By Maurice Nkawihe, Nyasa Times Masiye Kasaru aka Maskal is man of time and the irony of having a debut album named ‘Nthawi’ seem to be long benefit him. At the age of 25, Maskal launched his professional music career with the premiere of the smash-hit album, which over the year has hit platinum. Nthawi, […]
By Wise One From The East The scene is set in Malawi. Wise One from the East comes accross a crowd of people mourning the protesters shot dead by Malawi police on July 20. The mourners are a bewildered lot, government propaganda machinery is telling the world that there brothers, fathers, sons killed – unarmed – were criminals. […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appealed to Malawians to desist from hurling insults on President Bingu wa Mutharika through social networking sites like Facebook and other media outlets. The call was made by DPP secretary general Wakuda Kamanga and campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale N’goma when they addressed a […]
By Andrew Nyayah, Nyasa Times Some unscrupulous Prison Officers at the Central Region Prison Office led by Assistant Commissioner of Prisons, Robert Sambakusi , have turned government monthly funding of MK1.5 million from Treasury into personal use by allocating each other non- existent allowances and false claims, Nyasa Times can reveal. “For instance, they indicate […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times The People’s Development Movement (PDM) has received backing from CCAP Livingstonia Synod and a Catholic priest of the Mzuzu Diocese to have its parliamentary candidate win the Rumphi Central Constituency in the September 6 by-election The support was registered when PDM vice president Loveness Gondwe and secretary general Harry Mkandawire […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Violence at soccer matches resurfaced at the Kamuzu stadium on Sunday afternoon to dent the image of the beautiful game as disgruntled Mighty Wanderers supporters started hurled stoned in the pitch after the referee in their game against Red Lions showed a red card to striker Antony Banda for an […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Malawi opposition leader John Tembo is sceptical talks between government and the civil society organizations will yield any positive results, saying his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) not involved. Tembo, who is also MCP president, said dialogue will not help resolve the impasse that has ensued in the country unless government […]
By Nyasa Times Repoter Management at the state broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), is under panic ahead of the impending August 23 strike by members of staff over the issue of merger between the radio and television (TVM). The workers have planned for a nationwide strike to press authorities to come out plainly on the […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times The newly-registered People’s Party (PP) has reiterated that its leader and state vice president Joyce Banda has a constitutional obligation to protect and uphold citizens’ rights in Malawi and that she would not depart from that duty as long as constitutional and human rights violations continue in Malawi. PP’s national […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi lawyer Professor Peter Mutharika has been forced to resign from a three-member tribunal set up to hear the case in which groups of foreign investors are contesting alleged seizure of its land by the government of President Robert Mugabe, it has been reported. The Paris-based International Center for Settlement […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Civo United have dislodged Escom United at the summit of the TNM Super League after a narrow 1 – 0 victory over Cobbe at home on Saturday. Lazarus Chirwa’s only strike made sure of maximum points for the civil servants on their way to the top with 18 points, 3 […]
A Malawian rights group fighting abuses against people accused as witches said on Saturday it had launched a donor-funded study on witchcraft violence and will also lobby for new legislation. “The project, which is currently in progress, is in the form of a study aimed at assessing the extent and nature of witchcraft-based violence against […]
By Jerome Kadewere, Nyasa Times MTL Queens played their price of relying on veteran players over youngsters, as they went down to youthful Bingu Tigresses 41 to 31 baskets in the Southern Region Netball League (SRNL). Tigresses outclassed Queens in all the quarters with the likes of Sindi ‘Sniper’ Simutowe and Ellen Chibokho. MTL, which […]
By Makhumbo Munthali, a correspondent It was unplanned yet ‘expected’ when Chancellor College students went ahead to turn the campus into an arena of entertainment as a diplomatic way of expressing their dissatisfaction and frustration at the authorities’ decision to bar them from staging their planned vigil on Thursday. Clad in the ‘traditional’ red attire, […]
By Nyasa Times Sport Reporter Bingu Tigresses netball player Beatrice Mpinganjira Kadango and her coach-player Peace Chawinga Kalua had a furious row which descended into a brawl on Wednesday at the team’s training base College of Medicine. Inside sources revealed that Kadango was fouled by her colleague during training and used foul language in anger […]
By Dillinger Soko, Nyasa Times The Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) radio has fired its reporter Jospeh Mwale for allegedly recording a conversation in which ruling DPP presidential candidate Peter Mutharika was captured slandering other DPP members and playing stinking tribal politics. Mutharika was also heard making comments about his own candidacy for president in […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter National Statistical Office (NSO) said on Friday that the country’s annual consumer inflation quickened to 7.4 percent in July from 7.0 percent in June. “The year on year headline inflation for the month of July 2011 stands at 7.4 percent, an increase of 0.4 percentage points on the month before,” the […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has dissolved his bloated cabinet. State broadcaster MBC reported on Friday evening that Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has directed that all former minsters must return government assets entrusted to them due to the portfolio. “His Excellency the President Ngwazi Professor Bingu wa […]