Cashgate report out, goes to Malawi Parliament
A preliminary forensic audit outlining how public resources were plundered between April and September 2013 is expected to be presented to Parliament on Monday February 24, Nyasa Times understands. The...
View ArticleSynod snubs Kachali over anti-JB Pastoral Letter
Vice President Khumbo Kachali has allegedly failed to influence and secure a unanimous decision by the Church of Central Africa Presbytery (CCAP) Livingstonia Synod to condemn his snub as President...
View ArticleCashgate tycoon Shiraz defrauded Malawi army billions
S.F.International of Shiraz Ferreira has been uncovered to have been enjoying the favours of the government pay-out thought to have been made against dubious transactions – cashgate – between 17 July...
View ArticleMalawi gov’t blocking Madonna’s charity -Report
The dream of American Pop Singer Madonna to carry out a number of charitable works in Malawi will remain in jeopardy if what a local newspaper has reported is anything to go by that the board of...
View ArticleJB, Judges honour Chief Justice Anastasia Msosa
President Joyce Banda and the Judges’ fraternity in the country have described Chief Justice Anastasia Msosa, as a phenomenal woman who has achieved great things in life both as a career and family...
View ArticleBullets, Wanderers match ends in draw: IntoSport 2nd leg in Lilongwe
The much billed Blantyre derby between sworn rivals Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre in two-legged pre-season tournament. A local sports...
View ArticleWho’s gonna win Malawi presidency? Chakwera the man to beat
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard So the die is cast, eleven people will battle it out for keys to Plot No. 1. As I said last week, we have four serious...
View ArticleMalawi ‘cashgate’ audit report in synopsis
The audit report was conducted by a British accounting firm, Baker Tilly Business Services Limited, which was contracted by the Department of International Development (DfID) following revelations of...
View ArticleAtupele in Zomba turn up the heat on JB
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday urged people in Zomba to reject what he called a ‘cashgate regime’ and instead vote for a UDF on May 20,...
View ArticleMutharika says DPP ready to rule Malawi again
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika told thousands of supporters who thronged Masintha ground in the capital Lilongwe on Sunday that he should be elected as next...
View ArticlePP, DPP and MEC: Malawi’s dysfunctional dedfellows
A circulating story suggests that money acquired from the sale of Malawi‘s presidential jet cannot be traced. I’m talking a whole U$D15, 000, 000. Okay, so let me get this straight: President Bingu wa...
View ArticleStolen hard drive did not contain voters roll – MEC
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) confirmed the arrest of its temporary data entry clerk Hanif Mbwetula for stealing a hard drive but said it did not contain voters roll as speculated. Chief Elections...
View ArticleMalawi anti-govt demo planned for Feb. 27 – CSOs
Malawian activists are planning a mass protests against the Joyce Banda government in what they call “casual approach” in dealing with the cashgate corruption scandal and also demanding answers on the...
View ArticleProphet Liabunya changes tune: JB to win, Mutharika nope
A Malawi Prophet, Austin Liabuya who has all along said God spoke to him that Peter Mutharika will win the May elections, has changed tune saying he has seen Mutharika losing the election in a ‘movie’...
View ArticleHailstorm hits Karonga hard: UDF’s Wavisanga offers relief items
At least 68 people have been rendered homeless and hectares of food crops have been destroyed following a hailstorm that hit the northern district of Karonga Saturday, Nyasa Times can report. Group...
View ArticleMalawi Pres. Banda Nigeria bound, first stop Kinshasa
Malawi President Joyce Banda leaves the country on Tuesday for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where she will proceed to take her eighth trip to Nigeria in two years she has been in office....
View ArticleKCH decomposed bodies buried in mass grave
Officials at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) have buried the decomposed corpses in a mass grave on Monday afternoon after the mortuary at Malawi’s major referral hospital has been shut down as three of...
View ArticleGwengwe condemns ‘cashgate politics’
The ruling Peoples Party (PP) presidential running mate for the May tripartite elections Sosten Gwengwe has condemned politics of appeasement and self-enrichment as detrimental to development. Speaking...
View ArticleTembo challenges Malawi govt on cashgate figure: It’s over K50bn stolen
Outgoing Leader of Opposition John Tembo said the amount plundered from the public purse could be on the higher side up to K50 billion and not K6.1 billion (about $15.2m) or K13.6 billion (about...
View ArticleMalawi Olympic Committee clears treasurer Mhango to run as MP
Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) president Oscar Kanjala has cleared the mist surrounding MOC Treasurer Jappie Mhango who is intending to join politics by contesting in Parliamentary Elections for...
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