High Court judge Michael Mtambo has delivered his judgement on the shooting of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, ruling that all the three accused in the case including former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Raphael Kasambara are guilty of conspiring to murder and convicted them. Kasambara was accused of conspiring to murder Mphwiyo alongside […]
After suspending his humanitarian pursuits for close to four months due to what he labelled ‘political obstacles,’ leader and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, will be back to his humanitarian work after securing more maize worthy MK1 billion to distribute to the hungry across Malawi, Nyasa Times can reveal. […]
The High Court in Lilongwe is set to hand down judgment on former Budget director Paul Mphwiyo attempted murder case. Prominent lawyer Ralph Kasambara and two others Macdonald Kumwembe and Pika Manondo are accused of attempting to murder Mphwiyo, an attempted murder that brought to surface issues of cashgate. Mphwiyo was shot at in 2013 […]
Immigration officers at Mwanza border in southern Malawi has intercepted and apprehended two Congolese nationals for being found with fake Malawians travel documents. Mwanza Border immigration spokesperson Senior Immigration Assistant Pasqual Zulu said Wednesday evening that Mr Lwahano Mulagalala aged 29 and Mr Kazungu Mulagalala aged 23 all have boarded a Marsmerry bus registration number […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe has ruled out the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government compensating victims relations of July 20, 2011 protests Gondwe said the government had no money for the K30 million compensation package for the 20 protesters mauled by police five years ago. “We do not have the budget for the compensation in […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has apologised to the US second First Lady Dr Jill Biden for her failure to visit US funded projects in Machinga and Zomba because of protesting Chancellor College students in Zomba. The students blocked the road to Machinga with burning tyres and branches of trees. Mutharika said the government and the […]
Two people have died in Zomba district south-east of Malawi in a road accident at Chikupila near Chinamwali township. Police have identified the deceased as Chrissy Chinseu and George Odinala.Police spokeserson for eastern region Inspector Joseph Sauka says the deceased were travelling in a three tonner lorry registration number CA 116 – 532 which was […]
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati, has urged the country’s television stations to include adequate local content in their programs in order to promote Malawi’s cultural values. She observed that despite the continued increase in the number of television channels on the domestic scene, most of their programming are foreign-based, a […]
A Malawian man identified as Daud Mwasinga has killed himself at Hillbrow in South Africa, Nyasa Times has established. According to our source, the husband was suspecting that his wife was having a secret affair and that the baby they had belong to the secret lover. The source revealed that on Tuesday night, the man took the […]
Malawi’s anti-corruption and good governance expert and also barrister of law Allan Z Ntata has asked the Peter Mutharika led government not to shield 7 corrupt ministers implicated in the forensic audit that established that about K236 billion in public funds could not be reconciliated between 2009 and December 31 2014 as it is setting a wrong precedence. Ntata […]
Students at Chancellor College a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) in Zomba, have blocked US Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s motorcade in Matawale, Zomba while holding anti-fee hike demonstrations. The students burnt tyres on road blocking Biden’s motorcade from proceeding to Machinga. Biden, who was accompanied by US ambassador to Malawi Virginia […]
Judge Micheal Mtamba makes legal history in Malawi, ruling that the judgement in the case in which former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara SC and McDonald Kumwembe who are being co accused of conspiring to murder former Malawi budget director Paul Mphwiyo, will be televised live on Times TV. The judge set July 21 for his determination. […]
A prominent civil rights activist has faulted the state for delayed extradition of murder suspect Misozi Chamthunya. Chamthunya was arrested in South Africa in 2012 where he allegedly took refuge for killing his girl friend Linda Gasa over pregnancy disagreements. Timothy Mtambo, the executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) said it […]
The scandal surrounding Malawi’s politically connected Sterling Timber International has deepened, with an insider alleging that the government settled the company’s large debt to the state-owned Malawi Savings Bank. Sterling Timber received a 1.4-billion kwacha (R58-million) loan from Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) in 2011 to set up a timber processing plant, which it never built. […]
Malawians must brace for actual dry taps as Water Boards have threatend to go on strike if government will not offer a salary increment within 14 days. Water Employees Trade Union of Malawi (Wetum) demand more than 45 percent pay rise due to hostile economic conditions. Controller of Statutory Corporations, Zangazanga Chikhosi, said government approved a 20 percent […]
Mzuzu University (Mzuni) student Dumisani Kagunga Kaunga, accused of defrauding the university more than K2.2 million ($3 175)) in a mini Cashgate-like scam appeared at Mzuzu Magistrate court on Monday. Kagunga Kaunga, a final year bachelor of science in biomedical science student, was arrested for hoodwinking the university’s treasury by creating 12 ghost students who periodically […]
The High Court in Malawi is set to review the case which was dropped involving opposition politician Ken Msonda for remarks he made against homosexuals. Msonda, who is the former ruling People’s Party (PP) spokesperson called for gay people to be murdered – because apparently arresting them isn’t good enough. He made disturbing comments about […]
Chiradzulu Central Parliamentarian Hanif Osman has donated vehicle worth over K3 million to Montfort Police Unit at Nguludi to ease mobility challenges and strengthen community policing in the area. Osman, widely known as OG Issa, also commended the cordial working relationship existing between law enforcers and communities in Chiradzulu district. He said the donation was […]