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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:54:57 GMT
Former Mutharika Bodyguard Chisale Challenges Order to Seize Assets
[Nyasa Times] Former president Peter Mutharika's top bodyguard, Norman Chisale, has filed at the High Court a notice to challenge preservation order issued by Justice Mike Tembo last week allowing the State to seize property belonging to him, lawyer ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:50:43 GMT
Masisi Leaves for Malawi on One-Day Working Visit
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi leaves for Malawi today on a one-day working visit at the invitation of his counterpart, Dr Lazarus Chakwera.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:32:28 GMT
Chakwera Hosts Botswana's Masisi As First Foreign President to Visit Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is expected to pay a working visit to Malawi next Monday and will becomes the first foreign President to visit Malawi since President Lazarus Chakwera came to power following the June 23 2020 court-s...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:52:50 GMT
Supa Boy Announces Debut Album to Mark His Return
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe-based musician, Supa Boy, has revealed that he will be releasing his debut album this year.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:51:00 GMT
Nocma Suspends Financial Accountant, 3 Others for Alleged Indiscipline
[Nyasa Times] State-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) has suspended financial accountant Mabvuto Ndalahoma and three other employees for alleged indiscipline, the deputy chief executive officer Helen Buluma said in a notice she signed.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:49:35 GMT
AFORD Unveils Silungwe As Candidate for Karonga Northwest
[Nyasa Times] The Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) has revealed plans to use the Karonga Northwest by-election slated for March 30 as a litmus test aimed at bringing back the lost glory of a party that once boasted of about 36 Parliamentarians in the a...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:32:28 GMT
Reserve Bank of Malawi Sues Mulli, Likhunya and 3 Others Over K3.2bn Unpaid Loans
[Nyasa Times] The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has sued Mulli Brothers Limited, JF Investment Limited of Justin Fredson Likhunya and three other local companies for failure to repay about K3.2 billion in loans connected to subsidised fertiliser deals...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:32:25 GMT
Chakwera to Lead in Getting First Jab of Covid Vaccines - Malawi Journalists Prioritised
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera will be the first to take the dose of the coronavirus vaccine with First Lady Monica Chakwera as the government will roll out vaccination drive in Zomba, government has said.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:32:28 GMT
Women's Football League Kicks Off April
[Nyasa Times] The much-awaited women's football league in Malawi will kick off in April this year but with only eight teams to start with.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:23:04 GMT
Call for Entries for the 2021 Misa Malawi Annual Media Awards
[MISA] MISA Malawi invites interested paid up members to submit their outstanding published works for the 2021 MISA Malawi Annual Media Awards. The awards will be given out as part of the celebrations to mark 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek Declarat...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:54:22 GMT
Govt Moves to Address Sex Workers' Grievances
[Nyasa Times] Malawi government has moved to address grievances the female sex workers have been raising in relation to the strict Covid-19 preventive measures the government is implementing to tame the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 12:27:26 GMT
Govt Includes Journalists in Priority Group for Covid-19 Vaccine
[MISA] MISA Malawi is pleased to notify its membership that government has included journalists in the priority group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:54:19 GMT
Nurses Body Condemns Attacks on Frontline Healthcare Workers - 'Hopes for Justice'
[Nyasa Times] The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has condemned escalating incidences of social media attacks on nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers due to false rumours surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:02:41 GMT
Ganda Punches Holes in Mid-Year Budget, Spells Doom for Malawi Economy
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, Gladys Ganda, has said the economic growth projections at 3.5 percent as contained in the mid-term budget statement presented on Friday February 26, 2021 by Minister of Fina...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:02:35 GMT
Malawians-in-Ireland Covid-19 Taskforce Donates to Mzimba Hospital
[Nyasa Times] A team of well-wishing Malawians living in Ireland have, through a Covid-19 taskforce, has donated medical supplies plus various other food and non-food items worth K1 372 000to Mzimba District Hospital (MDH) as part of their contributi...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Govt Warns Tum Over U-Turn On Calling Off Teachers Strike
[Nyasa Times] Government has issued a stern warning to Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) against going back on agreement to end the two week teachers strike which has crippled education in public schools.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Ansah, Muhara, Kaphale Shamed in Ombudsman Report
[Nyasa Times] Ombudsman Martha Chizuma on Thursday released a report titled 'Upholding Professionalism,' an investigation that her Office carried out into allegations of abuse of power and other acts of maladministration in the procedure of procuring...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Malawi Sunbird Waterfront Hotel Opens May - 42-Roomed New Beach Resort
[Nyasa Times] As part of boosting its services in the tourism industry, Malawi's leading hotel chain, Sunbird Hotels and Resorts is geared to open its new premier beach resort in the lakeshore side of Salima District in May.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Escom, Blantyre City Council Join Hands in Tree-Planting Exercise
[Nyasa Times] The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited joined hands with the Blantyre City Council in a tree-planting exercise on Tuesday, March 2 2021 in Blantyre.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:36:32 GMT
Castel Malawi Donates Towards Covid-19 Fight - Sanitizer, Face Masks
[Nyasa Times] Castel Malawi has donated 8,000 litres of sanitizer and 23,000 disposable masks to 20 selected health centres across the country aimed to reinforce basic preventative measures against the disease.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:46:34 GMT
Malawi Faith Leaders Launch Framework for Combating Covid-19 Pandemic
[Nyasa Times] Faith leaders in Malawi have launched a Joint Faith Community Response and Adaptation Framework (Covid19JFRAF), which will guide churches and faith groups on what they should do as they contribute towards national efforts to combat the ...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:46:34 GMT
Chilima Unpacks Malawi 2063 Vision in Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Vice President Saulos Chilima on Thursday appeared in parliament to answer questions relating to his Ministry of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms where he shared the distinctive features that sets apart the ne...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 06:46:32 GMT
DPP's Chaponda Alleges MCP Recruits Its Youth in Police, Malawi Army - 'Preparing Dictatorship'
[Nyasa Times] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Mulanje South, George Chaponda, on Tuesday alleged that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has recruited dozens of its party youth into the Malawi Police Service and the military.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:26:37 GMT
Mobile App Halves Vaccinating Time to Curb Rabies
[SciDev.Net] Blantyre, Malawi -- A mobile phone app is helping veterinarians to halve the time it takes to complete dog vaccination programmes in Malawi and could help curb rabies threat in African cities, a study shows.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:11:17 GMT
Udf's Khumbanyiwa Intensifies Campaign for His Re-Election Bid
[Nyasa Times] Former parliamentarian for Chikwawa East Constituency, Rodrick Khumbanyiwa of United Democratic Front (UDF) whose seat, court nullified following successful petition by his contenders during the 2019 Tripartite Elections has intensified...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:11:17 GMT
MEC Decries Poor Voter Verification Turnout in Karonga North West
[Nyasa Times] Pollster, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it is worried with the abysmal turn-out of people for the voter verification exercise currently underway in the lakeshore district.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:11:17 GMT
MCP Supporting PP and Not Utm in Zomba Changalume By-Election
[Nyasa Times] Ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is not fielding a candidate in Zomba Changalume by-election asofficials say the party will instead be supporting a People's Party (PP) candidate.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:11:14 GMT
Covid-19 Delays Lilongwe Highway Project Supported By Japan
[Nyasa Times] The fielding of missions from Japan because of COVID-19 restrictions continue to delay the turning into a dual carriage way of the M1 road from Lumbadzi past Mchinji roundabout to Bunda roundabout in the Capital Lilongwe.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:46:22 GMT
Akiba Bank, Malawi Lender Transact Sh17 Billion in Merger
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Akiba Commercial Bank (ACB) has received Sh17 billion strategic investments from the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) in a merger that was concluded last month.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:11:17 GMT
Bwaila Hospital Sued for Negligence
[Nyasa Times] A Dedza-based man has sued Bwaila Hospital, populary known as Bottom, for the death of his wife and his newly born child who died while receiving treatment at the institution.



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