Some Malawians say President Peter Mutharika’s declaration that no Malawian will not die of hunger is mere political rhetoric and have since asked him to walk the talk. A snap survey in central region by Nyasa Times indicate that most Admarc depots are closed for a week now because they had run out of the […]
Police in Mulanje district have intercepted four bags of cannabis sativa (Chamba)weighing 50kgs each, and arrested two suspects in the process. Police have arrested Joe Macheso, 39, of Mkanda village, T/A Kadewere, Chiradzulu district and 24-year-old Josephy Majawa of Mwamadi village, T/A Chikumbu in Mulanje. Mulanje police Public Relations Officer, Gresham Ngwira said the two […]
Malawi government Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa on Thursday morning contradicted former maid to lawyer Ralph Kasambara, Jessie Mussa, during his testimony in court in the ongoing attempted murder case of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo. The former housemaid was also on record in her last year testimony that she saw on 13th September 2013 the man who was later […]
Lilongwe High Court Judge Michael Ntambo said on Thursday that he expects the trial of the on going attempted murder case of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo to be concluded during the next court session, which will be from January 27-29 2016. Lawyer and former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambala , businessman Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe are […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have arrested a 38 year old woman suspected to have brutally murdered her three sons on Wednesday, hitting each one of them with a hoe handle. Mchinji police spokesperson Moses Nyirenda said Violet Tilire Phiri had a mental problem. Nyirenda said Tilire Phiri took her three children Chisomo, 10, Limbani 8 and Richard 4 […]
Malawi Police have confirmed a criminal investigations department officer who was arrested in connection with the murder of graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) corporate affairs director Issah Njauju, is now freed on bail. Police spokesman Nicholas Gondwa said Christopher Naphiyo was granted bail by the High Court following his appearance in the […]
An economist who was working in the ministry of finance , treasury department and economic affairs division between the period of April and September 2013, Daniel Jenya has told the court that f Malawi Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, whose shooting on 13 September 2013 led to the unravelling of the systematic looting of millions of […]
Unidentified dead body was found on Wednesday morning near Nkolokoti primary in Machinjiri, Blantyre. The body has no eyes, nose and his skin on the face has been removed. When Nyasa Times visited the scene there were thousands of people who were shocked. However, there were no blood at the scene and his clothes too […]
Lawyer and former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara SC on Wednesday lost his cool in court and his emotions unfolded after Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mary Kachale objected to his questioning line to fifth witness, Keaton Gani. Kasambala , businessman Pika Manondo and Macdonald Kumwembe are answering attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murders on […]
Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati has expressed worry over the rising incidents of suicides due to marital squabbles, warning government would deal with men who use power to settle marital problems. Kaliati said this at a news conference in Lilongwe following the gruesome murder in Zingwangwa, Blantyre of a 44 old woman and her 13 […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre say four suspected ‘hardcore criminals’ blamed for three murders and car hijackings will appear in court on January 22, 2016. Southern region police publicist James Kadadzera said the police were continuing with their investigations on Chipiliro Gombwa, Dumisani Mvula, Andy Machinjiri and Dickson Makumbe. “We are very sure by 22 January, […]
Former bodyguard to Ralph Kasambara when he was Minister of Justice, Sergeant Keaton Gani on Tuesday told the High Court that the officers who interrogated him when he was arrested disclosed that they had orders from then Deputy Inspector General Nelson Bophani to see into it that Kasambara is pinned down in the case of […]
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Raphael Kasambara on Tuesday accused the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of blocking some of the witnesses called to appear before Lilongwe High Court Judge Michael Mtambo in the ongoing case of attempted murder of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo. […]
Thyolo magistrate court has sent a pastor to four years in jail with hard labour for deceit after he collected K300, 000 from poor villagers in a fertilizer deal that never materialised. Prosecutors told the court that Pastor Peter Solomon Linyama of Holy Cross Ambassador went to the area of chief Nanseta in Thyolo where […]
The High Court in Mzuzu registry, Dingiswayo Madisehas ruled that Fiona Kalemba can be sworn in as Clerk of Parliament (CoP) dismissing four members of parliament who sought a court injunction to block her from taking oath of office, challenging President Peter wa Mutharika’s decision to appoint her. The Four MPs, Harry Mkandawire (Mzimba West, […]
Mzuzu magistrate Catherine Pire has asked for Malawi police service protection at her house saying she has received death threats. Phiri surprised the police on Tuesday during the hearing of the K500 million (about $737 494) Mzuzu Standard Bank robbery. “I am wondering why we have so many police officers in the court for this […]
Malawi Police has confirmed that a man in shanty township of Zingwangwa in the commercial city of Blantyre on Monday shot his wife dead, step-child before turning the gun on himself following a family row. Police spokesperson for Blantyre, Elizabeth Divala, identified the man as Charles Chipanda, 52 who killed his wife Grace Kabula Chipanda, […]
Communities in the area of Chief Malemia in Nsanje have turned down a proposal by their traditional leaders to sale their customary land to an Indian investor, Nyasa Limited. The communities have faulted Senior Chief Malemia among other traditional leaders for secretly masterminding the selling of their land to the company which intends to open […]