Malawi Police Service has continued to apply a ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy with the latest victims being Luke Lumbani Msonda and Lawrance Kawonga, who were arbitrarily shot and killed in Lilongwe as thy were coming from Area 25 together with a friend. Police attacked the three and snatched cash which they had. Apparentl, Msonda has gone to […]
Times Media Group, the country’s oldest publishing house and well known for declaring employees redundant, has fired its Times TV’s Head of Programmes Affairs, Gracian Tukula, five months after he was poached from their rivals Nation Publications Limites (NPL). The company, which publishes The Daily Times, Malawi News, The Sunday Times, and recently purchased Matindi Radio, has […]
Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngongoliwa, who is the patron of Mulhako wa Alhomwe, on Saturday led members of this tribal grouping in donating blood to the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS), which is mandated to provide adequate supplies of safe blood and blood products to meet the needs of all patients in all hospitals in Malawi. The […]
Catholics in the world are commemorating 49th World Communications Day and in Malawi, the celebration of World Communication Sunday takes place during the last Sunday of July every year. This year, Malawi is celebrating the day on Sunday, 26 July. The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) communications officer Prince Henderson has said Bishop Martin Mtumbuka, […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Publicity Secretary, Jessie Kabwila on Friday survived a road accident that left her in shock. National police have confirmed of the accident, which occurred near Dowa turn-off along Lilongwe-Kasungu road. “There were no casualties. It occurred yesterday (Friday),” explained Rhoda Manjolo National police spokesperson. The outspoken Salima North-West Parliamentarian met her fate […]
A Kalondolondo assessment in Blantyre peri-urban on water supply services has faulted Blantyre Water Board for failing its mandate ofproviding quality, affordable and reliable water. The assessment report compiled by Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) with funding from Kalondolondo program captures opinions/perception and feedback of water users in 20 sites around Blantyre peri-urban which include domestic, […]
Malawi government is plotting to sell heavily-indebted Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which has been monopolising the power sector. Sources at the Ministry of Energy told Nyasa Times that government will be inviting bidders through Privatisation Commission on the parastatal sale. He added negotiations were at an advanced stage for selling a strategic stake […]
A group of sawyers from Tanzania, popularly known as Swahili, on Monday afternoon poured petrol and torched 25 year-old Malawian Ken Banda at Mazamba Forest in Mzimba District following a quarrel over cooked beans, according The Nation newspaper report. Banda is battling for his life at Mzuzu Central hospital (MCH). Mzuzu Police Station deputy spokesperson […]
Malawi’s international cooperating partners have called for a “speedy and transparent investigation” into the murder of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director of corporate services Issa Njauju and warned against attempts to cripple the bureau through intimidation and bribery British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin, speaking on behalf of diplomats from United State Virginia Palmer, EU representatives […]
The Living Waters Church (LWC) has explained that two of its pastors of Nsanje Living Waters Church were held by Malawi Police on the night of Monday 20th July 2015 to “protect them” from an irate move who suspected them to have killed a woman with the aim of harvesting body parts. In a story […]
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police on Tuesday evening arrested two Malawians and a South Africa man in an old Church that was turned into mandrax drug manufacturing factory. It is alleged the trio were not living at the Old Grace Church situated on the Hallgate smallholdings in Nigel, Ekurhuleni but trekked daily to make mandrax, according SABC […]
Private practice lawyer Ralph Kasambara has told Lilongwe High Court that a number of character witnesses are expected to be called and testify to help in mitigation to cashgate convict Caroline Savala before she faces sentencing. Kasambara said the four witnesses of character will attest to the good character of Savala in a bid to […]
Ben Phiri, President Peter Mutharika’s longest serving aide and right-hand man, has gone on a ‘sabbatical leave’ until the dust settles on his recent resignation scandal, Nyasa Times has established. Mutharika has allowed Phiri to take a low profile two months after a resignation circus, until the allegations of his wrongful self- enrichment cools off. […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gurus are pressurizing President Peter Mutharika to remove Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General Ralphael Kamoto and replace him with former Commissioner General now High Court Judge Lloyd Muhara. Impeccable sources confided to Nyasa Times that beleaguered businessman and DPP MP Noel Masangwi is the one who is in the fore […]
Mulhako Wa Alhomwe, one of the tribal groupings in the country, has organised a day-long blood donation service to be held this Saturday, 25 July 2015 in Blood Transfusion centres across the country. The event, which is open to all Malawians, will be held in partnership with the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS), which is […]
Malawi’s giant brewery, Carlsberg Brewery Malawi Limited, has confirmed that a probe is underway into a huge ‘cashgate’ malfeasance that could amount o more than K5.2 billion as first reported by Nyasa Times. The fraud has rattled the brewery’s management. Carlsberg Malawi communications officer Towera Munthali confirmed that indeed there were “irregularities” in the financial […]
An angry mob on Monday night severely injured two Living Waters Church pastors for allegedly killing a woman in Nsanje district. Police in the district confirmed of the incident, saying the two pastors, Lyson Tchapo and Jones Ngoleka are currently in custody. Nsanje police Officer-in-Charge Assistant Commissioner, Dube Kaonga said the two were beaten up for being […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe Tuesday re-arrested gang leader of notorious group popularly known as ’11 Bongos’ in Area 36 Location in the city of Lilongwe. Tiyese James was given High Court bail on July 1 this month for alleged robbery, arson and terrorising the community. Lilongwe Police publicist, Kingsley Dandaula, confirmed the arrest of Tiyese […]