Part A: Cometh a mysterious package One day, the story goes, a mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opens a package. What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered, salivating with anticipation. He was however devastated to discover that it was, of all things, a mousetrap! Quickly retreating to the […]
Minister of Justice, Ralph Kasambara, has warned opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) MP for (Nkhatabay North West), David Kaweche to start preparing life beyond 2014, saying he was poised to claim his seat in next year’s tripartite elections. Kasambara was speaking at a development rally in the constituency which was addressed by President Joyce Banda. […]
Balaka South MP George Nnensa has exposed Minister of Justice Ralph Kasamabara that he lied in the National Assembly when he claimed the matter of awarding of a management contract to the newly constructed five-star hospitality complex in Lilongwe to South Africa’s Legacy Holdings, whose bid earlier failed to impress authorities , was being contested […]
Balaka South MP George Nnensa tussled with Ministers of Justice Ralph Kasambara in parliament on Tuesday when he queried Malawi Government on the awarding of a management contract to the newly constructed five-star hospitality complex in Lilongwe which includes The President’s Hotel, to South Africa’s Legacy Holdings, whose bid earlier failed to impress authorities. Nnesa […]
Malawi government has bemoaned the tendency by opposition members of parliament of staying away from parliamentary sessions. Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara expressed concern that opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were boycotting Parliamentary deliberations. “Mr. Speaker, Sir, something has gone terribly wrong for the DPP Members of Parliament to boycott Parliament without any sufficient reason,” […]
Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara and also de facto kingmaker in the Peoples Party (PP) government reportedly sought an appointment with Rev. Dr Lazarus Chakwera, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential aspirant but he was turned down, Nyasa Times understands. Nyasa Times learnt Chakwera categorically turned down the request for the meeting whose agenda was unclear. […]
Aspiring parliamentarian for Zomba Central Constituency on People’s Party (PP) ticket Joseph Chikwemba on Saturday launched K500 000 football trophy after the old capital city has gone almost ten years without a trophy. It was revealed during the launching ceremony at Chinamwali ground that since the days of the late United Democratic Front (UDF) Member […]
With just a few months to go before Malawian political parties start conducting primary elections, fever is steadily swathing parliamentary aspirants as they brace for the expected hotly contested tripartite elections next year. The contenders are slowly emerging from all corners with the latest revelation being Dickens Tchuwa, the governing Peoples Party (PP) treasurer for […]
That this Government is lurching from shambles to shambles is the fault of no one other than President Joyce Banda and her ministers. From the utter chaos over consumers to panic at Capital Hill – it is the decisions of Joyce Banda and her ministers that are to blame for the current mess her Government […]
Malawi’s Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara on Saturday blamed the country’s media for peddling lies on reports of compensations government is paying out to individuals and organisations in out of court settlement. The media has been awash with reports of government paying individual with millions of Kwacha from taxpayers in Malawi. Among other public officers who […]
Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002, has commenced a legal battle at Supreme Court of Appeal, Blantyre against Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), demanding it to pay it $133.7 million (K42 billion) as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. The appeal follows […]
A vocal Malawian blogger, Pearson Nkhoma has accused Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara for being behind the new University of Malawi Act which is said to be threatening academic freedom and kill unionism. Nkhoma, a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy student at Durham University in United Kingdom, had a Facebook discussion with Kasambara in private inbox, […]
The good – the mother of all returns: The Dr. Joyce Banda administration has raked in K355.2 billion from donors since April last year, according to the Ministry of Finance. This follows the return of all the donors who had suspended or scaled down their programmes during the reign of late President Bingu wa Mutharika. […]
Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI) executive director Rafiq Hajat has caused confusion for forming a parallel electoral civil society organisation that uses the same acronym as the Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn). Hajat is calling his organisation Mtendere Election Support Network (Mesn). According to documents from the new Mesn, the formation has come because the […]
Recent remarks by Vice President, Khumbo Kachali, on the need for John Kapito to be prosecuted for crimes he allegedly committed during the Bingu regime is detrimental to our democracy, an institution that needs a proper push by our political leaders. Utterances on the political podiums are in the domain of millions of Malawians who […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ralph Kasambara says he will not take any action on remarks made by Malawi’s Vice-President (VP) Khumbo Kachali to resurrect a case against consumer rights activist John Kapito. Nyasa Times reported during a public rally on Saturday at Chadza ground in Lilongwe addressed by President Joyce Banda, the VP asked Kasambara […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has made some changes to her cabinet. In the reshuffle, the Malawi leader has appointed Goodall Gondwe as Economic Planning and Development following the resignation of Atupele Muluzi on Monday. Muluzi resigned following what he suspects is a political conspiracy against him by senior members of the governing People’s Party (PP) of […]