By Joanna Kiernan and Jim Cusack It is expected that the body of Malawian murder victim Rudo Mawere will be released this week for repatriation to her home country independent.ie reports. Ms Mawere, a 26-year-old business student, whose lifeless body was stuffed into a sports bag measuring just 2ft by 4ft, and abandoned at 7pm [...]
By Mbulanje Of Ndixville For some reason last week I decided to write this article having had the ideas just before the Christmas period. I am happy and surprised at the same time that I share perhaps this week only the same thoughts as Ndirande Love who has in the week written something on the [...]
By Maxwell Munthali Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika parliamentary speech was received with same old castigation and critics without really paying attention to what the president had said. Most of the usual suspects immediately condemned the speech saying that the speech lacked substance while others said it was the same old story by the old [...]
Compiled By Chikondi Mangani Malawi golden boy and Light heavyweight contender Isaac Chilemba took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing 10-round decision win over Edison Miranda in Las Vegas on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights series An early battle of boxer versus puncher ,Chilemba was using his jab and finding [...]
Today, 4th February 2012 is World Cancer Day. It is marked on this day every year to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day targets the public through global communications, and encourages policy makers and UICC member organisations to make cancer a political priority. Cancer is a leading cause of [...]
By Mbavi Malawi should not host the African Union (AU) summit in June as the country has a many problems to solve according Joyce Banda who said this while addressing a rally at Kasiya in Lilongwe North East this week. The presidential hopeful told her supporters that government should instead use the money meant for [...]
By Francis Sitima The Portuguese group Mota-Engil has been awarded the contract to build 138.5 kilometres of railway in southern Malawi that will take 27 months to finish for the Brazilian group Vale for US$703 according to the groups statement field. Currently Vale-Mozambique is building the US$2 billion railway line from Moatize, in the western province of Tete, [...]
In the first conviction of its kind in SA, a woman has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for the rape of a disabled teenage boy. The 45-year-old woman from Port Elizabeth raped the 13-year-old mentally disabled and physically handicapped teenager in Motherwell in 2009 . She will now be listed in the National [...]
President Bingu wa Mutharika is said to have jetted into Zimbabwe on Wednesday for private talks with President Robert Mugabe Zim-eye reported. According to the report President Mutharika arrived around 11am and went straight to the state house where held talks with President Mugabe. Speaking after the three-hour meeting, the Malawian leader said he was visiting Zimbabwe [...]
Written By Marcel Chimwala Malawi is finalising a review of the concession of the country’s rail operator, Central East African Railways (CEAR), to ensure the company, which has incorporated Brazilian mining giant Vale Emirates as a major shareholder, is entirely responsible for the operation, maintenance and development of the railway network in the country. Malawi [...]
Rudo’s Family Want To Bring Their Murdered Daughter Back Home
An Outsider Inside View Malawi Problems In Prayer
Bingu’s Speech – Not So Empty After All
Malawi’s ”Golden Boy” Chilemba Wins Again Against Colombian
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Unambitious Joyce Banda