DRTSS gives traffic offenders up to March 12 to clear their outstanding offence tickets

* A significant number of motorists and transport operators have outstanding traffic offence tickets that have remained unsettled for over three years * Going forward, any motorist issued with a traffic offence ticket will be required to settle the fine within 21 days as provided for under the Road Traffic Act By Duncan Mlanjira The Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS) has giving motorists and transport operators up to March 12, 2026 to clear their outstanding offence…

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First K2.04 million residential rental income not taxable

  * Expenses incurred in management of property and payment of provisional tax to be refunded upon being included in annual tax return  * Employees renting residential properties are not allowed to withhold tax when making payments to landlords By Duncan Mlanjira The residential rental income has a waiver of K2.04 million as taxable income and and that all expenses that are incurred in the management of the properties, including payment of provisional rental income tax, shall be refunded…

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Police warns the public from touching or tampering with materials suspected to be explosives

One of rounds of the ammunition that has been recovered by Mangochi Police * After a round of ammunition blew up in a Mangochi resident’s hands yesterday as he struck it with a screwdriver * He reportedly picked up three rounds of ammunition from Malombe area near the African Parks Forest By Duncan Mlanjira Mangochi Police is warning its residents, and all members of the Malawi public from touching or tampering with materials suspected to be explosives after a…

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Mixed reactions from the public over DRTSS’ enforcement of traffic regulation against ferrying passengers using lorries

* Some suggest that the government, through Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS), should first offer alternatives p to areas where buses do not operate * The law is the law, this is true but from the 50 plus years I’ve been on mother Earth, buses and minibuses have killed many people in Malawi compared to lorries and pickups which operate on bad conditions of roads in rural areas roads * However, others defend the DRTSS, saying…

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MRA to embark on nationwide property owners identification exercise from February

* All property owners encouraged to register with MRA through the Msonkho Online Portal to obtain a tax identification number (TIN) as well as declare rental income in their annual tax return * Some property owners are not yet registered for tax purposes and thus warns that failure to declare income is an offence under revenue laws By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is reminding residential and commercial property owners that rental income from their premises is…

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Road Traffic Directorate opens effortless registration process of kabaza operations

* As Blantyre City Mayor Jomo Osman engages the kabaza operators to use identical location registration plates to identify bikes from different areas * Stiff punishment will be given to those who will not follow road safety measures By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Petro Mkandawire, MANA The Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS) yesterday rolled out an effortless registration process of motorcycle taxi (kabaza) operations in collaboration with Malawi Coalition of Kabaza Stakeholders and Associations (MACOKASA)….

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Road Traffic Directorate reiterates its call on kabaza operators to get trained and registered

* The country’s roads are saturated with unregistered kabazas that are operated without registration plates or use of helmets * They overload, don’t have signal rights or reflectors and most of them cannot pass certificate of fitness * According to national health reports, many patients from road accident injuries in hospitals across the country are those involving kabaza operations * The health sector is draining its scarce resources treating these injuries from avoidable cases of road accidents — thus…

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ACB takes up Homeland Security Deputy Minister Norman Chisale’s exposure of corrupt practices at Immigration Department

Chisale on his visit to the Immigration offices in Lilongwe where he exposed entrenched corrupt practices within * The ACB is concerned that the culture of corruption appears to be well coordinated and tolerated in several Government Departments * To continue working tirelessly to root out stubborn corrupt syndicates in all Government Departments, particularly those prone to corrupt activities By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has commenced investigations into alleged corrupt practices at the Department of Immigration &…

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ACB commences forfeiture of civil asset forfeiture for various properties belonging to arrested suspects of K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority

ACB acting Director General, Gabriel Chembezi * Their various properties are suspected to be proceeds of crime as ACB is set to obtain more warrants of arrest soon for remaining suspects in the matter By Duncan Mlanjira Having concluded the arrest of 11 people suspected to have involved in the alleged K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has since commenced civil asset forfeiture proceedings for various properties belonging to the defendants suspected to be…

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A call for Constitutional restraint and moral leadership in Malawi

* At the heart of any constitutional democracy lies a simple but non-negotiable principle: individuals are arrested for alleged offences, not for political affiliation * To suggest otherwise, without the backing of judicial findings, unintentionally legitimises the dangerous idea that the rule of law is subordinate to political identity By Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango Former President Lazarus Chakwera’s recently publicised direct call to current President of Malawi, Prof. Peter Mutharika regarding the arrest of individuals perceived to be affiliated…

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