Malawi Parliament has been urged by civil society organisations to reject the adulterated Access to Information Bill (ATI) when government tables it in Parliament. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep) said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times expressing their “disappointment” at the “undemocratic elements” in the […]
Malawi government has said it is taking “seriously” allegations that there has been a plot to overthrow government and police have vowed to make more arrests involving alleged “coup plotters.” Police spokesman Nicholas Gondwa said the WhatsApp conversation which they have used to arrest three opposition politicians and charged them with treason is “ part of […]
Head of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) Nicholas Dausi has, for a year now, been orchestrating and funding poachers at Nyika National Park who shoot-to-kill elephants for ivory, Nyasa Times can reveal. Dausi, a long time politician who served under President Kamuzu Banda’s government in several capacities as his collaborator and was accused of withholding information on atrocities […]
The use of sedition laws to punish government critics is inconsistent with the spirit of the new Malawi Constitution which guarantees freedom of opinion, expression and the press; law scholars have said, revealing that the High Court declared the sedition laws invalid. The comments come in the wake of the arrest of opposition members charged […]
A 28-year-old man identified as Chimwemwe Jimmu, has been murdered by an angry mob after being caught stealing tobacco in Kasungu district. The incident, police have confirmed, occurred during the night of Sunday 21st February, 2016 in Chamkoma Village,T/A Santhe in the district. Kasungu police spokesperson sub inspector Edna Mzingwitsa told Nyasa Times that the deceased was […]
Four people in Kasungu district have been attacked by a viscous Hyena, police have said. The incident happened on Monday 22nd Feruary, 2016 at Longwe Village,T/A Santhe in the district. The first victim to be attacked was Stella Wiziward,16, who on the mentioned day had gone to their garden with her mother to plant sweet potatoes. Unfortunately […]
In support of the ‘Keep Blantyre City Clean Initiative’ that promotes cleanliness in various places with the city, women from the Blantyre Seventh Day Adventist Church on Sunday swept Limbe market and the surrounding area. The long day exercise saw women cleaning drains and removing garbage from unofficial dump sites. Blantyre Seventh Day Adventist Chairperson, […]
This video some legislators trying to remove roadblocks that the police had amounted at the National Assembly as they waited to arrest opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson and Salima North West member of Parliament (MP) Jessie Kabwila and Lilongwe South West MP PeterChakhwantha. Kabwila was arrested and charged with sedition on what MCP claims are trumped […]
Nine people are in Police custody at Balaka Police Station for allegedly breaking into Malawi Cotton Company warehouses and went away with assorted pesticides and chemicals valued to K6.5 million. Balaka police publicists Joseph Sauka says the suspects who are aged between 18 and 34 broke into Malawi Cotton warehouses where they stole about 180 […]
Group Village Headman Mesiya of Traditional Authority (TA) Kilupula in Karonga received a K3 million bribe from Eland Coal Mine Company Limited reportedly for managing to mute his subjects who wanted the company to stop its operations due to failure to honour social corporate responsibility, Nyasa Times can reveal. A member of the Mesiya’s inner […]
Malawian famous Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church International (ECG) has written an open letter to President Peter Mutharika expressing concern over the technical ban government has given his relief support to people affected by hunger in the country. Bushiri, who is based in South Africa, has been distributing maize across the […]
Business was stand still in Mzuzu on Monday morning when the group of youth launched peaceful protests against President Peter Mutharika’s government, defying heavy police presence in the city centre. The youth staged the demonstration demanding the DPP led government to come up with drastic measures to solve the food shortage and economic crisis that […]
A prominent Malawi Congress Party (MCP) official, Ulemu Msungama, has been charged with sedition over a conversation on WhatsApp that purportedly talks about how President Peter Mutharika could be toppled, police said on Monday. Msungama—who was being held at Kanengo Police Station in Lilongwe before being moved to Area 30 police headquarters—was formally told of his […]
Some traditional leaders said opposition parties had dragged the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) stakeholders conference down to a shameful level after they used it to call for the President Peter Mutharika’s resignation. Two major opposition political parties—Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and People’s Party (PP) – gave Mutharika 90 days to leave office , accusing the […]
The High Court in Blantyre is set to hear a judicial review of a case where two directors of a ‘Christian’ private school, Kalibu Academy want a former governor of the school arrested over homosexuality activities allegations. Micheal T. Howard and Paisley Mavutula, Director and Headmaster of Kalibu Academy respectively obtained a contempt of court […]
Communities in the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga say miners who come to ply their trade in the district are corrupt. Group Village Headman Mweninguwe admitted to Nyasa Times in an interview on Friday that he had been given a “wristwatch and an expensive phone by Nkhayute Coal Mine.” Nkhayute Coal Mine is owned by […]
President Peter Mutharika has directed Mulhako wa Alhomwe board chairperson Professor James Seyani and his fellow trustees as well as all Lhomwe intellectuals to work on producing a book about the history and way of living of the Lhomwes. The President said this Saturday at Thyolo Community Centre ground when he elevated Traditional Authority (T/A) […]
Pentecost International Christian Centre (PICC) are set to host prayers on March 3 where congregates will pray for Malawi’s failing economy to seek God’s intervention. Pastor Esau Banda of PICC Said the need to pray for Malawi comes from the realization of pain that the country has gone through. He said the prayers will be held […]