Government draws 47,000 tonnes from reserves
Government has released 47,466 metric tonnes of maize from the country’s Strategic Grain Reserves for distribution to people affected by […]
Civil servants, Govt agree …61% for lowest paid ….5% highest paid
Government and Civil Servants trade Union (CSTU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that effectively ends a 10-day industrial […]
Zomba-Blantyre road now opened
The Zomba-Blantyre road is now passable, Roads Authority says. During the past two weeks, the road has been impassable with […]
Primary school pupils’ protests intensify in Blantyre
Hundreds of primary school pupils are holding a protest march in the streets of Blantyre. The protests are against the […]
2013 tobacco sales start mid-March
Tobacco selling season for 2013 will open in mid March, Tobacco Control Commission TCC chief executive officer has confirmed. TCC […]
Malawi’s MBCTv beaming on DStv
Malawi’s pioneer television channel, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has finally found a spot on DStv effective Monday February 18 and […]
Maize prices soar – K7,500/Bag
Barely a month after a 50 kilogram bag of maize was sold at MK5000, the prices have skyrocketed again in […]
Joyce Banda’s health deteriorating
As the country’s economic situation continues to deteriorate, so is the health of President Joyce Banda. The pressures of the […]
Kunkuyu to sue Zingwangwa/ Saint Pius Head Teachers Union for inciting pupils demonstrations
Minister of Information Moses Kalongashaba Kunkuyu has threatened the Head of Departments of Zingwangwa and Saint Pius schools for inciting […]
Zimbabwe has only 2 months supply of ARV’s
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has revealed that it only has two months’ supply of anti-retroviral drugs left […]
Govt claims its cannot afford what civil servants are asking
Malawi’s Finance Minister Ken Lipenga says government can ill afford a salary increase for civil servants as meeting their current […]
President Banda orders to put on hold printing of new portraits bearing her new title of “Dr”
In a move to be seen as if she is responding to the problems rocking the country, Joyce Banda has […]
Uladi Mussa makes false claims against Peter Mutharika, threatens to smoke him out
Foul-mouthed Uladi Mussa who is Minister of Home affairs has threatened to “smoke out” Professor Peter Mutharika who is being […]
Malawi crumbling around helpless Joyce Banda
Malawi President Joyce Banda is going ahead to attend a summit in Equatorial Guinea, leaving behind a country that has […]
Manchester United CEO David Gill to step down
After a decade at the helm of one of the world’s biggest football clubs David Gill will step down as […]
African airlines to suffer in Malawi as public workers strike
Kenya Airways and two other African airlines would have their air routes cut off as state workers in Malawi threaten […]
Kenya Airways cancels flights to Malawi
Kenya Airways has cancelled flights to and from Lilongwe, Malawi indefinitely after striking state workers shut down the main airport. […]
Malawi’s never-ending drug shortage problem
Malawi is again experiencing a crisis in the delivery of essential medicines, with understaffed clinics and erratic drug supplies preventing […]
Strike in Malawi grows
Public workers in Malawi, on strike demanding a 67 percent pay hike, have threatened to close the country’s airports. The […]
Civil Servants in Mzuzu chant Anti-Joyce Banda songs as they protest appalling living conditions
Malawi civil servants in Mzuzu braved a chilly morning on Wednesday and expressed their frustration on the appalling working conditions […]
Strike closes Malawi airport, pressure builds on govt
Striking state workers in Malawi on Wednesday closed the main international airport in the capital Lilongwe over demands for better […]