Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Thyolo Thabva Lilfred Nawena has defied the High court order to hand over piece of land he grabbed from a woman in his constituency and has insisted he owns the land. The High Court in Blantyre on 4th March this year ordered Nawena to stop farming […]
Most people hated him passionately – Bakili Muluzi – the former President of the Republic of Malawi. And most people adored him, Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika – except for a few voices who expressed skepticism from the start like the doubting “Toms” Likambale and Chiumia in particular of this world who urged people to wait […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika will join other world leaders for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which opens Friday in Perth, Australia where issues of homosexuals will be raised. The CHOGM talks, to be opened by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II , will also debate whether the body should adopt a charter of common […]
Academic dons at Chancellor College, the main constituent college of the University of Malawi, have said they are ready to get back to class after welcoming President Binguwa Mutharika’s directive to have four fired lecturers reinstated and assurances of academic freedom. Mutharika, through the University Council, fired Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU), Dr. Jesse […]
Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda will on Thursday return from Zambia where she went to attend independence celebrations at the invitation of President Michael Sata, effectively putting to rest rumours that she was seeking asylum in the country. Rumours were rife that Banda failed to return Wednesday because there was a plot by government to […]
He might be regarded as an underdog musically, and he might not even be among your local reggae favorite. But Jeddie I Tafari seems to get much recognition and popularity outside than locally. Jedde has once before stormed international stages and skillfully mesmerized fans with his reggae-dancehall tunes. He is now at it again. He […]
Minister of Youth Development and Welfare, Symon Vuwa Kaunda has pledged that government will construct a multi-million netball court in Lilongwe. Kaunda announced this on Tuesday in Blantyre when he welcomed Malawi Queens from a Four-Nation Invitational tournament in Perth, Australia where they managed to smash South Africa 61-37 after going down to New Zealand […]
There was pandemonium at Mzuzu University (Mzuni) campus Wednesday morning when riot police invaded the institution and fired teargas at students who were demonstrating over their tuition loans which they are to receive from Malawi Savings Bank (MSB). The students went berserk and blocked the M1 road (Mzuzu-Karonga) while burning used motor vehicle tyres and […]
Malawi’s Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa-Malawi) has reported to the United Nations Human Rights Committee that journalists were receiving death threats allegedly for publishing articles that are deemed critical of President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government. The UN committee met Misa-Malawi, the Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), the Malawi Human Rights […]
Malawi President Bingu WA Mutharika has fulfilled his promise which he pledged some years ago to donate a 67-seater bus to the national football team, the Flames. The Bus was handed over by Minister of Youth Development and Welfare Symon Vuwa Kaunda to Sports Council on Monday. “As of how the bus will be assigned, […]
Malawi’s private Joy TV says it will register in Zambia as a limited liability company in that country and will beam to Southern Africa without interfering with any frequency dismissing claims by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) that it will be “illegal.” Lawmaker Atupele Muluzi told The Nation newspaper and Capital Radio’s Daybreak Malawi that […]
Malawi Foreign Affairs minister Peter Mutharika, brother to President Bingu wa Mutharika, has rejected a proposal by some members of the ruling DPP to introduce a new currency note bearing president Mutharika’s face, Nyasa Times can exclusively reveal. The young Mutharika who is being bulldozed to take over the leadership mantle from his elder brother […]
An imminent deal between Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM)Limited and South Africa’s Vodacom has led to many investors clinging on to the local firm’s shares at the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) in the hope that the share price may increase, Nyasa Times can reveal. This is clearly indicated in MSE’s daily reports for the past three […]
Malawi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mutharika and other senior government officials involved in the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) K105 million house scam are “innocent” and have no case to answer, Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Alex Nampota has declared. The scam was exposed by the Daily Times and the publication graphically presented facts and figures […]
I am a proponent of leadership renewal. Some young and fresh ideas will go a long way in solving the myriad problems inflicting Malawi today. I however do not buy into this idea of thrusting a 33 or even 35 year into an elective office like the presidency. I am not Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Malawi’s outspoken political and human rights activist Ben Chiza Mkandawire said he was appalled at prison conditions in the country’s capital Lilongwe, after he spent days in detention. Mkandawire alongside other four activists were arrested on Friday 14 October for engaging in a peaceful protest outside parliament in Lilongwe. During remand at Maula Prison he […]
Malawi government says it will not explain to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) why it failed to arrest Sudanese President and genocide suspect Omar al-Bashir during a recent visit. The war crimes court issued a decision requesting Malawi to submit before 11 November ‘any observations’ over its alleged failure to comply with the arrest […]
The Youth Association for Democracy (YADEMA) has been officially registered with the Registrar General. Its interim chairperson, Lilongwe-based lawyer Wapona Kita confirmed that the pro-democracy youth group was registered on Tuesday October 25. “I am pleased to inform the general membership that YADEMA has been registered today by the Registrar General as a charitable company,” […]