Zimbabwean football club Highlanders has collected a second payment of 250,000 dollars from ZANU-PF supporter and businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Executive chairman Kenneth Mhlophe stated on Wednesday that the transfer brings total receipts to 500,000 dollars from Chivayo's pledged one-million-dollar commitment for the 2025 season. The funds arrived through a trust account managed by the team's curator.
Mhlophe explained that the money supports player welfare costs such as winning bonuses, travel costs and match allowances. Some resources are being used to finance training pitch improvements and perimeter wall construction at the Highlanders clubhouse. The chairman expressed appreciation for Chivayo's financial backing and said the...
Former Police Minister Bheki Cele testified before parliament on the first day of his evidence, accusing current Minister Senzo Mchunu of conspiring to have him arrested on corruption charges. Cele claimed that Mchunu and Vusimuzi Matlala also plotted to detain crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo. The allegations emerged as Cele appeared before the ad hoc committee examining corruption claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Cele challenged Mchunu's decision to dissolve the political killings task team, arguing that National Commissioner Fannie Masemola and the inter-ministerial task team should have been consulted. Matlala allegedly informed Cele that Mchunu planned his arrest over a tender from more than 15...
Karonga Central lawmaker Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo wants parliament to designate maize as a protected commodity after traders raised prices beyond household budgets. The National Development Party leader said export markets should target tobacco, legumes, tea, and macadamia while keeping the staple grain for local consumption. He blamed commercial control of the sector for worsening hunger across villages and cities as basic necessities became unaffordable.
Mwenifumbo plans to require mining companies to give five percent of royalties to district councils where extraction occurs. He praised the ban on raw mineral exports, noting that processing operations will expand employment and increase tax revenue. The representative warned against...
Communities in Salima have faced prolonged water access problems since May, which intensified through October. Grecian Kanyundo from Chimweta said taps flow only between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. with contaminated supplies visible after refrigeration. Residents bathe multiple times because of extreme heat yet must purchase delivery services or pay for borehole water. The shortage forces families toward unsafe sources that spread illness.
Central Regional Waterboard spokesman Zepherino Mitumba blamed the rising population for overwhelming capacity in Chisani, Chenyama, and Malimba villages. Residents face severe constraints while trying to drink, cook, and maintain hygiene, all while officials promise solutions. Kanyundo said the crisis...
Karonga police condemned residents who beat a teenager to death after accusing him of poultry theft at Mwanganda Village. Francis Msiska died from head trauma on October 20, around 3 a.m., when a crowd attacked him while two alleged accomplices fled the scene. The mob left his body near the Karonga-Chitipa Road and burned it with dried vegetation before officers recovered remains for autopsy at the district hospital.
Police spokeswoman Margaret Msiska said the 17-year-old lived at Lusubilo Orphan Care until staff expelled him in 2018 for behavioral problems. Relatives supervised him until early 2025, when he moved to the township alone and survived without family support. Authorities urged communities to surrender suspects rather than...
National Bank of Malawi urged the Scorchers to excel against Angola in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday. Marketing manager Akossa Hiwa praised the squad's abilities at a Chileka International Airport ceremony on Tuesday and promised employee backing through organized activities. The bank sponsored the first complete women's league tournament and supports grassroots development to inspire girls toward international competition.
Coach Lovemore Fazili said intensive preparations covered all aspects from defense to offense and pledged strong results from the away match. The team returns to Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe for the second qualifier leg on October 28. Hiwa emphasized that the partnership extends...
Arthur Chipenda assumed leadership at Malawi Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in Blantyre this afternoon after government officials suspended George Kasakula from the director general position. Information ministry principal secretary Baldwin Chiyamwaka told employees to embrace professionalism and unite behind institutional reform efforts. He said the state broadcaster must serve public interests through credible programming that reflects national development values.
Chipenda brings experience from previous MBC management roles and faces expectations to restore audience confidence through impartial reporting and quality content. Chiyamwaka asked staff to support the acting director general while pursuing broadcasting excellence...
Drivers hired by the Malawi Electoral Commission protested at Blantyre offices over unpaid wages from the September election. Samuel Malembo said officials promised 1.2 million kwacha per worker, but he received only 720,000 kwacha, with the remainder outstanding. Some colleagues got nothing while commission representatives claimed processing continues. The delays created hardship for families depending on earnings to cover debts and expenses.
Spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa blamed incomplete paperwork and incorrect bank details for payment problems. He asked affected workers to verify information at district offices and pledged resolution of all claims. Drivers questioned the explanation and noted repeated administrative excuses for...
Drip irrigation transformed farming families in northern Malawi's Mzimba district, where drought left fields barren and water scarce. Norwegian Church Aid and DanChurchAid provided equipment through Royal Norwegian Embassy funding that helped the Kaluwa family earn 262,000 kwacha from tomatoes in 2023 and 592,500 kwacha the following year. Joseph Kaluwa built a well to sustain production and plans solar pumps for expansion, while his wife, Lostina, praised the reliable system for supporting their children's education. The couple stopped depending on riverbeds after mastering techniques from the CADECOM Transform Project.
Thebama Group in Kasungu purchased maize milling equipment after selling livestock and pooling 1.65 million kwacha...
