The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) hailed the ruling as a victory for justice and human dignity, saying it reaffirms the power of the law to protect vulnerable individuals and holds authorities accountable for abuses against refugees and asylum seekers.
Malawi has clinched a $10 million grant from the Indian government to fund surveys for critical minerals in Dowa and Kasungu. The deal, unveiled at the India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi, is expected to boost Malawi’s mining sector and aligns with President Chakwera’s Agriculture, Tourism, and Mining (ATM) vision.
Minister of Mining, Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma, says commencement of extraction of rare earth at Kangankunde Mining Site in Balaka has potential to boost the country’s economy as the mining site will be able to remit over US$80,000 annually to Malawi’s economy.
A grouping of concerned Malawians have petitioned President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera demanding that he fires Minister of Homeland Security, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, over incompetence.
Concerned Malawian, Messiah Kamundenga Zimba and Gift Kamanga, have demanded that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should investigate Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda to establish where and how he sourced monies he distributed to delegates ahead of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) convention.
In a rare demonstration of fatherliness and parenthood, the Minister of Homeland Security, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, has forgiven socialite Alinafe Ziggy Chidwala who has been spreading false, destructive, and defamatory rumors about the minister.
On Monday, June 10, 2024, a Dornier 228 military aircraft crashed in Chikangawa Forest in Mzimba, killing Malawi’s Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight other passengers who were aboard the plane.
Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma has instructed the Inspector General of Police, Merylin Yolamu, to institute investigations into the brutal killings of three people in Lilongwe.
Government is making strides to construct 10, 000 houses for security officers across the country as the construction of other 100 houses for immigration officers in Lilongwe is at an advanced stage.
This is the year of the Lord 2023. In 2025, just after next year, this country will once again go to the polls to elect a President, Members of Parliament (MPs) and other duty bearers. As is always the tradition, the political temperatures are beginning to surge.
The efforts of Mr. Ken Zikhale N'goma, the Minister of Homeland Security, in relocating refugees back to Zaleka Refugee Camp have been praised for their focus on national security. However, it is imperative that we closely scrutinize one aspect of his approach that raises significant concerns.
High Court Judge Howard Pemba has dismissed an application for a judicial review filed by businessmen who claimed to be Malawi nationals, criticizing the claimants for targeting the wrong parties in their lawsuit.
