A Court in Mzuzu has sentenced an Indian national with three month imprisonment but suspended to three years [meaning he should not re-offend in the period otherwise he will get custodial sentence] and slapped him with K700, 000 fine for slur. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu made the ruling after Anand Mandivar pleaded […]
The Senior magistrate court in Mzuzu has convicted a 32-year-old Indian national, Anand Mandivar, for insulting Human Rights Defenders Coalition(HRDC) official Happy Mhango , a ‘dog’ in public. Mandivar pleaded guilty when he appeared before the court after his arrest. Senior Resident Magistrate Godfrey Nyirenda convicted Mandivar on his won plea. The court adjourned for […]
Malawi Parliament on Thursday turned into an arena of racial tirade as legislators debated private members motion moved by Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with some expressing concern that despite Malawians of Asian origin doing business in the country being linked to financial scandals it is only indigenous […]
Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has asked Parliament to take action and deal with increasing cases of racial discrimination being perpetrated by foreign nationals against Malawians. Using private members motion, Musowa said some places of entertainment and hotels are barring Malawians from access and that in some […]
Kalibu Academy director and owner Michael Howard has come under fire from parents and guardians after he wrote a letter which has since been described as condescending, insolent and chauvinistic. In a May 9 letter to parents, Howard noted that there hasbeen so much vocal criticism on social media against Kalibu Academy from certain parents […]
Malawians working for the flagship project – Salima Sugar Company – have accused their Asian managers of practicing racism and demanding sex from female workers in exchange of favours. An undercover investigation by the Nyasa Times recently established that the Asians have been maltreating the local workers while at the same time demanding sexual favours […]
Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) Malawi has confirmed to Nyasa Times dismissing two British nationals who were in Malawi as volunteers for calling a Malawi a dog in Mzuzu. Investigations reveal that the two dismissed volunteers (known as Thom and Arsalan) in demeaning manner, likened their Malawian colleague to a dog through their exclusive Whatsapp chat […]
Workers for Terrastone Construction Limited which is building Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) laboratory complex in Blantyre have downed tools over alleged racism abuse by one of their supervisors and low pay. The workers on Monday blocked the main entrance to the construction site as they demonstrated against to force Terrastone management to look into […]
Parliament’s International Relations Committee says it is fighting to have a racist expatriate Mike Harper deported, following his description of a Malawian house maid as a slave. Alex Meja, the chairman of the committee said Malawi cannot sit back and watch as whites call Malawians in their own land as slaves. “These remarks should not […]
Mike Harper, who described a Malawian house maid as slave last week, risks a law suit as the maid is seeking legal assistance from human rights bodies. The maid, Gloria Misesa said the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has advised her to take Harper to court over the racist remarks. “I am ready to go […]
An expatriate Mike Harper attracted the wrath of Malawians over his comment on social media when he described a faithful Malawian maid as ‘slave’. Expatriates in the Capital City has a Whatsapp group named ‘Lilongwe Expat Leaving/Arriving’ in which they update each other on who is leaving or arriving as well as informing each other […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango, should sing another song for Malawians because this song of ‘racism’ that he is singing now, for political expediency, will not win political votes for his boss, President Peter Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Since independence in 1964, Malawians have lived together, in harmony, without […]
First Merchant Bank (FMB) staff members are bitterly complaining over racist attacks on fellow members of staff especially from credit department by one of the top managers at the bank, Kobus Louw. Nyasa Times can reveal that Louw, an expatriate from South Africa has been abusing staff members from the credit department by calling them unpalatable […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika Thursday threatened to deport any foreign employer who would utter any discriminatory remarks or treat Malawians with no respect at work place or anywhere in the country. Mutharika made the remarks at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when a delegation of the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) paid him courtesy call […]
Malawi government spokesman Nicholas Dausi has come under intense fire for a racist remark he made to an official of renowned South Africa-based social political organisation Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa). Osisa official Nevelin Gabriel had presented a corruption report which showed that Malawi still remains one of the countries with highest corruption. […]
Immigration authorities have moved from Mzuzu to Lilongwe a 46 year old German national facing deportation as police prosecutors were waiting for him at Mzuzu mgistrates court where charges of insulting President Peter Mutharika were awaiting him. Joseph Chauwa, public relations officer for the Immigration Department said Hinteregger Jurgen is now in Lilongwe awaiting his […]
A 46 year old man Hinteregger Jurgen who was the manager for Strabag International, a German company that is constructing a 47 kilometres Mzuzu-Nkhata bay road is facing removal in the country for abusing Malawian workers, Nyasa Times understands. Immigration and Police sources confided to Nyasa Times that Jurgen was taken to Songwe border post […]
A racist remark from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) law maker on Thursdaynearly halted debate as opposition members of parliament demanded the withdrawal and apology. This was after Rumphi West MP Jacqueline Kouwenhoven backed a bill on electoral reforms. Kouwenhoven said the electoral reforms bill, presented by Lilongwe south MP Peter Dimba was a […]