Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s Party-PP) and PP third vice-president, Kamlepo Kalua on Sunday gave President Peter Mutharika 24-hour ultimatum to remove immunity of seven serving Cabinet ministers implicated in the recent cashgate forensic audit report. Kalua, who is also Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson, made the demand on Sunday Roundtable Discussion on […]
A father, Kasiteni Mwale,33, nicknamed Tchulu has brutally killed his wife after she refused to sacrifice their children for rituals,police spokesman of Kasungu district has said. Mwale, who is on run,o ver the weekend killed his wife,Chimwemwe Kachedwa, 28, by stabbing her on the head, according to police. “Mwale had been on separation with the […]
Malawi government and some of citizens have hit back at out-going British High Commissioner Michael Nevin that the country has become significantly more corrupt. In a newspaper interview, Nevin who leaves the country at the end of a four-year tour of duty, warned that rule of law could be permanently undermined by failure to arrest those […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu made an attempt to play down speculations that the sudden death of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera, was “state-sponsored” murder, saying Mbendera had health problem before his demise. Social media has been awash with reports which have not been independently verified that ruling Democtractic […]
Unidentified robbers ransacked and robbed NBS Bank Mangochi Branch of K4.2million, police have confirmed. Mangochi Police Station Public Relations Officer, Inspector Rodrick Maida said the incident happened on August 18 when the thugs broke into the bank’s premises. “The cash was stacked into the ATM. The criminals stormed the bank premises and tied security guards […]
The Living Waters International Church in Green-corner, Blantyre on Friday last week presented an award of recognition to former Minister of Information, Moses Kunkuyu at a luncheon held at Royals Hotel. According to the church pastors, the award is in recognition of the continued association and support Kunkuyu renders to the church. Pastor Emmanuel Chodzeka said as […]
Malawi Police in Kasungu are keeping in custody a woman, Agness Chisale, 26, for being found in possession of 3 bags of Cannabis Sativa also known as Indian Hemp. She was arrested on Friday at Chisazima Road Block by police officers, who were conducting search duties, Kasungu police spokesman Harry Namwaza said. “The seized bags of Indian […]
Malawi police have arrested village Headman Ngayaye, whose real name is Matthews Golowa, 46, of Ngayaye village T/A Njolomole in Ntcheu district for being found in possession of medical drugs. According to Ntcheu police spokesperson, Gift Matewere, chief Ngayaye has been arrested together with three accomplices, Cosmas Chinungu 33, of Magola village T/A Njolomole, a […]
Malawi is perceived to have become significantly more corrupt under the leadership of President Peter Mutharika and that there is diminishing fight against corrupt gangsters,out-going British High Commissioner Michael Nevin has said. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which is responsible for tackling graft, had become toothless because ruling politicians were interfering with its director Lucas Kondowe where […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has asked church leaders to break the cycle of moral decadence which has seen the nation losing the brotherly love that Jesus commanded the human race. Mutharika made the call when he met with the leadership of the Evangelical Church of Malawi at Sanjika Palace on Friday. “The Evangelical Church of […]
Malawi Police in Phalombe have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly impregnating his two step-daughters in a roll. The victims subsequently gave birth to twin boys and a girl. The suspect, Robert Misokwe hails from Sakwedwa village T/A Kaduya in the district. Phalombe police Public Relations Officer, Augustus Nkhwazi disclosed that Misokwe impregnated the two […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today announced a new United States donation of US$47.46million (MK35.6 billion) to Malawi to assist people in need of humanitarian food assistance. This is in response to the MalawiVulnerability Assessment Committee’s (MVAC) report that 6.5 million Malawians need humanitarianfood assistance to alleviate suffering through March 2017. One month ago […]
Malawi Police in Nkhotakota are looking for an unknown family believed to be in Ntchisi to reunite with their child who got missing 16 years ago. Richard Alberto Antonio (22) who went missing at the age of six surrendered himself to the Police Thursday so that they help him trace his parents. Richard explained in […]
The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) says it is impressed with the K1.8billion first phase of road upgrading projects in the city saying all the contractors are on course. LCC spokesperson, Tamara Chafunya, said in an interview on Friday that there had been no serious challenges in all of the phase’s three roads namely; the 4.01km […]
Minister of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati has said Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua is defaming cabinet ministers by insinuating that they are all thieves, challenging him to disclosed names of ministers implicated in the recent forensic audit report. Kalua, who is also Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s […]
There is panic within a network of money launderers and corrupt government officials in Malawi stretching from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Reserve of Malawi following the appointment of Kenam Kalilani – a digital money and ICT expert – as the Deputy Director of the financial crimes busting agency FIU, Nyasa Times can […]
A proper autopsy will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death of the chairperson for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) who was also judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, Justice Maxon Mbendera, a family member has said. Mbendera is said to have died of cardiac arrests. According to MEC acting chief elections officer […]
As Malawi is undertaking reforms in different sectors including the constitution, citizens are also demanding the review of vagrancy laws such as rogue and vagabond. The law gives power to law enforcers to arrest anyone who has nothing to do during the day or night and many people have cautioned the motive behind it saying […]