News In Northern Region (501)
MSC, MPC Relentless on Pay Rise Strike
The strike by the Malawi Shipping Company (MSC) and Malawi Ports Company (MPC) meant to force their employer to adjust their salary upwards has now entered second week.
Parliament Reconvenes on June 29, 2020
Parliament has again shifted dates for reconvening of the August house for the continuation of the 2020/2021 Budget meeting from Thursday 25th June to Monday 29th June.
Mzimba DPP Monitor Arrested Over Voter Certificates, National IDs
In Mzimba district, a Democratic Progressive Party-DPP monitor is in police custody for an an alleged electoral related offence.
Soldiers, Police, Prisoners Choose President
Even members of the Malawi Defense Force have had to, for a while, reserve time to go and choose who they want to be the president of Malawi.
Elderly Increasingly Turning Up to Vote
Stakeholders Preach Peace and Respect for Rights During FPE
With only hours to the 23rd June, 2020 court ordered Fresh Presidential Election stakeholders in the electoral process have implored Malawians to maintain calm and respect for other people’s rights for peace to prevail in this country during this electoral period.
CFT Implores Security Officers to Protect Monitors During FPE
Citizen for Transformation Movements’ CFT Timothy Mtambo says his team will be on top of things to ensure that no one threatens monitors as well as the electorate during the Fresh Presidential Elections on 23 June, saying it's time for change.
Commentators Fear the 2020/2021 National Budget will Face Implementation Challenges
Some experts have expressed worry the 2020/2021 National Budget might face problems in implementation considering the short time parliamentarians had deliberating it in their different committee cluster meetings.
APM Adamant on Cabinet Dissolution Ahead of the Court Ordered FPE
President Peter Mutharika has put his foot down he will not dissolve his cabinet prior to the Constitutional Court ordered fresh presidential poll slated for June 23, as it is legally required of him.
TEVETA Donates 15,000 Face Masks to Ngara Technical College
TEVET Authority has bailed out Ngara Community Technical College in Karonga with 15,000 face masks for preventing the spread of the novel Coronavirus, amid fears the students are at high risk of contracting diseases such as Cholera.
