Mpinganjira says Malawi freezes $7m Mutharika account in SA
The on-going investigations into the Cash-gate scandal have revealed that late president Binguwa Mutharika had US$7 million dollars stashed in a South African Bank, Information Minister, Brown...
View ArticleBullets, Wanderers in barren draw: Malawi TNM Super League
Blantyre based giants Mighty Wanderers and Big Bullets on Saturday dropped valuable league points after playing a barren draw in a tough TNM Super League affair played before a jam-packed Civo Stadium...
View ArticleMalawi Catholic bishops issue pastoral letter: Vote for leaders not looters
Catholic bishops in Malawi have issued a pastoral statement—read on Sunday—in which they have spoken against wrongful self-enrichment by leaders in governing party in relation to the cashgate scandal...
View ArticleMalawi Catholic church statement on cashgate scandal
PREAMBLE We, Catholic Bishops of Malawi have followed with great concern events surrounding the revelations of what appears to be massive looting of public resources dubbed as “Capital Hill Cash gate”....
View ArticleKamuzu Barracks collects 6 points, move top four: Malawi TNM Super League
Kamuzu Barracks FC returns to their base in Lilongwe after bagging six points from two of their TNM Super League outing in the Southern Region over the weekend. Barely 24 hours after seeing off Azam...
View ArticleDPP starts primaries, endorses Mudolo for Kasito West ward in Mzimba
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Friday went to primaries at Enukweni in Mzimba North and endorsed Fumu Mudolo as their 2014 candidate and counsellor for Kasito West ward. The primaries went...
View ArticleContactor demands K24 million from Malawi gov’t
Two local building contractors hired by the Ministry of Justice to construct and maintain court buildings across the country are demanding millions of kwachas for the work they executed in 2010 which...
View ArticleMalawi’s Catholic bishops condemn ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome
The spiritual leaders of the Catholic Church in Malawi have condemned the growing incidence of corruption following the cashgate scandal in government, saying it has contributed to the inequalities in...
View ArticleAtupele says 2014 election is about changing Malawi: Barnstorms north
UDF 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi, 35, has warned Malawians against putting the country in the hands of what he described as greedy politicians who have no vision for the country after the...
View ArticleMCP emergency NEC indaba fails to elect secretary general
An emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has failed to elect a new secretary general to replace Chris Daza who defected to the ruling...
View ArticleBlack Monday protests in Malawi starts December 9
Civil society organisations (CSOs) operating under the Grand Coalition have announced that t ‘Black Monday’ protests against the Joyce Banda government over the looting of public resource dubbed...
View ArticleSupreme Court Judge opts out of Kasambara’s bail appeal
Former Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara currently being remanded at Zomba Maximum security prison indicted for an attempted murder of Treasury Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo has had his appeal the...
View ArticleLawyer Kambale wins Airtel ‘Mr. Money’ Men’s Golf Tournament
Lawyer Gabriel Kambale has, on Sunday, added another trophy to his long-list of medals after emerging as champion in Airtel Money Men’s Champion Golf Tournament at Limbe Country Club, Blantyre. Kambale...
View ArticleMalawi TNM Super League round up as Evirom gets relegated
After week number 25 of action in the TNM Super League, the log table has taken another outlook with Mafco now on the driving seat after crashing Evirom FC 4-2 at Kamuzu Stadium on Sunday. The Sunday...
View ArticleMpinganjira launches Malawi TV white spaces pilot project
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Brown Mpinganjira, has said government is committed to supporting projects carried out by various stakeholders to promote ICT in the country. The minister...
View ArticleCatholic group calls for abolition of death penalty in Malawi
Malawi should abolish the death penalty because it is barbaric and inhuman, the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Christian community that is officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as a “Church...
View ArticleJB tells Al Jazeera cashgate an ‘opportunity’ to combat graft in Malawi
President Joyce Banda has denied that 18 months into office, she has failed with regard to fighting corruption saying the recent “Cashgate” scandal will herald a new beginning that would end corruption...
View ArticleMalawi Heads of State hide in withering shade
It is not a surprise that during rainy season, wild animals come closer to villages. This is because they find shades to hide in most parts of the land even nearest people’s homes. They do enjoy the...
View ArticleArmstrong now called Onesimus, named by Prophet Bushiri
Malawian musician Armstrong Kalua has announced that he has changed his stage name to Onesimus. This comes after the singer, born Sopani Armstrong Kalua switched from Afro-R&B music to gospel music...
View ArticleJoyce Banda, Kasambara fallout: Nyasa Times exclusive analysis on Malawi...
Nothing captures the essence of the moment that propelled Joyce Banda (JB) to power than this one photograph taken on 6 April 2012: in it is Joyce Banda — the then unassuming vice president — seated in...
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