Malawi: Africa’s ‘warm heart’ feels chill of creeping dictatorship
“Something terrible is about to happen to me,” read the handwritten note. “Am sorry I never explained anything when I […]
SA the only country with ‘programme’ to fight corruption: Zuma
Replying to points raised in the National Assembly during debate on his state of the nation address, Zuma said it […]
Human rights lawyer jailed after calling on Malawi president to resign
A prominent critic of Malawi‘s president has been jailed in what activists say is the latest sign that the country […]
Semo returns to Nanzikambe Arts Space
Lions Theatre Company led by its mentor and director, Thlupego Dunduzu Chisiza, will be re-launching a theatrical masterpiece, “Semo” which […]
Is Bingu wa Mutharika the latest African Dictator?
Malawi was home to a bizarre and long term dictator: Hastings Kamuzu Banda. President Muluzi also tried to build a […]
Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika condemns Mugabe comparison
At a time when democracy is gaining footholds in Africa with more elections and fewer dictatorships, Bingu wa Mutharika is […]
Luvushi Manda National Park number 8 in Africa’s 50 Largest National Parks
The idea of protecting large tracts of lands as national parks took off in Africa in 1925 with the establishment […]
Research in Malawi finds girls who receive regular payments are able to resist attentions of older men and avoid infection
Regular small cash payments to girls and young women can enable them to resist the attentions of older men and […]
Nelson Mandela banknotes to be issued by South Africa
South Africa is to issue a complete set of banknotes bearing the image of its first black president, Nelson Mandela. […]
President Kabila’s aide dies in plane crash
A senior adviser to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has been killed in a plane […]
Zambia win Africa Cup of Nations after dramatic penalty shoot out
Zambia lifted the Africa Cup of Nations Sunday after beating the Ivory Coast 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shoot out […]
Consumers have a right to fuel and forex black market in Malawi
The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an acute scarcity in Malawi. The […]
Montfort Media Opens Lilongwe Bureau
Directors and Management of Montfort media are pleased to inform their valued readers, media fraternity, business partners, government ministries and […]
President Mutharika admits hunger biting Malawians
Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika Wednesday admitted that some pockets of his country have been riddled by hunger which has […]
Evolution: Environment’s Effects On Evolution of Survival Traits
Advances in studying genes mean that scientists in evolutionary developmental biology or “evo-devo” can now explain more clearly than ever […]
Malawi losing US$200m to unsustainable natural resource use
Lilongwe – An economic valuation of sustainable natural resource use in Malawi conducted by the country’s Ministry of Finance and […]
Nsanje, Malawi: Business hub sinks into bush and diplomatic embarrassment
In October 2010 Nsanje Inland Port was ceremonially presented to the world. Zimbabwe’s Mugabe and Zambia’s then president Banda showed […]
Malawi woman claims to have herbal concoction for HIV/AIDS cure
A new Malawian herb concoction known as Garani MW 1 Herb might help to cure HIV/AIDS. Unlike other concoctions, Garani […]
Malawi Police and the Law Society fault Atupele Muluzi for using State resources
Malawi Government security guard, who was deployed to Bakili Muluzi, has found himself in an awkward situation for being used […]
Libya’s Saadi Gaddafi threatens to lead uprising
One of the sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to lead an uprising against the country’s […]
Malaysia detains Saudi tweeter for ‘insulting Islam’
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had detained a young Saudi journalist who fled his country after Twitter comments he […]