Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government has been accused of “manufacturing” fake statistics and economic reports to hoodwink the public when in reality the country’s economy is shrinking. Former vice president Dr Cassim Chilumpha, who once served as finance minister, made the claim when he addressed a public meeting at Lunzu Primary School in Blantyre […]
I have sent this article to Nyasa Times because I know most print papers would have looked at it and would pretend they had not seen it. Blame it on the bureaucracies which exist in these newsrooms. After all, with the current political situation in Malawi, those in most newsroom, just like me, are as […]
Repressive laws such as the Section 46 of the Penal Code and the injunctions law, police abuse and heavy-handedness in reacting to street protests are some of the issues that stained Malawi’s human rights record in 2011. This is according to a latest report issued on January 30th by the reputed Geneva based international human rights […]
Malawi will in June host an African Union (AU) summit which will hold a run-off vote to choose a new chairman for the AU’s influential executive Commission. The first election of the post ended in deadlock Monday between South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who sought to unseat outgoing chairman Jean Ping from Gabon. […]
Let’s not sugarcoat this, Malawi is broken. Her back has snapped under the dual weight of poor governance and economic mismanagement. Her recovery will be slow, difficult and painful; and shows no signs of starting. The economy is sputtering to a halt and the elixir that could revitalize it, a concoction of donor inputs, better […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon — in an unusually outspoken declaration Sunday — told leaders at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, who included Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika, that they must respect gay rights. Homosexuality is controversial in many African states including Malawi where is is criminalised. The UN Secretary General accused many […]
Amidst growing squabbles in his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Nyasa Times has been tipped by top government sources that President Bingu wa Mutharika is contemplating to reshuffle his cabinet. Sources confided in Nyasa Times the honey moon for the six-month old cabinet is over as Mutharika continues with his reforms within the party ahead […]
The uncompleted 106kms Karonga- Chitipa road has been named Bingu Highway in honour of President Bingu wa Mutharika. This was done by Chiefs from Karonga and Chitipa with their respective ruling DPP MPs on Saturday. They claim the decision was done in consultation with their constituents. Notably T/A Kyungu was not at the function but […]
Foreign Minister Peter Mutharika has been on ‘Absent Without Leave’ (AWOL) after he had travelled to the United States of America (USA) three weeks ago after picking up a quarrel with his elder brother and President of the Republic of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika. State House sources revealed to Nyasa Timesthat reports that the younger […]
Experience has shown that, after some political reconciliation talks, the concluding remarks usually include a statement which says, “ Let us forget the past.” Honestly speaking, this is just a mere unifying cliché which does not make much sense on serious issues. It can be said without any contradiction that Malawians are suffering now because […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi is seeking compensation from government for false imprisonment, physical inconvenience and defamation following his arrest in 2008 on coup plot allegations. Malawi government already compensated former army head of intelligence, Brigadier General Cosgrave Mituka, and Major General Mathews Chirwa who were arrested on the same coup plot saga. Government also […]
Mr Kamalesh Sharma , the Commonwealth Secretary General, in an article posted on Nyasa Times, reiterated that: “[R]ule of law, respect for human rights, non-discrimination, respect and understanding, a culture of democracy, good governance, [and] promotion of sustainable and equitable development . . . are the principles to which our [Commonwealth] leaders have repeatedly committed […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is expected to leave the country for Ethiopia on Friday for the 18th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government Summit at which all African leaders except from Madagascar will participate in the proceedings of the highest continental organ. Nyasa Timeshas also learnt that government has ordered […]
Malawi President and leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Bingu Wa Mutharika has sacked from his position, Noel Masangwi,the s regional governor for the south, Nyasa Times can reveal. The firing of the vocal regional party boss happened last Sunday, the day same day Mutharika replaced his military officer – Aide De Camp […]
As President Bingu wa Mutharika’s life-and-death struggle on his political future continues, things start to fall apart for his security detail as he has now withdrawn his military Aide-de-Camp (ADC). Nyasa Times sources at State House said Mutharika has withdrawn ADC Colonel Desmond Chawanda. The source said the removal is to do with undisclosed “breach […]
Maravi People’s Party (MPP) president Uladi Mussa has urged President Bingu wa Mutharika to respect the Malawi Constitution and demonstrate good governance principles by involving all stakeholders in the appointment of new Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) commissioners. The contracts of five Mec commissioners — Ron Nkomba, Brown Chimphamba, Georgina Chikoko, Mary Manyusa and Dick Mzumara […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said Malawi’s first ever tripartite elections in 2014 will be “challenging” and called for thorough preparations to ensure they meet the standards of democratic polls. Sharma told a news conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday after the end of his visit to Malawi. He had held talks with Malawi President Bingu wa […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has openly denounced its leader and State President Bingu wa Mutharika for appointing John Kapito as chairman of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) board. One of the party’s founding members, who is also National Campaign Director, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma expressed disapproval of his boss following Kapito’s hard line […]