African prosecutor takes over at International Criminal Court chief prosecutor
The International Criminal Court swore in their new chief prosecutor today – the first African and first female to hold […]
Mugabe takes 92 member delegation and blows $7 million in Rio
Sustainable development is the theme of the conference Robert Mugabe is attending in Brazil this week, yet the ailing ZANU […]
Speaker to rule on Section 65 this Thursday
Speaker of Malawi parliament Chimunthu announced Wednesday that he will on Thursday rule on the dreaded section 65 of the […]
Malawi keen on tapping power from Mozambique
A Malawian delegation to Mozambique on the revived Malawi-Mozambique power interconnection deal has trashed fears that the agreement will not […]
Cotton output up by 360%, though farmers feel cheated on prices
This year, Malawi has produced 365 percent more cotton than last year, that is 244 154 tonnes compared to 52 […]
Information Minister Kunkuyu assures the media of press freedom
Information and Civic Education Minister Moses Kunkuyu Monday visited the Times Group head office in Blantyre where he assured the […]
Poverty forces Malawian girls into sex-work
Melisa Timosi an 18 year old sex-worker in Neno southern Malawi uses all tactics to attract masculine attention when she […]
Chipolopolo face Malawi in friendly
THE Zambia soccer team comprising mainly local-based players will play Malawi on July 6 in an international friendly match that […]
Bill Clinton to match charity donations
Bill Clinton has announced that he will match all donations – dollar for dollar – to the Clinton Foundation until […]
Four more MPs abandon People’s Party
The former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has withdrawn a petition against three members of parliament who ditched it to […]
Miss Matofotofo slated for June 29
Ten ladies will express their perspectives of prettiness in a big way during the finals of Miss True African Queen […]
Mps ask govt to probe MHC, Zimbabwe loan scams
Some MPs on Monday pushed for further investigations into several transactions undertaken during the DPP administration, including the Malawi Housing […]
American couple escapes jail for misbehaving in Malawi parliament
An American couple, Reverend and Mrs. Paul Hella, on Tuesday escaped a two year imprisonment for disturbing parliament proceedings in […]
High Court halts Mzuzu University Vice Chancellor appointment
The High Court in Mzuzu has stopped Mzuzu University from proceeding to appoint a new vice-chancellor after the person who […]
Kinnah Phiri survives the boot after a win against Chad
Malawi under pressure coach Kinnah Phiri survives the sacking that fans have been demanding after a string of poor results […]
An Open Letter to President Joyce Banda of Malawi: You go, girl!
I hope it is not too late to proffer my congratulations on your ascension to high office as the president […]
Levels of peace and stability on the African continent
The concept of “peace” has traditionally been abstract in definition. Perhaps the most workable methodology of approaching the concept of […]
Beating The Safe Water Deadline In Rural Malawi: WaterAid’s ‘Big Dig’
By Hilary Burrage One of the most memorable stories I ever heard was from a civil engineer who was asked […]
Government requests to censor Google/YouTube increase
Google has received more than 1,000 requests from authorities to take down content from its search results or YouTube video […]
World to face internet shutdown on July 9, Google warns
Search giant Google has issued a warring to its millions of users that they could lose the ability to connect […]
Malawi school kitchen to honor 9-year-old lunch blogger
A school kitchen being built in Malawi is to be named in honour of a nine-year-old blogger who has raised […]