Nkhotakota protests transfer of bridge to Salima, Chief assigns Gule wa Mkulu to protect it

People in the central Malawi district of Nkhotakota are protesting government’s decision to remove materials from the Bailey bridge in […]

PP and DPP supporters clash in Mzimba

Rival supporters of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and People’s Party (PP) fought on the last day of campaign in Mzimba […]

Tanzania urges Malawi to continue border talks over lake and oil

Tanzania has called on Malawi to come back to the negotiating table over the Lake Nyasa border dispute between the […]

Zambia’s former ruling party MMD dissolved

Zambia’s Movement for Multiparty Democracy was dissolved Wednesday, less than six months after losing power, in what the party called […]

Bright Malopa speaks out on Economic Recovery Plan

Folks,24 hours ago, I asked if anyone has Kapito’s full recovery plan? In so doing, I wanted to be fair […]

Donors yet to release K7.1 billion in grants

Malawi’s donors are yet to release about K7.1 billion (about $23.7 million) in dedicated grants for the first quarter of […]

Malawians dismiss Joyce Banda and Kachali salary cuts as cosmetic and insignificant

Malawi President Joyce Banda and her embattled number two, Khumbo Kachali, thought waving a 30 percent salary cut in the […]

Malawi Stock Market Commentary – Week Ending October 5, 2012

Turnover increased to MWK 84.4m from MWK 5.6m registered last week. Active counters during the week were OML (MWK 600, […]

Malawi under pressure to open up in AFCON qualifier says Ghana striker Waris

In-form Ghana hitman Abdul Majeed Waris says Malawi will be under pressure to open when they clash next week’s decisive […]

Tanzania asks for mediation over Lake Malawi dispute

Tanzania called on Saturday for an international mediator to resolve a long-standing border dispute with Malawi, conceding the latest talks […]

Family First: Joyce Banda released rapist relative

While refusing to release a terminally ill convict who raped a girl, Malawi President Joyce Banda went ahead to pardon […]

Man electrocuted on Escom transformer after attempting to siphon oil

A man was Friday morning found dead on an ESCOM transformer in Malawi’s central region of Ntcheu district, where he […]

World Bank calls for job creation

World Bank has said Malawi just like most other African countries should put concerted efforts in creating employment for its […]

Teachers Union gives govt ultimatum to promote long-serving teachers

Teachers Union of Malawi-TUM-has given government an ultimatum of 19 October, 2012 to promote long-serving deserving teachers or else the […]

Zimbabwe gives Malawi 2 Million litres of fuel

Although Harare is servicing a loan but the release of two million litres is timely to the fuel starved southern […]

Escom, Water Boards incompetent and embarrassing

Our two major and strategic utility companies—Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and our water boards—are an embarrassment. Their well-documented […]

Osama Bin Laden movie to premiere in US ahead of election

A big-name Hollywood fundraiser for Barack Obama is releasing the first feature film about the raid that killed Osama bin […]

COMESA signs $3m agro deal

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has signed US$3 million Climate Smart Sub-Grant agreements with six organisations […]

Sata hails Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique growth triangle

President Michael Sata has said the revived Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique Growth Triangle will enhance economic growth in the three […]

Police arrests two for attempting to steal a vehicle

Police in Limbe have arrested two men for charges of attempting to steal a vehicle in Tchoda in Chiradzulu district. […]

JB orders Min. of Local Govt to facilitate registration of Lilongwe Vendors Association.

President Mrs Joyce Banda has directed the Ministry of Local Government to facilitate the registration of Lilongwe Vendors Association. The […]