NATIONAL NEWS (5291)
There is No Electoral Commission - AG Silungwe
Attorney General, Dr. Chikosa Silungwe, has written the Chairperson for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Dr. Chifundo Kachale, not to discharge any duties as there is no Electoral Commission according to the law.
Rising Mob Justice Cases Worry Police
Police delayed response to crime scenes has largely been attributed to the rising cases of mob justice being recorded in the country where suspects have been apprehended by ordinary people.
10, 000 AZ Vaccine Doses Expire
About 10, 000 doses of the AstraZenecca vaccine have been confirmed expired.
SRWB Bails Out Nkhudzi Community
In one year and half coming people of Nkhudzi bay in Mangochi will say bye to salty water.
SADC Urges Member States to Sign and Ratify AfCFTA and TFTA
The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has urged Member States that have not yet signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-East African Community-SADC (COMESA-EAC-SADC) Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) to do so to allow for the implementation of the agreements.
Mmbelwa District Council Petitioned For Adjusting Taxes Upwards Without Consultations
Some concerned small scale business owners in Mzimba have petitioned the Mmbelwa district council to stop new hiked taxes saying they were instituted without consultations .
Two NGOs Team up To End GBV in Mzimba and Nkhatabay Districts
Two upcoming NGOs in the north - Purple innovation for women and girls and Mzuzu Entrepreneurial hub will embark on a two year project dubbed 'Wukani stop violence against women and girls' aimed at curbing the rising cases of gender based violence in Mzimba south and Nkhata - bay districts with funding from the spotlight initiative.
Activist Hopes Dialogue Will End Govt-TUM Impasse
A prominent education activist says the outside court dialogue between government and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) should lead to more trust and confidence between employer and employee.
Secrecy Continues Over Tonse Alliance Agreement
Two major parties in the governing Tonse Alliance, UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), have not come out explicitly to disclose what is contained in the agreement between nine parties forming the grand coalition, a year after its formation.
MCHS Students Hit at Management
There is an outcry among students at Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS) following a management decision to introduce accommodation fee for students on campus and stopping provision of meals.
