Malawi President Peter Mutharika is headed for New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly. Mutharika, who leave Malawi for United States on Monday, is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s agenda, according to State House’s Gloria-Masanza Kanyang’wa, consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals-SGDs and 169 targets […]
Minister of information, tourism and civic education Japie Mhango MP, has advised reporters in the country to be objective and professional when doing their work in the country and refrain from sensational reporting. Mhango said this when he officially opened a one day Annual General Meeting for Blantyre Press Club at Sun ‘n’ Sand holiday […]
Police in Namadzi, Chiradzulu arrested three people that stole a vehicle belonging to Bilal Trust which was stolen last Sunday at Madina Mosque in Limbe. The vehicle, Toyota Corolla BLK 3366 was also recovered intact. The suspects have been identified as Mussa Allan, Goodson Matola and Kamuloni Matola from Machinga district. They have been referred to […]
Ministry of Agriculture officials have issued a temporary ban on livestock slaughters, insurance of livestock permits and suspended all livestock markets in and around Mthumba dip tank in the Mitole Extension Planning AREA in Chikhwawa district in the Shire Valley Agriculture Development Division. The measures follows Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in cattle there, […]
Former President Joyce Banda has not opted for an “out-of-court settlement” in Civil Cause Number 194 of 2015 where she is suing Local Government Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for defamation. The Daily Times of Friday, September 18, 2015 erroneously reports that Banda, through her legal counsel, Lusungu Gondwe, made the […]
The High Court in Mzuzu has granted the Government of Tanzania an injunction against the burning of 2.6 tonnes of ivory smuggled across the border, arguing the horns would be used as evidence during prosecution against poaching suspects. However, presiding Judge Dingiswayo Madise has fined Tanzania K1 million for a late call against burning of […]
Criminals in Mangochi district on Wednesday failed to steal cash amounting to K4.3 million as they could not manage to break open a cash chest, police have confirmed. The unknown criminals in the wee hours of Wednesday (August 16, 2015) broke into Airtel Shop at Safari Filling Station and stole airtime top-up vouchers worth K2.1 million but could not […]
Prominent lawyer and former Malawi justice and constitutional affairs minister, Ralph Kasambara and local gospel artists Patience Namadingo and Thoko Katimba have gone flat out to throw their weight behind philanthropic prophet Sheperd Bushiri of Enlightened Christian Gahering (ECG) against critics over his “capturing in the spirit realm” miracle through an ipad. Kasambara has been […]
Mzuzu Principal Resident Magistrate has adjourned to September 22 2015 hearing of a case in which a primary school teacher Phillip Ngulube is accused of attempting to sell a person with albinism. The court has heard that Prosecutors from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) assigned to handle such cases were in Karonga for similar duties. The 21 year old […]
A group of 28 Indian doctors left the country Wednesday, September 16, 2015 after conducting a total of 310 life-saving surgeries and seeing over 2,000 out-patients at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Organised by Rotary Club of Lilongwe, (RCL) in conjunction with other Rotary clubs in India, the 10-day operation also saw the visiting doctors […]
Leader and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering prophet Shepherd Bushiri has finally spoken out on the recent iPad video making rounds on social media in which it is alleged that he faked a miracle of “Capturing in the spirit realm.” Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times, Bushiri explained that he indeed performed the […]
High Court in Lilongwe will summon Malawi’s immediate past president Joyce Banda to testify in the shooting of budget director Paul Mphwiyo case including others who have been mentioned during the trial. The case is on a stage where former Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara, Pika Manondo and McDonald Kumwembe are defending themselves after the court […]
Tribal grouping, Mulhakho wa Alhomwe (MWA), which has step up preparations for its annual celebrations in October, will this Friday, September 18 hold fundraising dinner and dance at Sports Complex in Blantyre. President Peter Mutharika, who has already confirmed his attendance will be the guest of honour at the event aimed to raise funds for Mulhakho […]
Bad romance! South African police are hunting for a Malawian woman in her 30’s Edith Ngulube, who is on the run, after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death. According to police in Cape Town, Ngulube is reported to have stabbed her lover Emmanuel Manda on Saturday night after the two has quaralled. According to […]
A mini bus driver, Clement Mkungazula and a three year old child are reported to have died after a minibus they were travelling in overturned in Zomba on Wednesday morning. Eastern Region Police Spokesperson Thomeck Nyaude has confirmed of the development saying eight others have been admitted of various degrees of injuries at the Zomba Central Hospital. The minibus, […]
A Malawian teacher suspected of attempting to sell an albino schoolgirl for US$10,000 arrested Tuesday, police said, as the country battles to stop albino killings fuelled by superstition. Primary school teacher Phillip Ngulube was with the girl when he was arrested in the northern city of Mzuzu and has been charged with abduction with intent […]
A standard seven boy at Mbuka Primary School in Area 36 in the city of Lilongwe is not attending classes since Thursday last week because he is being treated for wounds sustained after he was hacked by Gulewamkulu with a panga knife. Gulewamkuku – secret cult and a ritual dance performed by Chewa people – hacked […]
Two watchmen and a friend are in police custody at Balaka Police Station in eastern Malawi for allegedly stealing computers and other items at their work place. Head of Criminal Investigations Department for Balaka Police Station Assistant Superintendent Maxwell Divala says the suspects Lloyd Simango (33) and Jacob Foster (27) were working as watchmen at […]