Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda, the founder of Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI), says she believes in ‘Servant Leadership’ where leaders listen to the people and adequately address their aspirations. Bandasaid this on Saturday, October 17, 2015, when she addressed university student leaders from across the United States of America who have been gathering in […]
“You can question 1+1, but you cannot question 2 because 2 is the answer.” This is a popular saying familiar to people close to the fastest growing ministry of prophet Shepherd Bushiri, leader and found of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church. After taking social media by storm with what was labelled as “spiritual fraud” […]
Leading mobile telecommunications operator Airtel Malawi on Friday took to town the mother’s day commemorations by treating mothers to a MK7.5 million exclusive hospital reach out in the country’s three major cities. The beneficiary hospitals include Limbe, Zingwangwa and Ndirande health centres in Blantyre, while in Lilongwe it was Area 25, Kangoma and Kawale. In […]
At least three people have died in a fire accident suspected to have been a petrol bomb, Nyasa Times has learnt. Three others, who sustained fatal injuries, were immediately rushed to Chitipa district hospital for treatment. Chitipa police publicist Sergeant Gladwell Simwaka confirmed the accident. “It is true,” he said. “Three people are feared dead and three […]
A man and a woman have been found dead and their bodies floating on Lake Malawi in Salima district during Mothers Day holiday celebrations. Police in the district says, the man was found on Mother’s day Thursday 15th of October while the dead body of a woman was found floating on the next day 16th […]
Former police officer, Kondwani Guta was two weeks ago arrested for allegedly being involved in another armed robbery. Guta was interdicted from police service earlier this year after he was arrested and charged of robbery with violence following his involvement in an armed robbery incident in Kanjedza residential area, Blantyre last year. And two weeks […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika spent her day on Mothers’ Day at Kayingilira Village in the area of Tradition Authority Dambe in Neno district where she condoled families whose property was destroyed by fire. Speaking after being conducted around the affected houses to appreciate the extent of the damage, Madam Mutharika delivered a message […]
Police in Nkhotakota are keeping in custody Peter Mambiya who surrendered himself to the police after he killed Gibson Mwale in fight at Chigumukire in Nkhotakota in a scene that has left many arms akimbo looking at the events pertaining to the death of Mwale. Nkhunga Police Public Relations Officer Austin Kaunda has confirmed of the […]
Malawi former president Joyce Banda, who is also founder of Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) was on Thursday, October 15, 2015, ‘Special Guest of Honour’, during the 2015 ‘World Food Prize Laureate Award’ ceremony at the magnificent House Chamber, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, United States of America. The former President flew to Iowa on […]
Civil Society Youth Consortium (CSYC), a grouping of 300 youths organisations in the country has asked President Peter Mutharika government to explain to the nation the outcome of the investigations into a sale of the presidential jet by former President Joyce Banda . Government said it launched the probe last year to establish the truth about […]
Private electronic media group, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) is yet to apologise to President Peter Mutharika exactly a week after he demanded an unconditional apology. Zodiak has been under intense fire from Mutharika who accuses the station of “irrensponsible journallism” following a story that revealled that the president is secretly chartering presidential jets costing the […]
The Holy Father, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, has appointed as the new Bishop of Zomba diocece, the Reverend Father George Desmund Tambala. Archbishop Thomas Msusa remains in-charge of the diocese until the bishop-elect ‘takes possession of the Episcopal See of Zomba’. The bishop-designate Tambala belongs to the Order of the Carmelite Discalced […]
The Lilongwe High Court has adjourned the case involving former minister of Justice and a constitutional affair Raphael Kasambara, who is third accused suspect in the case of the shooting of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, to November 5 and has ordered Kasambara to be present in the dock on the said date. […]
Chief Cashgate convict Oswald Lutepo has appealed against the 11 year jail sentence handed down to him by the Zomba High Court on conspiracy to defraud government and money laundering, Nyasa Times has established. In September, Judge Redson Kapindu imposed a stiff jail term on Lutepo who was convicted on his own plea of guilty […]
Nsanje Police and well-wishers have recovered three dead bodies in the Shire River after the canoe capsized two days ago. Nsanje Police Officer in-Charge Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kirby Kaunga confirmed the retrieval of the bodies. He said currently, the search for the remaining eight bodies is still continuing. “Police and the community along the […]
A Crocodile has attacked and killed a 21 year old man on Lake Malawi in Salima district. Police in the district identified the man as Daniel Baitoni who after the attack went missing for more than 20 hours. “He was in the company of his friends on 12th October at about 16:00 hours. They were swimming on […]
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has granted a stay order against conviction and the sentencing of four months imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) to Macdonald Kumwembe on contempt of court charges. Kumwembe, a former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier, sought a stay of proceedings of the lower court’s criminal case before High Court judge Michael […]
Sombre mood engulfed College of Medicine mortuary in the commercial of Malawi, Blantyre on Tuesday when hundreds of people gathered to pay their last respects to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board chairperson Alissa Ashani Makawa. Makawa, who was also a known hotelier and long time businessperson, died on Monday morning at Blantyre Adventist Hospital after a […]