Half of the Kamuzu Road Market has been gutted down with fire which started at around mid night Monday according to officials from Salima District Council. Assistant Disaster Risk Management Officer (ADRMO), Blessings Kamtema, said the fire has caused extensive damage to permanent structures and vendors goods. Kamtema said the cause of the fire is […]
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate court in eastern Malawi has sentenced a 22-year-old man to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for theft. Police Prosecutor Sub Inspector Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect John Bunaya 22, broke into the house of Mrs Gloria Mphwiyo and stole a mountain bike and 2 bags […]
Seven Malawian Muslim students at International University of Africa (IUA) in Sudan appeared in court on Sunday in Sudan following their arrest on 21 May by Soba police. They were expected to take a plea on allegation of beating up fellow Malawian student for spying on them. The students Rasheed Kadwala, Rodriq Chipande, Sulaiman Jalasi, […]
Employees of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have called for a strike action starting on Tuesday as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. The ACB workers are renewing their demands that the government should raise their salaries to an average of 70 percent in line with their conditions of service .strike The workers said the […]
Malawi government has introduced Visa fees for Americans entering the country equivalent to what Malawians pay when entering their country, thus U$160 which is equivalent to K73,600.00 with immediate effect. In a circular to all immigration border posts and top immigration officers in the country dated May 20, 2015, Chief Immigration Officer Masauko Medi, says:”Please […]
Mulli Brothers Limited (MBL) Holdings Limited claims Malawi Savings Bank is in contempt of court for advertising the properties of the company valued at over K3.3 billion for sale, saying there is a stay order granted by the Supreme Court of Appeal. MSB last week put on sale MBL assets valued a K3.3billion in a […]
A citizen-led initiative to help build and ensure public accountability has put together a dossier of President Peter Mutharika’ special adviser Ben Phiri showing he has become an instant billionaire after paying K100 million mortgage in four months on the four properties he has bought in posh Area 10 location in the capital Lilongwe. According to […]
Economists and activists have added a positive voice to the calls for the legalisation of Indian hemp, saying Malawi stands to benefit much if it starts growing industrial hemp. Ntchisi North parliamentarian Boniface Kadzamira stood in Parliament last week—that Malawi should legalise the growing and usage of hemp, to beef up the national economy. Kadzamira […]
Malawi’s former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, one of the suspects in the shooting of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, has quashed High Court Judge Michael Mtambo assertions that following the shooting cashgate affair was discovered. In his submission seeking the judge to recuse himself from the case, accusing him of bias, Kasambara a […]
Archbishop Thomas Msusa who is the Chairperson of Episcopal Conference of Malawi on Saturday May 23, 2015 promoted 20 seminarians to the order of deacons at Zomba Cathedral in Zomba Diocese. The celebration which attracted people from all corners of Malawi saw three seminarians each from Zomba (Samuel Mangulenje , Isaac Tsegula and Peter Lufeyo) […]
Malawi Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday said the 2015/16 budget which has no budgetary support from donors will be financed by local resources and announced new tax measures including a 10 percent excise duty to be levied on phone text messaging and all data transfers, including internet and similar services. […]
High Court Judge Michael Mtambo has rejected a request by former Malawi Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara, one of the suspects in the shooting of former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo, to recuse himself from the case. Judge Mtambo said he has no reason to recuse himself placing confidence in his ability […]
Malawi Police will receive motor vehicles donated by the Chinese government in the form of commodity aid, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe told parliament on Friday. The country is grappling with increased cases of armed robberies and recently official from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China s warned that Chinese investors may decide to […]
Malawi Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe unveiled Friday the 2015/16 financial plan which he said has no budgetary support but projected the economy to grow by 7 percent, saying inflation will decline to 16.4 percent and that interest rates will fall. Until 2014/15 budget when donors withdrew aid, donors contributed up to 40% of Malawi annual budget. […]
Malawi Supreme Court judges have given Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) a go ahead to sale Mulli Brothers Limited assets worth about K3.3 billion. MBL owes the bank a reported 83 percent of the bad debt amounting to K4,97 billion. At the moment, MSB is embroiled in controversy following government’s decision to sell it. The controversy […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday for the first time took to social media to publicly congratulate and wished his Vice President Saulos Chilima all the best, apparently to show the cordial relationship. Writing on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, President Mutharika said “let me congratulate the Vice President Saulos Chilima who has been […]
Police officer Stewart Lobo has a case to answer over the shooting and death of a Kawale Township resident George Thekere in the aftermath of the July 20, 2011 nationwide demonstrations against government, High Court judge Fiona Mwale ruled. Twenty people died during the demonstrations after being shot at by police as unarmed citizens took […]
Police in Ntchisi district in central Malawi have launched a manhunt for unknown criminals who shot dead a 40-year-old man and went away with money amounting to K200, 000. Ntchisi police public relations officer sergeant Gradson Bumpha says the deceased, Gabson Magagula, who was working as a buyer for Bonga Investments, was attacked early hours of […]