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Botomani Dismisses Allegations of Unfairness When Cautioning Media Houses
Minister of Information Mark Botomani has dismissed allegations that the ministry is unfair when it comes to cautioning media houses on the use of indecent and insulting languages.
This follows a statement which was released by the ministry of information within the week cautioning some media houses for airing out indecent language during the fresh presidential election campaign.
Critics however have accused the government of being...
42, 000 liters of petrol up in flames in karonga
42 thousand liters of petrol, worth 28.9 million kwacha at the current pump price, have been consumed by fire after a tanker caught fire early this morning along the Songwe - Karonga road in Karonga district.
Karonga Police Spokesperson Enock Livasoni said the vehicle bearing registration number T 879 DSL / T 459 DMD developed a binding fault which resulted in the fire outbreak.
Scores of...
Court Jails 28-Year-Old Man to 3 Years IHL for Stealing PLasma Screen
Mponela First Grade Magistrate has convicted and sentenced a 28-year-old Blessings Banda to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour for theft of a plasma screen.
The court through the state prosecutor Sub Inspector Mike Banda heard that on May 16, 2020 the convict store a 32 Inches LG Black Plasma TV Screen valued at K250,000 from his blood related brother at Nambuma Trading Centre.
Appearing before...
Bright Msaka Welcomes UTM Deputy Secretary General Levi Luwemba to the Blue Camp
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the Eastern Region Bright Msaka has welcomed United Transformation Movement (UTM) Deputy Secretary General Levi Luwemba into the blue camp.
Last week, Luwemba tendered his resignation letter as UTM’s deputy SG and announced of quitting his membership from the party.
Among others, Luwemba said he was not comfortable with the idea that UTM has joined forces with Malawi Congress...
SKC says World Bank withholding support due to mismanagement of funds by govt
The state Vice president Dr. Saulos Chilima said World Bank is failing to release funds to support Malawi due to current administration.
Chilima, who is also Tonse Alliance running-mate told Malawians in Blantyre during the Alliance's whistle stop tour that DPP administration under Professor Peter Mutharika cannot be entrusted with public funds because of deep-rooted corruption, fraud and theft of resources which should, ordinarily, be...