Malawi Police Service were called in on Thursday to quell a fight within the Karonga District Council after a fight broke out. A delegation from Chief Mwenelupembe’s area in the district was not happy with the sharing of development projects and decided to fight with some of the council officials in order to make their […]
President Peter Mutharika on Friday presented his State Of The Nation Address (SONA) to parliament but could not inspire hope to Malawians on the high cost of living which has pushed most households in abject poverty, although Malawians are clinging to the yet to be delivered K1 trillion plus budget with a flicker of hope. […]
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, leader and founder of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church landed in the country on his private jet to initiate his church projects in Lilongwe. According to information at hand, Bushiri is expected to start work on his planned Mega Church to be built in the capital Lilongwe. Upon arrival, he spoke to […]
The Public Appointments Commitee of parliament on Wednesday interviewed and confirmed the appointment of Paul Limbani Taulo as the new Director of Public Procurement. President Peter Mutharika appointed Taulo to replace Dye Mawindo. Mawindo retired after serving at the helm of the Office of the Director of Public Procurement (ODPP) since 2012 and now […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has promoted Chanju Mwale, who is the first female lawyer in the history of the country’s army, from the rank of major to Lieutenant Colonel. Chanju, 37-year-old single mother, studied at Kamuzu Academy and then went to Chancellor College to pursue a Bachelor of Laws Degree. After graduation, she joined the […]
Catholic Church Archbishop of Lilongwe Diocese, His Grace Tarcisius Ziyaye has condemned the killing of albinos, saying Malawi as a God fearing nation, need to respect human life. Speaking when he presided over an Open day for Malawi Primary Justice organised by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) on Thursday Ziyaye said killing […]
President Mutharika step son, Tadikira Mafudza along with the Principal Secretary for the Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood and State House , Chimwemwe Chipungu reportedly got $250,000 for the illegal jet deal, Nyasa Times understands. Tadikila now using Mutharika’s surnmae and Chipungu found themselves on the wrong side of the law when they invited a […]
Government has asked relatives of 12 girls taken out of abusing work places in Kuwait to pay for their air tickets back to Malawi, saying the government has no money. Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Kasaila said the government is too broke to bring the 12 girls back to Malawi. “If their relatives don’t come […]
Malawi government has ordered police for recruitment and training of 3,000 youth in its rank and file but Nyasa Times understands those targeted for recruitment are ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadres. The recruitment of DPP cadres in the police service is said to be under commandeered by deputy police chief Duncan Mwapatsa. Police sources […]
Mzimba District’s third grade magistrate who was arrested last year December charged for allegedly caressing a witness’s breasts and groping a woman’s buttocks after testifying in court has been acquitted by High Court in Mzuzu. Judiciary spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said Tobias Sibale, 52, from Temwamkondo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Wenya in Chitipa District, who is […]
Malawi Police has confirmed that officers fatally shot a robbery suspect in tobacco growing district of Kasungu while two suspects have been killed by a mob in squatter township of Ndirande in the commercial capital Blantyre. Kasungu police Public Relations Officer Edna Mzingwitsa said police shot dead a 21 year-old Yusufu Issa and managed to […]
A Texas missionary has admitted molesting eight children at an orphanage in Malawi, the US Justice Department says according to Sky News report. Gerald Campbell, 66, used his position as general manager of the home to lure his victims into his accommodation and sexually assault them. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a Texas magistrate’s […]
Terror has ensued in Lupembe Area, popularly known as ‘Benghazi’ for its 2014 political violence, following a land misunderstanding, Malawi police have confirmed. There is hacking of each other and fighting which might lead to loss of lives. We’ve learnt that there already has been damage to property belonging to the warring royal families of […]
Sheriffs in Lilongwe on Tuesday impounded two utility vehicles Nissan Hard Body LL 11 and Toyota Hilux BR 163 belonging to Lilongwe City Council following non payment of debts to one of the Lilongwe based businessmen. Committee Chairperson of Finance in the council Juliana Kaduya confirmed about the incident . “Yes it is true,” said Kaduya but […]
A renowned local recruitment agency has blamed government failure to regulate the job recruitment industry as the main cause of trafficking that has left many Malawians abused at work places in foreign countries. Job Centre Limited executive director Trevor Kandoje said there are so many job recruiting agencies who do clandestine job recruitment. “The job […]
Human rights groups in the country have asked the state to immediately appeal all cases it lost to abductors and killers of people with albinism to send a strong message to them that they have started a prolonged battle which Malawians will never give up. This was resolved at the end of a meeting by […]
There was tense and controversy when a private jet landed at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe and ‘took’ President Peter Mutharika’s step son for a ‘ride’ in Malawian airspace before dropping him off again. Insiders said when the private jet touched down, none of its passengers came out of the plane but instead it […]
Senior Chief Dzoole of Dowa has successfully obtained a court injunction restraining two of his sub traditional authority leaders from working. Judge Esme Chombo granted the injunction on May 3 which virtually stopped Aleke Kadzakusa who is Sub TA Mbonekera and Alfred Chamsane who is Sub TA Matapila from doing the chieftaincy job. Senior Chief […]