Malawi News

THE ST Andrew's Church Malawi Group was given a great send off last Sunday, with family and friends in attendance after a church service at Arbroath Academy.

The Malawi police on Tuesday, 7 July 2009 arrested Zodiak Broadcasting Station editor, Gabriel Kamlomo for authoring and broadcasting a story on Friday, 3 July 2009 where two women complained about having to bathe a dead body with no genitalia in Lilongwe.

The Minister of Finance has asked Parliament to sanction the borrowing of over Shs124 billion to boost the citya s sanitation master plan.

The Catholic community in Mangochi is mourning the death of Giacomo Marcialli 64 year old builder from i Lurano , who decided to spend his retirement putting his building experience at the disposal of the people of Africa.

A Surbiton-based charity which helps orphans in Malawi has been pipped to the post by superstar Madonna in its latest building project.

Kampala Gulu District chairman Norbert Mao was by yesterday on the edge of possible arrest after the military officially named him as an "accomplice" of and "adviser" to the alleged new rebel group - " the Uganda Patriotic Front.

JOHANNESBURG, 1 July 2009 - An inability to access adequate funding is crippling efforts by community-based organisations to help some of Malawi's most vulnerable children.

Dr. Michael Schull is no stranger to the world of international medicine, with past stints in Iraq, Burundi and Bangladesh under his belt.

A number of Malawians that are also clients of one of the country's mobile phone service providers and use Western Union banking services have hailed the two institutions' partnership.

By Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has criticised Mengo for alleging that by expanding and administering Kampala, the Government was taking away Buganda's land.

THE Local Government Minister, Adolf Mwesige, has tabled before Parliament the Kampala Capital City Bill that seeks to reorganise the administration and development of the country's capital city.

A new initiative to help improve literacy in Zambia is looking for volunteers to join a mobile library that tours its schools.

Eight people died after a vehicle they were travelling in along Musanze Highway, rolled several times into a river on Saturday night.

In what could pass for a movie script; allegations of blood money and protracted marital enmity between co-wives have taken the lead as Police detectives piece how a targeted surgical night acid attack at a minister's gate ruined the life of one of his wives.

In the first photograph of the four-year-old since she was whisked from her African homeland, she appears transfixed as she is held by her nanny.

Lilongwe - Malawi authorities have seized the passport of former President Bakili Muluzi, who faces corruption charges, and barred him from leaving the country, a senior official said on Saturday.

Top Story Headlines Hundreds attend groundbreaking for Spaceport America Hundreds of people gathered in Upham, 25 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Spaceport America.

Shea s been meaning to pick her up, but, gosh, shea s just been so busy lately. She might have time after she finishes this Sudoku, but ita s really hard.

In Malawi, President Bingu Wa Mutharika is expected to swear in his new cabinet Thursday.

Caroline Mbewe, 14, would prefer to be in school, but instead is a domestic worker for an affluent family in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe.