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Legal Experts Savage Judiciary Handling of Chimwendo Case, Warn of Dangerous Collapse of Rule of Law - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (866+ words) Legal and human rights commentators have launched blistering attacks on Malawi's justice system over the handling of the attempted murder case involving MCP Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda, warning that the saga has exposed deep institutional rot, procedural recklessness and…...
Escom Executives’ Case Ruling Due Today as Nyondo Challenges Government Powers - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (447+ words) The High Court in Blantyre is today expected to deliver a ruling in a case involving former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) chief executive officer Kamkwamba Kumwenda and former human resources director Chrispin Banda, who are challenging their removal…...
OPINION: Is Vice President Jane Ansah Being Punished for Her Loyalty to APM? - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
5+ day, 33+ min ago (276+ words) In other words, DoDMA has a history of being used to manage political threats, not to improve disaster response. That history makes the current move even more troubling. That is why her removal from DoDMA looks less like routine administration…...
Slow Down, Hon. Bright Msaka: Stop Treating Teachers With Contempt - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
5+ day, 53+ min ago (541+ words) In Malawi, the suffering of teachers is not a secret'it is a national shame. Primary and secondary school teachers survive on salaries that are eaten alive by inflation, brutal PAYE deductions, and a collapsing economy. They work in overcrowded classrooms,…...
Sparc Systems in tree planting initiative at Blantyre Water Board - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
6+ day, 13+ min ago (218+ words) Sparc Systems Limited was on Saturday involved in a tree planting exercise at the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) catchment site as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and environmental sustainability initiatives. The exercise which was done in collaboration with…...
Pardon Power Under Fire as Lawyers Warn of Justice Being Undermined - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
6+ day, 28+ min ago (506+ words) Legal heavyweights are raising red flags over Malawi's presidential pardon system, warning that it is being used in ways that weaken the courts, deny victims justice, and protect the undeserving. University of Cape Town law professor Danwood Chirwa says the…...
Goshen City, Fama Dismiss ‘Fallout’ Claims, Stress Strategic Shift and Continued Goodwill - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
1+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) Goshen City has firmly dismissed suggestions of a fallout with the Film Association of Malawi (Fama), insisting that the decision to end their partnership is a strategic realignment rather than a breakdown in relations. Speculation swirled on social media this…...
CDF Bill Heads Back to Parliament Amid Political Warfare as DPP Vows to Block Any Revival
1+ week, 2+ day ago (675+ words) The already explosive Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Constitution (Amendment) Bill of 2025 is heading back to Parliament'but now under the shadow of open political confrontation, with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) declaring it will flatly refuse to support any attempt to…...
ANALYSIS | One Trip, Many Lies: Govt Caught Pants Down in Jane Ansah’s UK Travel Cover-Up
1+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) ANALYSIS | One Trip, Many Lies: Govt Caught Pants Down in Jane Ansah's UK Travel Cover-Up'Malawi Nyasa Times The contradictory statements surrounding Vice President Jane Ansah's recent trip to the United Kingdom reveal more than simple confusion. They expose a government…...
Malawi Prisons’ CCTV Plan Exposes Deep-Rooted Failures—and Signals a Shift in Surveillance
1+ week, 5+ day ago (517+ words) The Malawi Prison Service's decision to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras inside prison cells has brought renewed attention to the long-standing crisis of crime, corruption and weak controls within the country's correctional facilities'while raising questions about privacy, reform and effectiveness....