The Africa Heritage Society (AHS) presented Malawi’s former President Dr. Bakili Muluzi with a “Champion of Freedom” award at a gala dinner held at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa on 17th July, 2011. The Chairman of the Pan-African organisation, Phineas Tichana praised Muluzi for championing the cause of a change that he wanted to […]
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday paid a day-long visit to Malawi where he briefed President Bingu waMutharika on the shaky coalition government. “I’m engaging all SADC (Southern African Development Community) leaders because I’m concerned with the discord in our shared government,” Tsvangirai told journalists after the closed-door meeting at Mutharika’s New State House. […]
A New Year same problems, as Malawians continue reeling from the economic malaise, Information Minister Patricia Kaliati is battling to keep her share of a bribe that has characterised the purchase of the “spy machine” which is said to have cost tax payers close to K1 billion. The Minister who returned to Cabinet on 6th […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Again history seems to be repeating itself where tribe has reigned supreme in the appointment of persons in key government positions in Malawi. During dictator Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda’s 31 year regime, the Chewa’s enjoyed a bigger and better share of appointments in top government positions. This had the unfortunate consequence of […]
Channel Africa correspondent in Malawi, Pamela Mlogeni was last month brutally assaulted and left for dead by unknown assailants who broke into her Ndirande New Lines home in Blantyre. Mlogeni, who sustained several deep cuts on her head and face said in an interview on Wednesday she neither recalled the number of her attackers nor […]
Standard Bank Malawi Chief Executive Officer , Charles Mudiwa , is said to have been running the commercial bank as a personal estate, instilling fear in executive management who cannot stand up to him, Nyasa Times has learnt. Insiders said Mudiwa, a Zimbabwean, has been reversing some decisions which were collectively made by the bank’s […]
The remains of a Mangochi man who was attacked and killed by a prowling crocodile has been found after a 24-hour search. The deceased was caught on Friday evening along Lake Malawi and efforts by the community to search for the body immediately after the crocodile attacked and dragged him into the water incident proved […]