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 […]
Malawi Police have expressed concern over the rise in rape and defilement cases which they say topped the crime list in 2015. Nicholas Gondwa, the police spokesperson at national headquarters in Lilongwe said there were 208 rape cases in 2015 up from 190 in 2014, representing a 10 percent increase. On defilement, Gondwa said there […]
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (Macra) has been embroiled in a K20 million scam which the organization is said to have contributed towards the annual Mulhakho wa Ahlomwe celebrations in November this year but the money never reached its intended beneficiary, Nyasa Times can reveal. Nyasa Times investigations reveal that the money was cashed by […]
Malawi is a secular state and not a Christian nation and as such it does not criminalize anything on the basis that it is a sin, activist have said in the light of the denouncement by some religious leaders are now denouncing a government moratorium on anti-homosexual laws pending a decision on whether to repeal […]
Lilongwe’s Christ of Nations senior pastor Foster Mbale says he does not know the genesis of rumours on Saturday that he had turned into a snake. Speaking in Area 49, Lilongwe where he was whisked away and took refugee after the fracas at his church in Area 25, Mbale wondered how some people cooked up […]
An 18 year old man is battling for his life at Mzimba District Hospital after he was intentionally thrown into boiling traditional beer porridge. Mzimba police spokesman Lingson Kangaudzu alleged 20 year old Khumbo Shaba forcibly carried Gondwe and threw him into the boiling hot beer porridge after the two had picked a quarrel at […]
Malawi Police in Blantyre have arrested two hardcore criminals who have since confessed to have killed three people and stolen four motor vehicles. Southern region police through its Anti-Motor Theft branch have arrested Chipiliro Gombwa and Dumisani Mvula- son to politician Humphreys Mvula. The law-enforcers have since recovered Parabellum pistol with 212 live ammunitions. Gombwa […]
While the debate on government’s decision to temporarily suspend anti-gay laws rages on, one of the country’s politicians has demanded the killing of all homosexuals, as a best way to deal with the issue. Ken Msonda, a spokesperson and administrative secretary for former ruling Peoples Party (PP), has since called on the Democratic Progressive Party […]
Thyolo has been singled out by the police as the leading district in suicide cases in southern region and law enforcers are attributing this to rising marital problems in the tea growing district. Southern region police spokesman James Kadadzera said the commercial city of Blantyre is closely trailing Thyolo in suicide cases. “Suicide notes we […]
Police in Lilongwe fired in the air and tear gassed people to disperse an angry mob that was baying for the blood of a local pastor in Lilongwe’s Area 25 Township after reports that he had turned into a giant snake which turned out to be a hoax. However, the mob vandalised a building which […]
A Police Officer who was engaged in several robberies has been remanded at Maula Prison awaiting court proceedings and no person is above law, Central Region Police Spokesperson Ramsey Mushani has said. Mushani identified the Police Officer as Sergeant Grey Chinsinga of PMS C Division in Lilongwe and that he was apprehended this week after a number of […]
Malawi Police in Kasungu have arrested three Chewa tribe’s secret cult of gule wamkulu on allegations that they arrested a 16 year old girl and sexually abused her. Police spokesperson in Kasungu Edna Mzikwitsa alleged parents of the girl had gone to gulewamkulu elders to help them trace the girl who had gone out on […]
Police in Blantyre have arrested a married couple for allegedly trying to sell off a seven year old boy to raise money in order to construct a descent house. Limbe deputy spokesperson Betsai Zembeneko said Godfrey Kampira, 57 and his wife Catherane Pearson, 34 are in police custody and have since been charged with child […]
Police in Mulanje are currently hunting for unknown criminals who killed a 70-year-old woman, Ida Chikomoni in an act of robbery on Wednesday night. The criminals also severely injured the deceased’s husband, Fred Masa, 74, currently receiving treatment at Mulanje district hospital. Mulanje police Public Relations Officer, Gresham Ngwira said the wanted criminals went away […]
Leader and founder of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri keeps stretching his popularity graph upwards in the rainbow nation of South Africa . The Malawian born, South Africa – based man of God made history when he filled the largest football stadium in Africa, FNB Stadium with capacity of 94,736 during his […]
South African based controversial Malawian Pastor, Hastings Salanje, who brags of his wealth says Malawi should not dismiss out-of-hand homosexuality and has called upon government to consider legalising same-sex unions in the country. Salanje wants leaders to “look into” the issue and to scrutinise the reasons why many countries have legalised same-sex marriages. He however […]
Malawi army soldiers have been deployed in Dedza to battle charcoal burners, a week- long exercise that has confisticated 200 bags of charcoal as of Thursday. Alick Mitawa, district forestry officer for Dedza confirmed his office was working with over 30 soldiers in a fight against deforestation in Dedza. “We had a successful operation in […]
Malawians are Friday counting the cost of celebrations as they leaped into 2016 but most of them feel the year will not be any better than last year. On Thursday, they celebrated the bidding farewell of 2015 in different styles with some spending the whole night in prayers though the majority spent the night eating, […]