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Brenda Sanudi

DPP in contempt of court, CSOs planning to drag it back to court

Erstwhile ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has found itself in contempt of court for disobeying a ruling delivered by High Court of Malawi judge Zione Ntaba at the Zomba Registry in June 2023.

Chakwera shocked with Goodall Gondwe’s death, pays tribute to Malawi’s finest Finance Minister ever

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Wednesday morning joined well-meaning Malawians in expressing shock and grief over the sudden death of former Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe.

Chakwera laments his predecessors’ failure to prioritize water access

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has lamented failure by the previous administrations to prioritize access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for Malawians.

Soldier Emmanuel Ghost Mbewe to challenge Chakwera at MCP convention

Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier and musician Emmanuel Ghost Mbewe has come out in the open to declare his interest to contest for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidency at its next convention.

DPP MP Chilenga’s hefty self-serving retirement package proposal courts HRDC wrath

Malawi’s firebrand human rights watchdog, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), has condemned a proposal by the members of Parliament (MPs) to introduce retirement packages for lawmakers amidst economic challenges that have slowed down general development of the country.

Senior DPP official Fredrick Malata reveals Chaponda’s plot to expel Nankhumwa

Senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official Fredrick Billy Malata has revealed a political plot the erstwhile governing party has mooted to expel Mulanje Central legislator and Leader of Opposition, Kondwani Nankhumwa, from the party.

US moves to bolster higher education in Malawi, provides US$17m funding

The Government of the United States of America (USA) has made an additional investment of US$17 million (approximately MK17.5) to bolster higher education in Malawi in the next five years.

Cde Timothy Mtambo tips youths against being agents of violence

Founder and current president of the Citizens for Transformation (CFT), Timothy Pagonachi Simbega Mtambo, on Saturday bounced back to the podium and immediately seized the opportunity to warn university students in Malawi to guard against being used as instruments of violence by greedy politicians.

President Chakwera earns praise from CHRR for pardoning Linda Kunje’s driver Tewesa

Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has earned praise from the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) for pardoning Jones Tewesa driver to former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Linda Kunje.

MP Werani Chilenga, Msonda dismiss APM endorsement in the Northern

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s most influential member of Parliament in the Northern Region, Werani Chilenga, has joined other concerned party followers in denouncing the endorsement of Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika as DPP torchbearer in the 2025 presidential election.

Govt commences construction of Salima-Nkhotakota Road

After being cheated for decades by previous administrations, communities living and motorists driving along the M5 (Salima-Nkhotakota Road) can breathe a sigh of relief following the commencement of the construction work on the road.

Colorectal cancer becoming another public health problem in Malawi

Latest studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) have revealed that colorectal cancer (CRC) claimed 234 lives of productive Malawians 2020 alone effectively becoming another pandemic on the go to the country.