June 07, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Commemorates World Environment Day As CSOs Petition the Judiciary On Plastics Ban
Malawians led by civil society organizations (CSOs) on Monday joined the international community in commemorating the World Environment Day set up by United Nations (UN) for the… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Malawi: Uladi Mussa Oversaw Issuance of Malawi Passport to Rwandan Genocide Fugitive
The Malawian passport, which Fulgence Kayishema -- one of the fugitives most wanted for crimes they committed in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda -- that he used to… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Court Adjourns the Bushiris Extradition Case to July
The Chief Resident Magistrate's court in Lilongwe has adjourned the Bushiri extradition case to July 10, 2023 following the defence application that witnesses statements were not… Read more »
Malawi: Youths Not Aware of Dangers of Drug Abuse - Report
Majority of the young people in both private and public schools in Malawi are not fully aware of the dangers of drug use and many see drugs as a solution to their problems, a… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Malawi: 3,000 Girls, Women in Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre, Four Die
Officials from Blantyre District Health Office say over 3000 girls and women carried out unsafe abortions in Blantyre in the year 2022, leading to four deaths, renewing calls for… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Malawi: Supreme Court Stops MlS, ACB From Probing Lawyer Kadzipatike
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Mzuzu-based lawyer, George Jivason Kadzipatike, an injunction stopping Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Malawi Law Society (MLS) from… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Malawi: Refugee Obtains Court Injunction Against Relocation to Dzaleka
The High Court in Lilongwe has granted an injunction to a Burundian refugee restraining the government from relocating him to Dzaleka refugee camp in a sweeping exercise for… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Malawi: Court Adjourns Former President Mutharika's Step Son Case to June 8
The High court in Mzuzu has adjourned to June 8, a case in which step son to former President Peter Mutharika Tadikira Mafubza and five others are answering murder and trafficking… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Malawi: Chief Justice Assigns Two More Judges On Same Sex Marriage Case
Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has assigned one more High Court judges in a case two people are praying for descriminalisation of same sex marriages in the country. Read more »
May 23, 2023
Malawi: Police Arrest 23 People Over Vigil to Force AG Out of Office
Police in Lilongwe have arrested 23 people who wanted to disrupt civil rights group protests at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe. Read more »
Malawi: Police Investigating Own Officers Over Alleged Corruption
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it has instituted investigations into allegations that its officers at Bunda/Bypass Roadblock pocketed K3,000.00 from a woman who failed to… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Malawi: Chief Justice Bemoans Rising Corruption Cases
Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has bemoaned the rising corruption cases in the country and has since asked Malawians to internalize integrity for the country to register… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Malawi: Police Round Up Over 300 Refugees, Lock Them Up
Police have forcibly taken over 300 refugees and asylum seekers from townships in Lilongwe to Maula prison as they wait for their relocation back to Dzaleka Refugee camp in Dedza. Read more »
Malawi: Court Finds Wife With Case to Answer in the Murder of Luanar Professor Peter Mumba
The High Court in Lilongwe has found Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) chemistry professor Peter Mumba's wife with a case to answer in the murder of… Read more »
Malawi: MCP, UTM Youth Fight in the Presence of Chakwera, Chilima, Police
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has openly condemned the fighting between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM on in Blantyre during a presidential function. Read more »
Malawi: High Court Adjourns Lilongwe-Salima Water Project Case to May 30
Malawi Commercial Division of the High Court in Blantyre has adjourned the Salima-Lilongwe case to May 30, 2023 after Forum for National Development (FND) asked for the… Read more »
Malawi: Chinese National Bin Liu Set to Enter Defence in Wildlife Crime Case
Chinese national, Bin Liu, is finally expected to begin defending himself before the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Friday, 19th May 2023, almost a year after the… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Malawi: ACB Criticized for Effecting Arrests Before Investigations
Malawi's graft-busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has come under spotlight for arresting corruption suspects or making public pronouncements against public officers… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Malawi: Chief Kaomba to Appear in Court Tuesday
Chief Kaomba of Kasungu, who was arrested on Friday on forgery charges, will appear in court on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 in Kasungu. Read more »
Malawi: Youths Demand Removal of Mayor Over Defilement Charges
Some youths in Mzuzu are demanding the suspension of the Mzuzu City mayor who is answering defilement charges. Read more »
Malawi: Chinese National, 2 Malawians to Appear in Court Over Illegal Shooting of Video
A Chinese national and two Malawians who were arrested on Friday for allegedly shooting videos from various people in Lilongwe without their consent are expected to be arraigned in… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Malawi: Fuel Tanker Catches Fire, 32,000 Litres of Diesel Lost Inferno
A tanker carrying 32,000 litres of fuel has caught fire at Salima Turn-off in Ntcheu. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Africa: Minister Kunkuyu Calls Upon African Nations to Address Cyber Security Threats
Minister of Information and Digitalization Moses Kunkuyu has called upon African nations to take candid steps in addressing security threats in the cyberspace if the continent is… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Regulatory Authority to Reduce Forex Shortage With New Law
Malawi Regulatory Authority (MRA) is set to reduce forex shortage in the country with a new amended law called "Customs Controlled Warehouse for Export" which will enable people to… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Malawi: Court Sets April 28 for Sentencing of Srilankan in Foreign Currency Offence
The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court has set Friday, 28th April, 2023, for sentencing of SriLankan national Kankanige Anura Piyaratana Alwis, after he finally pleaded… Read more »