A Malawian couple on Saturday night showed up in Liverpool’s Echo Arena for UK’s popular music talent television show, X-Factor. Appearing on stage in a performance shown on ITV 1 were Liverpool-based Malawians, Goodson Saiwala and his wife Charity Njewa Saiwala, 33 & 36 who had been together for 12 years before getting married three […]
Malawians of all walks of life in Blantyre and other districts in the southern region braved the scorching August heat to witness the official launch on Saturday of the People’s Party (PP), a newly registered political party in Malawi founded and led by state vice president Joyce Banda. An enthusiastic Ndirande resident, Madalitso Mpakeni had […]
Mighty Wanderers on Saturday defeated Zomba United 2-0 in an empty stadium at Balaka. The Nomads, who lost 1-0 to Red Lions last Sunday, were fined for causing that game’s abandonment and ordered to play in empty stadium away on their home fixture after they were found guilty of perpetrating acts of violence and hooliganism. […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday ordered closure of Chancellor College a constituent colleges of the University of Malawi ‘with immediate effect’ due to students vigil pressing University authorities to resolve the stand-off with lecturers. Assistant registrar at Chancellor College responsible for students welfare Ellias Chizimba confirmed that Chancellor College (Chanco) had been closed and […]
At exactly 2:55 pm, newly registered People’s Party (PP) president Joyce Banda and her husband former Chief Justice Richard Banda, stepped their feet into KCC Hall in Chigumula Township, Blantyre, to be part of a special service of worship organized for the party on Friday. PP is set for official launch at Nyambadwe Lions Primary […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the prominent civil society, interfaith organisation made up of the main Protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his war cry speech and an attack of the clergy. Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His […]
It is one thing to elect a State President. It is yet another to have a leader who is sensible enough to realise that he must have and show empathy towards the people he is leading. It has already been said several times in the media that, President Bingu wa Mutharika knows very little about […]
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) has been registering many sexual exploits since the class boycott by lecturers over academic freedom impasse with d 39 pregnancies in one academic year (2010/2011) alone, according to Director of Women Affairs Elsie Nliwasa. Nliwasa told the Weekend Times that this development has forced the College to resort to distributing […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday claimed he has done great things in the country during his seven years in power including “eradicating HIV/Aids”, saying his government and ruling DPP is getting more popular. Mutharika said in a speech in Blantyre, the commercial capital, that civil society leaders were derailing his development programmes by […]
Malawi’s only professional netball player, Mwawi Kumwenda, who is on off -season from her Australian Club and back with Escom Sisters, will miss weekend’ s encounter against MTL Queens in the OG Issa Southern Region Netball League at Blantyre Youth Centre as she is going on charity work. Kumwenda will be travelling to Salima where […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza for his straight-talking sermon during the National Day of Prayers last week. In the presence of President Mutharika and his wife, Callista, Bishop Zuza admonished those who have “more authority” for threatening […]
A leaked email from one of the civil society leaders in Malawi organising national wide demonstrations has revealed that the opposition party leaders are hugely funding the planned September 21 demonstrations meant to ignite ‘regime change’. The email posted on http://www.nyasaleaks.com/ is from Mosses Mkandawire to Pat Kaira titled minutes “20th meeting”. It shows that State Vice […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika says the country is ready to go to war should civil society organisations continue to reject his Presidential Contact and Dialogue Committee. Irate Mutharika said he is tired of the demands by the civil society organisations to continue rejecting the composition of the committee and plan for another round of […]
It doesn’t rain but pours for Bingu Tigresses camp, as Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) has suspended four of their officials for their misconduct during the Presidential Cup finals in Mzuzu. The four officials, Tigresses coach-player Peace Chawinga-Kalua, assistant coach Charles Mhango, team manageress Judith Chalusa and Hellen Mpinganjira following their actions that delayed the […]
Civil rights activists who have been fighting for gay rights in Malawi are under pressure from their donors to explain how they used the funds that were given to them to fight for gay rights legislation. In an emailed correspondence dated 19th July 2011 posted on newly launched whistle blower website NyasaLeaks, addressed to John […]
A young woman was allegedly set on fire by her husband in Kasungu after they picked a matrimonial row. The woman identified as Ester Banda, 28, said her husband set her on fire but according to Station Officer for Kasungu Police, Assistant Commissioner Foloko Gama, the hubby claims she set herself on fire as suicide […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary-general Dr Chris Daza says he will seek the party nomination at the convention to become its presidential candidate in 2014 elections. Speaking on Capital Radio Straight Talk programme aired on Tuesday, Daza said he is optimistic to get the convention nod to become the president of MCP and fight for […]
Police in eastern city of Zomba on Wednesday blocked students at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) from proceeding to University Office, located about two kilometres away, to hold their indefinite vigil to aide at pressing the to reopen the institution for full classes. The police stopped students who were escorted by lecturers and Civil Society […]