NATIONAL NEWS (5369)
Mother To Ex-Veep Chimulirenji Has Died
Mother to hitherto vice president of Malawi, Everton Chimulirenji, has died at a hospital in India Sunday morning.
Dr. Ansah, Commissioners Summoned To Parliament
Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission, Dr. Jane Ansah, and her eight other commissioners are expected to appear before the Public Appointment Committee of Parliament on Monday as the committee begins responding to recent orders of the Constitutional Court in the unprecedented ruling of the presidential election case.
Brazilian Crossing Africa On Foot Now in Malawi Heading Egypt
Lion Jose Castro, a Brazilian Lion's Club member hopes to cross Africa walking on foot. He took off from Cape Town, South Africa and is now in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Delayed Technical Colleges Construction Worries Youth
A local organization that advocates for the rights of youth in Phalombe has expressed worry over the delay by government to roll out the construction work for the constituency community technical colleges in the country.
MACOHA Rescues 200 Needy Students
The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has bailed out 160 students with disabilities from challenges of school fees in various secondary schools across the country.
Tobacco Commission Urges Growers To Diversify Cropping
The Tobacco Commission-TC-is out encouraging tobacco growers not to rely on the leaf alone but diversify cropping in they are to yield profitable returns.
MEC Chair Jane Ansah Out On Leave Pending Retirement
In the middle of a boiling political and legal pot in aftermath of the Constitutional Court nullification of the May 2019 presidential election and the subsequent order for a fresh election in 150 days, MEC chairperson, Jane Ansah, is now out on leave. Ans she will not be coming back.
MEC, APM Apply For Stay On ConCourt Ruling, File Appeal Notices
The Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC-and President Peter Mutharika have filed applications asking the courts to order that effect of the recent ruling of the Constitutional Court on the Presidential election case be delayed to allow for a pending appeal case, for which they have also both filed notice.
Pastor Ted Wilson In Malawi For 3-Day Evangelical Visit
The global leader of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pastor Ted Wilson, has arrived in Malawi this morning for a three-day pastoral visit.
Catholic Priest Demands Stiff Penalties For Perpetrators Of GBV
A Catholic Priest from Dedza Diocese has urged the judiciary to hand stiff punishments to perpetrators of Gender Based Violence GBV) as the country continues to register increased cases and women remain biggest victims.
