Malawi
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:47:53 GMTChakwera Says Malawi Ready to Host SADC Extraordinary Summit
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says Malawi is ready to host the forthcoming Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) extraordinary meeting scheduled to take place in August, this year.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:39:17 GMTChakwera Off On SADC Mission in Maputo
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera leaves for Mozambique this morning to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Double Troika Summit which will discuss the Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:28:59 GMTMsungama Storms Neef Offices Over Loans for the Youth
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama on Wednesday stormed National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) offices to find out why there were delays in disbursement of loans to the youth.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:33 GMTMalawi Move 8 Steps Up Fiifa World Rankings After Impressive Afcon Qualifying Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Having won two consecutive matches against South Sudan away and Uganda at home to qualify for their third Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, the Flames have climbed 8 steps up the FIFA world rankings.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:32 GMTCourt Adjourns Itaye Abuse of Office At Macra Case to May 13
[Nyasa Times] The Magistrate's Court in Blantyre has adjourned to May 13, 2021 hearing a case where former director general at Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Godffrey Itaye and two others are accused of using public money to buy pi...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:31 GMTChakwera Back Home As SADC Calls for 'Immediate Technical Deployment' to Deal With Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[Nyasa Times] Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika heads of state summit which Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera attended on Thursday in Maputo said the acts of terrorism perpetrated against innocent civilians in Cabo Delgado, Mozam...
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:28 GMTGovt Punishes Teachers Union of Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Government says it has stopped collecting membership fee from teachers on behalf of teachers on behalf of Teachers Union of Malawi.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMTChakwera Says Malawi As Neighbour to Mozambique Has an Obligation to Keeping Peace Against Islamic Terrorists
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has left Lilongwe for Maputo for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit which seeks to find a lasting solution to the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMTHalf of Those Who Sat for Msce Exam in Malawi Prisons Failed
[Nyasa Times] Disastrous examination results for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) has not spared the prisons.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:57 GMTChild Protection NGO Wants Govt to Set Supplementary Exam for Msce Failures
[Nyasa Times] A child protection NGO has advised the government to set supplementary examination for failures of this year's Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:55 GMTCourt Adjourns Mzomera Assault Case
[Nyasa Times] A magistrate court in Mzuzu has adjourned a case in which former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor Reverend Christopher Mzomela Ngwira and others are being accused of assault.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:52 GMTFormer Macra Boss Itaye 'Abuse of Office' Case Resumes
[Nyasa Times] Former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye and two others are back in court in Blantyre where they are answering charges bordering on buying Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cloth using pu...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:45:39 GMTTNM Says Data Bundles Are Fine
[Nyasa Times] Mobile phone service provider TNM has further irked customers when it has defended its mode of pricing for various data bundles offered to its customers.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:42:47 GMTFarmers Union of Malawi Body Trashes Farm Gate Prices
[Nyasa Times] The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has trashed this year's farm gate prices, describing them as unsatisfactory.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:25:00 GMTCourt Finds 2 Female Guardians With Case to Answer On Nurse Assault
[Nyasa Times] The Blantyre Magistrate Court has found a mother and daughter with a case to answer on charges of assaulting a nurse in the line on duty at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:56:55 GMTMalawi to Have Fertiliser Plant By 2023, to Reduce Price - Lowe
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has said the country will have a modern fertiliser manufacturing plant by December, 2023.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:57 GMTSports Council Gives Netball Association of Malawi Green Light to Restart Games
[Nyasa Times] Netball players in the country can afford a smile as the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has given permission to the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) to allow teams start training in readiness for the start of the 2021 netba...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:56 GMTMalawi Internationally Trade Fair Returns This Year
[Nyasa Times] International trade fair returns to Malawi this year after authorities cancelled it last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:36:42 GMTHigh Court Gags Contractor Chidyaonga Over Plans to Sell Reserve Bank of Malawi Building
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Lilongwe has granted the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) an injunction stopping a contractor from taking over the bank's Mzuzu offices.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:37:23 GMTIMF Approves Debt Relief for Malawi As Govt Sets to Roll Out Debt Fund
[Nyasa Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved debt relief for Malawi to help address the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:34:49 GMTActivists Threaten Demos, Court Action Over for Teachers Union of Malawi Impasse
[Nyasa Times] Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) and Youth and Society (YAS)have issued threats of nationwide protests should government and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) fail to resolve the Covid-19 risk allowance impasse to end the teachers ...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:05 GMTFour NGOs Awarded With Licences to Be Sheltering Survivors of Trafficking in Persons
[Nyasa Times] Government has called for concerted efforts of all key stakeholders in addressing the wicked acts of Trafficking in Persons (TIP).
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:04 GMTNew MHRC Commissioner Chikondi Chijozi Sworn in
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has urged commissioners of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to take on the work of championing human rights by ensuring that they also practice human rights to match their language at the taxpayer fun...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:04 GMTAgra Engages Chakwera Over Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Board chairperson for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Hailemariam Desalegn -- who is also former Prime Minister of Ethiopia -- met with Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera at State House in Lilongwe on Saturday w...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:01 GMTMzuzu Court Convicts Indian for Calling Hrdc Official 'Dog'
[Nyasa Times] The Senior magistrate court in Mzuzu has convicted a 32-year-old Indian national, Anand Mandivar, for insulting Human Rights Defenders Coalition(HRDC) official Happy Mhango , a 'dog' in public.
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:00 GMTAirport Firefighters On Sit-in Strike As Malawi Airlines Passengers Stranded With Flight Cancellation
[Nyasa Times] After the expiry of their third extension of the deadline to have their grievances resolved, which expired on April 1, Malawi's junior-ranked airport firefighters have gone on a go-slow mode that has forced senior officers to take over ...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:48:55 GMTCourt Jails Gomani for Motor Vehicle Theft From Murder Victim Lucy Kadzamira
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe principal resident magistrate Viva Nyimba on Wednesday sentenced Arafat Gomani, 22, to seven years imprisonment for stealing a motor vehicle from a deceased Lucy Kadzamira, whom he is also accused of killing.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:29:09 GMTChakwera Heading to Maputo for SADC Troika Summit to Discuss Terrorism in Mozambique
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Maputo, Mozambique where the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders that make up the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation on Thursday, 8 April 2021 will ...
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:49:01 GMTFA Malawi Impressed With Progress of Mpira TV
[Nyasa Times] The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it is impressed with the progress being made in attempting to allow Malawians watch their own football on Mpira Television.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:03:49 GMTMisa Malawi Concerned With Arbitrary Arrests, Detentions of Journalists By Police
[MISA] MISA Malawi is concerned with the continued arbitrary summoning, arrests and detentions of journalists by the Malawi Police.