Malawi
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:17:01 GMTMutharika, Muhara Escape Sherriff Wrath
[Nyasa Times] Barely hours after the High Court had ordered to seize and sell property of Former president Peter Mutharika and former Secretary to the President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara for failing to pay K69.5m legal cost that came after losing a co...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:32:47 GMTProf Chisi Takes Swipe At Chakwera's Counter-Covid-19 Strategy
[Nyasa Times] Professor John Chisi--President of Umodzi Party (UP) which is a member of the ruling Tonse Alliance government--has taken a swipe at President Lazarus Chakwera led administration for "being off-track" with the way it is countering the C...
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:45:46 GMTU.S.$300m Mining Investment Exploration in Phalombe
[Nyasa Times] Buoyant Malawi, Vice President Saulos chilima Chilima says the prospect of mining rare earth at Songwe Hills in Phalombe will be a game changer for Malawi's economic transformation.
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:28:10 GMTChilima Inspects Phalombe Hospital, Opens in November
[Nyasa Times] "We will complete all projects regardless which regime started them."
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:26:50 GMTMTC Backs Bilharzia Infected World Bike Ryder
[Nyasa Times] A Polish national Kinga Tansjewska who provoked the wrath from Malawians after announcing that she had contracted bilharzia from Lake Malawi has received backing from Malawi Tourism Council (MTC).
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:25:09 GMTWorld Bank Rides On Tonse Alliance's Job Creation Mantra
[Nyasa Times] The gods of Tonse Alliance administration must be smiling as The World Bank Group's (WBG) Board of Executive Directors announced yesterday in Washington that it has discussed the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Malawi, which...
Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:41 GMTWendy Collaborates With Kenyan Artist
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's gospel musician Wendy Harawa has collaborated with Kenyan popular artist Guardian Angel to release an audio and video track as her bold step towards broadening her horizon in the gospel music ministry.
Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:36 GMTGeorge Kasakula Geared to 'Sanitise' Mbc and Turn It Into a Professional Broadcaster
[Nyasa Times] "I owe my allegiance to the people of Malawi, the owners of MBC."
Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:40 GMTEscom Employees Down Tools Over Salary Issues
[Nyasa Times] Disgruntled employees at Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) are on an industrial strike across the country to force authorities to harmonize their salaries with their colleagues at Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) a...
Wed, 05 May 2021 09:39:04 GMTChakwera Shields Mtumodzi From Arrest
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera is allegedly shielding Director of Information Chikumbutso Mtumodzi's arrest for his role in the plunder of K6.2 billion Covidgate scandal.
Wed, 05 May 2021 09:28:54 GMTPolice Arrests 158 Illegal Immigrants
[Nyasa Times] "Not related to current court injunction on Dzaleka refugees."
Wed, 05 May 2021 09:38:06 GMTTum Splits Further As Secondary School Teachers Form Own Union
[Nyasa Times] It seems the centre cannot hold for Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM)--supposed to be a mother grouping for teachers in the country--following its slow but steady crumbling following the formation of a new union for secondary school teache...
Wed, 05 May 2021 09:35:49 GMTFMB Group Reports U.S.$21 Million Profit
[Nyasa Times] FMB Capital Holdings Plc (FMBCH), the holding company for First Capital Bank operations in Africa has posted an after-tax profit of US$ 21.3 million for the year ending December 2020 coming from a loss of US$18.6 million in the previous...
Wed, 05 May 2021 08:46:22 GMTCdedi Demands Minister Msungama Firing Over Swimming Pool
[Nyasa Times] "... alleged misleading of President Chakwera on the K9.4bn swimming pool project"
Wed, 05 May 2021 08:45:14 GMTChilima Impressed With Southern Region Construction Works
[Nyasa Times] "This is how taxpayers' money should be used"
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:36:28 GMTCountry Records Over 40,000 Teenage Pregnancies in Eight Months
[Nyasa Times] "This (increased) is a worrisome development in as far as promoting girl-child rights is concerned."
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:53:57 GMTPolice Ask Traditional Healers for Help in Fight Against Attacks On People With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] "This would help to provide more protection to people with albinism."
Tue, 04 May 2021 12:45:23 GMTState House Regrets Police Attacks On Journalists On Duty
[Nyasa Times] Director of Communications at the State House, Sean Kampondeni, has taken a swipe at police officers who been harassing journalists over petty issues, saying their actions run counter to the government's policy of ensuring a free media.
Tue, 04 May 2021 12:34:46 GMTMzuzu Mayor Nyasulu Frowns Upon Reduced Funding
[Nyasa Times] Reduction in annual budgetary allocation towards roads construction in Mzuzu City has riled the city's Mayor Councillor Brian Kondwani Nyasulu.
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:33:28 GMTVat Contributes to Cooking Oil Smuggling
[Nyasa Times] Cooking oil manufacturers takes cognizance that the increase in price of the commodity is due to global trends on crude oil but Malawi's prices went further up following the re-introduction of 16.5% valued added tax (VAT).
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:31:59 GMTMHRC Opens Complaints Handling Centers in Kasungu Using NICE Structures
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has joined hands with National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) by establishing complaints handling structures in Kasungu District to enable every to speed up process when people want to ac...
Tue, 04 May 2021 11:29:07 GMTWanderers Alleges Corruption in Blantyre Derby
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Wanderers FC has brought in some allegations of corruption to do with the premature end of the much-anticipated Blantyre derby against their age-old archrivals, Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday.
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:39:44 GMTLocal Councils Urged to Seal Leakages in Public Finance
[Nyasa Times] President of the Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) councillor Wild Ndipo has called upon finance managers in local councils to strengthen public finance management systems to 'prove wrong those that believe local government au...
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:42:03 GMTMHRC Kickstarts Bob Mtekama's Death Probe
[Nyasa Times] "A mysterious man who sneaked into Bob Mtekama's hospital room at 04:00 am."
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:38:04 GMTRefugees Belong to Dzaleka, Says Minister Chimwendo
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Homeland Security, Richard Chimwendo Banda, says there is "no turning back" and has reaffirmed his ministry's commitment to have refugees return to Dzaleka amidst an injunction still hanging in the air arguing that, by Malaw...
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:04:46 GMTYoung Women Leaders in Malawi Are Ready to Build Back Better From Covid-19
[Spotlight Initiative] Thelma Kaliu is a young feminist and an active member of the Young Feminist Network of Malawi. She is currently the Project Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative project under Plan International, Malawi. In 2019, before the C...
Wed, 05 May 2021 11:12:34 GMTMalawi's Bernadettar Kwimbira to Officiate At Second Olympic Games
[Cosafa] Malawi's celebrated FIFA Assistant Referee Bernadettar Kwimbira will this summer get a second Olympic Games run after being appointed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Football Tournament scheduled between July 21- August 7, 2021.
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:43:36 GMTAford Elective Indaba On This Year - Chihana
[Nyasa Times] Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has said much as the Coronavirus pandemic has hit hard and continues to rock the country, it is hopeful and ready to hold its national elective convention sometime this year.
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:41:10 GMTRefugees or Economic Migrants?
[Nyasa Times] A group of refugees and asylum seekers have obtained an injunction stopping the government from relocating them to Dzaleka Refugee Camp. And those who are protesting the relocation are wealth refugees operating lucrative businesses in c...
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:31:46 GMTMalawi Media Joins World Association of News Publishers On World Press Freedom Day
[Nyasa Times] *Its role is to bring local media professionals together to find common solutions.