Police in Mzuzu have arrested nine people for allegedly murdering a 44-year-old man at Chambo Trading Centre in Mzimba District after an altercation following the theft of his Bonya “small” fish. Mzuzu Police Publicist Sergeant Maurice Chapola in a statement identified the deceased as Kafumbi Chione of Eliya Village, Traditional Authority Mtwalo in Mzimba District. […]
Malawians have now found relief in bwanoni(seasonal grasshoppers), a delicacy commonly found in cool months of the year. The poor – 39% of the 13 million citizens, living on less than one dollar a day – suffered much from the devaluation, which economic experts say it was a necessary evil to lure the International Monetary […]
A Malawian lawyer has observed that opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) acting president Peter Mutharika shopping spree at Malangalanga and Chinsapo markets in Lilongwe on Saturday where he boarded a commuter minibus, is cheap political gimmick ahead of next year’s polls. Mutharika stormed the public market to appreciate the pinch of the current economic crisis […]
A report on BBC Focus on Africa television programme monitored by Nyasa Times on Thursday captured Malawians facing economic hardships as the results of devaluation and consequent floation of the kwacha currency. The poor – 39% of the 13 million citizens, living on less than one dollar a day – suffered much from the devaluation, […]
The minutes from the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) held on the 3rd of December 2012 makes a very grim reading and offers little or no hope at all to millions of Malawians who are currently mired in economic hardships. At a time when everyone else is cutting […]
After taking over government in April, Malawi’s President Joyce Banda devalued the currency to revive the country’s economy and court back donor confidence but her action has, among others, triggered sharp increase in the cost of living for poor Malawians. Prices of every basic commodity in the country have multiplied driving many Malawians deeper into […]