Malawi Police have arrested seven people for unlawful use of land reserved for forestry purpose in Ndirande Township, Blantyre. The suspects are 28 year-old Misheck Chibowa, Amidu Patel, 53, Austin Mwantenga 62, 32 year-old Fred Banda, 35 year-old Owen Mankhaule, 32 year-old Paulo Levison 32, and 35 year-old Mtima Njolomole. Last year, according to Blantyre […]
Reform to Transform movement led by Presdient Peter Mutharika’s fierce critic, Z Allan Ntata and Chikumbutso Mtumodzi on Thursday 17 March was meeting streetvendors whose goods were confiscated by Lilongwe City Council (LCC). The meeting was organized to finding a solution on how to recover the confiscated goods from LCC or get compensation from government’s […]
Amidst mourning of sensational musician Grace Chinga who has passed away, controversial Pastor Hastings Salanje has blamed fellow clergy for her death ‘for doing nothing as men of God’. Grance Chinga died after she suddenly complained of a headache when she was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday but later pronounced dead. According to the […]
Quasi religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says it is seeking an audience with President Peter Mutharika to discuss possibility of reduction of presidential powers among other key issues. PAC spokesman Father Peter Mlomole said the audience has since been granted and PAC officials are expected to meet the President in April. Asked if […]
Sympathizers of Pastor Gersom Nkhata Mwale of the Assemblies of God Church on Sunday locked their prayer house to block a high powered delegation sent by their Headquarters to announce the suspension of their Pastor. As per tradition, the suspension was supposed to be announced in the presence of the whole congregation, a move that those who […]
A 15 year old girl identified as Maria Fred is under police custody for allegedly dumping a baby in a maize field, Police has confirmed. The teenager dumped the baby, aged one year and eight months-in a garden of her neighbour identified as Agnes Chibula, who woke up other people to go and fetch the baby which […]
Former First Lady, Madam Callista Mutharika who is also Special Advisor to President Peter Mutharika on Safe Motherhood and HIV and Aids, has appealed to the youthful women in the country to consider family planning to manage population growth in the country in order to contribute positively in the development of the country. Speaking during the commemoration […]
Malawi Police have released six people who were arrested on trespassing charges after they illegally occupied government premises in Mangochi. Presidential advisor on religious affairs Apostle Timothy Khoviwa travelled to Mangochi on Tuesday to broker peace after the arrest of the six. Khoviwa said he was happy his effort yielded fruits. Those who were arrested […]
Civil society groups have ganged up to press for the creation of an Independent Police Complaints Commission. The civil society leaders say there is need for the commission because of increasing incidents of police brutality. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director Timothy Mtambo said there was need for such a body where […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has suffered both financial and material loss and embarrassment after sheriffs seized three vehicles due to a K18 million debt. Judiciary spokesman Mlenga Mvula confirmed the sheriffs rushed to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices in Blantyre where they have seized the vehicles. He said MEC owes a number of firms money […]
British Government has announced grant amounting to £297, 000 (about K310 million) to New Malawi Wildlife Crime Intelligence Unit (WCIU) project to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. British High Commissioner Michael Nevin made the announcement Tuesday during a news conference at Lilongwe Wildlife Centre. He said that this will build on previous British government funding […]
Malawi Police have erected numerous road blocks in Mangochi after a night long operation on Monday that led to arrest of six people and the law enforcers forcibly taking back government premises illegally occupied by a Muslim organisation. Reports from Mangochi said the atmosphere is still tense after the Muslim Jamaat was kicked out of […]
Lilongwe City Council has suspended director of engineering amid growing concerns of poor services provided by the council. Lilongwe City Council publicist Tamara Chafunya confirmed the suspension of Julius Tsogolani. “It has to do with poor service. His work ethics has put the council in great disrepute,” said Chafunya. She said Tsogolani was suspended along […]
Malawian Peter Mutharika on Monday afternoon gave out statistics to show the country has over 60 000 metric tonnes of maize in Admarc depots, asking Malawians not to panic. Speaking at a special address to the nation on state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) just a day after Catholic bishops accused the government of laisez […]
Businessperson Angela Katengeza, who was co-charged with a former assistant director of tourism at Ministry of Tourism, Leonard Kalonga in the K105.9 million ($146 444) money laundering case has been found guilty by High Court judge Fiona Mwale in Lilongwe. The court found Katengeza guilty on the charge that she used her company’s bank account to […]
The Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) recently celebrated holy mass at Parliament Building in Lilongwe with Malawi Catholic Members of Parliament who are currently seating for the midyear review budget where among others; parliamentarians were challenged to do politics with a merciful gaze. The officer responsible, Fr. Henry Chinkanda […]
President Peter Mutharika says he will not respond to the hard hitting, soul searching Catholic bishops pastoral letter, saying the letter was meant for Catholic faithful. Presidential press secretary Gerald Viola said by Monday afternoon, Mutharika had not seen the pastoral letter. “May be after he has seen it, read it and understood its contents, […]
Malawi government has finally burned 781 pieces of ivory weighing 2.6 metric tonnes amid resistance from the governments of Malawi and Tanzania who argue the K5 billion worth of tusks could have been sold to a legal market. However on Friday, High Court Judge in Mzuzu, Dingiswayo Madise ruled that the ivory be burnt because […]