The Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) has appealed to former student loan beneficiaries and employers to fulfil their obligations under the Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board Act of 2015 to help sustain the country’s student loan programme.
The Ministry of Finance has disbursed K7.866 billion under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to councils that have submitted the required documentation for development projects proposed by Members of Parliament in their constituencies.
UTM President Dalitso Kabambe has labeled the 100% increase in school fees for public universities, raising them from K650,000 to K1.3 million annually, as an unfair policy that should be overturned.
The number of Malawians who have died while travelling home from South Africa has risen to five since the government began repatriating citizens who wished to return to Malawi.
In Nsanje, a 39-year-old man named Lucius Laelo has lost his life after a mining pit caved in on him while he was reportedly involved in illegal mining activities.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says it will recruit 301 additional immigration officers to strengthen immigration enforcement across the country.
Every year on 6 July, Malawi celebrates Independence Day, marking the country’s liberation from British colonial rule in 1964, when it transitioned from the British Protectorate of Nyasaland to the independent Republic of Malawi.
Government has assured Malawians that no eligible student will be denied access to higher education despite the increase in public university tuition fees.
Former Special Assistant for Protocol in the Office of the Vice President, Davie Kalilombe, has told Parliament that the aircraft that crashed on 10 June 2024 while carrying former Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others had no toilet onboard, even though it was used for VVIP travel.
Iran has begun a week-long period of mourning and funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with the official events starting in the capital, Tehran.
