Malawi Police in the capital Lilongwe have arrested a 51-year-old Chinese national for alleged illegal possession of ammunition, a spokesman has confirmed with Nyasa Times. Ma Minqin, owner of China South Investments Shop situated in Area 36 in the capital city was arrested on Wednesday after police found him in possession of illegal fire arms, […]
Malawi Police in Chiradzulu are keeping in custody a man for allegedly killing his 12 year step daughter because she cut a sugarcane from their field without permission. Police publicist in Chiradzulu, Victoria Mwanza identified the man as Mackson Makoka who hails from Maulana village in chief Mpama’s area in Chiradzulu. Mwanza said the daughter, […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika personally welcomed to his official Kamuzu Palace a UK cabinet minister and Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell – the first openly gay man to serve in a Conservative government. The 53-year-old MP, a divorcee with three grown up children, came out as a homosexual this year describing his decision to acknowledge […]
Mangochi District Council Ward Councillors have been suspected of stealing millions of money since they assumed their role in 2014. This has been revealed after Mangochi police arrested Shadreck Chibondo Banda, a Councillor for Mbvumba Ward in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nankumba in the district for being suspicious with the theft of K2.8 million […]
The country’s well known political activist Dan Msowoya has attributed the worsening socio-economic challenges haunting Malawi to the electorates’ tendency of electing and celebrating leaders he describes as ‘thieves’ while undermining contribution of genuine patriots saying voting in the country is based on handouts. Msowoya made the remarks in Lilongwe on Monday during the opening […]
Gender minister Patricia Kaliati has told Malawians to stop heaping all blame on the country’s problems to President Peter Mutharika, saying the economic turmoil the country is facing is an accumulation of factors over the past years since independence. Kaliati said this at a news conference Monday in Lilongwe on an unrelated matter. She said […]
Civil Society Platform for Constructive Dialogue (CSP–CD), which brings together over 30 civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists “deemed pro-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government” as reported by Daily Times newspaper, have started using gagging tactics against the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) ahead of the 5th All-inclusive Stakeholders’ Conference set for Wednesday to Thursday this week […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe says the government has paid off SAR9 million for the repair of an x-ray machine at Kamuzu Central Hospital and it should be fixed anytime. However, minister of health Peter Kumpalume says his ministry is yet to receive the money, putting the two senior ministers on a simple collision course for […]
Two children have died in Dedza after eating poisonous cassava as their parents were away searching for food, the first known recorded deaths connected directly to hunger in Malawi. Mtakataka police station officer in charge Goodwin Sambo confirmed the two deaths at Mua, saying another child is battling for his life at Mua mission hospital. […]
One person died of cholera on Monday in Machinga whilst seven others were unattended at a health centre in the district after health workers boycotted work to force the government pay them overtime allowances. Poor sanitation exacerbates the spread of cholera. Reports from Namanja Health Centre indicate the health workers are not happy with the […]
Chief Maseya of Chikhwawa has bemoaned that the biting hunger is forcing some of his villagers steal sugarcanes from established large scale plantations mianly by Illovo Malawi. The chief says it is unfortunate that seven of his villagers were arrested for stealing sugar canes from Illovo, Kasinthula and Phata sugar plantations. “These people are not […]
People of Karonga and Chitipa districts have joined forces in asking their district councils to formulate by-laws that can make it easier for communities to collect revenue from mining companies ahead of the exploration of oil and gas on Lake Malawi expected to commence this month. Karonga Forum for Oil and Gas Secretary General Wavisanga […]
An umbrella of some civil society groups in the country have asked President Peter Mutharika to declare a state of emergency over the prevailing food crisis and direct that maize should be sold at a regulated price. Unandi Banda, one of the members of Civil Society for Constructive Dialogue said the current food situation is […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe says government is not surprised with the European Union (EU) stance not to resume budgetary support to Malawi national budget, saying this was expected. In an interview, Gondwe said the EU has pulled out its budgetary support from all African countries except Mozambique. “This is their new policy so they should […]
Malawi’s former ambassador to Japan, Dr John Chikago has warned President Peter Mutharika against trusting intelligence reports from National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) as gospel truth. He said the bureau is compromised because it has a politician, Nicholas Dausi as its head. Chikago said this in an interview aired on MIJ on Monday when he was […]
Faith leaders who tell people with HIV to stop taking their life-saving drugs should face prosecution, Malawi Interfaith Aids Association (MIAA) has suggested. MIAA has since appealed to the Malawi Law Society (MLS), Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) and the entire Civil Society Organizations community to provide the grouping with guidance on how the law […]
Police in Mangochi have arrested a councillor who reported that thieves had stolen K2.8 million development fund. Mangochi police station officer Elijah Kachikuwo confirmed Shadreck Banda, who had days earlier reported that thieves broke into his room at a lodge in Mangochi and stole the money, is now in police hands. “There are several questions […]
Officials from Mzimba District Hospital are seeking financial assistance to sensitise people on leprosy after eight pepole have since been diaognised with the one of the oldest diseases in the world. Dan Kwacha, skin disease and leprosy officer at the district hospital confirmed that eight people are now on leprosy treatment. He said the number […]