Businessperson and chief cashgate suspect Osward Lutepo was on Thurdday hospitalised at Mzuzu MASM Hospital after he collapsed and is currently receiving treatment with hospital sources saying he may be found to be incompetent “at this moment” to stand trial. Lutepo is regarded as chief suspect in cashgate cases and charged in a K5.7 billion […]
The Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) on Thursday held an interactive meeting with students the organization sponsors at College of Medicine In Blantyre. Through the Edith Mtila Scholarship programme, JBFI is pays fees for 20 students at College of Medicine. The foundation sponsors over 200 students at various colleges including Chancellor College, Polytechnic, College of […]
Malawi Police have arrested eight suspects connected to the cause of fire at Taifa Market in Mzuzu. Taifa Market found itself in flames and assorted merchandise worth millions of Kwachas have been destroyed by fierce fire which started around 10 PM on Thursday. According to police station officer-in charge John Nyondo, the fire emanated from […]
Malawi government through the Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Energy and Mining says investigations to establish the extent of fish kills and their possible causes on Lake Malawi in Karonga district are underway and that the nation will be duly informed once such investigations are concluded. The development comes after the fish kills was […]
Judiciary workers in Malawi have ended their nearly two-month long strike which paralyzed the judicial system making the prison and police cells to overflow with crime suspects. This is a reverse of their decision on Monday when they vowed to continue with the strike despite government threats to seal off the courts and forfeit their January salary. […]
Malawi civil-society groups who are organising anti-government streets protests over governance concerns scheduled for January 13, 2015 have demanded to see justice on accused persons’ role to plunder of public money both in the DPP and the PP era. The groups want action K92 billion DPP-era cashgate and about K20 billion grew wings from public […]
Police in Malawi’s central district of Dowa this week ntercepted and arrested 40 Ethiopian nationals and a Malawian national for allegedly aiding them to enter into the country illegally. The Malawian national, identified as Wise Upambo, aged 21 and the Ethiopian nationals were intercepted during a sweeping exercise by the law enforcers in the district. They […]
The Catholic Church in Malawi will on Saturday, 10th January, 2014 will preside over the Eucharist Celebration that will mark the official inauguration of Kachebere Major Seminary’s Jubilee Year right at the seminary itself. Kachebere Major Seminary, also known as St. Anthony Major Seminary, a philosophical college under the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, opened its […]
Malawi Police in the wee hours of Thursday arrested deputy commander of Malawi Defence Force , Lieutenant General Griffin Supuni for allegedly assaulting cops after robbery at his residence in Lilongwe, Nyasa Times understands. He has since been released. Police picked Supuni to Area 18 cell, Lilongwe in the morning. Sources say Supuni was arrested after […]
Malawi’s Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Atupele Muluzi, has said government through his ministry has deployed inspectors to Kayelekera uranium mine in northern district of Karonga after a spill at Paladin Energy’s project. Paladin confirmed it had suffered “minor” storm damage on Monday evening after a 20-minute, high-intensity storm saw 25mm of rain fall on the site. The spill comes […]
The Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU), National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) and the Medical Doctors Union of Malawi (MDUM) have given government a seven day ultimatum to resume talks on the welfare of the health workers in the country. Among other things, the bodies wrote government to improve the salaries, risk […]
The funeral program of the much-respected wife to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) former long-time leader John Tembo has been released and burial is scheduled for Saturday in Dedza. The burial will follow a church service at Nthulu, Chimbiya in Dedza on Friday, according to the official programme. The body of Mamarita Ruth Tembo, who […]
As the clock ticks closer to January 13 anti-government demonstrations, members of Blantyre Vendors Association are calling upon the civil-society groups to cancel the street protests and give dialogue a chance. Civil society organizations have planned to hold the demonstration next week to force Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM) and Muhlakho wa Alomwe (MWA) to return money […]
A tank containing untreated radioactive material has exploded at Kayelekera uranium mine in northern border district of Karonga spilling into the local river system and leaking to Lake Malawi causing alarm amongst locals. A coalition of Malawi civil society organisations has recently accused uranium Paladin Energy of secretly discharging contaminated sludge and mining tailings into […]
Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has urged the DPP government to restrain from threatening citizens particularly against the Judicial staff who are currently withdrawing labour seeking salary increment. Chakwera has since pushed all the blame to the Peter Mutharika government in the ongoing standoff on Judiciary and Anti […]
Malawi government authorities say the coming of Global Fund Mission to the country on 13 January is not connected to the demonstrations that some civil society organizations have planned on the same day to express their misgivings on the alleged misadministration of funds at the Malawi National Aids Commission (NAC). Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa says in a […]
Don’t be fooled by his warm smile and sunny, relaxed disposition. New chief of police in Malawi, Inspector General Paul Kanyama, has issued a stern warning to criminals that he is going to be hard as nails when it comes to crackdown on crime. Kanyama said under his watch criminals will either be arrested and […]
Malawi Police are following leads to arrest thugs who cut off the genitals of a Thyolo man Tendai Malunga of Beula village in the area of Traditional Authority Kapichi. Malunga is battling for his life at Thyolo district hospital after his private parts were cut off by thugs. The attackers attempted to cut off the […]