Malawi Broadcasting Houses To Play 70% Local Music: New Act Passed In National Assembly

Hon Mary Navicha

The Malawi National Assembly has passed an Act requiring all local broadcasting houses play 70 percent of local music and 30 percent foreign music.

Court Sentence Cocaine Dealer Linda Chinula To 3 Year Imprisonment

Lilongwe Senior Residence Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced Linda Chinula to 3 years jail term for importation and 2 year jail term for being found in Possession of Dangerous Drug, Cocaine and these sentences will run concurrently.

KIA Police Arrests Cocaine Dealer Malawian Woman Aged 22

Linda Chinula 

Chinula holding her Cocaine

A young Malawian woman who sells cocaine has been arrested by Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Friday when police confiscated her luggage containing dangerous drug, cocaine weighing two kilograms.

Ministry Of Education Hail DAPP For Training More Female Primary School Teachers

The Ministry of Education has commended Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) Malawi for taking lead in increasing number of role models for girls by training more female primary school teachers in their Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs).

Chia Productions Brings Kutsendera 2016 Poetry Fiesta For LL Fans

The Lilongwe based poetry and music entertainment company, Chia Productions, has organised an end of year poetry festival dubbed Kutsendera 2016 Msangulutso Wa Alakatuli on December 11, 2016 to thank

poet loving fans in Lilongwe for the support they have given to the company in 2016.

Hon Ngumuya Pushing For Legislation For More Local Music Airplay In TV, Radios

Allan Ngumuya

Blantyre City North legislator, also veteran musician, Allan Ngumuya says is bringing again in the National Assembly a motion which seeks development of policy that will require all Malawi media broadcasting houses play more local music in order to enable home artists collect enough proceeds from Copy Right Society of Malawi (CoSoMa).

Malawians Press For Extradition Of Rwandan Genocide Convict

Phillip Kamangira 

Some concerned citizens have asked Malawi government to immediately arrest and extradite a Malawian of Rwandan origin, Vincent Banda suspected to be Vincent Murekezi a convict of the 1994 Genocide, back to Rwanda or face protests and vigils if Police fail to arrest him within 24 hours.

Speaking at a Press Conference in Lilongwe on Wednesday evening in Lilongwe, leader of the grouping, Activist, Philip Kamangira, said Murekezi is potential security risk to the country and urged the country to extradite him as a way of honouring signed protocols and treaties that regulate extradition.

Reports from investigations indicates that the suspect was issued by Malawi Government with two Malawian passports on March 10, 2016 and August 2, 2011 using the name Vincent Banda from Mbeya Tanzania and is currently having a Rwandan Passport which indicates same details which Rwandan Government name him a convict of the 1994 genocide.

The group is further calling for probe into how Murekezi whose businesses are not known in the country successfully got the passports and a licensed gun yet Malawi Police Service records shows they turned down his application for a gun.