Pentecostal pastors on Monday fell short of asking the holy spirit to intervene in the endless power cuts in Malawi instead they asked President Peter Mutharika to ensure power blackouts are minimised. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace, one of the pastors, in his speech dwelt much on power blackouts, saying Malawians are suffering and losing a […]
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is making a strong warning to its customers across the country that they will continue to experience frequent and prolonged load shedding for the next four months due to insufficient generation capacity. In a statement issued Monday, Escom says the situation has been compounded by reduced water levels […]
Malawi’s former director of public procurement and the National Chairman for Mlakho wa Lomwe, Bright Mangulama died on Monday after collapsing at his house, family confirmed. A family member told state radio MBC that Mangulama collapsed Monday at his house and they tried to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital […]
The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome-Trust (MLW) says it will undertake a further research study called Pneumococcal Carriage in Vulnerable Populations in Africa (PCVPA) which aims to improve pneumonia vaccines for Malawi and elsewhere in Africa. MLW Clinical Research Programme, an affiliate of the University of Malawi College of Medicine, will undertake further research study after research done by […]
Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licenced in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country has lodged an appeal at the Comesa Court, challenging the Supreme Court of Malawi’s decision that reversed a 2002 High Court order to award the company a $66 million (about K11 […]
Dedza diocese of the Catholic Church on Saturday ordained three deacons to priesthood and celebrate silver jubilee of Bishop Emmanuel Kanyama and two priests into priesthood at a colourful ceremony which took place at St Martin Deporress Parish. The three deacons, who were ordained priests were Paul Abraham, Juliano Absalom and Kondwani Pinji, while the […]
Malawi former head of state Joyce Banda was on Sunday among the worshippers at the Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s ECG church in Pretoria, South Africa. Bushiri introduced Banda amid cheering from the congregation who were eager to see the former Malawi leader. “Let me recognise some of the people available today and my first mention goes […]
The tax collector, Malawi Revenue of Authority (MRA) collected K52.14 billion in the month of July, beating the set target of K52.04 billion by almost K100 million. According to a published Revenue Performance report, the July collection represents a revenue growth of 27 percent compared to the same month last fiscal year. MRA has since […]
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), the country’s premier mobile service provider, has given Operation Smile, a South African based team of surgeons, K2.41 million to carry out free screening and surgeries at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. The team, which is already in the country and got the donation on Thursday, provide free life-changing surgery and related […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has expressed concern with sentencing trend that has seen three people, among them two Police officers, being discharged despite being found guilty of corrupt practices and abuse of office, respectively. This sentencing trend, according to ACB, is against Section 34 of the Corrupt Practices Act, which mandate the courts to slap […]
Sentence on convicted businessman and chief cashgate defendant Oswald Lutepo has been adjourned yet again. Lutepo, who was convicted on his own plea of guilty on charges of conspiracy to defraud government and money laundering of K4.2 billion ($9.3 million) between April and September 2013, will wait until August 31 to mitigate his sentence. He […]
A manager at the national Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Fumbani Mhango, is the latest high profile person to be arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the public graft case known as Cashgate, Nyasa Times understands. Mhango is manager at FIU monitoring and analysis. He is suspected to be a conduit of the cashgate affair. Investigators of […]
Barely a week after the Balaka second grade magistrate’s court in eastern Malawi convicted a 20-year-old bride for undressing a 16-year-old bridal girl over unsettled debts; police in Balaka district have arrested a 29-year-old manager for allegedly stripping naked a servant over shortage of money from beer sales. Balaka police spokesperson sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Francis Kasaila has assured Ntchisi North independent Member of Parliament Boniface Kadzamira that Ntchisi-Malomo Road is a priority of government and will be given necessary attention. Kasaila made the assurance after the MP had written the minister a letter dated July 22 2015, copied to the chief executive officer […]
Andrew Kumbatira has been removed as boss of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) reportedly for being critical to political pressure on bootleg deals and a thorny working relationship with the board of directors, Nyasa Times understands. Chief Secretary to the Government George Mkondiwa has confirmed Kumbatira, a former executive director of Malawi Economic Justice Network […]
The social media site, Facebook is abuzz this week with Malawian women urging each other to assist in the tracking down of one ruthless con-woman, Temwa Lisa Utonga. Utonga, whose appealing beauty disguises her bizarre behaviour, is believed to have conned her direct cousin in Blantyre named Wongie Kamanga to believe that she was is […]
National Bank of Malawi (NBM), the biggest commercial bank by assets say Malawians should brace for the tougher times for Malawi’s economy in the coming months due to high inflation, high interest rates and a depreciating kwacha. It its lasted unaudited interim results released this week, the bank says the depreciating kwacha and food prices are likely to […]
President Peter Mutharika and his government are clueless on how to use the K12 billion realised from the controversial sale of Malawi Savings Bank and Inde Bank. Spokesman for Finance ministry Nations Msowoya told a local radio station Wednesday that his ministry is yet to consult on how to use the money which is already […]