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06/04/2023

Minister of education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has advised the Unima graduates to be creative citizens through applying the knowledge and skills they have attained during their education.

Speaking during the graduation ceremony, Wirima said the new graduantes are new human capital for the implementation of the Malawi vision 2063 which recognizes human capital development as key enabler.

However,Wirima has encouraged the graduates to be entrepreneurs as job opportunities are scarce in the country.

On Wednesday ,UNIMA has released 2,474 graduates of which 1,279 are males and 1,195 are females.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

A 47 year old man of Lusu East in Sesheke District in Western Province has died shortly after being bitten by a snake. L...
21/03/2023

A 47 year old man of Lusu East in Sesheke District in Western Province has died shortly after being bitten by a snake.

Lush East Ward Councillor Namenda Namenda who identified the deceased as Masule Sepano told ZANIS in Sesheke today that Mr. Sepano of Matengu Village met his fate on Saturday at around 09:00 hours when he went in a thick forest with his son.

Mr. Namenda said his son rushed back to the village to get a motor bike to come and transport his father back to the village.

He disclosed that when the son arrived back at the scene he found his father unconscious and upon arrival at the village, Mr. Sepano had his last breath.

15/03/2023

The soldiers who were missing after their boat capsized on Thuchira river have spent the night in a tree waiting for rescue.

According to Minister of Defense Harry Mkandawire these are the soldiers who were among the five soldiers and one civilian whose boat was capsized on a rescue mission

Kandawire further added that the soldiers were spotted by their swimmers last night and they manager to talk to them this morning.

It is reported that the soldiers were accompanied by a civilian who managed to swim to shore with two other soldiers with testimonies that about 100 people are trapped on the other side

14/03/2023

Three Malawi Defense Force soldiers are disappearing after the boat they were traveling in to rescue cyclone Freddy victims was capsized by floods in Mulanje District.

Commissioner for DODMA Charles Kalemba has confirmed the development.

It is reported that there were five soldiers in the boat but only two managed to swim to the shore.

Meanwhile, a rescue mission for the three missing soldiers has not yet been launched due to the bad weather.

Malawi Police Services has refuted reports circulating on social media which says that MPS is requesting money for someo...
14/03/2023

Malawi Police Services has refuted reports circulating on social media which says that MPS is requesting money for someone to be recruited as a police constable.

13/03/2023

Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Charles Kalemba has confirmed 99 deaths in various district in the southern region with Blantyre alone recording 85 death and 134 injuries.

Camps have been set in some parts of Blantyre and other six are set in Nsanje Districts

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 7 people suspected to have been behind a series of murder in Area 36, Lilongwe.Deputy p...
13/03/2023

Police in Lilongwe have arrested 7 people suspected to have been behind a series of murder in Area 36, Lilongwe.

Deputy police publicist Hestings Chigalu has identified the suspects as Emmanuel Banda, Wyson Stevala,Brian Jeremiah, Grecian Banda, Mateyu James, Chikumbutso Jaide and David Chinyama all residents of Area 36.

Chigalu says since January Area 36 and surrounding areas have experienced strange and brutal killings of people during the night.

Chigalu further says on the night of 7 March the suspects break into a shop of Stephano Loboko and kill him before they walk away with a solar panel, welding machine and computer which they later sold it at K250,000.

The suspects have also revealed that they are behind the murder of Peter Sam aged 30 at Kandikolo location on 23 February whom they robbed K18,000 and dapped his body in a drain.

During the time of their arrest the suspects were found with car keys, ATM card, laptop bags and other items belonging to the deceased.

Meanwhile Chigalu says the suspects will soon appear before court to answer murder and robbery charges.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has declared a state of disaster in the southern region.This follows cyclone Freddy which...
13/03/2023

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has declared a state of disaster in the southern region.

This follows cyclone Freddy which has hit hard the region.

According to a statement signed by Secretary to the President and Cabinet Coleen Zamba, Chakwera is concerned with what is happening in the southern region and government has already started responding to the crisis.

Meanwhile, 66 people have died and about 96 have sustained injuries

Journalist Marcfarlane Mbewe who came into the limelight during the 2019 tripartite elections in Malawi has died after c...
23/02/2023

Journalist Marcfarlane Mbewe who came into the limelight during the 2019 tripartite elections in Malawi has died after collapsing at work.

Reports indicate that Mbewe collapsed while making a presentation at College of Medicine in Blantyre. He was working for Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust.

Mbewe was working with Capital Radio Malawi in 2019 during the tripartite election period. At a press briefing which Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) held at the main tally centre as votes were being counted, he commented on the then MEC chairperson Jane Ansah’s earrings.

“Madam, you are looking good this afternoon. I like your earrings, personally,” said Mbewe before asking questions related to the elections.

A clip of his comments was shared widely on social media.

Meanwhile, people on social media have paid tribute to Mbewe following his death.

Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives-CDEDI has asked Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale to provide ...
23/02/2023

Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives-CDEDI has asked Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale to provide evidence on the rotten 10 thousand metric tones of Maize.

CDEDI has made the demand after some trucks started loading maize from ADMARC warehouses going to Mponera and Salima.

CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namibia says there is need for a physical inspection to prove wether the maize is beyond human consumption.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

23/02/2023

Ngwenya two Primary School new head teacher has returned the money that was over charged by another head teacher on primary school leaving certificate examination fees.

This follows a concern which some parents expressed to Malawi 1st headlines that the former head teacher at Ngwenya two primary school was-forcing students to pay user fee.

Upon reporting the concerns to the Ministry of Education, the head teacher was transferred.

Malawi 1st Headlines understands that standard 8 students were paying k3500 on top of the required primary school leaving certificate examination fee.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

South African rapper AKA allegedly shot dead on Florida Road in Durban.Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (AKA) has been shot and kil...
11/02/2023

South African rapper AKA allegedly shot dead on Florida Road in Durban.

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (AKA) has been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road, Morningside in Durban Friday night where he had been booked to perform on Saturday, 10 February 2023

His death has left a lot of fans speechless and heart broken

09/02/2023

Lilongwe Police Headquarters has detained Dorica Mtenje, a reporter for an online publication Maravi Post, over a story published last month.

According to Malawi Police National Spokesperson Peter Kalaya the police invited Mtenje and Maravi post Country Director Lloyd M’bwana, for investigating over publication of a fake story in the month of January which she denies authoring nor publishing the story in question.

Furthermore, Kalaya said the police were acting on a complaint by the National Intelligence Service saying that the content of the story contravenes Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act.

Meanwhile MISA Malawi has called on both the complainant to withdraw the criminal defamation complaint and the police to release the detained journalist.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

06/02/2023

Ministry of Education has expressed dismay with the involvement of school children in political demonstration.

Speaking in an interview Public Relations Officer for the ministry Mphatso Nkuonera said the involvement of school children in political demonstration is unacceptable by laws because it violent children's right to education.

Nkuonera has since advised activist and stakeholders to desist from using children in political demonstrations during school time saying that it disturbs teaching and learning processes.

Nkuonera further said if this continues the ministry will engage the law enforcers in order to protect the rights of school children in the country.

Recently social media was awash with pictures of students carrying political placards

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

03/02/2023

The Anti-Corruption Bureau, has refuted reports circulating on social media purporting warrant of arrest for the Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Coleen Zamba.

Principal Public Relations Officer for ACB, Egrita Ndala has discouraged the public from using social media to misinform and mislead others saying that such conducts negatively affects the fight against corruption in the country.

Ndala further says the bureau does not execute warrants through social media platforms.

02/02/2023

Malawi Police Service says 39 people have committed su***de in the month of January this year.

According to Deputy National Police Spokesperson Harry Namwaza only two women committed su***de while 37 are men.

Furthermore Namwaza says the youngest of those who committed su***de was aged 13 and the oldest was 80.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

Chairperson for the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee Peter Dimba, has resigned with immediate effect hours after th...
02/02/2023

Chairperson for the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee Peter Dimba, has resigned with immediate effect hours after the graft bursting body’s Director General Martha Chizuma has been interdicted

In a statement Dimba said that despite the benefits that the committee has registered over the period of his chairmanship, their efforts to provide checks and balances to the excesses of fighting against corruption has proved futile.

Furthermore Dimba admitted of failing Malawians in the fight against corruption.

"I have taken full responsibility for failing Malawians" Dimba said.

02/02/2023

Anti-Corruption Bureau-ACB Director General Martha Chizuma has been suspended from practicing her office duties effective 31 January 2023.

In a statement released by Secretary to the President and Cabinet Coleen Zamba Chizuma has been suspended over allegations of misconduct of public office and ACB official interms of section 45B of the corrupt practices act of 2004.

However, Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI) has expressed shock with the news.

According to a Statement, signed by CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa, It is no secret that the decision to suspend Chizuma is being done just to protect some individuals that have been fired from Cabinet, including others that are still serving, and President Chakwera's cronies that are looting and plundering the country's resources.

"We expect President Lazarus Chakwera to honestly tell the nation if at this juncture we as a country still need the ACB, at least during his regime," Namiwa said.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

02/02/2023

Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered three companies to pay fines of K500,000 each for engaging into various unfair trading practices.

In a statement issued Wednesday, signed by CFTC Acting Executive Director, Apoche Itimu the commission has adjudicated about 57 cases 51 of which involving unfair trading practices and six of them involving uncompetitive business practices.

The companies are Malawi Dairy Industries (MDI) 2007 Limited and Rana Superrete of Ntcheu which have been fined for supplying products which do not comply with consumer safety standards

CFTC has also penalised Joko Electric Company Limited for selling a faulty distribution electric transformer to a customer which the company did not fully honor the cost of fixing it.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

01/02/2023

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has reshuffled his cabinet to 27 members.

This is contained in a statement released by the Office of the President and Cabinet.

The president has fired seven ministers and three deputies who were part of the previous one. He has included some new ones such as Ken Zikhale Ng'oma, Moses Kunkuyu, Simplex Chithyola Banda, Uchizi Mkandawire and DPP legislator Owen Chomanika.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

31/01/2023

A renowned Social Commentator Victor Chikoti, has commended the decision by Agricultural Development Marketing Cooparation-ADMARC of closing the operations of the institution.

This comes barely a day after ADMARC through its statement indicated that it will implement 100% retrenchment of its staff members from 1st February 2023 as a way of restructuring the operations of the entity.

Chikoti said this will pave way for investigation in the corrupt acts by some employees and government officials.

However, Chikoti urges government to put in place some measures so that the grain trader should maintain its services hinting that ADMARC plays a crucial role in the provision of grain and food security in the country.

In September 2022 ADMARC employees were sent on a paid leave following the former Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, announcing a shutdown of operations at the institution.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

31/01/2023

A month after WalyCris’ death, rapper Guntolah has released a tribute, "Letter to Waly" dedicated to the fallen Wachalume star.

Guntolah said it takes him a month to believe and accept that his friend WalyCris is gone

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera continues to receive pressure from different groups on the reshuffle of his cabinet as pr...
30/01/2023

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera continues to receive pressure from different groups on the reshuffle of his cabinet as promised.

Recently in a statement leader for Freedom of Worship and Economic Liberation (FOWEL) Prophet David Mbewe and his membership has threatening to lawfully demand for the reshuffle if Chakwera fails to walk the talk

During his national address on New Year's Day, Chakwera promised to announce a new and lean cabinet within the month of January.

The Malawi Government has confirmed the closure of the country’s produce marketer, ADMARC Limited.In a staff statement t...
30/01/2023

The Malawi Government has confirmed the closure of the country’s produce marketer, ADMARC Limited.

In a staff statement the authorities have confirmed a 100% retrenchment of the parastatal’s employees and completion of the mandatory paid leave.

In September 2022 ADMARC employees were sent on a paid leave following the former Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, announcing a shutdown of operations at the institution.

Meanwhile, authorities have announced that they will retain on a three-month-contract basis with skeleton staff to help with the necessary processes.

However, Government has assured retrenched staffs of their salary for January 2023, pension arrears and retrenchment packages.

30/01/2023

The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has today confirmed Masauko Chamkakala as the new Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Chairperson of the committee Joyce Chitsulo, says out of 16 members of the committee present, 14 voted yes while 2 voted no

Chamkakala was appointed by President Lazarus Chakwera on the 18th of January 2023, following the firing of the former DPP Steve Kayuni.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

As the world commemorates International Education, Day Ministry of Education has disclosed that it will hire 2, 605 fema...
30/01/2023

As the world commemorates International Education, Day Ministry of Education has disclosed that it will hire 2, 605 female role model teachers in primary schools across the country in order to promote girl child education.

According to Principal Secretary for Education, Chikondano M***a, the teachers will be school leavers who will help in reducing drop out rates as they act as great motivators to female learners.

"Government is doing everything possible to keep a girl child in school," she said.

Furthermore, M***a said the teachers will be engaged for a two year renewable contract, and will be identified within the communities around primary schools.

However the ministry will hire a Non Governmental Organization to undertake all the employment process.

The project will be jointly financed by the World Bank, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Malawi Government through Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP).

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

Expect Blackout tomorrow
28/01/2023

Expect Blackout tomorrow

28/01/2023

An 80-year-old man has died in Kasungu District after throwing himself to a moving vehicle.

Kasungu Police Publicist Sub Inspector Joseph Kachikho has identified the deceased as Japhet Chiwanda from group village headman Makupo of Mlangali village, Traditional Authority Kawomba in the district.

Kachikho further says the incident happened around 11:00 hours at Bwanali Village along Kasungu - Lilongwe M1 road.

Chiwanda on January 26, 2023 went to Suwambala village and spent a night there. On January 27, 2023 he started off back home alone and was moving along Kasungu Lilongwe M1 road. Upon arrival at Bwanali village he threw himself to a moving motor vehicle, registration number BY 1066 Toyota Sienta and he was rushed to Kasungu District Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Postmortem results has revealed that death was due to head and chest injuries.

Reported by Aubrey Kausiwa

28/01/2023

A stake of K100 has made Jeffrey Ngalande, 30 years based in Blantyre a millionaire.

Ngalande placed a stake of K100 kwacha in Premier Bet's game called Rapid Numbers to win K10 million.

Ngalande who is into construction and transport says he will invest the money to boost his business.

Commercial Director for Premier Bet, Nawar Jarakji, advised Ngalande and all other winners to invest the money into their families and communities.

28/01/2023

As Malawi is still commemorating Forestry Season soldiers from third Malawi Rifles Moyale Barracks with the community around it's cantoniment today planted trees at Choma.

The country protectors started their journey at Mzuzu Shoprite with a parade to Choma.

Almost 101 brigade commander attended the event, Brigadier general Rodrick Mbalakumwendo PSC, 3MR Commanding officer Lt Colonel Thokozani Chazema PSC. Northern Region Police Commissioner Rodah Manjolo join the parade as well as National Bank staff and Northern Region Water Board staff.

More than six thousand Mibawa trees have been plated.

28/01/2023

Police in Lusaka have shot dead one suspected dangerous criminal and recovered an AK 47 rifle with ammunition.

It is reported that the police received a tip-off from an informer that criminals were about to stage a robbery around Kasangula Road which prompted the Anti-robbery Squad to quickly dispatch the area.

After a moment the Anti-robbery Squad spotted a Toyota Axio,along Kasangula road, matching the description given by the informant parked by the roadside with three suspected criminals standing outside.

Upon being challenged by the police, an exchange of fire ensued between the suspected criminals and the police.

Two criminals managed to jump onto the Vehicle and sped off while one was hit by a bullet and fell down.

When officers advanced to pick him up, an AK 47 rifle with erased serial number with four rounds of ammunution was recovered.

He was then rushed to University Teaching Hospital for treatment but nfortuantely, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The deceased is believed to have escaped from the recent shooting incident in Kitwe involving a theft of motor vehicle that occurred at Chiwempala Police station.He is also believed to have been behind a spate of aggravated robberies that occured between Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces.

An inquiry file has since been opened while a manhunt has been instituted into the other two who fled.

26/01/2023

Zomba Police Station has arrested a 34 year old man Henry Chioza for duping a woman K900,000.

According to Malawi Police Service official page It is alleged that, the suspect fell in love with the victim and he posed as a Malawi Defence Soldier based from Kobe Barracks.

The suspect asked for money from the woman promising that he could help her find a job in Malawi Defence Force

Later, the woman became suspicious over the deal and immediately reported the matter to Zomba Police Station. Upon receipt of the complaint, police investigated the case leading to the arrest of Chioza.

Chioza will soon appear in court to answer the charge of obtaining money by force pretence.

Meanwhile, the Police have advise people to be careful with people of such character and should report them to police to avoid being duped.

22/01/2023

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Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2

Man City 3 Wolves 0

Leeds 0 Brentford 0

Barcelona 1 Getafe 0 (Underway)

22/01/2023

Arsenal has defeated Manchester United 3-2 sending the gunners 5 points clear on the top of premier League

19/01/2023

Gambia's Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died in India, President Adama Barrow has announced.

Joof died after a short illness, although Barrow did not mention whether he was receiving treatment in India or not.

According to BBC, Joof who was chosen as vice president's during Barrow's second term in December 2021 disappeared from the public for months due to his illness.

CONCERNED CITIZENS TO HOLD PAYERE PAYERE DEMOSPolitical Activist and leader of a grouping under the banner Concerned Cit...
18/01/2023

CONCERNED CITIZENS TO HOLD PAYERE PAYERE DEMOS

Political Activist and leader of a grouping under the banner Concerned Citizens Born Kalindo has written a notification to Mulanje District Commissioner and the police of their intentions to hold mass demonstration on 27 January in the district.

The grouping is demanding the step down of president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and his vice Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima for allegedly failing to manage state affairs, address high cost of a living and effectively defeat corruption in the country.

Recently during his press briefing in Blantyre Kalindo gave ten day to the two to resign or face the so called Payere payere mass demonstration.

Among other things Kalindo also expressed dismay with the mess and scandals rocking this year's Affordable Inputs Program.

furthermore, Kalindo has called on political and religious groups to support the demos hinting that it is a better way of claiming the lost Malawi back.

Meanwhile Kalindo has emphasized that no human is mandated with power to stop them from holding such demos saying that it's their constitutional right.

"It does us no harm to repeat to you sir that holding peaceful demonstrations is a constitutional right, and that right must be seen to be given wholesomely and never in part."

Today government has disclosed that it needs extra 121 million USD to procure the remaining consignment of fertilizer to meet the targeted 2.5 million beneficiaries for this year's Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP).

Reported by Deborah Msiska

18/01/2023

Various Experts have expressed fear in the fight against corruption in Malawi saying that it seems that Zuneth Satta is over powering government.

The experts made the remarks following the President address on the commission of inquiry report behind the arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau-ACB Director General Martha Chizuma.

Speaking in an interview law expert Ayuba James says Chizuma's work has been meeting frustrations since the revelation of business man Zuneth Satta corruption case.

James further suggested that there are some powerful political figures who are hindering the effort of revealing the truth behind satta's case hinting that Satta has more power that even government can not put anyone involved behind bars.

Conquering with James Consumers Association of Malawi-CAMA Executive Director John Kapito, has urged Chakwera to publicize ACB's report on Satta so that Malawians should know the whole truth about it and arrest any political figure involved.

Furthermore Kapito has expressed dismay over the increase of corruption in the country saying that it is bringing suffering to poor Malawians because some donor have stopped helping the country.

However political Expert Borniface kadzamira says it's time government has to start implementing some measures of curbing corruption in the country and has urged the general public to desist from looking at negative things only but rather look on the positive side if Malawi is to defeat corruption.

18/01/2023

President Dr. Lazrus Chakwera has ordered the Inspector General of Police to take disciplinary measures on the conduct of Deputy Inspector General of Police Happy Mkandawire.

Chakwera says Mkandawire who was the acting Inspector General during Chizuma's arrest disregard the order of the President to release unconditionally the graft busting champion Martha Chizuma which he says that it was unlawful.

Chakwera further says the conduct of Mkandawire was insurbodination hence the need for the Malawi Police Service to determine the necessary action over his misconduct.

Martha Chizuma was arrested in the wee hours of 6 December 2022.

18/01/2023

President Chakwera has fired Dr Steve Kayuni as Director of Public Prosecution and has since appointed Masauko Edwin Chamkakala as his replacement.

However, Chakwera has maintained the ACB Director General, Martha Chizuma on her position.

Meanwhile Chakwera has invited members of the public to provide evidence if any government official interfered in operations of the commission of inquiry into the arrest of Chizuma.

Chamkakala until his appointment was Director of the Legal Aid Bureau.

President Lazarus Chakwera is this morning set to address the nation on issues concerning the commission of inquiry that...
18/01/2023

President Lazarus Chakwera is this morning set to address the nation on issues concerning the commission of inquiry that he instituted to probe the controversial arrest of Anti-Corruption Bureau chief, Martha Chizuma.

The address comes a fortnight after some stakeholders criticized Chakwera for not address the nation on the matter and that instituting the commission of inquiry was a waste of resources saying that it miss its set objectives, but it's unclear, if Chakwera will adopt this and other recommendations

Chakwera has on several occasions challenged that he will make sure no one touches Chizuma as a staunch champion against graft, whose efforts are being frustrated by perpetrators of corruption.

The address is expected to start around 10 O'clock in the morning at Kamuzu palace in the capital Lilongwe.

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