By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Straight from a disastrous weekend in the southern region last weekend, struggling capital city giants Silver Strikers endured another frustrating afternoon at home as Bullets FC got the better of them with a 1 – 0 victory on Saturday. It was a meeting of two underachievers in the TNM Super […]
By Zione Valanguwo When one pieces together utterances of President Bingu wa Mutharika, Information Minister, Vuwa Kaunda, and Presidential Spokesperson, Heatherwick Ntaba, on issues surrounding the 20/7 “peaceful” demos, it requires no genius to note that Malawi’s leadership was entrusted in a huge lot of incompetent and confused fellows. President Mutharika may have emerged high […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter The Malawi government has asked public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to treat all employees as its own while government is in the process of integrating excess staff into the mainstream civil service, Nyasa Times has learnt. “It is the intention of the government that the implementation of the merger should […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Diversified Dairibord Holdings Limited has increased its shareholding in Dairibord Malawi Limited (DML) to 68,4 percent from 60 percent, according to the Herald Newspaper of Zimbabwe. Group chairman Timothy Chiganze told shareholders in the group’s financial statement for the six months ended June 30, 2011 that the transaction was funded through […]
A South African based Malawian woman Catherine Gondwe entangled in controversy over claims that she has been impregnated by Flames defender Elvis Kafoteka, abortively tried to seduce another yet another Malawi footballer, it has been reported. In a report published in Malawi’s lurid paper, The Weekend Times, Gondwe who is popularly known as ‘Cathy,’ is […]
The Protestant Christian Churches mother body, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and Catholic Churches mother body, Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), have called for divine intervention as the country draws near to August 17, when citizens are to stage another round of mass demonstrations aimed at expressing dissatisfaction with the Bingu wa Mutharika administration. Joined […]
By Wise One From The East Foreword: This is an abridged response to the above. In quotes are extracts verbatim from the above re-titled by Nyasa Times as “Mzati Nkolokosa argues that northeners are tribalists”. To get the full essence of the debate below, one is advised to begin with Mzati’s article available on Nyasa […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Following a serious stand-off between President Bingu wa Mutharika, his government and the civil society organizations, Britain has expressed concern about the situation in Malawi, asking the Head of State to show restraint ahead of the nationwide demonstrations on August 17. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a media statement […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times Malawi’s president Bingu wa Mutharika has hired security forces from Zimbabwe to be used to break down planned August 17 countrywide mass demonstrations against his growing misrule and the deteriorating social, political and economic order in the southern African nation. According to a State House source, most of the ‘mercenaries’ […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Renowned gospel artists, Thoko Katimba, who just recovering from storm of debts that resulted in him being arrested in Mchinji, is back in the news for wrong reasosns. The Blantyre-based Katimba of the ‘Werenga Madalitso Ako’ hits the Friday afternoon ‘scandal sheet’ Weekend Times tabloid with fresh allegations that he obtained k470, […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi’s graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday, made a lunch hour arrest of Mzuzu based Station CID Officer Brian Ngoto on allegations that he unlawfully solicited MK65, 000 from an Asian businessman to facilitate his application for a business permit. Ngoto is answering three counts, two bordering on […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter The Malawi government has paid all cops in the country different amounts with the lowest rank of Police Constable getting MK60,000 as a gift for doing good work, sources have confirmed. “We were surprised to receive a list of names and amounts to be paid in their accounts. These people were […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi government’s key witness in the case former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha is accused of plotting to assassinate President Bingu wa Mutharika, says he does not know anything about the case. South African national Graham Raymond Alistair Minnaar who was allegedly hired by Chilumpha as an assassin and is expected […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times August 17 demonstrations organisers have said they are now cowed by the threats of President Bingu wa Mutharika to crush the protestors, hitting back that they will meet him in the streets. Mutharika warned on Thursday that he will meet protesters in the streets, as the protest will be a […]
By Emily Mkamanga So far, Malawi has had its own share of hair raising and spine chilling statements made by the Heads of State. Malawians can remember so well the statement Dr Kamuzu Banda made when he got word that the late Chakufwa Chihana was coming into Malawi to fight against the dictatorship. Dr Banda surprised […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times Malawi Diaspora Forum (MDF) a grouping of diaspora Malawians will this Saturday, August 13th converge in Nottingham city for a conference on Malawi’s sickening situation to push an agenda for change. The meeting which will start from 1:00 pm will be held at Park Inn Hotel on 296 Mansfield Road […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has threatened to “smoke out” protestors who will hold another round of nationwide anti-government demonstrations Wednesday August 17. Civil rights groups want Mutharika to explain his personal wealth, address foreign exchange and fuel shortages and reconcile with Britain, which froze aid after a diplomatic spat. […]
By Mzati Nkolokosa It has been a second term of a kind for President Bingu wa Mutharika. A second term called all descriptions: The President does not listen. The president has failed on governance. The president has failed to run the economy. The President has failed this, has failed that and that too. All fingers […]