Author Archives: Raphael Tenthani

Former Mutharika legal advisor defiant, says not afraid of treason

March 16, 2013 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, March 14 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa)  - Former presidential legal advisor Allan Ntata has expressed surprise at his inclusion among the dozen people charged with trea...

Magistrates level charges against all twelve suspects in alleged coup ...

March 13, 2013 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, March 13 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) – The Chief Resident Magistrates Court in the capital, Lilongwe, has leveled treason charges against all the twelve suspect...

Malawi: Courts sets Thursday for Mutharika death arrests as violence s...

March 12, 2013 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, March 12 (Raphael Tenthani) – The eleven former senior Malawi government officials, arrested on Monday following the publication of a report into the death last April of Presi...

Ten former senior Malawian government officials including ministers ar...

March 11, 2013 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, March 11 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) –  At least ten former senior Malawian government officials, including ministers, were arrested on Monday for allegedly plo...

Malawi’s Mutharika died on the way to hospital – report

March 6, 2013 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, March 6 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) – Former Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika collapsed in his office at the New State House (now renamed Kamuzu Palace) and ...

Malawians protest worsening economy and give government 21-day ultimat...

January 17, 2013 1 comment

Blantyre, Malawi, Jan. 17 (Raphael Tenthani/News Time Africa) _ Hundreds of Malawians Thursday took to the streets of major cities to protest the worsening economy brought about by last May’s 4...

In Malawi lightening struck 20 in Nkhata Bay

December 21, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) – A bolt of lightening Thursday struct at least 20 people in the northern lake-shore district of Nkhata Bay. “We received 20 c...

Britain weighs in on Malawi’s electoral body

December 17, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) The new British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin has said while there is need to have a “docking point” for the Malawi Electoral C...

Melinda Gates discusses safe motherhood with Malawi’s President ...

December 13, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, (Raphael Tenthani-Newstime Africa) – Malawi President Joyce Banda Wednesday met for an hour with Melinda Gates, wife of American philanthropist Bill Gates, in the capital, Lil...

In Malawi government backs vice-president’s role over electoral ...

December 9, 2012 1 comment

Blantyre, Malawi, Dec. 7 (Raphael Tenthani-Newstime Africa) Government has said there is nothing sinister in placing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the armpits of Vice-President Khumbo Kach...

Malawi president drops ex-vice president in mini-cabinet shake-up

December 6, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, Dec. 6 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) Malawi President Joyce Banda Thursday dropped former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha as energy minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle...

Malawi president to inaugurate 1$bn rail project

December 5, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, Dec. 5 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) – Malawi President Joyce Banda will Thursday ground-break for a US $1bn new railway line which is expected to create over 3,0...

Malawi president threatens to expel refugees

November 30, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, (Raphael Tenthani – Newstimes Africa) – Malawi President Joyce Banda has said the southern African country should re-consider the future of refugees and asylum seekers b...

Anti-Banda video goes viral online

November 30, 2012 1 comment

Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. 30 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) – A satirical video, deriding purported failures of the administration of President Joyce Banda, is recording thousands of h...

Malawi’s Aford leader quits

November 25, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. 25 (Raphael Tenthani/News Time Africa) _ Dindi Gowa Nyasulu, president of Malawi’s fifth largest political party – the Alliance for Democracy (Aford), has resigned,...

Malawi government to stop oil drilling if lake is threatened

November 24, 2012 no comments

Blantyre, Malawi, Nov. 24 (Raphael Tenthani – Newstime Africa) –  Energy and Mining Minister Cassim Chilumpha has said government would halt drilling and extraction of oil in Lake Malawi ...