President Peter Mutharika has conceded that Malawi has not benefitted from minerals due to poor bargaining at the initial stage, saying government is reviewing six licences issued to prospective investors to explore the availability of oil on Lake Malawi following concerns of irregularities during their award. Mutharika said in the event that there is oil […]
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a key suspect, Sylvester Mzumara, 26,from Mtawali Village in the area of Traditional Authority Wasambo in Karonga District in connection to the murder of Chipiliro Chiwere from Kamuzu Barracks. Chiwere was killed in Area 44 in Lilongwe after being stabbed with a screwdriver at the chest Friday. National Police Publicist […]
Malawi Defence Force soldier, Lance Corporal Chipiliro Chiwere, was fatally stabbed with a screwdriver in the populous township of Area 23 in Lilongwe on Friday night, Police spokeswoman confirmed. Chiwere is said to have picking up a quarrel with some unknown people near Masambabise where he had gone to see his friends coming back from a drinking […]
Police in Lilongwe intercepted 35 kilograms of Heroin destined for Freetown, Sierra Leone and arrested a 54-year-old drug trafficker in the process. The illicit drug trafficker, Muhammed Mchemela has since been charged with exportation of narcotic drug. Mchemela, police have disclosed, was arrested while trying to export the Heroin (Diamorphine hcl) concealed in children toys […]
Voting for the 2015-2017 UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board closes on Monday, August 31 and Malawi’s nominee Vanessa Phekani has called on youth world over to support her bid. Voting can be done via the link http://yab2015.wix.com/vanessaphekani. Phekani, who holds a BA (Public Administration) and volunteers for Dedza East Trust as Youth Development Coordinator, is a nominee alongside 59 […]
Political parties in the country have endorsed abortion law reforms as Malawi Law Commission is considering a new bill liberalizing abortion. Abortion is currently illegal in Malawi. It is punishable by a maximum of 14 years in jail except in cases where pregnancy threatens life of a woman. Despite this, women still seek illegal abortion […]
Businessperson Angela Katengeza, who was co-charged with a former assistant director of tourism at Ministry of Tourism, Leonard Kalonga in the K105.9 million money laundering case is maintaining her innocence by sticking to ‘not guilty’ plea despite Kalonga admitting wrong-doing. According to court statement by an investigator in the Fiscal Department of the Malawi Police […]
Centre for Youth and Development (CYD) – Malawi has said Malawian youths need to be empowered in their endeavours if making them great assets of the world must be achieved. CYD executive director James Gondwe told Nyasa Times on Friday during the commemoration of the International Youth Day (IYD) in Mzuzu that “little is being done for […]
Former budget director Paul Mphwiyo, who is facing charges of theft and money laundering of K2.1 billion ($4.7 million), has been fingered as cashgate ‘mastermind’, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale told High Court in Lilongwe after presenting an affidavit of convicted Leonard Kalonga, former assistant director of tourism at Ministry of Tourism. Kalonga […]
Wearing of political attires at this year’s Kulamba ceremony which takes place on Saturday at Chewa Royal Establishment in Katete district of Zambia has been banned. Publicity Committee member, Lukas Phiri said on Friday. “We will not hesitate to send away anybody seen putting the party attire, this is a complete traditional event,” said Phiri. […]
The so called Zikwanje-gang of robbers who have been terrorising Mchinji District has been arrested on Thursday after a police operation. Mchinji Police Spokesperson Sub Inspector Moses Kajawa Nyirenda said people in the district have been living in fear because of the gang which was threatening lives. Kajawa Nyirenda confirmed that Abraham Mwale aged 39 […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) on Wednesday described departed lawyer, Mark Kumwembe, as courageous and hard working. Kumwembe died in the wee hours of Monday at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) after a long illness. Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima was also present at the funeral to bid farewell to his long time friend. Speaking at […]
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mary Kachale told High Court in Lilongwe during the conviction of former chief tourism officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Leonard Kalonga, who pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering, wrote her office narrating the cashgate scheme. In plea bargain, Kalonga accepted wrong-doing to three charges of conspiracy to defraud […]
Police in Kawale, Lilongwe have arrested two criminals who robbed businessman, Geoffrey Chimombo K5.6 million in July this year. The two Dan Uledi Kaonga, 34, and Robert Phiri, 35, are said to have violently attacked Chimombo, 38, at his house in Kawale1 on 14th July, 2015 and robbed him cash amounting to K5, 600,000.00. The […]
Following the huge success of this year’s inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards at Buckingham Palace in June, the search is on to find the next 60 exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth to become the Queen’s Young Leaders of 2016. If you, or someone you know, is doing inspirational work in their community, apply […]
Former chief tourism officer Leonard Karonga has pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering related to cashgate scandal and has implicated former budget director Paul Mphwiyo. Lilongwe High Court Judge, Justice Fiona Mwale has since convicted him. In his plea after admitting to defrauding government about K3.7 billion, Kalonga told the court that Mphwiyo told […]
Two people died on Wednesday afternoon in a fatal road accident in Phalombe district, police have confirmed. The accident occurred along the Phalombe-Migowi road at Njuma Village at about 13:30pm. According to Phalombe police Publicist, August Nkhwazi, the accident occured after the driver of Mazda pick up Registration Number TO 609 belonging to Welch Contractors in Lilongwe lost […]
All is set for this year’s Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa People to be held in Zambia on Saturday with Malawi’s top mobile service provider, Airtel donating over a K2 million Cheque to Chewa Heritage Foundation (Chefo) towards transportation of chiefs to Mkaika, Katete District of Zambia, for the event. Handing over, the donation, Airtel […]