March 26
Senegal: Little Known 44-Year-Old Opposition Leader Elected Senegal President
Senegal's little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison… Read more »
Malawi: 2024/25 National Budget Passed, DPP Says Implementation Is Key
Parliament on Tuesday passed the 2024/25 National Budget where members adopted 44 votes of estimates. Read more »
Malawi: 'Malawi Does Not Have Capacity to Handle Colorectal Cancer Patients'
Women's Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has called upon the Government of Malawi and its stakeholders to invest more in cancer screening infrastructure and programs, enabling… Read more »
Malawi: MEC Shames Aford for Misleading the Public About MCP Dishing Out Handouts
Just a day after Aford called on Malawi Electoral Commission to disqualify Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from ongoing Karonga by-elections allegedly for dishing out handouts, the… Read more »
Malawi: Public University Students, Hails Chakwera for Hiking Student's Upkeep Allowances
The leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Malawi has commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his directive of hiking the… Read more »
Malawi: Railway Transport Registers Progress in Landlocked Malawi
Malawi experienced substantial development and strategic positioning for the future in regards to rail development with notable highlights being, among other things, increased… Read more »
Malawi: Sigh of Relief From Girls At Mpingu As They Receive Sanitary Pads
Girls from Mpingu area in Lilongwe on Monday 25 March, 2024 were all smiles as a private citizen in the name of Alice Kanyama took an initiative to help the girls with sanitary… Read more »
March 25
Southern Africa: SADC Reaffirms Unwavering Diplomatic, Military Support to War-Torn DRC
Heads of State and Governments under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to providing both diplomatic and military support… Read more »
Malawi: Sale of Bonya Stopped With Immediate Effect in Rumphi
Rumphi District Council has asked traders along the lakeshore areas to stop selling small Fish locally known as Bonya for sustainability of fish in Lake Malawi. Read more »
March 24
Malawi: President Chakwera Declares State of Disaster in 23 Districts
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has this evening declared state of disaster on 23 districts. Read more »
Malawi: Sports, a Key Tool for National Development
Minister of sports and youth affairs, Hon. Uchizi Mkandawire has emphasized the need for the development of different sporting activities in this country as this will help in… Read more »
March 20
Malawi: Political Commentator Mkutche Says Tonse Alliance Has Failed to Bring the Change It Promised
Political and social commentator Wonderful Mkhutche has said that Tonse Alliance not brought the change it had promised. Read more »
Malawi: Govt Reverses Its Decision to Increasing Tax On Secondhand Clothes
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) deputy commissioner for Lilongwe Port Khumbo Gondwe has told vendors that government already reserved its decision to increase the tax on secondhand… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanza Border Collects K18 Billion Every Month From Over 70 Mobile Trucks
The Malawi Revenue Authority has disclosed that Mwanza border is the highest collection point of entry in the country. Read more »
Malawi: 'Chakwera's Northern Region Tour Reinforces His Commitment to Developing the Region'
Veteran journalist and media trainer Winston Mwale has described President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's comprehensive tour and inspection of development projects taking place in… Read more »
March 19
Malawi: Trouble in Mzimba West Constituency - People Want ACB Investigate Their MP for Substandard CDF Projects
Member of Parliament for Mzimba south west Raymond Chatima Nkhata has come under fire from his constituents and ward councillors for allegedly implementing substandard projects… Read more »
March 17
Malawi: Is President Funding the Newly Registered National Development Party?
Tongues are wagging in different circles across the country with regards to who are the actual funders of the newly registered political party, National Development Party (NDP),… Read more »
March 13
Malawi: Rise of Pink Eye - 26 New Cases Registered in Malawi
District director of health and social services Prince Chirwa says the district has registered 26 conjunctivitis cases, also known as pink eye disease. Read more »
South Africa: Bushiri Extradition Hearing Pushed to May 15
The extradition case on Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary has been adjourned to 15th May, 2024 when the defense lawyers will continue cross-examining Sibongile Mzinyathi Director… Read more »
March 12
South Africa: Multi-Million Rand Fraud Case - No Money Went to Bushiri Bank Accounts, Court Hears
It has been revealed today in court that despite being harassed and arrested in October 2020, accused of stealing R106 million, not even a single coin ever went to the bank… Read more »
Malawi: Immigration Beats President Chakwera's Ultimatum, Resumes Issuance of E-Passport, Slashes Fees By 55%
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has met the directive of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera to resume printing of passports within 21 days. Read more »
Malawi: Food Security Remains a Priority of Chakwera Government
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, says the Vision Malawi 2063 Agenda, which seeks to make the country a food secure nation, is slowly becoming a reality. Read more »
March 11
East Africa: In Leading Continent's Sustainable Growth, East Africa Must Strike Right Global Partnerships
After a year that juxtaposed unprecedented crises with rising global influence in the Global South, the Group of 77 (G77) convened in Kampala, Uganda on 21 January for its Third… Read more »
March 10
Malawi: Malawian Women Challenged to Stand As Presidential Candidate
The Centre for Solution Journalist in Malawi (CSJ), a non-profit human rights organisation, has urged women in the country join the 2025 presidential race saying the race is not… Read more »
March 08
Malawi: Anarchy Won't Print Passports, Mutharika Dares Chakwera On Political Violence
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika has blamed the Malawi Congress Party for the violence that happened at Mbowe in Lilongwe where DPP party members were… Read more »