Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament (MP)for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi, has accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cares less about the health of ordinary Malawians in the villages by allocating less than 10 percent of the total budget to the health sector budget. Lunguzi said the ordinary Malawians, mostly in the rural villages […]
High Court Judge Redson Kapindu has rejected a plea by convicted businessman Oswald Flywell Lutepo to be given special privileges in jail. Lutepo was on Monday June 15, 2015 convicted on his own plea of guilty on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud government of K4.2 billion (US$9.3 million) between April and September […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has arrested Managing Director of Intertrade Agency and Mozimplex, a Mozambique based company, Mohamed Rafik Amad, for allegedly using false custom documents to externalize forex. Amad was arrested on Tuesday, June 16 2015 for presenting fake custom documents to banks for remittance of $720,000 and $768,000 to Hong Kong, according to MRA […]
Malawi Police in Salima on Tuesday confirmed that three unknown suspected thieves have been torched to ashes after being caught stealing goats in the area of T/A Mwanza in the central region lakeshore district. Police Spokesman Sergeant Gift Chitowe told Nyasa Times that the suspects on June 14, 2015, drove in the area with intention […]
Intermediaries, commonly known as middlemen, have been completely cut out from corruption syndicates with officers at the road traffic because the new system is electronic and transaction only starts when the system recognizes a bank payment receipt. The development has angered the middlemen, usually well dressed men who linger around the premises, who have been […]
Police in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre have shot dead a suspect believed to be part of the armed robbers that killed a police officer and robbed K46.4 million from Petroda in Lilongwe last week. The suspect was shot dead at Kameza Roundabout Monday evening. The law enforcers were on their way to Lilongwe with two of the […]
Businessperson Oswald Lutepo has pleaded guilty to charges of theft and laundering K2.1 billion believed to have been obtained in the plunder of government funds popularly referred to as Cashgate and has been convicted by High Court in Zomba. Appearing before Justice Redson Kapindu, businessman Lutepo, who was in a wheel chair entered a plea […]
Malawi’s First Lady, Madam Gertrude Mutharika has been elected Vice President of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA). Madam Mutharika was elected on Sunday during OAFLA conference held on the sidelines of the 25thOrdinary Summit of the African Union (AU) currently underway at Sandton International Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The […]
Notorious criminal, Perekani Malunga who was arrested in connection to First Merchant Bank (FMB) MK90 million robbery, has died, police have confirmed. Malunga was remanded at Chichiri Prison and died in the wee hours of today (Monday) at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). The ex-husband to Blantyre Police officer, Blandina Chanika was among the robbers […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya has issued a warning to lawmakers that they will face stern sanctions if they engaged in disorderly conduct with the sole purpose of disrupting proceedings of the House. Msowoya told the MPs that he noted “with concern” that “order and decorum” is deteriorating in the august House. He reminded the […]
Former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara triggered debate on social media when he challenged Malawi government through the NGO Board against shutting down non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating “without following proper procedures”, mostly those that are critical to the administration. Those targeted include Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with Aids (Manelera) led by Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, […]
Malawian President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika and his government has been hailed for demonstrating high level commitment in the national and global fight against HIV and AIDS. Speaking when he called on President Mutharika in Johannesburg South Africa where the President is there for African Union summit, United Nations Under Secretary-General and UNAIDS Executive Director […]
State Vice President Saulos Chilima has appealed to church leaders and preachers to spread the message of love, saying Malawi is currently suffering from love deficiency. Chilima made the appeal Saturday at Lilongwe’s Civil Stadium during celebrations of Seventh Day Adventist’s (SAD) from being Malawi Union Mission t now being called Malawi Union Conference where […]
Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced Winners Chapel pastor Brighton Favor Mbewe aged 35 to seven years imprisonment for defiling a 14 year old girl. According to the girl -name withheld for legal reasons – the pastor sexually assaulted her repeatedly in December last year at the time her mother used to send her […]
A comprehensive forensic audit of ministries and departments covering the period between 2009 and 2012 under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rule in what is being christened as ‘DPP K92billion US$206.7 million) cashgate’ scandal is ready for release. The National Audit Office (NAO) will next week release the investigation conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), according to published […]
A 40-years-old woman has been arrested in Phalombe district for allegedly exhuming bones of an albino who died three years ago. Magret Gelezi who was arrested on Thursday, is said to have committed the offence together with her son, Goodson Salure who is currently on the run. Phalombe police publicist, Augustus Nkhwazi told Nyasa Times that […]
Malawi Police have this afternoon shot dead four suspected criminals in the capital city of Lilongwe. Police killed the criminals who attempted to rob a Puma Filling Station at Kanengo in the city. National police spokesperson, Rhoda Manjolo confirmed the development which comes five days after some armed robbers killed a police officer and made […]
Malawi Police in Mzuzu have arrested two employees of Chibuku Products Limited on suspicion that they stole 17 386 litres of diesel valued at over K12 million (US$26 966). In an interview on Tuesday, Mzuzu Police spokesperson, Martin Bwanali, said the two — 35-year-old Allum Magaga Msowoya of Lusulumphala Village in the area of T/A […]