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Long Winded Road to Abolition of Death Penalty
Sitting close to Nasser Kara, a former law maker from Dowa narrating his ordeal behind bars, you nearly shade tears.
His account is sad and touching.
Kara was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder of his driver, Alex Mbewe.
AFORD Still Contemplating on Alliance Partner
Alliance for Democracy President Enock Chihana says they have not made a decision on a possible alliance partner for the 2025 general elections.
Personal Connections, A Threat to Anti-Corruption Fight
Lately, Malawi has seen an increase in cases of contentious and procedural hiring that some ended on the table of the office of the Ombudzman.
Malawi is one of the countries in the tropics with warm climate that is favorable to cause post-harvest losses and toxic infestation in crops due to several factors. These are both nature-include and manmade.
Researchers at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) have complained that lack of policies on essential minerals like Selenium is contributing to micronutrient deficiencies that most Malawians are suffering from.
A group of 7 students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) are stranded due to lack of basic necessities to keep them pursuing their studies at the University.
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has called on goat farming communities in the country to migrate from crossbreeding to select and improve method in a bid to improve animal productivity for improved income.
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources students will have to wait longer before they resume studies after two trade unions differ on their ongoing strike.
President of University Workers’ Trade Union, Stevens Thengo, says his union will continue with their sit-in, in a bid to push for better remuneration.
“We started the strike with our colleagues, the Staff Union, who accepted the offer but we don’t want partial fulfillment of the demands. We will continue until every detail of the grievances are addressed,” said Thengo.
President of Luanar Staff Union, Dr. Sekanao Kasiya, says lecturers are returning to work because their concerns have been addressed and they are satisfied.
Dr. Kasiya said, “An offer was put on the table and we took it, that’s why we are going back to work. Of course our colleagues feel that the offer is not enough. This means Luanar Staff Union has called off the strike and will resume work."
The deadlock between the unions means classes will not resume without the support staff.
Last week, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources staff downed tools on realizing that their salaries and benefits were low compared to those in all other public universities.
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