People in Nkhata Bay have been severely warned against boarding any vessels on Lake Malawi, saying most of them are uncertified and unseaworthy. This follows the decision by the government to withdraw MV Ilala for maintenance. Nkhata Bay Police Station public relations officer said marine police have found that people have now resorted to boarding […]
Owen Khamula – Nyasa Times Civil Society’s Action Week kicked off on Monday and will run until May 27 with strong warning to people with albinism killers and a petition to parliament to legislate laws that would protect people with albinism wherever they can be, any time. Edward Chileka Banda, chairman of Citizen Alliance, organizers […]
Wanga Gwede –Nyasa Times Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has said not enough is being done to protect the people with albinism in Malawi who are targeted for killing and their bodies mutilated, saying government should act and not lip service. In his address to parliament in response to State-of-the-nation-address delivered by President Mutharika on […]
Maurice Nkawihe – Nyasa Times The gaming regulator in the country, Malawi Gaming Board (MGB) has warned the general public not to play unlicensed gaming and sport betting to avoid facing the long arm of the law. Speaking in a television programme called Tikhale Tcheru, monitored on MBC-TV, Chief Executive Officer, Master Maliro said, those […]
Tiwonge Kumwenda –Nyasa Times Hundreds of irate residents of Karonga and Chitipa on Monday petitioned Malawi President Peter Muthalika against his decision of idolizing his late brother Bingu Wa Muthalika by naming the multibillion Karonga-Chitipa road to Bingu highway and have since threatened to hold protests on its official inaugurations. Government announced that the naming […]
Yankho Msukwa –Nyasa Times Malawi Police in Blantyre have arrested two law enforcers in connection to theft of 13 crates of Carlsberg beer from Carlsberg Malawi Limited were they were on duty. The officers, identified as Clement Mkwanda and Reuben Mwale, are believed to have connived with the security guard—Petelo Venesio—to steal the 13 crates. […]
Owen Khamula – Nyasa Times Officials from Mzuzu City Council have ordered the closure of flood victims camps in the city. The order comes barely a day before President Peter Mutharika visits them on Tuesday. However ward councillors are up in arms against the decision. Masasa ward councillor, where one of the camps is, said […]
Academician Salule Masangwi, brother to dodgy ruling Democratic Progressive Party MP Noel Masangwi, walked away with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to manslaughter and causing death by reckless and dangerous driving. Masangwi, who is Associate Professor at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi in Blantyre, killed Amerco Peter […]
Malawi is in need of leaders who will be true agents of the change that integrates their fundamental values with ethical business conduct, leading to beneficial permanence in society, Reverend Zacc Kawalala has said. Kawalala is quoted in the local press speaking as general overseer of Dynamic Leaders and Gatekeepers Forum (DLGF, saying there is […]
The Health officials in Karonga the north of Malawi, have embarked on swimming restriction campaign in the Lake of Malawi in order to curb the spread of cholera as 14 people have died while 282 cases have been registered within a period of two months. This was revealed during a panel discussion on the climate […]
Government has renamed the Karonga -Chitipa Road to Bingu Highway. The Office of the President and Cabinet made the announcement following the completion of the multi-billion Chinese funded road. However, some Malawians on social media have blamed the government for renaming the road after the former head of state. They claim Malawi has a lot […]
Professor Chris Kamlongera of Chancellor College who died on Friday will be buried this Monday ar his home, Mlinda village, Kamphata in Lilongwe. Spokesperson for the University of Malawi Peter Mitunda said Kamlongera died at Partners in Hope after a long battle of cancer. Kamlongera compiled an anthology of Malawi literature that students studied at […]
Three Ministry of Industry and Trade officials have died in a fatal road accident that occurred on Friday 20th May at Kalinyeke Trading Centre in Dedza district. The accident occurred along M1 road between the ministry’s vehicle, Nissan double cabin registration MG346AG which had three passengers on board and Iveco van MN 2369. The driver Innocent […]
Ntcheu First Grade Magistrate on Friday sentenced to nine months imprisonment a 20-year-old man Abdul Yasin for human trafficking. Yasin who hails from Piyasi village, T/A Chowe Mangochi district was arrested on Wednesday (May 18th) trafficking 26 people using unchartered routes at Biriwiri border. The court convicted him at his own plea. Ntcheu police deputy Public Relations […]
Centre for Human Right and Rehabilitation Centre executive director, Timothy Mtambo has commended the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Programe (GEWE) and asked for its continuation, saying the project has improved the lives of vulnerable people across the country. Speaking during the final evaluation meeting held recently at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) Mtambo said […]
It never rains for President Peter Mutharika’s son Tadikira, Safemotherhood Executive Director Chimwemwe Chipungu and Chris Kandulu of Foreign Affairs Ministry as Malawi Defense Force intelligence, Police and other law enforcers pounced on them, following their questional discussion with business tycoons in a jet that landed at Kamuzu International Airpot this week . Nyasa Times investigation […]
Malawi Police in the commercial capital Blantyre have managed to arrest suspected criminals who have been terrorizing ginnery corner including College of Medicine where, last week, FMB Bank auto-teller machine was ransacked. The station’s Public Relations officer Elizabeth Divala said they have arrested seven people in Blantyre and Lilongwe and managed to recover a pistol […]
Human rights activists are scheduled to storm parliament on May 25, the African Union Day, to express their concern over the continued abductions and killings of people with albinism. Edward Chileka Banda, Chairperson of Citizen Alliance, an umbrella body of non state human rights organizations in Malawi said the African Union Day is an ideal […]