National News

China housing developer to start building in Area 49

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has identified Area 49 Sector 7 as the site for the first 1,000 houses to be […]

Plane carrying 100 Malawi illegal immigrants catches fire in South Africa

A near tragedy was averted Tuesday when a plane carrying some 127 Malawians caught fire minutes after taking off from […]

Angry villagers kill their village headman

Angry villagers have beaten to death a 36 year old village headman on suspicion that he was selling grave yard […]

Malawi backtracks on suspended criminalization of homosexuality

Last Wednesday, Malawian Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara backtracked on his announcement that Malawi intends to suspend criminalization of homosexuality. His […]

Thousands defy national IDs registration, argue rules not realistic

A large number of Malawians in the country’s major cities are not participating in the on-going national registration exercise, a […]

Atupele Muluzi resigns as minister after Peoples Party reservations over his role at UDF

Atupele Muluzi has announced his resignation as Minister of Economic Planning and Development with immediate effect. In a press statement […]

Malawi bound plane’s wheel catches fire at OR Tambo

A Global Airways charter plane caught fire while it was aborting take-off at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday morning, […]

Kanyenda survives car accident

Flames striker Esau Kanyenda’s team, Polokwane City Club, was involved in a car accident on Sunday evening as they were […]

Prosecution of Chasowa murder suspects awaits files

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is still waiting for a file from the police to start […]

Malawi govt in Nigeria crude oil deal

The late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s sneaking out to Nigeria in February this year resulted in a crude oil deal […]

Carlsberg Malawi Limited unveils stylist bottle

Carlsberg Malawi Limited on Friday unveiled a new and stylish bottle for Carlsberg Green during a function held at Protea […]

Atupele Muluzi resigns as Economic Planning Minister

The Minister of Economic Planning and Development Atupele Muluzi has resigned from his cabinet post in the administration of President […]

Bingu’s death report expected by end-November

The inquest into the death of Malawi’s former leader late President Bingu wa Mutharika(2004 -2012) is expected to wind up […]

Police raid Banja La Mtsogolo HQ, net two illegal workers

There was an atmosphere of upheaval at Banja La Mtsogolo Head Offices at Ginnery Corner, Blantyre, when immigration officers stormed […]

Malawi sex workers unite in push for better health care

Malawi’s estimated 20,000 sex workers have united to fight harassment and improve access to health care, launching a registered alliance […]

Stop giving handouts to the disabled – MACOHA

The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has expressed sadness at the continued tendency of giving handouts to persons with […]

Malawians demand referendum on homosexual law

The debate refuses to die. Probably, only a referendum can resolve it once and for all. This is the view […]

Demand spread for cautionary measures against fuel price hikes

There are wide spread demands by members of the public for the authorities at Capital Hill to put in place […]