Malawian civil-society groups plan to hold anti-government protests on January 13 against “bad leadership”, saying they will be “peaceful” and well-coordinated. Spokesman of the street protests, Timothy Mtambo, who is also executive director of Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR), said being the rights campaigners will lead from the frontline. Mtambo said modalities for the […]
The Centre for Investigative Journalism in Malawi (CIJM) and the Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) are working together to facilitate training opportunities for local journalists at the Mail and Guardian Centre for Investigative Journalism (MGCIJ) in South Africa. After Nyasa Times senior news analyst Collins Mtika has been at Mail and Guardian from last year, […]
The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) have warned that residents of Blantyre and surrounding areas will likely to experience another acute water shortage problem from Tuesday due to the falling down of an Escom pole at the main water pumping station Walkers Ferry. The BWB spokesperson Priscilla Mateyu says in a statement on Monday evening that “due to heavy rainfall […]
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria has suspended financing Malawi over the controversy with National Aids Commission (NAC) finances. Money from NAC is currently a centre of controversy after the organisation spent K5 million during the launch of First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust. Some civil society organisations (CSOs) are […]
Chinese national Chain Weging, 41, has been arrested in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe for counterfeiting wool products from Sakiza Spinning Limited who are licensed by Malawi Bureau of Standards to produce and market Mwana Cryl and Robin wools in Malawi. Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer, Kingsley Dandaula confirmed that Weging who is currently on bail […]
There could be oil and also gas both inside and outside the Lake Malawi as United Arab Emirates’ Hamra Oil Holdings Limited (HOHL) has hinted after its oil exploration using a full tensor gravity gradiometry (FTG) survey. The London-based company Surestream Petroleum was the first to be granted a licence to explore for oil in […]
Malawi Muslims have started a campaign to make, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, a national holiday like Christmass day, the birth of Jesus Christ for Christians. Executive director for Al-Traq Qadeia Sunni Association Faizal Aboo said having a national celebration for the prophet’s birthday would enable the Muslims in Malawi to have an annual […]
Malawi Police are hunting for a 34 year old Award Kayila from Karonga who is suspected to have murdered his wife after disagreements on where the woman spend a night of 31 December 2014 suspecting her of having love affairs with other men . Karonga Police Station Officer Almakio Daka said Kayila of Mwadenga village, […]
President Peter Mutharika Sunday joined the Malawi Muslims community in the Ziyara Parade held ingthe capital city Lilongwe organized by Muslims to celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The President said throughout his life, Prophet Muhammad preached about love and unity and ask Malawians to emulate the life of the Holy prophet and […]
Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly prejudicing Malawi of tax revenue in continued bad headlines the Chinese people in thje southern African nation. Zai Jinji and his wife Yin Yunye were arrested this week for allegedly evading payment of value-added tax (VAT). They are alleged to have contravened electronic fiscal device regulations that require […]
Malawi’s State Vice President State Saulos Chilima on Saturday made a visits to the hailstorm torn areas of Area 49 and Kama in Lilongwe following a hail-storm which hit the capital city where a five year girl was electrocuted to death and also leaving dozens homeless. Chilima consoled the bereaved family of Samira Banda who was electrocuted […]
Malawi human rights campaigners have said they will still protests to secure a refund of K5 million (about $10 000) that the National Aids Commission (NAC) spent during the launch of the Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust launch and have also voiced out the shortage of essential drugs and collapse of heath service delivery system. A […]
Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka in the news again as Police are keeping in custody a 32-year-old man for allegedly scorching a 5-year-old step son with hot water for the wrongs of her mother. Balaka police spokesperson Sub-Inspector Juseph Sauka says the suspect Twaliki Assamu was arrested on New Year’s Day following a complaint from […]
Police in Malawi have revealed that Pelekani Malunga one of the arrested suspects in the K100 million bank robbery is still married to one senior police officer. In an interview Southern Region Police spokesperson Nicholas Gondwa said so far the law enforcers are investigating to establish whether the wife played a role in the robbery. […]
The Group Village Headman Mulyawana of Karonga district the northern part of Malawi has died following the heavy rainfall which was accompanied by lightning and hailstorm destroying over 72 houses and leaving four people injured on New Year’s Eve. The development comes after a spate of earthquakes hit parts of Chitipa and Karonga on Wednesday […]
As the Malawi’s currency – the Kwacha – continues to register steady appreciation, Malawi’s Minister of Information Kondwani Nankhumwa is appealing to the business community to respond accordingly. In an interview with Nyasa Times on Friday, Nankhumwa said it would be commendable and reasonable if the business community also slashed prices of their commodities and […]
An 18-year old boy has been arrested in Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka for allegedly raping a 69 year old granny. The suspect Chifundo Chausa defiled the victim at her home during the New Year’s Eve (31st December). Balaka police spokesperson sub-inspector Joseph Sauka says the victim who is a widow told the police that the […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has called on people in the country including women to be positive minded in order to unleash their full potential and positively change the course of their lives in the new year. The President’s spouse was speaking on New Year’s Day at Chisoka Health Center in Thyolo district where […]