The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate court has ordered a 30-year old woman to pay a fine of K60,000 or serve a 2-months custodial sentence in default or for being found with Canabis Sativa which is commonly known as Indian hemp. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Getrude Chingolo Kafumbula told the court that the suspect Veronica Mwala was […]
Malawi Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu has clarified why President Peter Mutharika declared a state of national disaster and not “ state of emergency” due to deadly floods, saying the law empowers the Head of State to declare disaster as a “prompt and immediate reaction” with less procedural formally as opposed to ‘state of emergency’ whose […]
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep) are expressing great shock with what they say continued silence and failure by the Malawi government to address the devastating problem of water and electricity crisis in the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe. The two cities have recently been hit […]
A 49 year old man is in Police custody at Balaka Police Station for allegedly defiling his 9 year old step daughter. Police say the suspect Davie Francis had been defiling his step daughter since last year December. Police spokesperson Sub-Inspector Joseph Sauka says the victim told the police that her father had been defiling […]
A local Malawian relief operation, the Asian Muslim Relief Aid (AMRA) has intensified its efforts in alleviating the suffering of thousands of Malawians affected by devastating floods that have hit Malawi over the past three weeks. Heavy rainfall in Malawi swept many homes away and damaged thousands of hectares of agricultural crops. Latest government statistics […]
The High Court in the capital Lilongwe has found Luke Kasamba and Maxwell Namata guilty on the charge of theft and money laundering in a syndicate stripping finances from government through illegal encashment of cheques using companies that did not supply any goods or services as authorities which was christened as cashgate. Justice Anabel Mtalimanja […]
As Blantyre residents and surrounding areas are still battling with persistent water woes, some Blantyre Press Club (BPC) members have accused of Blantyre Water Board (BWB) spokesperson Priscilla Mateyu of telling ‘lies’ regarding water problems, and have since asked to stop posting “lies’ on BPC social forum. BWB has been assuring water users that water problems […]
Two Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers who were arrested on December 20, 2014 after illegally found in possession of Marijuana or Indian Hemp have been fined K40,000 each by First Grade Magistrate court in the central region district of Nkhotakota. The court heard through state prosecutor sergeant Ngupasye Muyira that on December 20 last year […]
Malawian teacher Andrew Nchessie of Kasungu Demonstration School and Kasungu Teachers Training College has been included in the first ever GEMS Foundation Global Teacher Prize which could see him walk away with $1 million if he come out on top. The other 49 nominees are dotted around 25 countries, with 16 of them coming from […]
The Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) has queried government to formally submit the CCTV footage of former president Joyce Banda’s 23 meetings with chief Cashgate suspect, Oswald Lutepo, and other senior People’s Party (PP) members at four different state residences in the country as government claimed. Government though its spokesman Kondwani Nankhumwa said last year that they […]
The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it has not yet started using Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) machine- also known in the local media as spy machine – four months after the authority got a nod from Supreme Court of Appeal to start using the machine due to contractual matters. Macra bought the […]
The Dowa First Grade Magistrate ha found 71 Ethiopian nationals guilty of illegal entry and have been sentenced to pay a fine of k5,000.00 each and three months in jail with hard labour. The illegal lags were answering the offence of entering the country Illegal in which they all admitted the charge. Magistrate Amulani Phiri […]
Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has recently appointed Dr. Harry Gombachika as its new Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O). A statement released by the company says, Gombachika’s appointment came into effect on 6th January, 2015. The new C.E.O has previously served as General Manager of Telecommunications at the Press Corporation Limited (PCL), Director of Higher Education under […]
“Tadinga, malundi ghateuka” -Chilima Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima stunned mourners and Catholic Church faithful when he made his eulogy to the late Catholic Bishop of Mzuzu Diocese Joseph Mukasa Zuza in a fluent local language Tumbuka at St Peter’s Cathedral in the city. Chilima, a devout Catholic and a Ngoni from central region, spoke fluently […]
Britain is providing support to those affected by the floods in Malawi by releasing £3.8 million (about K2,6 billion) through Department for International Development (DfID). The rains have swept away roads, bridges and destroyed thousands of crops. An estimated 100 000 people have been left homeless. President Peter Mutharika called for international assistance and declared […]
Thousands of Roman Catholic Church faithful led by the Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi, Archbishop Julio Murat and other denominations gathered at St Peters Cathedral in Mzuzu diocese on Monday to pay their last respect to the late Bishop Thomas Mukasa Zuza of the Diocese of Mzuzu, who was laid to rest after died […]
President Peter Mutharika has described the cordial relationship that exists between the Muslim community and Government as an important step towards the country’s development. Mutharika made the remarks Sunday afternoon at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre when he hosted a delegation from the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM). The President stressed the importance of joint efforts […]
The 13 children who were abducted recently by a business man were on Thursday turned back from Mozambique where they were found. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, disclosed the return of the children in an interview with Malawi News Agency on Friday. She said the ministry got a tip from […]