A healthcare sector in agony
Against a pulpit in a tiny church at Chafumbwa on the outskirts of Ntchisi District leans a board anchoring children’s...
Fresh attempt at Electoral Reforms
The National Task Force on Electoral Reforms has submitted four proposed electoral law amendments to Ministry of Justice, including swearing...
Aero city project nears take off
Government’s multi-billion kwacha airport city project around Kamuzu International Airport is now close to take off as its implementing agency...
Fuel prices up amid rising global demand
After three months of protecting Malawians from an inevitable fuel price increase without the price stabilization fund, market forces last...
Chakwera for elevation of sign language
President Lazarus Chakwera has decried the country's failure to promote sign language which he described as a human right and...
Slow progress in roads infrastructure
Ministry of Transport and Public Works has only upgraded 635 kilometres (km) into paved roads in the past 10 years,...
Former British premier Blair visits Malawi
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in the country on Tuesday, but details of his itinerary are sketchy except...
Chakwera, entourage face costly UN summit
President Lazarus Chakwera and the country’s delegation to the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Summit in Scotland may face strict...
Project equips 13 schools with smart tech gadgets
Atsikana E-learning Project, which seeks to enhance education among girls through technology integration, has distributed communication gadgets to 13 secondary...
road accidents increase by 23%
This year is turning out to be the most dangerous for Malawi road users as accidents and deaths in the...
K830m cancer equipment stuck in India
A multi-million kwacha hi-tech cancer treatment machine designated for the cancer centre in Lilongwe has been lying idle in India...
Third wave breaks Covid deaths record
The Covid-19 third wave has killed 1 027 people in three months, exceeding the 982 total deaths recorded in the...
RBM audit: FDH sues for K5bn
FDH Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiary FDH Bank plc have sued audit firm Deloitte, seeking about K5 billion as...
India gives drugs to struggling health sector
The Indian government has donated to Malawi assorted drugs and Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth $138 610 (about K114...
Govt sticks to restrictive Auditor General requirement
The Ministry of Finance has maintained a requirement for an Auditor General (AG) to possess a valid Malawi Accountants Board...
Govt officials trapped in allowances storm
Senior government sports officers Jameson Ndalama and Joseph Mazaza pocketed over K2.5 million in unjustified external allowances which they have...
Staff audit exposes civil service inefficiency
The Department of Human Resource Management and Development has given ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) until September 30 to reconcile...
Fall of Muluzi dynasty
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi turned 43 this month. That, for many Malawians, makes him too young to...
MCP adopts Dedza Central East primary results
The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has resolved to adopt the Dedza Central East constituency primary election results in which...
Vehicle tax evasion haunts institutions
Tax evasion syndicates have driven some institutions and individuals on the verge of losing multimillion kwacha vehicles they purchased on...
