National News

Lilongwe, Malawi scoops top international award for urban innovation

The Malawian City of Lilongwe has received arguably one of the highest accolades that can be bestowed on a city […]

Youth Parliament underway in Lilongwe

Malawi Youth Parliament which started on Monday 10 December will continue until 15 December. This is a second meeting of […]

Driver abandons hemp-loaded minibus

Police in Blantyre have impounded 13 bags of Indian hemp that was loaded in a minibus which was travelling along […]

JB making use of her 2 year term as advised by spiritual guru T.B Joshua

President Joyce Banda was told by her spiritual guru, T.B Joshua soon after coming into the presidency that she would […]

Govt urged to act on judiciary conditions

The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has appealed to the executive to implement its resolutions on conditions of service for […]

Fix fuel price, Katsonga tells JB

Malawi opposition People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga, has slammed the government for introducing Automatic Price Mechanism (APM) and […]

Malawi Activists Say Scrapping Sodomy Laws an ‘Uphill Battle’

Despite the Malawi government’s move to suspend a law banning same-sex relationships, activists say winning a total repeal will be […]

Lake Malawi fossil could be oldest dinosaur ever found

Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur […]

Malawi Contributes 150 Soldiers for DRC Mission

Malawi has pledged to contribute at least a military company to the 4,000 member Southern African Development Community Peace keeping […]

MSB bank demands K3.3bn from Mulli Brothers

Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) has dragged Mulli Brothers Limited to court where they are demanding K3.3 billion for a MK3.2 […]

Peter Mutharika denies siding with Callista Mutharika on Ndata Mansion wrangle

Peter Mutharika, brother to late Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has said he is not siding with his widowed in-law […]

Aunt Tiwo granted asylum in South Africa, says no regrets for being jailed for gay wedding

Thrown into jail for 14 years under Malawi’s anti-gay laws, Tiwonge Chimbalanga has no regrets about the marriage ceremony that […]

Kalondolondo programme making a difference in monitoring government projects’

District Commissioner for Mwanza and some chiefs from Mwanza and Chikwawa have expressed satisfaction with what ‘Kalondolondo’, a programme that […]

The Eight Most Fascinating Africans of 2012

Working around sub-Saharan Africa this year has meant that I have come across countless fascinating people doing innovative, admirable, and […]

Bangwe residents torch PP chairs

Irate residents of Bangwe have set on fire tents and almost 50+ chairs that were used at a rally addresed […]

Fired for reading Bible at work

A pious Lilongwe resident paid for his beliefs when he was summarily dismissed from his job on allegations that he […]

Chipembere Highway to open for Christmas

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works says motorists in Blantyre will be able to access Chipembere Highway from Chichiri […]

3 local firms disqualified from bidding for Air Malawi

Three local companies have been disqualified from the race for a strategic partner for a restructured national flag carrier, Air […]