Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition officials (HRDC) have condemned the property damage and looting that followed the peaceful demonstrations and accused the police of deploying a few law enforcers on the road to enforce law and order. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said the property damage which included shop […]
Government says it has fired 3 000 interns due to absenteeism and that others had secured jbs elsewhere but decided not to resign in order to continue getting monthly allowances. Secretary for Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Joseph Mwandidya said this follows a head count and recommendations from heads of departments. The government introduced […]
A Malawian shop-keeper is nursing his wounds in Dowa after his Asian employer roughed him up on Thursday for surfing on internet during working hours. It is said that the Asian shop owner, only identified as Imran, who runs his business at Mponela was not amused that his worker was surfing internet and checking Facebook […]
The newly appointed Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communication Technology, Mark Botomani has promised Malawians transparency and accountability as he serves as government’s spokesperson. President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday night announced his 29-man cabinet where new faces like Dr Ben Phiri have been brought in and some old faces like Kondwani Nankhumwa and Jappie […]
A youth body has launched a blistering attack on President Peter Mutharika for hiring a 24-member cabinet excluding the youth. Charles Kajoloweka of Youth Decide said all the 24 members of the cabinet are above 35-years-old. “We are very disappointed with the cabinet. In this era, we expected a cabinet with youth representation. After all, […]
Council for Non-Governmental Organisation (Congoma) says 60 per cent of last year’s K1.3 trillion national budget went to kickbacks. Congoma chief executive officer Ronald Mtonga said this at a meeting on Thursday in Lilongwe. “This lack of transparency in our national budget is fueling poverty in the country,” said Mtonga. He said it was sad […]
Malawi Police and owners of both private and public institutions whose property was damaged on Thursday by violent protesters say they will be calculating the cost of the damage this Friday. Police spokesperson for the north Peter Kalaya said Thursday was not ideal for the exercise because the protesters were violent. Some shop owners and […]
UN migration agency says it is ready to repatriate willing Malawians who are facing economic, social and political hurdled in South Africa back to Malawi. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) director Pillow Mkomo said his organization has already helped to repatriate 293 Malawians from South Africa on a five-year European funded program. “Malawians living in South Africa […]
Malawi has on Thursday, joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Refugees Day with activities marking the day underway at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. The impoverished southern African nation is commemorating the day amid concerns of rising number of refugees and asylum seekers, with Dzaleka hosting a staggering 40, 000 of them […]
Three major bus companies have suspended their services on Thursday while most schools both private and public as well as shops remain closed because of the mass protests organised by civil society organisations under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition. They are pushing for resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah for […]
Mulanje First Grade Magistrat’s Court recently has ordered four women to pay K100 000 as a fine for abducting a man who works for Lujeri Tea Company in the district The court passed the sentence on upon finding Achimwanji Adam, 35, Fatsanao Adam, 49, Hendrina Pindani, 19 and Ireen Dauson, 36, guilty for the misconduct. […]
Multi-award winning gospel artist Gwamba continues to make charity headlines with the latest being K3 million cash donation to Pachelo Charity Trust which supports orphans in Chikwawa District. The donation, on Wednesday afternoon, is part of Gwamba’s continuous humanitarian strides not just towards the Pachelo Trust but his personal effort to lift disadvantaged people in […]
Sister Beatrice Chipeta, Rosarian Sister and founder of the Lusubilo Orphan Care in Karonga, died suddenly on Wednesday morning due to a short illness, Nyasa Times has learnt. She founded Lusubilo in 1997 which has reached out to tens of thousands. Lusubilo is a community based organization that is involved in orphan care, supporting people living with […]
Dedza District Council has suspended two senior officers from its Finance Department for alleged misuse of council funds The officials are chief accountant, Davie Chimtengo and accountant Angel Namaluweso. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, District Commissioner for Dedza Paul Kalilombe said the suspension has been made to pave way for investigations. He said Dedza has […]
Lilongwe city council has sounded a Save Our Souls (SOS) on waste management, saying the capital city is overwhelmed with the waste its one million residents generate every-day. The council’s chief executive officer John Chome said this when the ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs donated three waste kips and waste bins worth K10 […]
Unknown people in Chitipa have ended the life of a 42 year old, Freight Kabaghe, over allegations that he stole a chicken. Chitipa police publicist, Gladwell Simwaka, said the deceased on the night of June 2 sneaked out his house immediately his family had retired to bed. “He was found the following morning hacked and […]
Lilongwe City Council has sealed off TNM offices near Crossroads in the Capital City for unpaid licence. Tapiwa Mkandawire, Lilongwe City Council business officer said TNM owes the council K20 million. “They have been operating without a business licence for the past five years. This is against the council by-laws,” said Mkandawire. She said the […]
A business guru has said the current political impasse over the highly contested results of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Election – presidential race – has hit hard the small and medium enterprises. President of Indigenous Business Association of Malawi (Ibam) Mike Mlombwa said the political impasse has slowed down businesses, negatively impacting on small […]