By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times The Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) executive members and trustees on Thursday evening received K50, 000 each from Professor Peter Mutharika for what is seen to be lobbying the Muslim community to support his 2014 presidential bid, Nyasa Times can reveal. There were over 30 members, which translates to about […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Vendors have started selling their merchandise in the streets of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe claiming President Bingu wa Mutharika allowed them to do so. But presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba said Mutharika never gave that directive when he met vendors. Almost all streets of the Malawian capital, Lilongwe, from Kamuzu Procession Road, […]
By Benedict Kondowe Listening from different people and having closely followed the stalemate for the last six months, as an institution, we support the vigil at Chancellor College (Chanco) and call upon the university council leadership to see the wisdom in the demands by the students to expeditiously resolve the matter. As education/ rights campaigners, […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Grief engulfed the family of the Chimwenje and surrounding residents in central Malawi district of Dedza after their 11-year-old boy who went missing some four weeks ago was found dead but without his private parts, tongue and eyes. The 11-year-old boy went missing on 19th July and according to his […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times A sigh of relief has returned to 12 Malawians and their family members who had lost hope of survival after they were bitten by a rabid dog. The eight people all from the area of Chief Chilowamatambe in central district of Kasungu were beaten last week Friday but failed to […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times Former deputy secretary general and member of the National Governing Council (NGC) of Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Chiona has died. The late Chiona died on Wednesday night at Mzuzu Central Hospital due to High Blood Pressure, according to family members. DPP Spokesperson Hetherwick Ntaba said the party […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Bullets FC midfielder Douglas Chirambo has started training with the ‘Peoples team’ again after being barred from training last week. Reports last week indicated that some top Mighty Wanderers officials approached Chirambo to join them in a tit-for-tat style as Bullets continue to target midfielder Henry Kabichi. Bullets barred Chirambo […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Malawi’s ruling DPP campaign chief, Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, has slammed the head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, for his or his straight-talking English sermon during the National Day of Prayers on Tuesday Zikhale, speaking on Capital Radio Straight Talk interview programme, accused […]
By Makhumbo Munthali, a correspondent All is not lost for students at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) in Zomba who were barred from staging a peaceful demonstration on Thursday have gone flat out with their efforts of bringing their grievances to the attention of the University authorities by rescheduling the postponed vigil to Monday next […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi’s acclaimed poet, linguist and human rights activist, Dr. Jack Mapanje has advised Malawians to be vigilant to resist and fight dictatorship in the country. Speaking on BBC’s Network Africa, Mapanje noted that Malawi was passing through a critical phase of its history, and said Malawians should be resolute to check […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will continue ruling Malawi beyond 2014 elections, newly appointed campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has declared. “DPP is now very cleaner party,” said Zikhale on Straight Talk programme aired on Capital Radio Thursday. “At 2014 you like or not DPP will still be ruling this […]
A coalition of 18 trade Unions, 11 national Christian councils, 15 umbrella NGO Bodies as well as civil society groups, think thanks and human rights organisations from Malawi and across southern Africa have called on the Malawian President, Bingu wa Mutharika, to put an immediate stop to the ongoing harassment and intimidation being meted out […]
By Judith Moyo, Nyasa Times A network of Malawian non-governmental organisations called NGO Coalition on Child Rights has called for speedy investigations to bring to book suspects who are behind the brutal murder of two young girls in Mzimba. According to Police, a seven-year-old girl was last Friday defiled and murdered by unknown people at […]
By Wise One From The East “We’re all afraid of where we’re going. Each one of us is afraid of what is coming next. If you’re not, then ask yourselves why. You may be just like a peacock that hides its head in the ground when danger approaches.” Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza – August 16, […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times Four candidates have been approved by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) after meeting all the requirements to contest in the Rumphi Central Constituency by-elections scheduled for September 06, 2011. MEC Public Relations Officer (PRO) Aubrey Sumbuleta, the four candidates are McDowell Steven Aaron Chidumba Mkandawire of the newly-registered Peoples Party […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Richard Dictus has said the responsibility of finding solutions lies with the Malawi people themselves and that the UN is only facilitating dialogue between the government of Malawi and civil society organizations in the midst of the country’s economic challenges. Addressing a news conference in […]
By Jerome Kadewere, Nyasa Times Digital Satelite Television (DSTV) subscribers have to dig deeper in their pockets, as Multichoice Malawi has increased their rates. Multichoice Malawi has however said that rising subscription fees are due to the fluctuations in the exchange rate of the US dollar to the Malawi Kwacha. However, this development has irked […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Malawi police fired bullets and teargas to break a vigil by students at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) in Zomba on Thursday when they were peacefully demonstrating that they have not been learning due to a stand-off over academic freedom. A female student Maliyoni Mwenifumbo, 27, was arrested but later […]