US urges Malawi to increase fight against corruption
The US Government celebrates the role the new Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma is playing in the fight...
Guest Spot
Project to liberate adolescents
Malawi is ranked 12th out of 195 countries in the World with highest number of child marriages. Forty-two percent of...
Apology should come from the AG
On Tuesday, police arrested Platform for Investigative Jounalism (PIJ) director Gregory Gondwe for allegedly questioning about where he got a...
Science council counts benefits
The National Council for Science in Technology (NCST) in Malawi has been receiving funding from the Science Granting Councils Initiative...
Politics, hypocrisy and new abortion law
BY PASTOR ELLEN F. PHIRI I have followed with keen interest the debate on liberalising abortion laws in the country...
‘Security has not deteriorated’
Malawi has of late witnessed a disturbing trend of breakdown in security where thieves have gone on rampant breaking into...
Comsip to move thousands out of poverty line
The savings culture among Malawians remains low owing to several challenges but not limited to low penetration of banking services,...
Malawian men fight for gender justice
Men Engage Alliance Malawi is part of a global movement working to promote gender justice across the world. The Malawian...
‘We lack high-tech security gadgets’
Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament recently summoned chief commissioner of prisons Wandika Phiri to explain why some prisoners are...
SPECIAL INTERVIEW—Dr. Martha Phiri , AfDB director for human capital, youth and skills development
‘Quality healthcare infrastructure is crucial’ The African Development Bank (AfDB) was in Lilongwe, Malawi last week for a consultative mission...
US Ambassador winds up tour of duty
US Ambassador ROBERT SCOTT has completed his two-year tour of duty to Malawi. Scott, though did not live longer like...
Overstone Kondowe eyes parliamentary seat
Until August last year, when President Lazarus Chakwera appointed him as his special adviser on persons with albinism and disabilities,...
Covid-19 pandemic contracts Sadc economy
During the Covid-19 pandemic period the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) region economy contracted the largest by 4.8 percent in...
‘Life is hard for majority poor’
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) on Saturday adjusted upwards the pump prices. Petrol is now selling at K1 150...
CHRR revisits Access to Information law
Every year the world commemorates International Day for Universal Access to Information on September 28. On the occasion of this...
‘Streamline climate change efforts’
The UK is President and host of the global climate change conference dubbed CoP-26. In her capacity as UK’s International...
Macra to regulate SIM Card registration
Despite several interventions, including anti-fraud awareness campaigns, unsuspecting Malawians continue to be duped of their money by fraudsters using mobile...
‘Admarc will stand on its feet again’
Former Member of Parliament RHYNO CHIPHIKO has been appointed Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) general manager (GM). He takes...
CJ moves on special court, case delays
Recently, the Europena Union (EU) handed over the Chitipa Magistrate’s Court constructed under the Chilungamo Project. Our Mzuzu Bureau Supervisor...
‘Tollgates will bring in about K5bn annual revenue’
In this interview, our staff writer DUMBANI MZALE engages Roads Fund Administration (RFA) chief executive officer STEWARD MALATA to shed...
