Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika visited the Port of Hamburg-200km North of Berlin on his arrival for a state visit in the Federal Republic of Germany. According to Malawi News Agency (Mana) report, the visit offered President Mutharika and his entourage an opportunity to appreciate what can be applied to the development of the Nsanje [...]
Member of Parliament (MP) FOR Thyolo North, Anita Kalinde, has hired former Attorney General, Ralph Kasambara of Ralph and Arnolds to commence private prosecution against ruling DPP ‘terrorist-in-chief ‘ Louis Ngalande. Kalinde was beaten by DPP youth militia led by Ngalande who is the party southern region youth director, at Chileka international Airport few weeks [...]
The government of Malawi was looking to reposition the country from an agricultural hub to an emerging mining economy, NaturalResources Minister Grain Malunga said on Thursday. Speaking at the second day of Paydirt’s Africa Downunder conference, he said that the government had put in place an enabling environment in order to attract investment to the [...]
Malawi Police arrested a private practice lawyer on allegations that he got money from a client but never worked for it, Nyasa Times understands. Chancy Gondwe, of Citizen Insurance Company was arrested on Monday by Blantyre Police. Southern region police spokesman Davie Chingwalu confirmed. “Mr. Gondwe was arrested and questioned on Monday. He was later released [...]
Despite denials by President Bingu wa Mutharika who says Malawi is self-sufficient in food, independent reports show that hunger is gripping the southern African nation. A new report released on August 30 by the USAID funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews-Net) says food insecurity persists in southern Malawi. The Fews-Net latest report shows that some [...]
Cigarette smoking may be chic but from Wednesday (1 Sept), smokers in the southern African country of Malawi will have to dig deeper in their pockets to maintain that life-style, as the tax authority has effected what it calls ‘tax stamps’ on cigarette. In a statement published Wednesday, Lloyd Muhara, Commissioner General of the Malawi [...]
CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has a new moderator, Rev Clifford Baloyi who takes over from outspoken government critics Rev Mezuwa Banda. Synod sources say Rev Baloyi has taken over the leadership and is now at the helm of the Synod. Livingstonia Synod has been in confrontation zone with the state following remarks condiment the education [...]
Three siblings from Malawi burned themselves to death after they accused their parents of teaching them witchcraft, police said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Davie Chingwalu said the two sisters and their brother had been “praying hard until Tuesday night when they claimed they were tired of being taught witchcraft by their parents.” He said the [...]
The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has condemned President Bingu wa Mutharika for taking a direction towards oppressing the media in the country. MISA-Malawi has since asked Mutharika to champion media freedom and regard the media as partners in development. In its media statement dated September 1 2010, MISA-Malawi is [...]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is now vice chairman of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The Malawi leader who is the current chairman of the African Union, assumed the vice chairman at the 14th COMESA summit of Heads of State and Government held in Swaziland. Mutharika will head Comesa next year [...]