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Activists hail ‘village idiot’ Kaliati: Championed protection of vulnerable...
Former information minister Patricia Kaliati will remain as one courageous “village idiot” who made efforts to fight child trafficking through strengthening legislative measures, activists have said....
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Malawi’s Peter Mutharika leaves for US ‘to meet Obama’
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) interim president, Professor Peter Mutharika has left the country for United States of America (USA) where he is expected to meet President Barack Obama before...
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Why Malawi’s education sector is in a mess: Part 2
In the first part of this article I argued that the mess in Malawi’s education sector is not occurring in a vacuum; it is a reflection of the state of the country’s governance and political economy. I...
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Court gives subsidized fertilisers’ smuggler bail
The Balaka Second Grade Magistrate Court has released on free bail a Balaka based businessman who was found with 42 bags of subsidized fertilizer without documents. Police Prosecutor Sergeant Hunter...
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Chikwawa DC, Chief Lundu implicated in K1m bogus compensation
Chikwawa District Commissioner Felix Mkandawire and Paramount Chief Lundu of the same district are implicated in payment of K1.699 million to bogus beneficiaries as compensation from Illovo Sugar...
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Malawi’s Capital Radio listeners react with dismay over awards presentation
Some ardent listeners to the Malawi’s privately owned Capital Radio are reacting with dismay over the conduct of the awards presentation ceremony which the radio’s management organized on Thursday. The...
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Magistrate orders arrest of late Maloya’s brother: Malawi Police refuse to...
Bizarre! This is how to best describe the arrest of Jimmy Maloya, a Mulanje resident and brother to the late Hastings Maloya, a well known journalist who died almost three months ago even after the law...
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Poly students bemoan low upkeep allowance
Students at Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, are protesting against a recent increment of meals and upkeep allowance, saying it is not keeping pace with the current...
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Malawi court fines ‘trapped wizard’ for criminal trespass
A 25- year- old man who insisted to be a wizard before Thyolo Second Grade Magistrate Court was on Wednesday found guilty of criminal trespass and fined K6000, in default serve a six-month jail term....
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Another death at Malawi’s Mkango lodge: Teen boy drowns in pool
Mkango Lodge, a relatively upmarket hospitality outlet in Blantyre, is now fast earning a reputation as a death trap. Kondwani Mbale, a 19 year old boy, was today (December 22) confirmed dead at Queen...
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Kamuzu Stadium re-opened: Malawi Govt to build another facility in BT
Minister of Youth and Sports Enock Chihana officially re-opened Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday, December 22, 2012 four months after it was closed pending on renovations on some spectator’s stands....
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Malawi lose a friendly with Bafana Bafana 1-3
Malawi national football team, the Flames, on Saturday registered another defeat when they went down 1-3 to Africa Cup of Nation 2013 hosts South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in their friendly at Moses...
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Chissano agrees to mediate Malawi, Tanzania over Lake Dispute
Mozambique’s former president Joachim Chissano has agreed to mediate a border dispute over Lake Malawi amid oil exploration, Nyasa Times understands. Malawi and Tanzania last week made a joint...
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Mist over Mutharika’s meeting with Obama
The much touted meeting between Peter Mutharika, leader of Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and President Barack Obama is not clear when it will take place despite the Malawian...
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Atupele charms Mangochi, Machinga: ‘Malawi needs renewal’
Atupele Austin Muluzi one of the front runners in Malawi’s presidential elections scheduled for 2014, running on the United Democratic Front (UDF) party ticket, on Saturday conducted a whistle-stop...
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Malawi govt confirms Kennedy Nkhoma as new commissioner of prisons
The Joyce Banda led administration has at long last approved the appointment of Kennedy Nkhoma as new commissioner of Malawi Prison Services (MPS). Nkhoma has been acting in the position for some time...
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Great Angels give Kamuzu Central Hospital patients Xmass treat
The Lilongwe based choral grouping, Great Angels on Saturday gave sick children at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) an early Christmas treat when they donated assorted items amounting to over K500, 000....
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Malawi, Tanzania churches to intervene on border row
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and its counterpart the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) have agreed that they should intervene and mediate in the ongoing Lake Malawi border dispute. MCC and CCT...
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Malawi VP Kachali asks law enforcers to enforce ban of sachet liquor
Vice-President Khumbo Kachali has asked stakeholders involved in certifying products in the country and law enforcers to speed up the process of completely banning liquor packed in sachets as earlier...
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Chaos as Silver ends Eagles unbeaten run: Malawi TNM Super League
Having gone close to 12 games unbeaten in all competitions, Blue Eagles FC from Area 30 were finally stopped in their tracks as they went down 1-0 at Silver Strikers in a tough TNM Super League match...
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