NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
Matchaya not Welcome in Thyolo
Councilors in Thyolo have expressed discontentment with government’s decision to transfer embattled former District Commissioner for Nkhotakota Dr. Medson Matchaya to Thyolo.
CAHECOM Worried with Community Gatherings amidst COVID 19
The Catholic Health Commission in Malawi, CADECOM, in Chikwawa diocese has complained that many people are not adhering to COVID 19 preventive measures despite calls from government and non-state actors to do so.
Mzuzu Lower Court Adjourns Indefinitely Hearing of "Fredokiss's" Electoral Related Case
The Chief Resident Magistrate court in Mzuzu has adjourned to a later date hearing of an electoral related case in which Penjani Fredokiss Kalua and others are suspected to have committed electoral related offences during the June 23, 2020 Fresh Presidential Election.
DPP Refutes Claim It Plundered 1.3 Trillion Kwacha of Public Resources
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party DPP has refuted claims by President Dr Lazarus Chakwera that the previous regime might have plundered about 1.3 trillion kwacha of public resources.
SACCOs & Cooperatives Challenged Amid COVID19 Scare
Ministry of Industry has tipped cooperatives and Saccos in the country to devise measures that would maintain and cushion their membership in the face of COVID 19 which they say will soon become an economic problem other than just a health issue.
By-Elections Future Depends On Graph of COVID19-MEC
The Malawi Electoral Commission has said its plans to conduct by-elections in some constituencies depend on determination by the Ministry of Health on the spread of Covid-19.
Chisale Out on Bail
Bodyguard of former president Peter Mutharika, Norman Chisale, has been granted bail by the high court in Blantyre.
Experts Shocked with Resurgence of Attacks on PWA
Civil and human rights organizations have expressed shock with the resurgence of attacks on persons with albinism, the latest being the case of an attack on a 33-year-old woman in Machinga, in the wee hours of Saturday.
MRA Collecting Less in Revenue Amid COVID-19, Two Officers Resume Work From Self-Isolation
Two Malawi Revenue Authority officers at Songwe Border post in Karonga are back to work from self isolation after coming in contact with some COVID-19 suspected cases.
Govt to Intensify Wind, Solar Power Generation
The Ministry of Energy has indicated that government will turn all alternatives to add more megawatts to the national grid a reality in order to surpass the 2025 target of 30 percent of Malawians having an access to electricity.