The High Court in Lilongwe has dismissed an application to stay a forfeiture order of bonded property belonging to fugitive Paul Mphwiyo. Justice Ruth Chinangwa says the application lacked merit. On March 28, 2024, the court ordered the forfeiture of the property, which is a house in Area 43 in Lilongwe. But Mphwiyo’s wife, Thandizo, applied to the court to set aside the order. The latest court ruling means the house remains a property of the Malawi government. Before fleeing the country, Mphwiyo was answering cash-gate related corruption charges. The case awaits judgment. The post Malawi Cou ..read more

Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Dr. Kondwani Nankhumwa, MP is in Kenya on an official visit upon the invitation of the Kenyan Parliament. During his stay, he has seized the opportunity to engage with prominent figures, including Comrade Winnie Mandela, the Executive Director of Friends of Baba (FOBA) where discussions revolved around Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union (AU) Chairmanship. Recently, FOBA announced the appointment of Nankhumwa into the Pan-African advocacy group to champion Raila Odinga’s AU Chairmanship bid. Nankhumwa, recognizing the significance of regional alli ..read more

Paramount Chief Lundu of Chikwawa district has strongly warned his subjects against vandalizing and stealing sugar cane from Illovo Sugar Malawi’s Nchalo Estates in the district. Paramount Lundu issued the warning on Tuesday after Illovo donated Maize Flour to 16,000 hunger stricken households in the district. He asked his subjects to report to relevant authorities such as police all “ill-minded” people who steals from the estates. “Report to police all people who steals sugar cane from Illovo Estates; you can even repot them directly to me,” said Paramount Lundu On his part, Illovo Sugar Mal ..read more

By Andrew Mkonda Lilongwe, April 23: President Lazarus Chakwera has emphasised the need for the country to start discovering opportunities in the mining sector, saying the sector can be used as a key to accelerating Malawi’s economic growth. Chakwera made the call on Tuesday in Lilongwe during the official opening of the first ever Malawi Mining Investment Forum. “When the first President of this country, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, was saying that ‘chuma chili munthaka’, we didn’t know that he was not only talking of agriculture, but he also meant of different mineral resources that the count ..read more

By Tawonga Moyo Mzuzu, April 23: District Youth Officer for Mzimba North, Misheck Msokwa, has urged DEC Construction Limited, which is the contractor responsible for the construction of Mzuzu Youth Centre, to fast-track the project, saying the current progress is slow and raises a lot of questions. Making the call in an interview on Friday, Msokwa said the project is much anticipated by youths in the city, hence a need for the contractor to take it seriously. “We were first assured by the contractor that the project will be completed in October 2023 but that changed due to a number of challen ..read more

By Tikondane Vega Blantyre, April 23: Amref Health Africa has donated medical equipment valued at K32 million to John Chilembwe Hospital in Phalombe District as one way of complementing government efforts to improve health service delivery. The equipment includes weighing height boards, wheelchairs, examination lamps, oxygen concentrators, drug trolleys, electric autoclaves and BP machines. Speaking on Tuesday, Amref Project Manager, Young Samanyika said the donation is meant to support health facilities impacted by 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the district. “Nearly six health centres in P ..read more

Katswiri pa ndale, Czar Kondowe wayamikira mtsogoleri wa dziko lino Dr. Lazarus Chakwera potumiza wachiwiri wake, Dr Saulos Chilima kukakhala nawo pa mwambo okumbukira umodzi m’dziko la Tanzania. Poyakhula ndi wayilesi ya Timveni, a Kondowe ati izi zikuonetseratu ubale wabwino omwe ulipo pakati pa a Chakwera ndi a Chilima. Kondowe watiso anthu akhala akuyankhula zosiyana-siyana zokhudza ubale wa anthu awiri-wa ndipo izi zithandizira kuchotsa maganizo olakwika omwe anthu amakhala nawo okhudza ubale wa atsogoleri-wa. Komabe, Kondowe wapempha a Chakwera kuti asasiyire pompa koma apitilize kumawa ..read more

ZIKHALE: I will not resign A group calling itself concerned citizens of Malawi is expected to hold vigils at Capital Hill in Lilongwe and immigration headquarters offices in Lilongwe from May 8 this year as one way of forcing Minister of Homeland Security Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma and Immigration Chief Charles kalumo to resign over passportS mess. This follows the expiry a 15 days ultimatum the group gave Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera through Blantyre District Commissioners Office  on April 3 demanding the president to fire Zikhale and Kalumo for filing to discharge their duties. The con ..read more

Illovo Sugar Malawi (plc) has donated Maize flour worth over K439 million to 16,000 hunger stricken households in the area of Paramount Chief Lundu in Chikwawa district. Speaking during the distribution exercise at Chief Lundu headquarters Illovo Sugar Malawi’s Nchalo Estate General Manager, Ricky Pillay said the donation was a testament of Illovo’s unwavering dedication to alleviating the suffering of people around the estate. “This donation, totaling 16,000 bags of 25 kgs each, is a testament to our unwavering dedication to alleviating the suffering of those affected by food scarcity and th ..read more

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