June 04
Malawi: Chaos Deepens At Immigration As 300 Staff Members Threatens to Shut Down Airports, Land Borders If Kalumo Isn't Fired By Tomorrow
Nyasatimes has gathered that about 300 Immigration Department staff across the country have threatened to shut down their offices, including at airports and land border posts if… Read more »
Malawi: Seeking International Pity? Chizuma Attacks Govt, While in U.S., of Playing Double Standards On Corruption Fight
Martha Chizuma--whom government rejected to renew her contract to continue as ACB director--has now, after leaving office, started an international campaign of defending her… Read more »
Malawi: PRISAM Dangles K5 Million to Top Five Female Performers, As Maneb Begins Administering JC Exams Today
Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examinations have begun today, and the Private Schools Association of Malawi (PRISAM) says, as one way of motivating female candidates, it is… Read more »
June 03
Malawi: Pressure Mounts On Chakwera to Solve Chaos At Immigration
Pressure continues to mount on President Lazarus Chakwera to act on the chaos at Immigration Department with a group calling itself Malawi First giving the Malawian 24 hours to… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Says It Has Now Taken Full Control of Labour Export to Israel
This means private recruitment agencies will no longer be involved in the recruitment of Malawian labourers expected to work in Israel, as Malawi Government will be the sole… Read more »
Malawi: In Whose Interest Should Chakwera Fire Immigration Chief Kalumo?
Even before he ascended to the presidency through the June 2020 Fresh Presidential Election, President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera knew that he would be inheriting a public… Read more »
Malawi: DPP Condemns Arrest of Activist Kambanje Who Allegedly Forged Someone's Signature
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has condemned in strongest terms what it calls "crackdown on activists" by the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with particular reference… Read more »
Malawi: MCCI Hails Commissioning of Special Economic Zones Initiative Describing It As Great Boaster Towards Economic Growth
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of commerce and Industrial (MCCI) has commended Special Economic Zone Project describing it as strategic towards new era of industrialization. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Ready to Host First-Ever Environmental, Social and Governance Summit Slated for 19th-20th June
Head of Operations at Innotec Creative Solutions (ICS Africa) Annie Feza has said Malawi is ready to host the first-ever and an Inaugural of Malawi Environment, Social, and… Read more »
Malawi: Vaccine Hesitancy Key Challenge Affecting Vaccination Uptake - Govt
Deputy Director for Health Promotion in the Ministry of Health, Dr Kondwani Mamba, has pointed out vaccine hesitancy as one of the key challenges affecting vaccination uptake among… Read more »
June 02
Malawi: 123,000 Jobs On the Cards As Malawi Launches a U.S.$200m Magwero Industrial Park
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Saturday launched the Malawi's flagship project dubbed Magwero Industrial Park Project which took place on Saturday in the area of… Read more »
May 31
Malawi: Did Chilima Sleep When the Tonse Alliance Agreement Was Being Drafted?
President Lazarus Chakwera's declaration that, if endorsed by MCP Convention, he will stand next year has sent shivers across the board with many interpreting that it is over for… Read more »
Malawi: Dictatorship At Immigration Dept, Passport Process Centralized to Lilongwe, Kalumo Firing Officers By Mouth
The passport processing system in the country has been centralized to Lilongwe office where Immigration Department boss Charles Kalumo works from with all institutional powers… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera, Mkaka Laughs of 'Life Presidency' Proposals
President Lazarus Chakwera and his charges, MCP secretary General Eisenhowe Mkaka and Transport Minister Jacob Hara, have unanimously laughed off and trashed the life presidency… Read more »
May 30
Malawi: Malawian Farmers Urged to Use Drought Resistance Crop Varieties
Controller of Agricultural and Extension services in the Ministry of agriculture Dr Alfred Mwenefumbo on Tuesday urged farmers in the country to plant draught resistance varieties… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Divided Over MP Kathumba's Remarks Proposing Life Presidency for Chakwera
Mapuyu South lawmaker Esther Ceilia Kathumba may have thought she was only trying to sale President Lazarus Chakwera's brand by proposing life presidency him; little did she know… Read more »
Malawi: Rising Youth Farmer, Urunji Mezuwa, Challenges Youth to Save From the 'Little We Earn' and Invest in Farming
Youth and agriculture appear to be a boring topic but not anymore with the emergence of enterprising youthful farmers such as Urunji Mezuwa who--thriving from his potato and rice… Read more »
Malawi: How MCC Compact II Will Improve Road Infrastructure for Smallholder Farmers to Double Their Production
Good road network plays a crucial role in improving agricultural production and productivity, and providing assurance for the supply of the agricultural inputs and facilitates the… Read more »
Malawi: Court Acquits Sffrfm Employee On Charges of Stealing 200 Bags of Fertilisers
A court in Zomba has acquitted an employee of Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) on theft by servant charges. Read more »
Malawi: 'More Efforts to Be Done in Eliminating Child Labour'
Stakeholders in promoting public private partnership on education says private sector organizations has a great role to contribute in the development of this country in as far as… Read more »
May 29
Malawi: U.S. Couple, Running a Christian NGO in Malawi, Exploited Poor Malawians to Fund Their Lavish Lifestyle
Jason and Lacy Carney are an American couple who tell a good, Christian story about saving the lives of malnourished and orphaned children in Malawi through their charity named 2nd… Read more »
Malawi: A Lady Who Was Used Against Chithyola Confesses - Withdraws ACB Letter, Says One Edward Kambanje Used Her
A lady by the name Queen Palamula has withdrawn her name from a letter submitted to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) calling for an investigation into undertakings by Finance… Read more »
Malawi: UNFPA Regional Chief Challenges Malawi Youth to Lead Change
UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Lydia Zigomo, has urged Malawi's youth to take an active role in transforming their communities. Read more »
Malawi: CSOs Challenge Chakwera to Address and Resolve Raging Intra-Power Struggles in MCP
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the banner of National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have called upon President Lazurus Chakwera to address and resolve the power struggles… Read more »
Malawi: Chinese Parliamentary Delegation in Malawi to Cement Bilateral Relationship
A Chinese parliamentary delegation is im Malawian as Lilongwe and Beijing deepen their cordial bilateral relationship. Read more »