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 […]

Malawi clinics get free condoms for a year

Red Hot Organization (RHO) a non-profit international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture, recently showed it’s support for […]

Malawi WiFi Project: Educational WLANs for Villages in Developing Countries

Malawi WiFi Project Inc. is a registered non-profit corporation in the State of Kansas that has applied for 501(c)3 tax […]

Joyce Banda and the IMF: A dangerous courtship

There is nothing new under the sun. Absolutely nothing. Not even woman presidents. Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba are […]

Malawi won’t dine and wine with dictators and criminals

Minister of Youth and Sports Enock Chihana has told parliament that Malawi is now a country that respects human rights […]

Budget and Finance Committee accuses govt of favouring South on roads

The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament on Wednesday accused the People’s Party (PP) administration of favouring the South in […]

Govt reverses ‘shoot to kill’ directive

The Malawi government has reversed the shoot to kill directive which late President Bingu wa Mutharika imposed on the police […]

Lucius Banda back ‘again’ in politics, joins PP

Prominent Malawi musician Lucius Banda is back in active politics and has since announced that he has joined the ruling […]

Dzonzi will allow commissioners to interrogate top cops over Chasowa

New Inspector General of police Lot Dzonzi will allow the Robert Chasowa Commission recently appointed by President Joyce Banda to […]

Police engage in animals rights enforcement

police in Malawi are engaging aggressive efforts to curb abuse of animal rights, Senior Superintendent Benard Chimaimba disclosed this Friday […]

Clinton asks govts to provide funds for child deaths reduction

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has asked countries to channel more resources towards reduction of maternal and child mortality […]

Joyce Banda promises to cut on foreign travel

President Joyce Banda has promised to cut on her foreign trips, saying she would now be delegating vice president Khumbo […]

Nanzikambe actors shine in German production

The setting and scenery are new for both sets of actors. However, the platform presents an opportunity for exposure and […]