High Court Judge Micheal Mtambo has ruled against application which lawyer for businessperson Oswald Lutepo made for the state to bear the costs of his case after he was formally discharged in the attempted murder former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo. The court determined that the prosecution had failed to provide sufficient evidence […]
Former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara has survived the first charge of attempted murder in which he has been acquitted but he still has to defend himself on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder in Paul Mphwiyo shooting trial. Kasambara, who is representing himself, is and four others are accused of […]
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier Macdonald Kumwembe and businessman Pika Manondo have both been found with a case to answer on all charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder on former budget director Paul Mphwiyo. Making his determination at the Lilongwe, High court Judge Michael Mtambo said prosecution has successfully established a […]
Magistrates and Judicial officials in Malawi have petitioned President Arthur Peter Mutharika over what they call poor remuneration and benefits and that they have given him a seven-day ultimatum to meet their demands. In the petition, dated April 23, 2015 and entitled “Notice to Strike by Magistrates for Non Compliance and Implementation of Salaries Approved […]
The Surveyors Institute of Malawi (SIM) has underscored the need to enact into law the draft Building Regulation Bill so that it should provide legal instrument to be used in monitoring and evaluation of conditions of buildings in use in the country. This follows recent revival of the ‘Red Star Campaign’ by President Peter Mutharika. […]
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights has asked the Malawi government to provide the Commission with information on when the Access to Information bill will be tabled in Parliament and enacted. Speaking in Banjul, Gambia after Malawi’s submission and presentation of its initial report before the Commission. The African Commission Special Rapporteur on […]
The First Grade Magistrate Court in Mzuzu has sentenced a 37-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for impregnating his 13 year-old step daughter. Police prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Singini told the court that Kambwiri Chakuda has been defiling the victim since last year. Singini said one night the convict sneaked out of his […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier who shot himself Monday morning Lance Corporal Msanide Chimphepo had issues bothering him, Nyasa Times can reveal. Chimphepo was on separation with his wife and had gone absent without official leave, also known as AWOL, for about two months. “It’s not true that everything was alright with him. The […]
Mchinji district is in the headlines again. Barely a week After an 18 years old girl was beaten with hot wire, the Police in central region border district with Zambia are now looking for a 21 year old man suspected of brutal murder of a 17 year old girl, who is also his sister. The […]
Beware! There’s fake currency that is in circulation. Law enforcers are appealing to members of the public to be on alert and report to police suspicious people dealing in the fake notes. Meanwhile, Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody a 38-year-old man for allegedly being found in possession of fake bank notes amounting to […]
The defence lawyers in the Paul Mphwiyo shooting trial has branded the whole case as a fallacy. Former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara is charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder alongside Macdonald Kumwembe who Mphwiyo identified as the shooter, Dauka Manondo, Pika Manondo, Robert Kadzuwa and businessperson Osward Lutepo. […]
Police in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre have arrested three men believed to have a hand in the death of a Ugandan national who was shot dead and robbed of K4.5 million. The Ugandan national, Mr Mustafa Abdul Karrim was shot dead on December 22 2014 at Petroda Head office behind Optichem in the commercial city. […]
Kanengo congregation in Lilongwe has split from the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia because of the controversy over the dismissal of Reverend Chimwemwe Mhango. The synod dismissed Mhango citing rebellious acts after he and the congregation protested his transfer from Kanengo to Euthini in Mzimba. But despite the dismissal, Mhango went […]
Private practice lawyer Frank Mbeta through lawyer Lusungu Gondwe, has accused Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Lucas Kondowe of “flirting” with Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda after he refused to be served with a High Court order stopping his institution from arresting Mbeta. Mbeta, who had a warrant of arrest hanging over his head, obtained an […]
Malawi Police on Saturday arrested 12 Ethiopian nationals for illegal entry in the country, who were found in Mzimba district and 2 Malawians have also been netted for aiding illegal immigrants. Mzimba Police Public Relations Officer, Gabriel Chiona said, the two arrested Malawians are Andy Nyasulu, 19, from Village headman Mtomboloka, in the area of Traditional […]
Linda Phulani an 18 year old woman who was beaten severely by her husband in Mchinji has revealed her husband John Yasini forced her to join a Satanic cult but she refused. Narrating her ordeal to the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati when she visited her on Friday at Mchinji District […]
A 29-year-old man is in Police custody at Kanengo for allegedly threatening a person with albinism that he (the man) would make the latter disappear one day. Kanengo Police spokesperson Esther Mkwanda identified the suspect as John Chikadza of Chigwe Village, Traditional Authority Kabudula in Lilongwe. Mkwanda alleged that Chikadza had more than once threatened […]
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Friday visited a woman who was severely beaten by her husband at Mchinji District hospital, reiterating that government would not watch the trend continue but let the arm of law take its course on men who abuse their wives. “I visited Linda Phulani after reading […]