Msonda says JB is ‘God sent’ for Malawi transformation
The ruling People’s Party (PP) deputy spokesperson Ken Msonda has urged prayerful Malawians to always support and work closely with President Joyce Banda for the country’s prosperity, saying she was...
View ArticleCivil servants push for restructuring of AG’s office over late pay
Tired of the continuous delay in getting salaries, civil servants in Malawi are calling for the restructuring of the Accountant General’s office as a measure of addressing the problem. The call from...
View ArticleNtata sues BBC over fugitive tag –Report
Former legal adviser to former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika wants the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to pay him compensation over character defamation for claiming that he was a...
View ArticleStandard Bank fined for money-laundering
Britain’s financial regulator has fined the UK arm of South Africa‘s Standard Bank Group 7.6 million pounds ($12.6 million) for lax anti-money laundering controls of corporate customers linked to...
View ArticlePP’s Mulanje governor resigns
Mulanje District Governor for ruling Peoples Party (PP) Peter Seguwa has announced his resignation from the party with immediate effect. Seguwa said he has resigned from the party because of what he...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi rebuffs Chikwemba on SMSs print-out
Money was Mponda’s reward, says police officer One of the country’s mobile-service providers, Airtel Malawi has turned down request by the ruling People’s Party (PP) deputy administrative secretary,...
View ArticleAtupele triumphs in UDF primaries: Talks tough against handouts
It’s time to rise up and map our destiny as a people and this starts with electing visionary people… Presidential aspirant for the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, has been...
View ArticleMan dies after binge drinking on empty stomach
A 35-year-old man has died in Malawi’s central lakeshore district of Nkhotakota after taking excessive local spirit commonly known as Kachasu in an empty stomach. Nkhotakota Police Publicist, Kaitano...
View ArticleDzonzi says is ‘sick’: Resignation as Malawi Police IG refused
Malawi Police Inspector General Loti Thauzeni Pansipadana Dzonzi on Tuesday said he was unwell and played down reports that he has tendered his resignation to President Joyce Banda which Nyasa Times...
View ArticleMTL free calls promo boosts sales: 98 000 handsets sold in a month
Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has profited from its one month free calls promotion, which was initially launched to run from December 21 to January 21. During the promotion MTL mobile phone...
View ArticleJB rewards Chikwemba with Japan diplomatic post
President Joyce Banda has rewarded People’s Party (PP) deputy administrative secretary, Joseph Chikwemba with a position at the country’s Embassy in Japan weeks after he failed in party’s Zomba Central...
View ArticleJoyce Banda: Malawi President who abused people’s goodwill and lost the plot
Karl Marx observed that “men [and women] make their own history but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances...
View ArticleGaudy Maluza one of Malawi’s richest dies
Gaudy Maluza, one of Malawi ‘s richest and most well-connected businessman, has died . Maluza died on Monday at Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre, his family confirmed. They did not disclose the cause of...
View ArticleDrama at Kasambara’s bail bid: Updated
Former Minister of Justice Ralphael Kasambara currently being remanded at Area 3 Police station in the capital Lilongwe indicted for money laundering charge has had his bail application at the High...
View ArticleChina funding construction of new Malawi airport at $250m
The Malawi Government with funding from the China government has earmarked close to K112.5billion for the construction of a new Chileka International Airport in Blantyre. The new airport is expected to...
View ArticleMunlo accuses PPM’s Katsonga of being autocrat
Former spokesman for People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) Redson Munlo has accused president of the party Mark Katsonga Phiri of being a dictator. Munlo, who was blocked from contesting as...
View ArticleMalawi activists want cashgate forensic audit publicised
Malawi government has been asked to publish the entire preliminary forensic audit report and the executive summary on the ‘Cashgate’ corruption scandal which was submitted to the International Monetary...
View ArticleMalawi Cashgate trials start with adjournments
Trials of suspects arrested in connection to the stealing of over $250 millions of public funds from government coffers in what is known as Cashgate scandal formally commenced on Wednesday at Lilongwe...
View ArticleNomads boss attacked by thugs, hospitalised
Mighty Wanderers chairman George Chamangwana has been hospitalized at Beit Cure International Hospital in Blantyre after being attacked by unknown thugs on Tuesday night. Wanderers secretary general...
View ArticleJoyce Banda’s first campaign praise song out
A new kid on the music industry Mike Akitivi (born Mike Yasini) has released a video praise campaign song for the incumbent Malawi President Joyce Banda ahead of May 20 elections. The video song,...
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