By Jeden Chilikunzako and Jeromy Kadewere, Nyasa Times Malawi’s most celebrated and award winning netball player Mary Waya aid out her legacy by announcing that she will from this weekend start sharing her skills and talent that made her a household name through her Mary Waya Netball Academy. In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times,the […]
By Nyakuchena Ganda The mood across the nation is not particularly very good for President Bingu wa Mutharika right now as the electorates are being forced to revisit their positions, regarding the conduct of the president when it comes to dealing with the criminals defrauding the National Consolidated fund. The burden of proof rests with […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times The Civil Society organisations in Malawi says the follow-up August 17 mass protests premised on poor governance, disrespect of the rule of law, abuse of power, corruption dwindling economic situation and political intolerance among others will go ahead because President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government have failed to address […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Police in the southern Malawi district of Chikhwawa are keeping in custody five people who are connected to the death of a nine-year-old girl found dead on Sunday with her private parts and some flesh removed. Chikhwawa Police spokesperson said they have arrested four men and one woman, all the […]
By Chandiwira Mlafwu, Nyasa Times Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika was on Wednesday embarrassed by a group of children at Mzuzu stadium where he was holding a beer party for street vendors, who hurled stones. According an eye witness, Vitumbiko Luhanga, a throng of children stormed the Marquee tent which was inside Mzuzu Stadium where the […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times The former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) has expressed doubts over President Bingu wa Mutharika’s proposed Presidential Committee on Dialogue, saying it would be counter-productive as it would have no legal mandate and therefore its resolutions hardly enforceable. The President made the call as he opened a Commonwealth meeting for […]
By NyasaTimes Reporter The People’s Development Movement (PDM) has described as criminal President Bingu wa Mutharika’s vendors’ binge party held at the Mzuzu Stadium on Wednesday saying it smacks of people who celebrate deaths, as out of touch with Malawi culture. “It’s criminal to hold a party just a few days after the Police, of […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter The new Vice Chancellor for Share World Open University Professor Felix Salaniponi is already becoming unpopular among students following the exorbitant increase in fees which will see some students paying over half million kwacha for one year. The hike comes just after about three months of Salaniponi’s entry into the system […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pardoned 272 prisoners , it has been announced. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Security said Mutharika had pardoned prisoners who had served half of their sentences and those with good behaviour and were not convicted of serious offences. Mutharika, who retires in 2014 after […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter A new Youth Organization currently being called Youth Association for the Restoration of Democracy in Malawi (YARDEMA) has emerged amid calls to restore Malawi’s lost glory and democratic values. Yardema says that Malawi has completely lost truck on issues of democracy, good governance; rule of law and human rights despite such […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Former finance minister Goodall Gondwe is supporting President Bingu wa Mutharika against his conscience to buy his freedom from alleged corruption prosecution, Nyasa Times understands. Government insiders said Mutharika has pledged to stop prosecuting Gondwe on corruption indictment only if he remains loyal and support his political moves. Gondwe on […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter NBS Bank, Malawi’s third largest bank, will get up to $10 million investment in equity from International Finance Corporation (IFC) Capitalization Fund and Africa Capitalization Fund in terms of loans and deposits, to support its capital base and help it increase lending to small and medium enterprises, including those in the […]
By Ananiya Alick Ponje If there is a day president Bingu wa Mutharika rues most in his political career, it surely should be July 20. This is the day that shook the foundations of the State House with emotions, tears, anger, frustrations and death from Malawians. It must have sent a peculiar sting down his […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi is among four countries that have so far confirmed their participation in this year’s East and Central Africa Women’s Challenge Trophy that tees off in Tanzania on August 16. Tanzania Ladies Golf Union (TLGU) president Mbonile Burton said Malawi was the latest entrant in the list of teams lined up […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Malawi National soccer team striker Atusaye Nyondo has now been cleared to play for his new South African club Supersport United. Nyondo, who signed a three year contract with United earlier this year from Carara Kicks, has not been featured by his new club in any competition awaiting clearance but […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times A meeting of senior politburo members of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of president Bingu wa Mutharika agreed that the president’s younger brother, Professor Peter Mutharika, be appointed state second vice president and that the infamous section 46 of the penal code which empowers the minister responsible to ban […]
By Collins Mtika, NyasaTimes Chinese shop owners in Mzuzu and their Indian counterparts have beefed up security at their shops to avoid looting on the scheduled August 17 nationwide demonstrations. They have also indicated that they intend to hire many armed Policemen to guard their shops on the day. “What we have been doing since […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times Leaked minutes of another high level meeting held at Civic Centre in Lilongwe last Wednesday evening specifically mandated the newly appointed ruling DPP national campaign director, Zikhale Ng’oma to design effective strategy to deal with the “apparent growing popularity of the Vice president Joyce Banda and her People’s Party”. “You […]