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The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled that graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should not re-arrest Ashok Nair in a long running case involving United Kingdom based businessman Sattar. Judge Redson Kapindu also ruled that ACB should not put Nair into detention. This follows a judicial review application filed by Nair’s lawyer, Michael […]

Govt has told the private sector to emulate President Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s example appointing women in senior positions. Minister of Information Gospel Kazako said this during the official launch of private sector lab on Friday in Lilongwe. “We want more women CEOs in the private sector. President Dr Chakwera has set the pace. “He has […]

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday met the World Bank Group’s Country Director for Malawi, Ms. Mara Warwick as the financial institution has committed US$2 billion for the country’s various development activities. President Chakwera said he invited the World Bank country director to express profound gratitude for the thriving partnership between my administration and the […]

President Dr Lazarus Maccathy Chakwera has said the country’s economy is on sick bed and would need a real cure instead of painkillers. President Chakwera said this on Friday when he officially launched private sector labs in Lilongwe. He said the government will need to work with the private sector to turn around the economy […]

UNDP Resident Representative Shigeki Komatsubara has hailed the Private Sector Labs which president Lazarus Chakwera has officially launched in LiLongwe on Friday. Speaking at Bingu International Convention Centre, Komatsubara said the labs would be saying remove bottlenecks hampering economic growth such as shortage of forex, limited access to capital and others. However, Komatsubara has noted […]

The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court has adjourned to July 11, 2022 an extradition case involving “fugitive” Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. The Busihris are wanted in South Africa where they bolted bail while answering fraud, racketeering and money laundering charges. The chief resident magistrate, Madalitso Chimwaza adjourned the case today when the […]

Catholic-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has expressed delight with the completion of the construction of the long-waited Phalombe District Hospital. The Centre has since commended the current administration for ensuring the completion of the project whose progress it has been tracking with support from GIZ to ensure transparency and accountability is achieved. Phalombe District Hospital was one […]

The recent visit of Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera to neighbouring Mozambique has started bearing fruits as evidenced by the landing of 500, 000 litres of petroleum in Malawi through the Mozambican port of Nacala. Apparently, Chakwera has been fighting for the resumption of the railway lines linking Malawi to both Nacala and Beira […]

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has described as careless the statement the Chinese Embassy in Malawi issued in reaction to the racist video saga. Writing on its Facebook page, the embassy says it has also noted “with great concern the video Racism for Sale circulated in the social media. We strongly condemn […]

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Director of Campaign and former Minister of Disaster Management Affairs, Everton Chimulirenji risks arrest following revelations that he abused office to influence a public officer to commit a crime. Chimulirenji is alleged to have influenced Chief Commissioner of Prisons, Grace Wandika Phiri, to instruct a Malawi Prison Service procurement officer to […]