Muslims in Malawi’s lakeshore resort town of Mangochi who snatched a camera belonging to state television have given back the camera to Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu has confirmed. “Government would like to applaud the Muslims of Mangochi for the wonderful gesture shown by surrendering back to MBC the camera they […]
Angry Muslims in Malawi’s lakeshore resort town of Mangochi who snatched a camera belonging to state television are adamant that they will not release the camera despite the court injunction obtained by MBC. The incident happened last Saturday when the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) television crew went into the mosque and started recording video footage […]
Unprofessional conduct of television crew from the state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation has been cited as a major contributing factor which forced a group of angry Muslims in Malawi’s lakeshore resort town of Mangochi to snatch a camera belonging to MBC and roughened up two government ministers. The position was taken at the end of […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) journalist, Raphael Mlozoa was on Friday, 25 August 2013 assaulted by bodyguards belonging to Malawi’s minister of Economic Planning and Development, Ralph Jooma. Mlozoa was accused of publishing false news by the minister. ZBS editor, Pilirani Phiri, confirmed the incident to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and said the […]
Angry Muslims in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi stormed Mangochi police station Monday evening challenging the police officers that they will never surrender the television camera they confiscated from a Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) TV crew over the weekend for allegedly shooting prayers without permission from the mosque’s authority until they are convinced of the motive […]
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is yet to redeem its camera which was seized over the weekend by angry Muslims of Mangochi sub mosque. The Muslims confiscated the camera belonging MBC Television last Saturday after the state broadcaster’s journalists from Mangochi studios allegedly entered the mosque and started shooting prayers without permission from authorities. The […]
Police in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi were on Sunday evening forced to detain a correspondent for a privately owned Zodiak radio Raphael Mulozoa for refusing to retract a story aired on the radio earlier in the day . Mulozoa had reported about the beating up of Economic Planning Minister and Ralph Jooma and the confiscation of a camera […]
Irate Muslims in Malawi’s Muslim dominated district of Mangochi have beaten up Minister of Economic Planning, Ralph Jooma for directing television crew from the state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to take video images of Muslims who were praying at the Mangochi sub mosque without permission from mosque authorities. Eyewitness told Nyasa Times the Jooma met his […]
Some Muslim women in the country are threatening to boycott this year’s Muslim women annual conference known as Ijtima in Arabic should the main organizing committee press ahead with using the new cloth for the event which has been printed in the ruling’s People’s Party (PP) colours. Women who wanted to buy the cloth from the members […]
Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Uladi Mussa has moved to accuse opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) for inciting Muslims in Lilongwe to hold special prayers asking God to punish him. A section of Muslims reportedly during Eid ul-Fitr prayers last asked God to punish Mussa for allegedly castigating UDF 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi. […]
Muslim clerics in Malawi are divided over whether Muslim women should be allowed to dance on political platforms. This comes after former president Bakili Muluzi, a moslem himself, faulted Muslim women who were seen dancing at a recent political rally held by President of the ruling People’s party Joyce Banda at Naotcha township in Blantyre. […]
Muslims of Malawian origin living in the United Kingdom (UK) have been encouraged to remain united and work hard to develop themselves and the community both in the UK and at home in Malawi. Treasurer General of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) Issa Njauju, made the call to the Muslims who gathered in London last […]
Chairperson for Macca Masijt, Chitenje Mthiramanja said Islam is a religion for all. Mthiramanja was speaking this week when Muslims in the country were celebrating Eid al-Fitr which marked the end of the fasting day of Ramadan. The day is declared in different parts of the world after sighting of the new moon and this […]
Malawi Government has declared Friday 9 August a public holiday to celebrate the 2013 Muslim Eid-el-Fitri festival. The Eid-el-Fitri Festival is usually observed by Muslims all over the world to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, which involved fasting. The Eid celebrations begin depends on confirmed sighting of the new moon. This is […]
Malawi’s former president, Bakili Muluzi has strongly spoken against the conduct of Muslim women who were dancing at apolitical rally held by President Joyce Banda at Nancholi in Blantyre last week, saying they brought disrepute to the religion. Muluzi said this at his private retirement BCA residence in the commercial capital Blantyre , Friday evening when he […]
President Joyce Banda has said Ramadan- currently underway – is the month which demonstrates the true spirit of Islam. Banda said this on Monday at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre when she hosted about 370 Muslim women to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan with a dinner. The meal, or iftar, breaks the day of […]
A suspected child trafficker Abdul Mallick Audrey who is answering charges of trafficking Muslim children to Tanzania is reportedly at large – together with his sureties – few weeks after a magistrate’s court in the northern border district of Karonga granted him bail. Police in Karonga arrested Abdul Malick Audrey of Senior Traditional Authority Nkaya in Balaka […]
Malawi’s governing Peoples Party (PP) Vice President Sidik Muhammad Mia has urged Muslims in the country to ensure that their children attend Madrassah (Islamic school) and effectively learn the teachings of Islamic as they impact on the future survival of their religion. He was speaking on Friday when he donated 300 hampers of assorted food stuffs and cash […]