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74 North-West reps-elect back Abbas, Kalu
- Nigeria
I’ve mapped out my strategy for the GFA presidential election – Kojo Yankah
- Ghana
TARI to produce 100 tonnes of sunflower seeds
- Tanzania
Museveni Reveals Why More Foreign Invetors Are Embracing Uganda
- Uganda
AfBC,FARA sign MoU to boost agribusiness in Africa
- Ghana
Spotify names Qing Madi EQUAL Africa artiste for June
- Nigeria
Nigeria Must Make Sacrifices For Fuel Subsidy Removal – Osagie
- Nigeria
IEC warns of job scams ahead of 2024 elections
- South Africa
Spend at least two hours with your books every day – NCCE urges Pupils
- Ghana
Hindenburg Research Expose Tingo Group, CEO in Alleged Fraudulent Claims
- Ghana
Volvo EX30: We have pricing for the latest electric car set for South Africa
- South Africa
Livestream: Professor Frimpong-Boateng speaks live on JoyNews over his arrest by the Special Prosecutor
- Ghana
News: Kebena community in Gurage zone to replace Ge’ez alphabet with Latin to develop Kebena written language
- Ethiopia
K.O to host concert at Constitutional Hill
- South Africa
Dokpesi Begins Journey Home June 19
- Nigeria
Celebrating 20 years of success
- South Africa
Global 5G Subscriptions to Triple and Hit 5.9 Billion by 2027
- Ghana
THRDC, Swedish Embassy sign 3.2bn/- deal to boost rights activism
- Tanzania
URU orders Warriors vs Elgon Wolves promotional playoff semifinal to be replayed
- Tanzania
Minister Tumwebaze calls on Agriculture Technocrats To Use Simplified Terms While Teaching Farmers
- Uganda
West Ham beat Fiorentina to win Europa Conference League trophy
- Nigeria
Gospel Singer Rita Adomolga Nominated for Multiple Awards at the Ghana Music Awards USA
- Ghana
Over 3,000 refugees from Burkina Faso registered – Ghana Refugees Board
- Ghana
Analysis: Unpacking practical hurdles, concerns over Ethiopia’s transitional justice draft policy document
- Ethiopia
Tinubu Swears In Akume As SGF
- Nigeria
IGP Dampare meets Citi TV/Citi FM Management to strengthen ties
- Ghana
Nigeria Air: Group faults Reps Committee Chairman on Aviation
- Nigeria
Do effective audit on e-government systems-internal auditors told
- Tanzania
CEO of Quick Angels Could Face Trial for Domestic Violence
- Ghana
Egypt’s food exports to EU up by 22% in 4 months
- Egypt
Malawi
Malawi First Lady Monica Chakwera Hails China; Visits Home Of Hope Orphanage Mchinji, June 7: In a heartwarming gesture of compassion and support, Malawi’s First Lady, Madame Monica Chakwera, paid a visit to the renowned Home of Hope Orphanage in Mchinji on Wednesday. The First Lady’s visit was made possible by a Warm Children’s Heart initiative which is a China-Malawi joint action. In her speech, Madam Ch...
Rwandan Refugees In Malawi ‘reluctant’ To Go Home Government has disclosed that Rwandan refugees at Dzaleka Refugee Camp are refusing to return home claiming that their lives will not be safe in their country . The 1994 Rwandan genocide saw at least 800,000 nationals brutally killed by fellow citizens. Briefing members of Defence and Security Committee of Parliament who visited the camp in Dowa to...
Malawian Pastor Fined K0.1 Million For Stealing From God A Baptist Convention Church pastor identified as Emmanuel Lamba has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in Balaka for stealing church items worth MK 4 Million. In court, State Prosecutor Bodwin Msukwa said that Lamba who is 60 years old had stolen a 100 watts solar panel, one flash toilet, two wooden doors, twelve plastic chairs and other asso...
All Set For DPP Convention: Central Committee Meets On June 24 At Nkopola Lodge To Decide Dates The National Governing Council (NGC) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is expected to meet on June 24 2023 at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi to decide dates for the party’s extraordinary and elective conventions. Party’s Secretary General Greselder Jeffrey and spokesperson Shadric Namalomba have confirmed the development in a brief s...
Chimwendo Lauds ‘unmatched’ Excellence Of Habitat For Humanity At Panel Discussion In Kenya Minister of Local Government, Unity and Culture Richard Chimwendo Banda has today lauded the Habitat for Humanity for its sound policies in reducing poverty in Malawi by providing shelter to homeless and those who live in slums thereby laying a solid foundation for economic transformation of the country. The Minister was speaking at a panel discuss...
Nigerian Well-wisher Dozy Mmobuosi Invests K500million Into Tigwirane Manja Housing Project In Phalombe, He Was Approached By President Chakwera 45 Tropical Cyclone Freddy surviving families from the area of Sub Traditional Authority (STA) Mphweremwe in Phalombe will benefit from Tigwirane Manja housing project funded by Dozy Mmobuosi, a Nigerian entrepreneur and author...
Dr Nankhumwa Meets Be Forward Management In Japan, Courts For More Business Ventures In Malawi Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Dr Kondwani Nankhumwa on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 met the President Be Forward Hironori Yamakawa, Manager responsible for Malawi and East, Yoshihiro Aounima and other top managers in Tokyo, Japan with an aim to woo them to scale up its investment in Malawi in order to create more employment opportunities for Ma...
Decolonise Education Financing-CSOs Tell Government Civil Society Coalition for Education (CSEC) has told government to get away from donor reliance on education financing. Speaking today at a press briefing held in Lilongwe, chairperson of CSEC, Limbani Nsapato said that as long as education financing is left in the hands of donors, challenges in the sector will not end. Nsapato gave an example of ...
Govt Adamant On Sugar Import Government has maintained its decision to import sugar despite calls from local producers to reverse the decision. This follows a revelation last week that government awarded two contracts to foreign companies to import sugar into Malawi, which was mate with protests from local producers arguing the move will impact local sales, hence calling for g...
Malawi Mourns 90-year-old Actress Gogo Mlewa Malawians are mourning the death of a 90-years-old actress Leya Ketrina Aziyele Mlewa popularly known as Gogo Mlewa. According to the statement from the family, Gogo Mlewa died on Tuesday in Lilongwe after a long illness. The remains of Gogo Mlewa will be laid to rest tomorrow Thursday, June 8 at Mlewa Village in Salima district. Gogo Mlewa, who...
Kulamba Feast Cancelled Due To Unknown Reasons The Chewa Kulamba Cultural Festival, which was slated for August this year, has been cancelled. Chewa Heritage Foundation publicity secretary, Jimmy Chikuni has confirmed the development in an interview with Nation Online. He said the royal family has the final say on the matter and confirmed that this year the event will not take place. “The org...
WATCH: ‘Party’ Enjoys Massive Airplay Party, a hit song from Malawi’s celebrated artist Noel Patterson, continues to enjoy massive airplay On local radio stations. The hit song Party, according to Patterson, was recorded by Tricky beats goes and released in December last year. “I composed the song ‘Party’ as one way of encouraging Malawians to enjoy life to the fullest,” Patt...
Nyungwe FC Accident Death Toll Hits 25 The death toll from the Road accident involving Nyungwe FC from Karonga has risen to 25 following the death of another player Gaula Nyirenda yesterday. According to Football Association of Malawi (FAM) website, the deceased Nyirenda will be laid to rest today. Meanwhile, FAM President Walter Nyamilandu Manda has on behalf of the Football fraternity...
Zambia’s Orga Family Belts Out Malawi Tourism Promo Song Zambian music group Organised Family, aka Orga Family, is no strangeR to Malawians and the trio has affirmed its love for the Warm Heart of Africa by releasing a tourism promotion song titled Takulandirani. The trio, comprising Singoyi siblings Orga Kent, Orga Rex and Orga Lucido, has often referred to Malawi as their second home. They have taken t...
Battle Rages On Sugar Import Licences Malawi Government faces a daunting task to balance between protecting local manufacturers’ monopoly of the sugar market and interests of consumers who feel local sugar prices are exorbitant and require import competition. Following issuance of two sugar import licences to Mugisha Investments to bring in 20 000 metric tonnes (MT) of brown sugar, l...
Germany Court Grants Order On K563m AIP Funds The High Administrative Court in Munich, Germany, has issued a final Confiscation Order on the $543 750 (about K563 million) from the botched K750 million Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) deal. In an interview on Friday, Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda confirmed receiving communication from the Munich court about the Confiscation Orde...
Comesa For Rapid Climate Change Funding Malawi has asked institutions that finance climate change initiatives to eliminate barriers that delay approval of funds that countries request to strengthen their resilience against natural disasters. Minister of Foreign Affairs Nancy Tembo made the call at the 18th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) member States 18th Foreign ...
President, Speaker, CJ Up For Rare Discussion President Lazarus Chakwera and heads of the other two arms of government are set to host a rare national conference in Lilongwe to discuss the doctrine of separation of powers among the three branches. High Court of Malawi Judge Annabel Mtalimanja, who is committee chairperson of the conference for the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature, in a...
Reforms Report Not Public—Chakwera President Lazarus Chakwera says the Public Sector Reforms and Systems Review Report submitted to him a year ago is not for public consumption, but a reference for his administration. Speaking in Lilongwe yesterday when he launched the National Action Plan (NAP) 2023-2025 for Open Government Partnership (OGP), he said the launch signified his commit...
Germany Donates Vehicles To Ministry Of Education The German Development Cooperation through GIZ has donated three vehicles to the Ministry of Education. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the Ministry’s headquarters in Lilongwe, Secretary for Education Chikondano Mussa commended GIZ for what she described as a timely donation. He said the kind gesture will go a long way in alleviating mobilit...
FCB Deposits MK15 Million To Beit Cure International Hospital For Fundraising Dinner First Capital Bank (FCB), one of the leading financial institutions in the county, has deposited MK 15 Million towards Beit Cure International Hospital’s fundraising dinner slated for August 4, 2023 at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre. Speaking after making the deposit on Tuesday at Beit Cure headquarters in Blantyre, FCB’s Head of Marketing and...
FDH Gives BT Police K3 Million To Boost Crime Fight FDH Bank Plc has donated K3 million to Blantyre Police Station to support the installation of an enhanced technology security system to boost the fight against crime in Blantyre City. In his speech during the handover ceremony in Blantyre on Tuesday, the Bank’s Managing Director, Noel Mkulichi said as a leading financial institution and digit...
Malawi, Tanzania Move To Ease Trade, Curb Smuggling Malawi and Tanzania have launched an electronic data exchange system interface to enable verification of quantities, valuation, origin and tariffs of goods exported and transiting between the two countries. The system interface, to be managed by Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), was launched on Monday at Kas...
Treasury Seeks Cheaper Debt Financing Model Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs says it wants to improve existing vulnerabilities of the country’s debt portfolio by diversifying its external sources of financing. In its recently adopted five-year Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy, Treasury said this will help to achieve government’s primary debt management objective of meet...
NAM TD To Maintain Queens’ Style Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) technical director (TD) Sam Kanyenda says he will maintain Malawi Queens immediate-past coach Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa’s style of play as the team steps up preparations for the Netball World Cup. The global netball showpiece is scheduled for July in Cape Town, South Africa. Kanyenda, who is temporarily in-charge o...
Fifa Mourns 24 Players, Fans Fifa president Gianni Infantino has sent condolences to Malawi’s football fraternity following the death of 24 players and supporters of Nyungwe United Football Club in Karonga on Saturday night. The accident occured at Tenende in Karonga District as the team and its supporters returned from from a Moto Northern Region Divisio...
PressCane Limited Touts Environment Conservation Strides Ethanol distiller, PressCane Limited has said it is constantly finding innovative ways to conserve the environment while providing the nation with energy needs and solutions. PressCane Limited Marketing Manager Mercy Kamanga said in an interview ahead of the commemoration of the World Environment Day on 5 June that the company will do its best to c...
SUGAR PRICING SPARKS DEBATE…CDEDI Seeks Clarity On Sugar Production, Pricing While Illovo sugar company has threatened to seek court redress against issuance of import licenses, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has written the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament and the Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Industry to immediately conduct a public inquiry on sugar production and...
Tackling Cholera At The Source hen a businessperson from Limbe Market in Blantyre contracted cholera in July 2022, health workers at South Lunzu Health Centre were soon overwhelmed by patients from Machinjiri, the city’s largest township. “The patient may have taken contaminated food or water, but the cases quickly rose to 17 a day, leaving us with no time for rest,” recal...
Habitat For Humanity Aids 430 Households Habitat for Humanity has donated building materials to 430 Cyclone Freddy survivors from Traditional Authority Jenala in Phalombe District to help them construct temporary houses. The donated materials include timber, robes, hammers, pangas, hoes, blankets, shovels, nails and tents amounting to K160 million. Speaking on Saturday during the handover...
Mangochi Parents Urged To Send Children To School Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) national chairperson Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad has urged parents in Mangochi District to send their children to school to build a bright future for them. He said on Sunday during the handover of six classrooms and office block at Muft Abbas Primary School that unlike in the past when schools were far part, the lakes...
Nkhotakota Receives K109m Climate Change Funding Nkhotakota District Council last week received about K109 million from UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for the implementation of climate change adaptation intervention-related activities in the district. Speaking during the presentation to the District Executive Committee, Local Project national coordinator Violet Mganga said the money was disb...
NGO Fights For Rights Of Children With Albinism Ujama Pamodzi Africa, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that works to prevent violence against women and children, says parents of children with albinism fail to give them access to some basic rights for fear of exposing them to danger. Ujama Pamodzi Africa Mchinji district coordinator Bessie Mhone said during awareness meetings in the district...
NGOs Lobby For Training For Community Leaders Norwegian Church Aid and DanChurch Aid (NCA/DCA) joint country programme officer John Chawinga has said there is need to train community leaders to enhance understanding of their roles in various development initiatives. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday after a meeting with Karonga District ward councillors, he said having interacted with the ...
Innobuild Supports Mzuzu City Clean Up Campaign Innobuild Company Limited has provided machinery and workforce to Mzuzu City Council to help the authorities manage waste. The K4.2 million donation comes at a time when the council has been failing to manage waste at its Msilo Dumpsite due to shortage of equipment. The situation puts communities at risk of contracting diseases. Mzuzu City Council ...
Theresa Phondo In Spotlight With Single ‘Blessings’ Gospel musician Theresa Phondo is enjoying the international spotlight as her new song Blessings has registered 26 000 reel plays on social media and other global platforms. The song’s success has also seen it being used by some famous celebrities such as award-winning actress and host Tamera Mowry, actress Shana Lynch of the Woman King, Marvel a...
Economy At Risk Of Downturn—economists Economic experts have cautioned that the local economy is at risk of an economic downturn after the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) reported a widening trade deficit and dwindling import cover. The remarks come after RBM said in its June 2023 issue of the Financial and Economic Review that merchandise trade balance widened to $283.5 million (K294.2 bi...
Golf Union Set For Malawi Match-play Qualifiers Golf Union of Malawi (GUoM) says it will host the Harold Price (HP) Quaich qualifiers at five golf clubs on June 18 to identify golfers that will qualify for Big Brother Malawi National Match-play finals. GUoM president Gift Chidya Gondwe said in an interview yesterday that the five golf clubs are Lilongwe, Blantyre, Country Club Limbe, Kasasa in D...
Simwaka Tops Africa Rankings International Boxing Federation (IBF) has rated South Africa-based Malawian female boxer Ellen ‘The Tigress’ Simwaka the best on the continent in the women’s bantamweight category. The 31-year-old is followed by South African Sharadene Fortuine with Catherine Nanziri from Uganda in third place. A statement by the IBF says Simwaka tops her c...
Malawian Girl Stucking Oman Dies One of the Malawian girls working as domestic workers in Oman died at the weekend after allegedly being abandoned and later dumped at a private hospital by her employer. Her death comes as the Malawi Government seems to have no clue on when the Malawian housemaids stuck in the Middle East will be repatriated despite Treasury confirming releasing fu...
Govt Rounds Up 1 700 Refugees Ministry of Homeland Security says it has rounded up 1 784 refugees and asylum seekers since the start of the relocation exercise on May 14 2023. Addressing the press in Lilongwe yesterday, Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma said the exercise will be ongoing throughout this financial year. He said: “Some of the refugees were soldi...
Clergy, CSOs Join Same-sex Case The High Court of Malawi sitting as a Constitutional Court yesterday admitted faith groups and civil society organisations (CSOs) as friends of the court in a same-sex union case to define the constitutionality of banning the relationships. The religious bodies are Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), Evangelical ...
Zomba Diocese Gets New Bishop he Catholic faithful in the country yesterday woke up to the long-awaited news of Pope Francis’ appointment of the Very Reverend Father Alfred Mateyu Chaima as bishop-elect of Zomba Diocese. Archbishop George Desmond Tambala of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, who is Zomba Diocese’s apostolic administrator, announced Chaima’s appointment through ...
Court Gives ACB Lifeline The High Court of Malawi has dismissed former Police Inspector General (IG) George Kainja’s challenge of his arrest in a corruption case linked to United Kingdom- based businessperson Zuneth Sattar. High Court Judge Redson Kapindu’s judgement delivered in his chambers in Lilongwe yesterday in effect means the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is now...
Tearful Farewell For 24 Accident Victims Hundreds of mourners yesterday bade a tearful farewell to 24 people killed in a road accident at Tenende in Karonga District on return from a football match in Chitipa. Nyungwe Primary School ground was the venue for the mass funeral service and the people burst into tears as the coffins containing the remains of the 24 arrived, according to images...
The tables will turn one day – Prof Frimpong-Boateng reminds those in power now
- Ghana
Department of Social Welfare presents items to PWDs in Akatsi South
- Ghana
Cleric urges patience with Tinubu over subsidy removal
- Nigeria
Transfers: Gift Fred’s contract at SC Villa expires
- Tanzania
Outbreak of Anthrax Confirmed in the Upper East Region of Ghana
- Ghana
Residents of Nakuru cry for help as the dreaded Confirm Gang reign terror on them – MATIANG’I had managed to wipe out the gang before KINDIKI took over.
- Kenya
Senate Gulped Only N168bn In 2023 Budget, Says Lawan
- Nigeria
Lafarge appoints Alade-Akinyemi as new CEO
- Nigeria
WorldFaze Studio and Residency attracting creatives across Accra
- Ghana
FCTA Honors Winners Of Abuja Poetry Contest
- Nigeria
Group Unveils National Structure To Keep Tabs On Local Govt Operations
- Nigeria
Tribunal: How Peter Obi rigged out Atiku in Anambra – witness
- Nigeria
Obi, Atiku, Tambuwal Extol Late Dame Ihedioha’s Virtues
- Nigeria
Atheists finger govt for ‘wasting money on Prayer Breakfast’
- Kenya
WATCH: ‘Arrest Putin’ billboards NOT funded by ratepayers – Tshwane mayor
- South Africa
N-Soft successfully delivered its Mobile Data governance system to Mali
- Ghana
New sports initiative: Football to kick-off big time
- Egypt
Police Nab Suspected Armed Robbers In Delta, Recover Two Guns
- Nigeria
US Intelligence Indicates Russia Being Responsible For Ukraine Dam Attack: Report
- Nigeria
Old Students of Tema Methodist Day SHS call for infrastructure support
- Ghana
IGP Dampare meets Citi TV/Citi FM Management to strengthen ties
- Ghana
BENUE: PDP Reacts As Alia Sacks Workers Employed By Ortom From May, 2022 To Date
- Nigeria
News: Senior citizens of Tigray stage demonstrations in Mekelle over unpaid pension
- Ethiopia
Baby Jet U-16 Tournament kicks off in Cape Coast
- Ghana
Prof Ama Ata Aidoo had an interesting perspective of life – Brigitte Dzogbenuku
- Ghana
Moody Awori’s daughter dies
- Kenya
WE HAVE SPIES IN UPND THAT WENT AS DEFECTORS BUT THEY ARE SENDING DATA TO US-REVEALS PF
- Zambia
WHY ZAMBIA MUST ABANDON THE IMF DEAL- Antonio Mwanza
- Zambia
Emulate late Prof Aidoo – Filmmaker, Kwaw Ansah urges youth
- Ghana
Brutal killings of two young girls show one of India’s biggest problems is getting worse, advocates say
- Egypt
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