PP appoints Mzomera Ngwira as north chair
The ruling Peoples Party has appointed controversial Reverend Mzomera Ngwira as Provisional Chairperson for the north replacing Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo. Ngwira served similar position when he was in...
View ArticleArmyworms destroy 100ha of maize field amid looming hunger in Malawi
Amid reports that about two million Malawians are facing hunger due to low yields of staple food last year, some peasants in Phalombe district have been severely hit after they lost their maize to army...
View ArticleMalawi army Brigadier kills pupil, injures another: Road accident
A senior Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officier has been charged with an offence of causing death by reckless driving after an official vehicle he was driving hit and killed on the spot a standard two...
View ArticleJB declares 2014 year of possibilities for Malawi: Hits at ‘shameless’ Seodi...
President Joyce Banda on Thursday fired the starting gun on the 2014 election campaign when she addressed a rally at Namitambo in Traditional Authority Kadewere in Chiradzulu hitting at one of her...
View ArticleBrian Banda ‘overzealous’ comments criticised by commentators
One of the press officer’s for President Joyce Banda, Brian Banda, who is mostly used as director of ceremonies for political rallies has come under fire from political commentators over the praise...
View ArticleNomads plan demo, won’t play rematch
Mighty Wanderers supporters led by their flamboyant chief supporter Yona ‘Green’ Malunga and the entire executive committee have resolved to take another step in their disagreement with Super League...
View ArticleScalded Unilever manager still battles for his life: Attacker given bail
Unilever Malawi Engineering Manager Clifton Kumboyo Kuliyani is still battling for his life in the intensive care unit at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital from the burns he sustained after his colleague...
View ArticleI won’t fear death in my corruption fight, says Malawi leader
President Joyce Banda has said she will keep on fighting the war against corruption in Malawi even though she will be receiving death threats from the corrupt fat cats. The Malawi leader made the...
View ArticleUncertainty surrounds Bullets clubhouse future
The decision by Bullets executive committee chairman Malinda Chinyama and general secretary Higger Mkandawire to step down at the end of the season has put the future of its clubhouse in jeopardy....
View ArticleAngie Kaliati floors MP Nowa in Mulanje DPP primaries
Angie Kaliati, husband to Member of Parliament for Mulanje West Patricia Kaliati won the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primary elections in Mulanje Pasani defeating the incumbent Peter Nowa. It...
View ArticleNGO launches community by-laws on safe motherhood, PMTCT
Life Concern- a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), based in the Northern Region district of Rumphi, has facilitated the formation of by-laws in the district aimed at enhancing male involvement...
View ArticleMalawi maize prices up, 50kg at K10, 000: Kapito warns of tough times
Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has warned Malawians to brace up for tough times in the new year following upsurge of maize prices on the market. With country’s grain marketer, Admarc currently...
View ArticleMinister Matola impounds opponent’s car: MRA clears vehicle
Minister of Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola on Thursday night impounded his political opponent, Benedicto Chambo’s vehicle on allegations that it was never paid for Customs Duty. Matola took the law...
View ArticleLutepo, Mphwiyo call logs submitted – DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Bruno Kalemba has indicated that Airtel and Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM) submitted the call logs to his office as per court order that the two mobile...
View ArticleWanderers cancels demo: Sulom cancels replay match
Mighty Wanderers FC on Saturday cancelled their planned peaceful demonstrations pending for Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and National Sports Council response following their appeal on the...
View ArticleActivists ask UN Special Rapporteur to inspect Malawi prisons
Malawi Human Rights Defenders group has requested the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Prisons to inspect and identify challenges facing people in prisons and make recommendations on the way...
View ArticleKamuzu retains Petra presidency at convention: Says Malawi must attain...
People’s Transformation Party (Petra) Kamuzu Chibambo says his party is this year moving in full swing to fight what he calls long time disease known as ‘donor aid dependency’ which Malawi has been...
View ArticleAtupele rules out electoral alliance: UDF has clear agenda to transform...
UDF presidential candidate, Atupele Muluzi says he will be on the ballot to contest for presidency in the May 20 tripartite elections ruling out the possibility of going into an electoral alliance with...
View ArticleKaronga land wrangle leaves 101 people homeless
A land dispute between two villages in the Northern Region district of Karonga has resulted in 25 families being rendered homeless after their houses were demolished. The land wrangle is between the...
View ArticleMinisters linked with MCP move
Barely days after Malawi’s governing People’s Party (PP) lost its Vice President Dr Cassim Chilumpha, Nyasa Times has gathered that three senior cabinet ministers are flirting with the opposition...
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