A 19 year old man in Mzuzu is going to serve 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery with violence and stealing a ‘ZTE’ mobile phone popularly known as ‘Mose wa lero’ in Malawi. A ‘ZTE’ handset costs less than MK3,000. The First Grade Magistrate Court in Mzuzu convicted Clement Tembo of Batumeyo Village, […]
Malawi’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Peter Mutharika jets in London next week for talks with the British Government to restore full diplomatic relations with Malawi. Nyasa Times learnt that Peter Mutharika, who is the president’s younger brother and DPP presidential candidate, will connect from United State where he went to represent President Bingu […]
As the battle of points continues, in the OG Issa Southern Region Netball League, Bingu Tigresses reclaimed their second spot after demolishing Statistics Queens and Liwonde Medicals. In their first game on Saturday, Tigresses demolished Statistics Queens 123-4 baskets before pruning Liwonde Medicals 145-14. Both victories resulted in Tigresses overtaking MTL Queens on the second […]
Acadenic Freedom: [The freedom to teach or to learn without interference by government officials or public pressure so as to ensure the open pursuit of truth and knowledge. First known use of the concept was in 1863] Standard Definition Academic freedom is the freedom of teachers and students to teach, study, and pursue knowledge and research […]
Malawi’s pathologist Dr Charles Dzamalala, who carried out a post-mortem on the body of a fourth year University of Malawi engineering student Robert Chasowa whose mysterious death police say, was a case of suicide, told Capital Radio’s Straight Talk programme on Tuesday that his death was not suicide and that his yet-to-be released report will […]
The Mzuzu Magistrate Court has ordered a Herbalist who allegedly forged a Police stamp which he used to forge documents to obtain his debt from a former client to pay back the cash and return the goods he took. Police nabbed Lot Shaba, 32, of Kanavuna Village, Traditional Authority Mzikubola in Mzimba district for forgery, […]
Ruling DPP second vice president Yunus Mussa stunned residents in the capital city Lilongwe when he used a 15-car convoy accompanied by a siren as he visited some parts of the city during the World Habitat Day commemorations. Mussa, who is also Minister of Lands, Housing and Development , visited Area 24 dumping site popularly […]
Former ruling DPP’s Zomba Changalume MP Grace Maseko has joined the People’s Party (PP), headed by Vice-President Joyce Banda, saying she had opted for the orange party because of its “people centred” principals. Maseko was fired from DPP alongside three parliamentarians: Thyolo Thava MP Lifred Nawena, Blantyre Rural East MP Henry Phoya and Mzimba South […]
Malawi has awarded oil exploration licences to UK-based firm Surestream Petroleum to search for oil in the country’s main lake, the minister of energy said on Monday. “We engaged Surestream Petroleum to do some exploration on the lake and we expect them to do a thorough environmental impact assessment before they can go any further,” […]
Over the weekend of Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 all roads in Malawi led to one place — Mangochi, and specifically to the shorelines of Lake Malawi at Nkopola Logde, where thousands of fun-seekers from across the globe convened in the annual intercultural and interracial event called Lake of Stars Malawi Festival. The 2011 Lake […]
First Merchant Bank (FMB) has awarded scholarships worthy MK310,000 to two Mzuzu University needy students to cover tuition and other incidentals. FMB Mzuzu branch manager Lemani Chisi said during the cheque presentation ceremony at Mzuni campus on Monday that FMB will support these Bachelor of Education (Humanities) students till they finish their studies. Chisi also […]
Renowned female gospel musician Ethel Kamwendo-Banda launched her ‘Ambuye Wazatheka Bwanji’ DVD and CD on Sunday at Comesa Hall in Blantyre. The DVD features some of the scene on her UK tour. She is captured riding with Malawian christian women in Leeds. In an interview with Nyasa Times after her successful launch, Kamwendo -Banda was delighted […]
Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has increased rent by 10 percent. Corporate secretary for MHC , Welling Kazembe, said rental hike has been approved by government on condition that MHC renovates the houses to make them habitable. He described the rent adjustment as modest. But Consumer watchdog argued that the houses were in bad condition and […]
Malawi government has moved the security detail of the Vice President Joyce Banda to different police stations, Nyasa Times has learnt. The security staff who are members if Malawi Police Service have been deployed to different police stations country wide. “Only 8 have remained at the vice president’s office. The rest have been deployed to […]
Malawi’s 15 youths will be part of the ‘We have faith’ Caravan that will start off from Nairobi, Kenya, through Tanzania and arrive in Malawi in November next month as African youths prepare to have their voice heard at the Climate Justice COP 17 in November/December 2011, Durban. The youth, drawn from Christian faith mother […]
When Robert Chasowa, a student at the University of Malawi’s Polytechnic campus, was found dead at the premises of the college, the police moved quickly to stem any mayhem the death might have resulted in. Students, after all, had already begun to run riot. The Police quickly announced that the death was suicide. The deceased […]
Moyale have all the reasons to walk tall after finishing top of the TNM Super League log table in the first round with 25 points following Escom United’s one all draw with Red Lions on Sunday. The Mzuzu-based soldiers who thumped Mafco 3 – 0 on Saturday to go top were praying that the electricians […]
Malawi’s light heavyweight boxer Isaac Chilemba scored a 2nd-round knockout of Brooklyn’s Jameson Bostic in his second American bout at Atlantic City on Saturday October 1 Chilemba‘s litany of punches on Bostic sank him to the corner after a flurry and looked like he wanted none of the ‘Golden Boy’. The ‘Golden Boy’was making a […]