
3 nurses arrested in Mangochi following pregnant woman’s death
Police in Mangochi have arrested 4 nursing officers at Mangochi District Hospital after a pregnant woman died due to their […]
P-Square concert postponed to tomorrow
The much-touted P-square show which was supposed to take place tonight at the Lilongwe Golf Club has been postponed till […]
Cabinet reshuffle looming
Malawi President Joyce Banda might probably reshuffle her cabinet following the arrest of Economic Planning and Development minister Goodall Gondwe […]
Macra to chair regional regulators’ association
Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) will this month host the Communication Regulators Association of Southern Africa (Crasa) during which the […]