CFTC Issues Cease and Desist Trader Order to 16 Cement Traders
The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a cease and desist order to 16 traders for over charging cement. CFTC Spokesperson Innocent Helema has told Zodiak Online that this follows ongoing investigations into the matter as tasked by the Ministry of Trade.
Misunderstandings Over Employment, Promotions Erupt in Civil Service
There is growing resentment in the corridors of the civil service where top technocrats are questioning a sudden pattern of what they call “unprocedural employment, promotions and redeployments”.
Anti-Same Sex Marriages Petition Not Yet Tabled in Parliament
Barely a month after petitioning the government to protect the what they called sacred institution of marriage, some religious bodies say they are optimistic that their petition will be tabled in parliament before the current sitting winds up.
Chakwera Implores Malawians to Work Hard
President Lazarus Chakwera has implored Malawians to embrace the culture of hard work for the country to develop, saying doing so would help in fulfilling provisions of the development blueprint, Malawi 2063.
Malnutrition, Maternal and Neonatal Deaths, Thorny Issues After Cyclone Freddy
Mary Mpemba is a mother of six children. She hails from Chidothi village in the area of Traditional Authority Mulumbe in Zomba.
Debt Stifles Implementation of MW 2063
A country Climate and Development Report by the World Bank says Malawi’s rising debt could stifle efforts to implement the national development blueprint - Malawi 2063 - especially in financing climate-change-related actions.
Chirumba Barracks Roadblock Staying Put – Government
Government says it will not remove the checkpoint at Chirumba Barracks in Karonga where some traders have been complaining of mistreatment by soldiers when they transport their goods.
Jehovah’s Witness Convention Returns to Lilongwe
After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the largest convention organizations in the world has once again chosen Lilongwe to host its global three-day event, the 2023 “Exercise Patience”! Convention.
Bengol Net Makes Progress in Connecting Malawi
Bengol Net Managing Director, Mohammad Zafar Abdullah, says the work of connecting the internet in public facilities is progressing well in various districts and cities such as Blantyre and Mzuzu.
UNDP Transform Project Beneficiaries in MHG Flourishing
Beneficiaries under a UNDP and Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) funded Transform Project in Machinga are now reaping fruits from the project which has improved their economic wellbeing as well as promoting tolerance to shocks of natural disasters.
Thyolo Man Sentenced to 10 Years IHL for Robbery
A 29-year old man, Gift Chitekwe, 29, will spend the next 10 years in jail in Thyolo for robbing a business man of K380,000 and cutting his finger.
Operation Smile Supports Cyclone Freddy Survivors in Phalombe
A charitable organization Operation Smile Malawi says it has reached 38 people who were affected by Tropical cyclone Freddy with food and iron sheets to help them recover from the shocks.
PIH POSER and ASPIRE Projects Marry in Neno
Partners in Health through its sister projects of Program On Social Economic Rights (POSER) and ASPIRE says that there is a gap in which messages targeting adolescents are crafted which end up yielding no tangible results in fighting teen pregnancies and improve access to quality health care.
DODMA Says Cyclone Here to Stay
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) has conceded that climatic hazards, like cyclones, dry spells and heavy rainfall have come to stay.
Ufulu Wathu Calls for Continued Support towards Cyclone Freddy Survivors
A local organization in Phalombe - Ufulu Wathu has called on the corporate world and organizations to continue helping cyclone Freddy survivors with food as they have nothing to lean on.
Tremour Walks His Last Mile
On Wednesday, Malawians of all walks of life united to send off one of the country’s afro pop music sons, Victor Yaphama Mwangobola popularly known as Tremour.