Businessperson and cashgate suspect Osward Lutepo has been certified medically not fit for trial in the various charges related to cashagte, his lawyer Osward Mtupila, said Dr Jonathan Ngoma of Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe has certified him not fit. According to Mtupila, Ngoma examined Lutepo on Februaty 4 2015 but he is yet […]
A Network Against Human Trafficking is urging Malawi Members of Parliament to pass legislation on human trafficking which is expected to be tabled in Parliament this Thursday. Addressing the news conference at Norwegian Church Aid offices in Lilongwe, Wednesday, Habiba Osman, taskforce chairperson for the Network Against Human Trafficking, said that human trafficking is a form […]
Malawi government official has challenged youths in the country to be responsible citizens and be valuable resources as the vision of the nation lies in their hands. Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Justin Saidi, said on Wednesday that youths in the country must rise above the many challenges facing them […]
Organizers of the inaugural Emerging Voices a global arts competition which has just been launched by The Financial Times in London in collaboration with the Oppenheimer Funds have made a special request to Malawian fiction writers to submit their entries in the competition in which the winners will receive a prize of US$ 40,000. Delegate […]
As one way of saving lives of farm animals that are still in trouble after surviving the devastating floods that has rocked many parts of Malawi, American-based International Fund for Animal Welfare has sent a team of experts in the veterinary field are in the country to assist. IFAW Southern Africa Communications Manager Christina Pretorius […]
A gynaecologist and senior lecturer at the University of Malawi’s College of Medicine, Charles Mhango has observed that the age Malawian youths start sexual intercourse continues to lower at an alarming rate. Mhango has since called on policymakers to do more to reverse the trend and ensure girls stay away from early pregnancies and marriages, […]
Police in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre have arrested 40 year-old Alice Namagoya for allegedly stealing a three-week-old baby. Namagoya, who hails from Pongwe village, Traditional Authority Chikowi in Zomba, is said to be a friend to the baby’s mother, Bridget Maxwell and is expected to appear in court Thursday to answer theft of child contrary to Section […]
Some Kasungu Municipality business persons on on Monday took to task police officers in the district over insecurity issues. This follows the never ending armed robbery cases taking place in the district mainly targeting the Asian business persons. Recently, Muhammad Afzal and Ayub Kazi were attacked and robbed off over K2 million in total. In an interview, […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has maintained his vow to fight corruption and organised crime in the country and has since urged all arms of the government to join forces with the administration. Police have reported several armed robberies, murders and car jackings, creating fear and panic among Malawians. Mutharika said on Tuesday that his administration […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) intercepted a truck and seized Indian hemp weighing 42 kilogrammes (kgs) at Lojwa, just after Jenda Trading Centre in Mzimba District. The incident occurred on Thursday, February 5, 2015 following a tip to MRA from members of the public about suspicious items in the truck. The Indian hemp was in […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika Tuesday appointed Lexten Kachama as new Police Inspector General following the resignation of Paul Kanyama Friday on health grounds. Government chief secretary George Mkondiwa said Kachama’s appointments is “with immediate effect.” Kachama was Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Service before his appointment. His nomination will be presented to the 193-seat […]
Malawi Police have arrested wife to lawyer Chrispine Kam’mayani who is reportedly at large following an alleged swindle of a cool K10 million, and charged her with bribery after her attempt to bribe Police officers got foiled. Chronology of events leading to her capture indicate that when Nyasa Times published that Police are hunting Kam’mayani […]
Malawi High Court will from February 11 start rehearing cases of prisoners sentenced to the mandatory death sentence, with the first hearing expected to held in Zomba. In 2007 the High Court of Malawi abolished the mandatory death penalty. In what become known as the Kafanteyeni ruling the mandatory death penalty was deemed by the bench as unconstitutional as […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who has been appointed the country’s Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) champion, has urged key stakeholders to be responsible in their respective undertakings to prove that it is possible to develop Malawi and be a shining example of good governance. He was speaking Monday evening at Sunbird Capital in Lilongwe where he was unveiled as […]
Britain did not stop assisting Malawi as its funding to budgetary support which was withheld, instead, is directed through non-governmental organisations and other bodies working in the country, London’s diplomat has said. The British High Commissioner Michael Nevin told a local press that direct funds to the Malawi treasury for poverty reduction – known as […]
Former deputy director in the Ministry of Tourism, Leonard Kalonga and businessperson Angela Katengeza, who owns Faith Construction have been found with a case to answer by High Court in Lilongwe to charges related to the Cashgate corruption scandal in the civil service. Judge Fiona Mwale also threw out a State application to present new evidence […]
Staff at National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) have started an indefinite strike over of workplace grievances, including demand for pay rise for up to 45 percent. Striking support staff spokesperson Jimukase Phiri told Nyasa Times that management effected a 10% salary increment in November 2014 but that was not enough. Phiri said members of staff at […]
The Malawi judiciary has dismissed fears that vital information might be missing following the stripping of motherboards and other related items for 15 computers at the Blantyre High Court and Magistrate Court. According to Judiciary spokesperson, Mlenga Mvula, the tampered computers were fixed in courtrooms and were being used by court reporters for transcribing court […]