“Fire all Deputy Ministers”, activist demands

As activists gang up against Joyce Banda’s regime, there are fresh calls for the government to get rid of all […]

Politicians and fake prophets exploit Malawi’s rotten culture

Before we start thinking of how we can, together as a nation, find some means to bail out this country […]

On Malawi’s worsening poverty

It does not need a professor of economics to prove that poverty levels are high in Malawi and that it […]

Economic future in government hands

All of us have a role to play in the economic recovery process of the country but the largest responsibility […]

UDF’s Jumbe camp cry for convention funding

Friday Jumbe, leader of a UDF faction, has complained that they were not given a chance to fund the party’s […]

DPP still popular despite losing two seats

Despite getting another battering in Mzimba by-elections, former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wednesday insisted it is still popular. The […]

Tanzania High Commissioner to Malawi says part of Lake Malawi belongs to Tanzania

Tanzania High Commissioner to Malawi Patrick Tsere has made it crystal clear that part of Lake Malawi belongs to both […]

Mwaiwathu fire: City fire brigade arrives an hour later

The Blantyre City Council Fire Department said they arrived within five minutes of being informed of the fire at Mwaiwathu […]

Malawi ready to resume talks with Tanzania over Lake Malawi

Malawi has expressed willingness to resume talks with Tanzania to resolve a protracted territorial dispute concerning the border in Lake […]

Unicef calls for end to child marriages

Parents should avoid marrying off underage girls, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said yesterday. The UN agency in a […]

Malawi external debt hits US$1.1 billion

Malawi’s Ministry of Finance says the country’s debt levels have reached US$1.1 billion in July this year as the rate […]

Chasowa was murdered – inquiry

Malawian student activist Robert Chasowa, a critic of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika, was murdered and did not kill […]

FAM declares war on Ghana

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has declared war on the Black Stars of Ghana by calling on Malawians to […]

Joyce Banda’s defiance on travel worrying

Joyce Banda’s vehement defence of huge entourages during her trips abroad is very worrying. This is because it reminded us […]

Public Affairs Committee to scrutinise Peoples Party govt end of October

Malawi President Joyce Banda and the People’s Party [PP] government are expected to go under the microscope later this month […]

Volunteering at a Wildlife Centre in Malawi

OCTOBER 10, 2012 The Global Vets team in East Africa are starting their adventure in Malawi at a wildlife centre. […]

Joyce Banda promises to give chiefs free fertilizer

Malawi President Joyce Banda has promised to give chiefs free fertilizer and has asked them not to include themselves on […]

Malawi and its unbroken cycle of hunger

Over the past few years, Malawi Government has invested billions of kwacha in the Farm Input Subsidy (Fisp) in an […]

Zambia, Zimbabwe seal $4b power deal

Zambian president Michael Sata who is on a State visit to neighboring Zimbabwe Tuesday together with his counterpart Robert Mugabe […]

Malawi’s multiparty referendum, 20 years on

20 years ago, almost to the day, the then Life President of Malawi, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, announced that Malawians […]

Civil society tells govt to stop using July 20 deaths for campaign purposes

The Council for Non–Governmental Organisations (Congoma) has advised the government to stop using last year’s July 20 deaths as a […]