The High Court in Mzuzu has ordered the Malawi Police Service, the Director of Public Prosecutions to continue arresting and prosecuting gays and lesbians who commit homosexual offences in Malawi. The prosecutions will continue pending a judicial review of the decisions, conduct and abdication of legal and constitutional duty by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional […]
The once government-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) is expected to change its name to FDH Bank after sale caused a lot of controversy last year, has banned all female employees from wearing miniskirts because bosses fear their employees’ attire could be offensive to some families. In a memo to staff dated February 5, 2016 seen by Nyasa […]
Karonga is literally drowning following heavy rains that fell for about eight continuous hours Monday afternoon. Malawi Defence Force team (MDF) worked round the clock evacuating the most hit areas and people – most of who live around North Rukuru River. MDF has been deployed in the district following announcement by the meteorological department that floods would […]
Blantyre City Council has received K1.150 billion ($1.6 million) from government which will facilitate the commencement of construction work on three roads namely Angelo Goveya to Manje, Chilomoni Ring Road and Living Waters to Zion in Chimwankhunda. This was disclosed by Mayor for Blantyre City Noel Chalamanda on Tuesday during the ground breaking ceremony of […]
Dust refused to settle in the embattled Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbytery (CCAP), after dismissing its prison chaplain the Reverend Stanley Chimesya for being critical to general secretary the Reverend Alex Maulana, the church is at it again as it has indefinitely suspended Chimesya with immediate effect. In its suspension letter […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre in the wee hours of Tuesday intercepted a truck transporting maize from Dedza to Luchenza in Thyolo district without documentation. The law-enforcers have since arrested the lorry’s driver and his assistant who eventually attempted to bribe officers with K500. The truck registration BR 4083, according to police, was intercepted at a roadblock that […]
The 29 people who were arrested in connection to the burning down of South Lunzu Magistrates Court in Machinjiri Township last week, have pleaded not guilty to the charge of arson and have since been remanded to Chichiri Prison. The 29 were part of the angry mob that torched down the court building on Wednesday […]
Malawi Police have been called to investigate a possible hate crime in which a gay man was subjected to a sickening homophobic attack in the capital Lilongwe on Monday. Photos posted on Facebook by human right activist Billy Mayaya shows Kelvin Gomani who works at Crossroads Hotel was brutally attacked by unknown gang for being gay. […]
An appalling situation has rocked people living with HIV/AIDS in the lakeshore district of Karonga with chiefs denying them access to development projects from government such as public works as well as the Farm Income Subsidy Programme (FISP). People living positively sounded the SOS last Friday during an interface meeting organized by the Foundation for […]
Malawi Police at Nkhunga Station in Nkhotakota are keeping in custody a Malawian movie actor Aaron Chambo of Chambo Great Movies (CGM) for abducting a 16 year old girl. Nkhunga Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sub Inspector Labani Makalani said the actor who is based at Chigumula was arrested on Saturday 6th February, 2016 at […]
The country’s consumer and human rights activist, John Kapito has condemned government for being clueless, helpless and inconsiderate in finding solutions to the current food shortage the country is facing. Kapito has since branded the current shortage and higher prices of maize on the market as shame to the nation and called on government to […]
Malawi exile returnees Archibald Kapote Mwakasungura and Douglas Miller have launched a book titled “Malawi’s Lost Years: and her forsaken heroes”, a documentation of hidden but now uncovered testimonies of people who suffered abuse and injustice during Kamuzu Banda’s 30 year one-party autocratic rule in Malawi. The book was launched at Riverside Hotel in Lilongwe […]
Malawians will continue dipping deeper in their pockets to pay for electricity as Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has effected a tariff hike to K57.07 (about $0.10) from the current K53.69 (about $0.08) per kilowatt-hour. This raise represents a 7. 5 percent according to the energy regulator. According to a statement signed by Mera board […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika faces an overthrow threat with some opposition leaders said to be strategising on insurrection strategy, heightening political tensions as the country faces economic turmoil and hunger. Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera is said to have been in discussions how to overthrow the one and half-year […]
Five suspects described as hardcore criminals by police connected to the possession of arms used to murder people during several robberiesremain in custody after their bail application at High Court failed as Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda recused himself in a case. The five are Dumisani Mvula (23) from Bango Village, T/A Kaluluma in Kasungu; Chipiliro Gombwa […]
Prophet FT Samuel of Light of Life International Church (Lolic) has said it is sad nowadays people need materials rather than God in their lives. The Man of God this in an interview last Wednesday before a midweek service at his church in Chemusa, Blantyre. “People have made themselves lovers of money than God and […]
A survey that asked practicing journalists to rate spokespersons of public and quasi-public institutions seems to indicate the Ministry of Health and Escom’s spokespersons are in bad books of many a scribe while those of Ministry of Finance and the Judiciary seem to have a perfect working relationship with journalists. Journalists from radio, TV and […]
Lack of profession doctors for cancer at the Mzuzu Central Hospital has led to the facility stop administering some drugs to patients as such medicines need well-trained doctors to administer them, the hospital senior official has disclosed. Speaking to Malawi News Agency (MANA) at the end of World Cancer Day commemorations held at Mzuzu Central […]