Hero or Zero? “…Now we are engaged in a great war, testing whether this nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can endure.…But, in a large sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we cannot hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have […]
Yes, it is not surprising to read again about the author of the article; ‘It could be you next’ by Mzati Nkolokosa . To begin with, respect be given to him for the brilliant ideas and good direction of his views, however, it is not a question of anger and common sense in all evil […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has disclosed that he will establish a commission of inquiry into the ‘murder’ of university student Robert Chasowa, a critic of the government and the riots that took place on July 20 national demonstrations killing 19 people. Mutharika speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Africa Have Your Say programme on Thursday […]
A new political movement, National Congress Party (NCP) lodged documents with the office of the Registrar of Political Parties to register it. NCP interim Publicity Secretary Jacob Banda said they filed their registration materials and that Assistant Registrar General, Violet Chibambo, acknowledged receipt of their application in memorandum dated September 5. Banda said the party […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is expected to be elected the new chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) at the end of regional body’s summit on October 15 in Lilongwe. A two-day Heads of State and Government summit to be held under the theme, “Harnessing Science and Technology for Development”, […]
The High Court in Blantyre has granted anti-government activist Black Moses, 27 bail and he walked out of jail a free man. For now Moses, a trader, who is facing sedition charges, was granted bail by Blantyre Magistrate Court last Friday but police rearrested him on courtroom doorsteps immediately after the court granted bail. He was […]
New information has emerged that the death of university student activist Robert Chasowa may have been sanctioned by someone in the hierarchy of the ruling party’s southern region committee. A top tier member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) instructed some party cadres to deal with Chasowa for his writing in a newsletter that he […]
Malawi nurses at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe are complaining of working under less than suitable conditions saying they live in “substandard houses in shanty” townships and have petitioned government to give them decent accommodation. The petition has been signed by 51 nurses who also ask to be allocated at institutional houses close to […]
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the Auditor-General to revisit account books in the Office of the Vice President following conflicting explanations on contents of an audit report and presentations by controlling officers. The new audit request was made by PAC in Lilongwe on Wednesday after officials from the Veep’s office appeared before the […]
It has been billed as a do-or-die game for Malawi and the stakes are gargantuan for the flames, as the Malawi national football team is fondly called by its adoring fans. Saturday’s decisive group K game between hosts Chad and Malawi could decide which team between Malawi and Tunisia will go to the 2012 Africa […]
AIDS-ravaged Malawi has 383,000 people on free anti-retrovirals (ARVs), up from 5,000 when the programme started seven years ago, health authorities said Wednesday. “I am pleased to report that 74,000 new patients were put on anti-retroviral therapy putting the number of patients ever started on ART at 383,000,” Thomas Bisika, director of the National AIDS […]
Nine girls will this Saturday go on the ramp and battle for the Miss Blantyre crown at an event scheduled for Shire Highlands Hotel in Limbe. Organisers of the commercial city beauty pageant, Red Rose Modeling, have told Nyasa Times that all is set and each of the models is prepared for the afternoon beauty […]
If this article does not make sense to you, it is because common sense does not make sense often. But if you let anger and all other preconceived ideas give way to common sense, you will appreciate that this piece is about your safety, not anyone’s, but yours. People have raised questions about recent fires […]
After a post-mortem report by local pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala revealed that Robert Chasowa – the fourth year mechanical engineering Polytechnic student found dead on the campus on September 24 – did not commit suicide as claimed by police, blogger Mabvuto Jobani (Jobani is a pseudo) has written a report on Media Institute of Southern […]
A twelve member jury and two alternatives have been selected in the case in which Malawi government is prosecuting former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha and businessman Yusuf Matumula MP on charges of treason and conspiracy to murder. The process of selecting the jury took place in the High Court in Blantyre before trial judge Ken […]
The Mzuzu First Magistrate Court on Wednesday fined 11 people MK11, 000 each after convicting them for touting. The convicts are yet to pay the fine and have been sent to Mzuzu Prison. Police in Mzuzu arrested the ‘Touts’ on October 3rd, 2011 at Mzuzu depot after they were found coaxing and calling people to […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) says recent outbursts by the Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati on September 19, 2011 accusing northerners of creating political instability in Malawi by organizing mass demonstrations constitute hate speech and pre-empts genocide. “Kaliati needs to be schooled that civil disobedience is a moral weapon in the fight against […]
Editor of Malawi’s leading online news, the Nyasa Times, Thom Chiumia was invited to be a panellist at the debate organised by St Andrews University of Scotland which was held at the Royal Commonwealth Society in London on Monday. The debate was held under the theme: ‘Will the Arab Spring be followed by an African […]