Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody a 25 year old man for giving a false name to the police. Mzuzu Police Station Spokesperson Edward Longwe confirmed the development saying the man, Enock Mhango of Ndomba village, Traditional Authority Katumbi in Rumphi district was charged for giving false information to a person employed in the […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika government has appealed to African Union (AU) to hears his government’s side of the story regarding July 20 protests that resulted in 19 deaths and blamed the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for her economic problems. In a statement released by Malawi Embassy in Ethiopia, the Malawi government […]
The Mzuzu Magistrate Court has sentenced two men to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour for high jacking and stealing a vehicle. The vehicle, a Toyota Corolla salon registration number NB 2436 belongs to Samuel Car hire. The duo, Christopher Phiri, 47 of Chibwana Nsamala, Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka district and Aaron Nyirenda 27, […]
Tragic – 21-year old Elvis Kamfutso died on Sunday after drowning in a swimming pool at Shire Highlands Hotel in Blantyre during the Black Rhyno Entertainment urban music show. Both Police and the organizers have confirmed of the incident, which happened on Sunday afternoon during the show dubbed ‘Summer Love’. “I can’t say what really […]
Clerk of Malawi Parliament. Ms Matilda Katopola escaped death last Sunday in Blantyre, when her official vehicle was involved in an accident. Katopola was driving her official vehicle a grey Toyota Prado MG 196 AD. She was rushed to Mwaiwathu Private Hospital where she is currently being monitored by doctors and nurses at Intensive Care […]
Trouble is brewing among Muslims in Malawi following revelations that some leaders of their association in the country are cunningly enticing members to support the candidacy of President Bingu wa Mutharika’s young brother, Peter, for the 2014 presidential polls. The development comes after some senior members of the Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) reportedly connived […]
The newly-registered and recently launched People’s Party (PP) will actively promote the principle of “constructive engagement” in order to bring back the culture of debate, discussion and negotiation among Malawians in a bid to promote and consolidate political settlement of disputes and observance of good governance and human rights, its leader Joyce Banda has announced. […]
Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda has said she would soon be writing the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue, Anglican retired Bishop Bernard Malango to seek a clarification from President Bingu wa Mutharika over his war-mongering remarks when he officially opened the 8th agriculture trade fair in Blantyre, Thursday. In his characteristic militant discourse, […]
State vice president Joyce Banda has hinted should her People’s Party form the next government in 2014, it would bring back the old national flag, which had a rising sun in the middle. A full sun over black, red and green replaced the independence flag’s half-rising sun which President Bingu wa Mutharika said was “inherited […]
Malawians of all walks of life in Blantyre and other districts in the southern region braved the scorching August heat to witness the official launch on Saturday of the People’s Party (PP), a newly registered political party in Malawi founded and led by state vice president Joyce Banda. An enthusiastic Ndirande resident, Madalitso Mpakeni had […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday ordered closure of Chancellor College a constituent colleges of the University of Malawi ‘with immediate effect’ due to students vigil pressing University authorities to resolve the stand-off with lecturers. Assistant registrar at Chancellor College responsible for students welfare Ellias Chizimba confirmed that Chancellor College (Chanco) had been closed and […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the prominent civil society, interfaith organisation made up of the main Protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his war cry speech and an attack of the clergy. Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His […]
Confidential Memorundum to His Excellency the State President From: Ministry of Information and Civic Education File Ref: INF/ADM/01/23 Date: 4th March, 2011 Connected Files ……………………………………… SUBJECT: LIST OF EIGHT (8) NAMES OF PEOPLE PROPOSED AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NICE FOR YOUR APPROVAL Your Excellency, I have the honour to present to […]
Head of Presidential committee on dialogue, Bishop emeritus Bernard Malango has said President Bingu wa Mutharika was right to threaten the civil society with ‘war’ because he had been patient for a long time. Mutharika said Thursday he had declared “war” on his critics, who are planning a vigil on September 21 to protest his […]
University of Malawi’s Chancellor College (Chanco) has been registering many sexual exploits since the class boycott by lecturers over academic freedom impasse with d 39 pregnancies in one academic year (2010/2011) alone, according to Director of Women Affairs Elsie Nliwasa. Nliwasa told the Weekend Times that this development has forced the College to resort to distributing […]
A lady banker in mountainous southern district of Mulanje working for NBS swindled the bank to save her secret love from being jailed, it has been reported. Friday’s sensational tabloid, Weekend Times reported that there was commotion at Mulanje Police station recently when the lady banker’s husband, who lives in Blantrye ,came at the station […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday claimed he has done great things in the country during his seven years in power including “eradicating HIV/Aids”, saying his government and ruling DPP is getting more popular. Mutharika said in a speech in Blantyre, the commercial capital, that civil society leaders were derailing his development programmes by […]
Malawi’s only professional netball player, Mwawi Kumwenda, who is on off -season from her Australian Club and back with Escom Sisters, will miss weekend’ s encounter against MTL Queens in the OG Issa Southern Region Netball League at Blantyre Youth Centre as she is going on charity work. Kumwenda will be travelling to Salima where […]