Debating homosexuality and human rights in Malawi
By Steve Sharra When Malawi’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara announced earlier this month that police had […]
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Bad governance: Joyce Banda must work and stop daily trips
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has said Malawi President Joyce Banda must spend time in office and stop […]
Banja La Mtsogolo and its boss under probe over racism allegations
Marie Stopes International (MSI), a non-profit organisation working globally in sexual and reproductive health-care, has instituted an investigation into racial […]
Malawi to re-open embassy in Kenya
Malawi plans to re-open its High Commission in Nairobi as part of its initiative to strengthen relations with Kenya. This […]
Malawi hands over COMESA Chairmanship to Uganda
Malawi has ended her year-long tour of duty as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa- COMESA chair with […]
Malawi to benefit as Rathmullan lights up for Christmas
Last year, Rathmullan’s Christmas tree was lit up to little fanfare but this year a group of committed locals plan […]
60-year-old man fathers child with grand-daughter
A 60-year-old Balaka man will spend the next seven years in prison after the Balaka First Grade Magistrate Court found […]
Horny priest suspended days after ordination in Lilongwe
A horny novice priest in Lilongwe could not hold his libido in check even after receiving the Sacrament of Holy […]
American education specialist Karen Wiener found dead in Blantyre hotel room
An American education specialist, Dr Karen Wiener (33), was on Wednesday found dead in her hotel room at Ryalls Hotel […]
Vehicle licence levy on fuel awaits legal issues
The government is yet to finalise the process of implementing the payment of vehicle licence fees through a levy on […]
Malawi govt to stop oil drilling if lake is threatened
Energy and Mining Minister Cassim Chilumpha has said government would halt drilling and extraction of oil in Lake Malawi if […]
MESN hails National Assembly for passing Tripartite elections bill
The Malawi Electoral Support Network-MESN has hailed the National Assembly for passing the Tripartite elections bill. The house passed the […]
Don’t politicise food distribution exercise, says JB
State President Mrs Joyce Banda has urged people in the country not to politicise the food distribution exercise she is […]
Callista, Bingu wa Mutharika’s children choose to fight out of court
Malawi’s former First Lady Callista Mutharika and her step-children, who are fighting over the ownership of the opulent Casa Blanca […]
Entrepreneurs rising, research shows 72% of African students consider starting a company
The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is a British qualifications body, which provides a range of business management qualifications to […]
High unemployment in Malawi: 80% school graduates fail to find jobs
Eighty percent of secondary school graduates can neither find employment nor employ themselves, a situation government says need to change […]
UNDP signs agreements with Norway and Ireland to support Democracy Consolidation Projects and Human Rights in Malawi
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Governments of Norway and Ireland have signed financing agreements to support democracy […]
Fuel shortage resurfaces in Malawi
Rampant fuel shortage which hit the country for the past couple of years has once again resurfaced with most service […]