By Wezzie Gausi From the point of arrest to the point of sentencing, the criminal justice system in Malawi is riddled with chronic shortfalls and unprofessional conduct, leading to gross violations of human rights of prisoners, an investigation by th...

By Serah Chilora The rise in cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of this month has polluted the usual merry mood that used to characterise the festive season in cities and homes for the past years before the pandemic. Today, Christians all over the...

By Deogratias Mmana The Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) does not have adequate blood supplies in stock, at a time when blood transfusion cases usually rise due to road accidents during festive season. The development further complicates the ...

By Mabvuto Kambuwe A grand opening deserves a grand closing. After five weeks of intriguing football, season four of the Airtel Top 8 Cup concluded in style last week. The competition returned after one year absence due to Covid-19 pandemic. It retur...

By Mabvuto Kambuwe Malawi National Football Team, the Flames, have suffered a setback after four players tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, just a day before the team left for Saudi Arabia for a 10-day camp enroute to Cameroon. Sources indica...

By Jameson Chauluka The Education Sector Performance Report (ESPR) for 2021 has revealed a skills gap among some of the teachers that are working in public and private schools in the country. ESPR indicates, among other things, that up to 19 percent ...

By Jameson Chauluka High Court Judge John Chirwa has dismissed with costs Thomson Mpinganjira’s application to be released on bail pending appeal. Mpinganjira, who was not physically present in court yesterday, is serving a nine-year jail term afte...

By Taonga Sabola Remittances from Malawians in the diaspora jumped by 55 percent in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 as the global economy started opening up, the World Bank has said. Remittances are when migrants ...

By Sam Banda Jnr Creatives got a rare mention in President Lazarus Chakwera’s national address made on Tuesday, when he unveiled the Covid Social-Economic Recovery Plan (Serp) for the period 2021 and 2023. For a long time, the creative sector has l...

By Peter Forte Malawi National Football Team technical panel head Mario Marinica has named a 30- man provisional squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Cameroon. The squad leaves today for Saudi Arabia for a 10- day camp tra...