National News

Peoples Party dirty politics irks Thyolo chiefs

The People’s Party (PP) of president Joyce Banda has shocked traditional leaders and people in some areas where it is […]

PP chasing Independent candidate in Mzimba by-elections

An independent candidate in Mzimba Central constituency parliamentary elections has claimed that the ruling People’s Party is forcing him to […]

Malawi shifts focus to nutrition tackle food crisis

A nutrition act and new crops are at the centre of the Malawi government’s latest attempts to overcome the effects […]

Poverty fuelling malnutrition – Report

Serious failure by most Malawian households to meet key nutritional requirements as recommended by the World Health Organization-WHO-remains a challenge […]

Biodiesel to ease fuel shortage – Chilumpha

Malawi Government hopes that the opening of a Bio Fuel Processing Facility by private investor Bio Energy Resources Ltd (BERL) […]

Policemen accused of theft in Mchinji

Hell broke loose on Tuesday at Kamwendo trading centre in Mchinji where people went on rampage stoning a police unit, […]

Catholic bishops meet over Malawi’s economic situation

Catholic Church bishops under the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) will hold a special meeting starting from this Monday in […]

Joyce Banda defends her inclusion of DPP MPs in govt at a briefing in the US

Malawians living in USA have questioned President Joyce Banda’s decision to incorporate cabinet ministers and other officials who were serving […]

Malawi in bad shape – Afro-barometer survey

The majority of Malawians strongly feel that the economic conditions in Malawi are bad with shortage of cash being the […]

Pittsburgh engineer helps bring water to Malawi

While helping rebuild a Presbyterian church in Malawi 20 years ago, Aubrey Briggs of Sewickley Heights was shocked to see […]

Court stops Macra ‘spy machine’

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has been stopped from going ahead with its K2.1 billion ‘spy machine’ project because it […]

“K308 million is the lowest in the history of United Nations meetings” – Nhlane

Presidential Press Secretary Steve Nhlane has said that K308 million (US$1 million) which Malawi President Joyce Banda and her entourage […]

MRA’s Roza Mbilizi in court over abuse of funds and allowances

Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) head of policy, planning and research Roza Mbilizi is fighting theft and abuse of office charges […]

Court case halts appointment of new ACB director

The appointment of the new Anti Corruption Bureau director is being delayed by a legal action against the dismissal of […]

Donors halt aid until 2015,tell Malawians to sacrifice

Malawians should brace for tougher times ahead as some cooperation partners will not release budgetary support to the country until […]

RBM, Energy ministry contradict on forex availability

Energy authorities and the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) are giving contradictory statements on foreign exchange availability on the market. […]

Mutharika’s govt left K72 billion unpaid bills to private businesses

Malawi government’s K72 billion unpaid bill to the private sector is one of the major causes of the current liquidity […]

Malawi Law Commission wants review on Sheriff appointment

The Malawi Law Commission has proposed that the appointment of Sheriffs should be done by the Chief Justice and not […]