In its quest to provide convenient banking solutions for all customers, NBS Bank plc has said it wants to ensure that all customers are accommodated, by orienting customers with disabilities on the different services being offered by the bank to satisfy its financial inclusion policy. NBS Bank Cluster Manager for Centre and North Tryson Kalanda […]
By Emmanuel Mwandama, a Contributor About forty three students from the University of Malawi, College of Medicine, risk losing their places at this institution due to lack of school fees. According to Jeremiah Dambuleni who is one of the forty three, the students were once on a Daeyang University scholarship scheme but along the way the […]
By Watipaso Mzungu The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has warned that taxpayers risk paying a huge price for the mistakes the Tonse government has allegedly made by firing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-sponsored Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners, Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje. On Tuesday this week, through the Office of the […]
Freedom of Worship Association Movement-FOWAM has hit hard on the opposition Democratic Progressive Party-DPP; saying divisions in the party are caused by “old, greedy, irrelevant and recycled politicians unwilling to pave way for youthful leadership.” FOWAM President, Prophet David Mbewe tells what he describes as old men to avoid using the youths to fulfill their […]
Visibly angry President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday summoned Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe hours after the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) saga. The meeting came after MEC said with the advice from the Attorney General – government chief legal advisor – that following government’s decision to rescind the appointment of two Commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that Thom Mpinganjira has a case to answer in the judge bribery case. He has been found with a case to answer on six charges. Delivering her ruling, Judge Justice Dorothy Degabrielle says there is evidence in form of screen shots and audio recordings which shows that the […]
BY SEAN MATEUS The other day, Zanga Zanga Chikhosi, the Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC), rescinded the appointments of Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje as MEC commissioners. Upon receiving communication of the 2 Commissioners’ “dismissal”, the MEC chairperson wrote the AGs office seeking advice on its legal status and how it ought to […]
By Watipaso Mzungu The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has alleged that the dramatic increase in prices for edible cooking oil is a result of collusion among the producers in the country. But the Edible Cooking Oil Association of Malawi (ECOAM) has dismissed the allegation, further challenging the Authority to provide evidence for its claim. A […]