Month: January 2017 Posts

Admarc boss admits Malawi borrowed from PTA Bank for maize purchase

Jan 19, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 12 &

…Finance Ministry clears it name As the separate probe into the ‘unscrupulous’ purchase of maize from Zambia continues, Admarc has admitted borrowing from the Eastern and Southern African Development Bank (PTA Bank) with the controversy… ...

Liquor kills man in Nkhotakota

Jan 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 40 &

A 38 year-old man has died after taking Galaxy liquor on an empty stomach in Nkhotakota district. The incident happened on Tuesday when the deceased McDonald Mwale and his employee Harry Tumbwe, 22, left their… ...

Man jailed for using fake K2000 note

Jan 19, 2017 Thula Chisamba 39 &

A 24 year-old man has been jailed after he deliberately used a counterfeit K2000 note to pay a sex worker for her services in Mzuzu. Samson Chimaliro was sentenced to 10 months in prison following… ...

Man arrested for murder in Mzuzu

Jan 19, 2017 Thula Chisamba 65 &

A 34 year-old man is in custody at Mzuzu Police Station for murdering a 30 year-old man by cutting his head and legs. The suspect Mike Banda is accused of killing Precious Mwale of Makhalala… ...

Police fault Malawians over corruption

Jan 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 37 &

The Malawi Police Service has faulted Malawian drivers for fueling corruption on the roads of the country. Deputy Head of Traffic at Police headquarters in Lilongwe Assistant Commissioner McPherson Matowe said Malawians are to blame… ...

DPP blocks registration of new political party

Jan 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 77 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has obtained an injunction against registration of new political party Democratic Progressive Congress (DEPECO) over resemblance of name. The DPP through its legal advisor Charles Mhango argued that DEPECO… ...

Admarc boss denies wrongdoing in maize deal

Jan 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 34 &

Admarc Chief Executive Officer Foster Mulumbe has denied any wrongdoing in the purchase of maize from Zambia, claiming that Malawi bought the maize from the Zambian government. This is contrary to statements by the Zambian… ...