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MEC Aims for Increased Voter Turnout in Malawi 2014 elections

Malawi squad blend youth and experience

Speaker calls for dignified expressions among Malawi legislators

Not all is rosy at Malawi Electoral Commission

Silver beat Bullets, to meet Kabwafu in Presidential Cup quarterfinals

Malawi to Change Marriage Age to 18

MEC Aims for Increased Voter Turnout in Malawi 2014 elections

BLANTYRE (Mana)— Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has stepped up its effort to reduce number of narrow and void votes and to increase voter turnout during the fourth coming tripartite elections. The electoral body’s Commissioner Nancy Tembo revealed this on Friday during the launch of tripartite elections in Blantyre. Commissioner Tembo said the commission [...]

Malawi squad blend youth and experience

BLANTYRE (SuperSport)-Malawi has gone for a blend of youth and experience in their squad for the COSAFA Cup Zambia 2013 that runs from July 6-20. Coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo has included the likes of veterans Fisher Kondowe and Davie Banda, together with an exciting mix of young rising stars in the Malawi game. Prolific goals scorer [...]

Speaker calls for dignified expressions among Malawi legislators

LILONGWE (James Mwale, Mana) Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda on Monday advised Members of Parliament to observe decorum and dignity of the House to order to give meaning to their “honorable” title. He said this following the degrading comments that were directed at the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Juliana Mphande in the house. “We [...]

National

Not all is rosy at Malawi Electoral Commission

BLANTYRE (Malawi Democrat)-Despite launching the 2014 Tripartite Elections in a grand style, not all is rosy at the Malawi Electoral [...]

Malawi to Change Marriage Age to 18

MACHINGA (Kenneth Jali, Mana) — Malawi is likely to settle for the Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) marriage [...]

University of Malawi mature entry students bemoan frequent closures

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MZUZU (Patrick Botha, Mana)- University of Malawi (Unima) mature entry students say lack of consideration by the students union and university [...]

Politics

MEC Aims for Increased Voter Turnout in Malawi 2014 elections

BLANTYRE (Mana)— Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has stepped up its effort to reduce number of narrow and void [...]

Speaker calls for dignified expressions among Malawi legislators

LILONGWE (James Mwale, Mana) Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda on Monday advised Members of Parliament to observe decorum and dignity [...]

Speaker looks to courts on Section 65

LILONGWE (Nation)-Malawians should not expect any action soon from Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu-Banda against Members of Parliament (MPs) who [...]

MP Kamwangala dumps DPP

LILONGWE (Gladys Kamakanda, Mana)–Member of Parliament for Lilongwe North West Fredrick Kamwangala on Friday announced his resignation from Democratic Progressive [...]

Business

World Bank to help accelerate Malawi’s energy-sector reform project

LILONGWE (Marcel Chimwala, Creamer Media)-The World Bank has agreed to help fast-track the implementation of Malawi’s $84.7-million Energy Sector Support [...]

Malawi signs $600 millon Energy Pact With China

BEIJING – Malawi and China have signed two energy deals that would facilitate enhanced generation of electricity power totaling $667.233 [...]

Malawi opposition savage Joyce Banda’s budget

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LILONGWE (Rex Chikoko, Africa Review)-Malawi opposition parties have torn into Joyce Banda’s budget, terming it as “false” and presented in [...]

Column

Abiti Mwenye’s cow confuses Bawo Club

POINT OF VIEW  (The Chief Mourner)-It was with great relief on the part of the Chief Mourner that Gogo Sinsamala [...]

Malawi President Joyce Banda has made several gaffes of late

BLANTYRE  (Nation)-The list of gaffes in President Joyce Banda’s speeches continues to grow. Why is this happening? And what does [...]

Malawi: Recovered nation, begging budgets and slave labour

POINT OF VIEW (Z. Allan Ntata)-How does one make sense of the contradictions coming out of the Malawian State House [...]

Malawi economic recovery plan bearing fruit, hail JB

POINT OF VIEW (SteveN Nhlane)- Truth must be told whether one likes it or not. And those telling this truth [...]

Sports

Malawi squad blend youth and experience

BLANTYRE (SuperSport)-Malawi has gone for a blend of youth and experience in their squad for the COSAFA Cup Zambia 2013 [...]

Silver beat Bullets, to meet Kabwafu in Presidential Cup quarterfinals

LILONGWE (Malawi Democrat Sport)-Silver Strikers sailed through into the quarterfinals of K60 million Presidential Cup after beating Big Bullets at [...]

Kamwendo Mobbed By Fans As Nomads Whip Chinamwali

Richard Chipuwa stopping Chinamwali from scoring

ZOMBA (Arkangel Tembo, Mana)— Flames captain Joseph ‘Shakira’ Kamwendo was the centre of attraction on Saturday at the Zomba Community [...]

Education

University of Malawi mature entry students bemoan frequent closures

MZUZU (Patrick Botha, Mana)- University of Malawi (Unima) mature entry students say lack of consideration by the students union and university [...]

Malawi Poor Infrastructure Hindering Public School Students From Accessing University Education

LILONGWE (Linda Likomwa, Mana)— Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Eunice Kazembe said poor infrastructures in Public Secondary Schools are [...]

Malawi University of Science and Technology to open this year

LILONGWE (Mana)- Minister of Education Science and Technology, Eunice Kazembe on Monday said the Malawi University of Science and Technology [...]

Malawi university students petitions President Joyce Banda over hiked tuition fees, meal allowances

BLANTYRE (Malawi Democrat)—Polytechnic students, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) on Friday marched through the Chimpembere Highway [...]

Entertainment

Feathers, Bottle Tops Mark Malawi Fashion Week

LILONGWE (Raphael Tenthani, AP) -Models on the runway in Malawi sported dresses with bottle-tops and wearing hats made of chicken [...]

Malawi’s BBA rep Natasha survives first eviction

LILONGWE (Tiwonge Ndau, Mana)-Malawi’s Big Brother Season 8 representative Natasha Sunday night survived eviction as Ugandan Denzel and Kenyan Huddah [...]


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