Self confessed Malawi billionaire prophet, Shepherd Bushiri jetted into the country on Thursday afternoon and immediately parried away allegations he is milking his own ministry, saying to the contrary, he is the sponsor of the church. Bushiri came through Kamuzu international airport and triumphantly walked out his private jet with a thunderous welcome from his […]
Drugs worth five MK5 billion are stolen every year in the country’s public hospitals, Minister of Health Dr. Peter Kumpalume revealed when he visited Nsanje District Health Office Thursday. Kumpalume said every year government allocates K17 billion for drug procurement of which one third of the total allocation is lost due to drug theft. The […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre have arrested a fellow officer in-charge of an armoury at Police Training School at Kanjedza on allegations that he supplied arms and ammunition to the recently arrested four suspected hardcore criminals. According Nyasa Times sources in the police, the arrested officer is Assistant Superintendent, David Mkandawire who is head of armoury, […]
Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Thursday intercepted chamba “cakes” weighing 4kg posted from Harare, Zimbabwe, and heading to the United Kingdom on Kenyan Airways. Spokesperson for KIA Police, Sgt. Sapulain Chitonde, told Mana that the chamba was disguised as cakes and wrapped in carbon papers, which were covered with hot pepper apparently in […]
Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume has moved in swiftly to warn clinicians that they would be fired if they force patients pay money in public hospitals. The minister made an impromptu visit to Nsanje where he visited heath centres where people complained that they were forced to pay for services in public hospitals. He also […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika wants Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people to be protected against homophobia and that the decision on whether homosexuality be legalised or not should be decided by Malawians, State House has said. Speaking on Capital Radio’s Daybreak Malawi program on Wednesday, Presidential Press Secretary Gerald Viola said President Mutharika […]
Malawi Police in Chikwawa on Monday locked up a pastor for a K1.2 million debt his wife accumulated from a women’s village bank but she failed to pay back and is now on the run. According to Police, the 49 year old Isaac Siyani, a Lutheran Evangelical pastor at Ngabu in Chikwawa was arrested on […]
The saying is strong, ‘who God blesses no man can curse.’ Leader and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering ECG Church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri continues to walk in the path of glory after sealing another breath-taking deal with South African Aviation company Nac for the acquisition of his third Jet, ZS-VIP. The Malawian born Prophet […]
Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has announced the death of Fr. Rodrick Zinyongo of Dedza Diocese. Dedza Diocese Communications Secretary Fr Peter White told Nyasa Times that Fr Zinyongo died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Wednesday afternoon “after a short illness.” Fr White said the mortal remains of Fr Zinyongo will be collected from Lilongwe […]
Leprosy, a disease older than the Bible, is back in Malawi and has hit seven districts. Leonard Mawaya, program manager for the Department of Leprosy and Skin Diseases at the Ministry of Health, said the disease was restricted to Balaka in 2015 but has now spread to Nkhotakotakota, Phalombe, Mangochi, Mzimba, Salima and Machinga. “As […]
Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Monday granted bail to Ntcheu Third Grade Magistrate Stanford Majoni and other Judicial and Police Officers who are accused of theft by Public Servant contrary to Section 283(1) of the penal code and Conspiracy to Steal contrary to Section 404 of the penal code. According to the State Prosecutor, […]
Third defence witness for MacDonald Kumwembe in the ongoing case of attempted murder of former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, Dauka Manondo told the High Court in Lilongwe that Mphwiyo and accused Pika Manondo were in South Africa to strike a deal worth $145 million (about K58 billion) with Paramount Group, Africa’s largest private defence and […]
Police in Phalombe district are keeping in custody four people for being found with human bones suspected to be of a person with albinism. The four- a woman and three men- were arrested on Monday (4th January, 2016) night following a tip-off from a businessman the suspected had approached to sell the bones. One of the arrested […]
Last Sunday services in Malawi Baptist and CCAP churches were marked by a sad passing of pastors during their sermons. In Lilongwe at Shilo Baptist Church belonging to the Providence Industrial Mission in Area 22B, Pastor Makande suddenly collapsed at the pulpit. It is alleged that the death occurred as a result of a heart attack. All […]
Executive Director for Centre for the Development of the People (CEDEP) Gift Trapence has described as potentially divisive and criminal in nature remarks made by Peoples Party (PP) Publicity and Administrative Secretary Ken Msonda in which he called for killing of gays. Reacting to the remarks which have attracted widespread criticism from many quarters, Trapence […]
A 30 year old man is battling for his life at Kasungu district hospital after he was stabbed on the head by his wife for failure to provide for his family. Edna Mzingwitsa, Kasungu police publicist said the incident happened over the weekend and the wife has since been arrested and charged with grievous bodily […]
The first accused in the Paul Mphwiyo shooting case, MacDonald Kumwembe, has asked three top government officials including deputy director of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Reyneck Matemba to testfy as his witnesses. Kumwembe also wants as witnesses former Secretary to Treasury during the time Mphwiyo was Budget Director, Newby Kumwembe. He has also lined up former […]
Former minister of finance in the United Democratic Front (UDF) government, Friday Jumbe has contradicted former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo on how government payments are authorized, saying a budget director has no mandate to make payments. .One of the accused person in the shooting of former budget director in the ministry of finance Paul Mphwiyo, McDonald […]