Two nabbed for stealing electronics worth K3m from a shop
Police at Balaka are keeping in custody two people for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing goods worth over K3million. According to Balaka Police spokesperson sub inspector Joseph Sauka, the...
View ArticleMalawi gov’t failing to pay primary school teachers their arrears
Government is failing to pay over K1.3 billion in arrears to primary school teachers it graduated in its various Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) last year under the Initial Primary School Teacher...
View ArticleMalawi gov’t facilitates deportation of its own diplomat in South Africa
A Malawian diplomat to South Africa Emmie Mkangama had a rude awakening on Tuesday morning when officials from Home Affairs from South Africa accompanied by Malawi Police officers stormed her residence...
View ArticleMalawi 2014: Political affiliation no longer sure path to winning elections
Voter registration excise has started in selected districts and constituencies for the May 2014’s tripartite elections in Malawi, where electorate will be voting for a president, parliamentarians and...
View ArticleMalawi abortion debate: Pastor Masikamu begs to disagree with doctor Mhango
The subject of abortion is not easy to tackle even in Christian circles. This is because the bible is not clear on this subject but clear on the subject of murder. There is still a worldwide hot debate...
View ArticleMalawi commits K1.3 billion for maize purchase
Government has pumped K1.3 billion to Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC ) for the purchase of maize and other food commodities from smallholder farmers. Minister of Agriculture...
View Article5 Ethiopian nationals nabbed for illegal entry into Malawi
Police in Rumphi have arrested five Ethiopian nationals for illegal entry into the country at Bwengu roadblock in the district. Rumphi police publicist Victor Khamisi said the five were traveling from...
View ArticleMalawi’s Mtimaukanena IBF title bout postponed
Malawi’s boxing queen Agnes Mtimaukanena’s IBF inter-continental female Welterweight bout against Kenya’s Florence Muthoni, billed for July 27 has been called off. According to Eastboxing.com the bout...
View ArticleChange of Carlsberg Malawi management influenced termination of BB, Wanderers...
Change of new management at Carlsberg Malawi Limited with Denmark Christoef Depotie as the new Chief Finance Officer forced the company to terminate its K30 million (about $75 000) annual sponsorship...
View ArticleBusinessman Thindwa loses K45m case against National Bank of Malawi
A Blantyre-based businessperson Harry Thindwa has lost his case against National Bank of Malawi (NBM) for wrongful seizure of his truck which led to loss of business claiming to be around K45 million....
View ArticleTobacco’s $315.3m boosts Malawi’s forex reserves
Malawi’s ever fragile forex reserves continue to enjoy buoyancy as they are being boosted by the ongoing tobacco sales proceedings. The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) says the leaf has so far earned...
View ArticlePatients starving at Mchinji hospital due to faulty pots
Patients are sleeping on empty stomachs at Mchinji District Hospital in Malawi’s central region due to damaged electric pots which the hospital management is failing to repair, Nyasa Times has...
View ArticleBishop Mtumbuka says Kaornga diocese not seeking JB’s financial favours
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Catholic Diocese of Karonga in Malawi’s northern region lakeshore district has rubbished speculations that his diocese is seeking financial favours from the Joyce Banda’s...
View ArticleSuspected Muslim children trafficker jumps bail: Malawi court reject lawyer...
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...
View ArticleAford split on association with PP
Barely two weeks after Alliance for Democracy (Aford) national chairperson Enock Chihana declared that Aford will support Peoples Party (PP) President Joyce Banda in the 2014 tripartite elections,...
View ArticleLucius Banda declares interest to reclaim Balaka North seat on UDF ticket
The country’s celebrated and award winning musician, Lucius Banda has come out of his cocoon and declared interest to contest and reclaim Balaka North Parliamentary seat during the 2014 tripartite...
View ArticleMalawi Congress Party convention set for August 9
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) politburo on Thursday agreed to hold their long awaited national convention which will run from August 9, to 11, 2013 at the Natural Resources College in...
View ArticleCall for free condoms to combat spread of HIV in Malawi prisons
Kondwani , not his real name, has just been released out of prison where he spent ten years at the Maula maximum prison, located in the capital city of Malawi. In a white shabby shirt the 25 years old...
View ArticlePresidential Initiative releases MK40m to Kasungu for buying Soya beans
Farmers in areas of senior chiefs Lukwa and Kaomba are all smiles as the government through Presidential Initiative on Poverty and Hunger Reduction (PIPaHR) has released funds close to MK 40 million to...
View ArticleMalawi’s ruling PP using chiefs in front-line politics: Appoints Chief...
Despite the fact that chiefs are supposed to be non-partisan, it has been revealed that Malawi’s governing Peoples Party (PP) is using them in frontline politics. But political analysts have warned the...
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