Govt orders AG to stop payouts to dismissed top government officials
The government has ordered the Attorney General (AG) to review all cases, where it agreed to pay out millions of […]
MPs trying to blackmail Joyce Banda – state house
The State House has complained that Members of Parliament are blackmailing President Joyce Banda by stalling parliamentary deliberations in order […]
Maize smugglers thrive as desperation deepens
For as little as K100 (28 US cents), some police officers are selling their souls and that of hungry Malawians […]
Climax of Ken Lipenga’s weak leadership
Ken Lipenga could be cementing his legacy as potentially one of the weakest finance ministers in Malawi’s history. The man […]
Malawi not happy with Tanzania official in Lake Malawi dispute
MALAWI has expressed its displeasure that the executive secretary of the Forum for Former Heads of State, which is currently […]
Malawi to have a heroes acre
President Joyce Banda on Sunday announced plans to set up a Heroes’ Acre in Nkhata Bay as a way of […]
The Impact of an Innovative Approach to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV — Malawi,
Antiretroviral medications can reduce rates of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to less than 5% (1). However, in […]
Kenyans go to polls to elect fourth president after gun attacks
Long lines of Kenyans queued from far before dawn as polls opened on Monday for hard-fought elections, hours after several […]
Ntaba and five others sue govt for unfair dismissal
Government may cough millions of tax-payers’ money if five aides of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika succeed in their […]
President Joyce Banda, Finance Minister Ken Lipenga In MK52 Billion Corruption Scandal
As Malawi’s civil servants were parading in various streets of the country crying for their pay-hike, some cabinet ministers were […]
HIV Cure Found: Child born with HIV cured by US doctors
Medical history made with first ‘functional cure’ of unnamed two-year-old born with the virus but now needing no medication. A […]
Government to blame for the kwacha plunge, 7% depreciation in a week
Over-expenditure in government has been blamed for worsening the depreciation of the Malawi kwacha whose rollercoaster fall saw it slipping […]
Malawi legalises abortion
Members of Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed the Gender Equality Bill into law, which seeks, among other things, to empower […]
Covering up K34 million lie with tomato
The family-based criminal syndicate known as the Mafia that originated in southern Italy in mid 19th century had a very […]
Living on dog, human, horse meat
If ever this country’s leadership has given us, plebeians, a raw deal, it can be argued that it cannot be […]
BlackBerry Z10 vs. Apple iPhone 5: Specs comparison
It’s been a long time coming, but last month, BlackBerry finally revealed its first BB10 smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and […]
Parliament needs an additional week to scrutinize the midterm budget review,
Possibility is high that parliament will require an additional week or so for the current sitting to scrutinize the midterm […]
ESCOM to connect 18,000 applicants
Malawi’s sole electricity provider Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is yet to provide electricity to over 18,000 applicants some […]
BlackBerry Z10 vs Google Nexus 4: specs comparison
The long-awaited launch of BlackBerry 10 stands out as a key moment in the mobile industry this year, and initial […]
NGO lobby for increased women candidates in 2014 Elections
As 2014 tripartite elections draw closer, the Association for Progressive Women in Malawi has said it is lobbying to have […]
CAMA boss Kapito backtracks on vigil
Consumer rights activists have reversed their earlier plans of holding a vigil at the statehouse after the lapse of a […]