Malawi
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:31 GMTChimwendo Banda Orders Independent Police Complaints to Probe Bvumbwe Shooting
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has directed the Independent Police Complaints Commission to probe the incident when police and civilians engaged in running battles at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo where two mem...
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:30 GMTWard Councillor in Court Over Murder Charges - Accused of Beating His Herdsman to Death Over Missing 4 Goats
[Nyasa Times] A ward councillor in Nsanje is in court on allegations that he beat his herdsman to death over the missing of four goats.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:24:47 GMTChakwera Inspires the Nation to Enter New Year With Great Focus
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday called on people in the country to have a focussed collective attitude and advance national interests if the nation has to consolidate gains made in the first 185 days of his administration.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:27 GMTNankhumwa Shuns Kabambe to Attend Funeral of PP Official
[Nyasa Times] Leader of opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa on Thursday shunned the welcoming ceremony of former governor for the Reserve Bank of Malawi Dr. Dalitso Kabambe into the party.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:43:31 GMTCountry Ready to Respond to Looming Cyclone Chalane, Disasters - Dodma
[Nyasa Times] Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:46:00 GMTConCourt Judges, MEC Chair Kachale Jointly Named Nyasa Times 'Person of the Year 2020'
[Nyasa Times] Five judges of the High Court of Malawi, who presided over the landmark May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition, and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is also a High Court judge...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:43:30 GMTAppointment of New Army Deputy General Draws Soldiers' Fire
[Nyasa Times] There is discontentment in the barracks as soldiers are not pleased with the recent appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera of Major General Paul Phiri as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF), Nyasa Times has establishe...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:42:06 GMTFatsani Movie Crew Celebrate Festive Season With Orphans and Street Kids in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] The Cast and Crew of the most anticipated movie titled 'Fatsani A Tale of Survival' on Wednesday brought together about 110 orphans and street kids in Lilongwe where among others they played football games and took lunch with them as pa...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:58:58 GMTUK-Based Malawians Donate to College of Medicine - Mahecas Commended
[Nyasa Times] A charity grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom (UK), Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) has donated 1 025 new hospital beds and 781 new hospital mattresses valued at around K700 million to the College of Medicine (COM) in Bla...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:56:07 GMTWanderers, Bullets Match Postponed Over Virus Outbreak
[Nyasa Times] The Super League of Malawi (SULOM) has postponed the Blantyre derby between champions Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers in the TNM Super League which was scheduled to take place on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium after a coronavirus out...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:19:44 GMTMatemba Is New Solicitor General for Malawi - ACB to Have New Czar
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Reyneck Matemba as new Solicitor General and Secretary to Justice after his three-year contract at Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) as director general expired on December 1 2020.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:19:41 GMTIllovo Engages Chikwawa Community Leaders in GBV Behavior Change Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc in partnership with Red Cross Malawi, has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating gender-based violence among communities in Malawi.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:19 GMTFiu, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi Sign MOU to Fight Financial Crimes
[Nyasa Times] The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIU), one of Malawi's most important public institutions and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi have signed MOU to fight financial crimes in the country.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:18 GMTJoyce Banda Commissions Clean Water in Kasungu
[Nyasa Times] The Tonse Alliance propagated the clean water campaign under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Former president Joyce Banda is one of the leaders in the alliance. In her quest to imple...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:18 GMTFredokiss Joins Utm Party
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's top hip hop artist artist Fredokiss, real name Penjani Kalua, has joined the UTM party as he wants to take active role in frontline politics.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:17 GMTMzuzu Central Hospital to Have Oxygen Plant
[Nyasa Times] Government set to install oxygen plant at Mzuzu Central Hospital in order to handle serious Covid-19 patient cases.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:01:34 GMTNGO for Mobile Health Services to Mitigate Covid-19 Exposure
[Nyasa Times] Chipembere Community Development Organization (CCDO) executive director, Dalitso Chiwayula said accessing HIV-Testing through home-based health services delivery could help reduce client exposure to Coronavirus.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:01:02 GMTContact Tracing for Virus Pandemic Becoming Difficult in Malawi - Official
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Health has said contact tracing has been challenge in containing the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:54:00 GMTSulom Insists Blantyre Derby On Despite Bullets Virus Cases
[Nyasa Times] The request by TNM Super League champions Nyasa Big Bullets to postpone their fixture against old-age rivals Mighty Wanderers this Saturday in the famed Blantyre derby has been rejected by Super League of Malawi (Sulom).
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:52:35 GMTMurders of Elderly Accused of Witchcraft Rise
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) have condemned the recent killing of 67-year-old woman, Esinala Mbowe, of Karonga over allegations that she killed her son throug...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:49:43 GMTDrinking Alcohol On Empty Stomach Kills Chief in Kasungu
[Nyasa Times] Group village headman Chinkhoma from Traditional Njombwa in cenyral region district of Kasungu died Monday after due to excessive intake of illicit gin, Kachasu.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:28:34 GMTJudge Potani Under Investigation Over Alleged Assault On Police Officer
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal judge Healy Potani is being investigated for allegedly assaulting a Police Mobile Service officer assigned to provide security at his residence in Chinyonga, Blantyre, national police spokesperson James Ka...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:28:29 GMTMalawi Court Orders Deportation of 3 Pakistanis After Serving 4-Year Jail for Kidnapping
[Nyasa Times] Three Malawians of Asian origin who were convicted for kidnapping a five-year-old boy Tahil Shail of Asian extract have been sentenced to four years imprisonment each and that they be deported to their country of origin soon after compl...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:26:05 GMTActivist Chabunya Elected Rep for Oxford University School of Govt
[Nyasa Times] Malawian governance and political activist Hellen Chabunya was recently elected the Blavatnik School of Government Alumni and External Relations Student Representative at Oxford University.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:07:36 GMTWanderers Captain Manyozo Bemoans Supporters' Constant Insults At Players
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Be Forward Wanderers captain Alfred Manyozo Jnr. has apologised to the team's fans in their 0-1 TNM Super League loss to Mafco at Kamuzu Stadium as well as his verbal retaliation against a supporter who is alleged to have uttered...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:24:35 GMTTyphoid Outbreak Hits Neno
[Nyasa Times] An outbreak of Typhoid fever has been reported in Neno District claiming five deaths and 56 cases of suspects with 41 confirmed positive, district health authorities have said.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:12:11 GMTPolice Fight Civilians in Thyolo, 2 Shot
[Nyasa Times] Malawi police and civilians conflicts resurface on Monday at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo where running battles between the two sides created tension as community members allegedly sought to avenge the shooting of two of their colle...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:59:11 GMTKaliati Persudades Media to Develop Gender Focused Programmes - Lauds Luntha TV for Tackling GBV
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has applauded the Catholic-owned Luntha Television for playing a pivotal role in addressing gender based violence (GBV) and inequality in Malawi.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:59:09 GMTGovt Gazettes Amended Minimum Monthly Wages for Cargo Truck Drivers
[Nyasa Times] K140 000 for 30 tonnes and above international truck driver
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:59:06 GMTPublic Takes Blantyre City Council to Task Over Filthy State of Mibawa Minibus Terminal
[Nyasa Times] Members of the public are questioning where the money goes that Blantyre City Council collects from Mibawa minibus terminal and other bus depots if not for maintenance of these vital socio-economic facilities.