Government has come under severe criticism for its failure to recognise slain Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate affairs Issa Njauju. Timothy Mtambo, human rights activist and executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) said it was a great mistake for President Peter Mutharika, the ACB director and other speakers to […]
The sentencing of cashgate convict Caroline Savala, who was found guilty of siphoning K84 million, has delayed as Judge Fiona Mwale is not giving her determination despite a sentencing hearing and mitigation in September. State Prosecutor Kamudoni Nyasulu submitted to court that Savala was aware that she was stealing public money by lending her company […]
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) power lines vandals have been given long jail terms by Neno magistrates court after prosecutors said the power utility will spend over K600 million for the vandalised main central region line. Neno First Grade Magistrate Daniel Dzowera then sentenced Wonderford Benard to six years imprisonment with hard laour, Oscar […]
A Chancellor College law expert has asked the government either to scrap off gay laws or maintain them, saying its lack of decisiveness on the matter is confusing Malawians. Law lecturer Professor Edge Kanyongolo said Malawi cannot rely on a moratorium, a written commitment by the government that it would not arrest and prosecute anyone […]
Nkhotakota full council members were taken aback to learn that the council secretariat had not yet refunded money to applicants of plots at abandoned aerodrome. After it was resolved that the process of identifying the beneficiaries of the plots was not transparent and the process should start all over again, the council resolved four months […]
The 25-year-old Malawian woman is said to be in a stable condition after emergency surgery in hospital following a horror attack when her Angolan partner stabbed her 17 times in Manchester, England last Wednesday night. Nyasa Times has identified the woman as Lizzie Namukhopwa, a mother of three whose husband an Angolan Antonio Francisco Neto, […]
Police in Mangochi have indefinitely closed down Namwera police unit after an angry mob attacked it and damaged property demanding the release of a suspected thief for mob justice. Mangochi police spokesman Rodrick Maida confirmed the closure of the police post which served thousands of people around Namwera Trading Centre and surrounding villages. Maida said […]
Malawi government has dropped all criminal charges against two men who were facing up to 14 years in prison, on allegations that they engaged in homosexuality acts in a suburb of Area 25 in the capital Lilongwe. Malawian police arrested 19-year-old Cuthbert Kulemeka and Kelvin Gonani (37) and were charged with sodomy. Their arrest attracted international […]
The Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire has announced the death of Reverend Canon Frank Ananias Philip Mkomawanthu, who until his death was the voluntary priest in the diocese. Mkomawanthu, also a retired civil servant, died on Saturday, December 19 2015 at Mangochi District after a long illness, according to Diocesan Bishop, His Lordship the Right […]
Criminal Investigations Department (CID) cop Christopher Naphiyo on Friday failed to take plea in the court for the murder of Anti Corruption Bureau official (ACB) Issa Njauju although 48 hours had elapsed since his arrest. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director Timothy Mtambo faulted the state for its failure to adhere to […]
A third grade magistrate in Mzimba is in police custody due to poor impulse control after he allegedly accused of fondling the breasts and groping a woman’s buttocks. Police spokesman for Mzimba Lingstone Kanjaudzu said the third grade magistrate at Uncisweni court in Mzimba Tobias Sibale is alleged to have called 22 year old married womanPatricia Jere into […]
A 28-year- old woman in Mangochi has died after hanging herself after complaing of family problems. The death comes barely two days after a 20 year- old man was found dead in a rest house room on Monday as it is suspected that he killed himself after misappropriating 100 thousand kwacha from his bosses. According to Mangochi […]
Having sexual intercourse before a girl is 18 years old is leading the increase in causing cancer of the cervix, according to Youth Friendly Health Services Coordinator for Blantyre District Health Office, Mary Wiseman. Wiseman said during a sensitization meeting of gate keepers of Traditional Authority Makata on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Rights of […]
There was commotion in Namwera area in the lakeshore district of Mangochi on Friday when angry communities and police engaged in a running battle over arrested criminal. The irate communities stoned police vehicle and office in an incident that was incited by youngsters who suspected the law-enforcers were aiding a suspected criminal to flee. Mangochi […]
About 216 self-repatriated Malawians two of them women from Lindera deportee’s camp in South Africa arrived in Malawi at Mwanza border Friday morning. Spokesperson for immigration department at Mwanza border Pasquale Zulu says there returns came by three South African registered buses hired by themselves, relatives and well-wishers. Zulu says earlier communication was that “we […]
Information minister Jappie Mhango has asked proponents of federalism to accept that Malawians have rejected the system and move on. Mhango said this after Dr. Bina Shaba, one of the proponents of federalism claimed the government influenced the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to come up with what he described as doctored survey results. But Mhango […]
German Ambassador to Malawi Peter Woeste has also spoken against discrimination against gays and lesbians, saying he is following with great concern discussions on rights of sexual minorities in the country. Woeste said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that Germany is passionately committed to human rights, saying “LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender […]
Malawi police have confirmed the arrest of a cop who works in Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the murder of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director of Corporate Affairs Issa Njauju. National Police Spokesperson Nicholas Gondwa confirmed the arrest of 43 year old Christopher Naphiyo. However, Gondwa refused to give more details on the […]