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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:58:22 GMT
8 Malawian Crooked Lawyers Face Ban Over Fraud
[Nyasa Times] At least eight Malawian crooks trading as legal practitioners are facing a chop and disbarment from the legal profession over fraud and for embezzling over K128 million of clients funds including deceased estate money, the country's Att...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:58:20 GMT
Munde Resigns As MCP Deputy Regional Chair for the North
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy regional chair for the northern region, Walusako Munde, has resigned "with immediate effect" and sources say the resignation has been fuelled by his disillusionment with the party's leadership under Pr...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:44:24 GMT
KPA Teams Maintain Winning Streak in Malawi Tourney
[Nation] Blantyre -- Kenya Ports Authority women's team Sunday won their second straight game against Blantyre-based Mikoko Mystics 85-22 in an entertaining match at the College of Medicine as the annual Malawi international basketball tournament ent...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:44:14 GMT
Malawi Expresses Regret Over Expulsion of Its Diplomats From South Africa
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's government said Saturday that it had received news of its diplomats' alleged misconduct in South Africa with regret and that it would punish those involved when they returned home.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:59:43 GMT
Govt Expels Malawi Diplomats Over Sale of Duty-Free Alcohol
[Nation] Malawian diplomats in South Africa have been expelled from Pretoria after being found guilty of selling duty-free alcohol.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:42:03 GMT
Covid-19 Hit Flames' Coaching Panel Ahead of Tanzania Friendly
[Nyasa Times] With a double-edged sword, the ravaging novel coronavirus has hit the Malawi National Team, the Flames, in the 'nibbles' as two of the senior top coaching management, the head coach and his vice have both tested positive to the maraudin...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:59:53 GMT
Kpa Teams Humiliate Opponents in Malawi Tournament
[Nation] Blantyre -- Youthful Medina Okot scored a game high 35 points to help Kenya Ports Authority women to a 106-25 win over Eagles of Malawi in their opening match of the annual Malawi international basketball tournament at the College of Medicin...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:20:40 GMT
Malawi Is Taking Steps to Improve Care of Preterm Babies. but Gaps Remain
[The Conversation Africa] "Kangaroo mother care" is widely acknowledged as a helpful method in caring for small and preterm infants. It makes a vital contribution to their survival, well-being and development. Developed in 1978 by Colombian paediatri...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:56:21 GMT
SA Expels Malawian Diplomatic Staff for Illegal Importation of Alcoholic Drinks
[Nyasa Times] The South African Government has expelled Malawian diplomats in Pretoria for smuggling alcohol bought at duty free shops in that country, a development the government of Malawi has confirmed.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:03:14 GMT
Former DPP Ishmael Wadi Laid to Rest
[Nyasa Times] Renowned and former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ishmael Wadi, has been laid to rest at Area 2 Cemetery in Lilongwe today.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:56:58 GMT
Lipunga Talks About 'Practical Guide to Preparing for Retirement'
[Nyasa Times] People retire from their professional jobs but they should not retire from working, said financial analyst Jimmy Lipunga at a seminar on Tuesday when he delivered an inspiring retirement planning seminary at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel in...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:26:39 GMT
Malawi Artisans Frustrated With Government Plan to Help Small Manufacturers
[RFI] In an effort to help local artisans and small manufacturers, the Malawian government this year rolled out a new system to eliminate middlemen and break into the international market. But some in Blantyre feel that they have been left out of the...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:49:22 GMT
Education Ministry Moves to Allow Headscarves in All Schools
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi is taking steps to start allowing Muslim students to wear the hijab, or headscarf, in all educational institutions. The controversial issue has forced some schools to close in the predominantly Christian country.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:58:03 GMT
Chitipa Utd Amasses 2 Points in Mzuzu
[Nyasa Times] A TNM Super League tour to Mzuzu by Savenda Chitipa United has seen them collecting 2 points from 2 games out of a possible six and are still stuck on position 13.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:58:43 GMT
MDF Loses Yet Another Hero Abroad
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has lost another of its soldiers who was carrying out his duties outside the country.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:42:09 GMT
Mutharika Disown Batatawala On His Shady Deal With Govt
[Nyasa Times] Former President Arthur Peter Mutharika has distanced himself and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration from media reports suggesting that his government had cleared Asian businessperson Abdul Karim Batatawala on corrupt...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:36:34 GMT
President Rolls Out Second Jab Amid Vaccine Hesitancy
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera led a rollout Friday of a push for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with a strong call to Malawians to go for vaccination to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The call ...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:26:29 GMT
MEC Might Suspend Nkhata Bay Central By-Election Over 'Few' Commissioners
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said on Friday that it would be forced to discontinue the scheduled June 29 Nkhata Bay Central by-election should the issue about the four fired commissioners not be sorted soon enough.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:07:08 GMT
Supreme Court Rebuffs Fdh Bank Owner, Thom Mpinganjira
[Nyasa Times] "I have not been able to see any such good reason to grant a stay."

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:08:12 GMT
Nocma Under Fire Over Suspicious Award of Fuel Supply Contracts
[Nyasa Times] The National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has come under heavy criticism from the general public--especially commentators--in the manner it is handling the issue of award of contracts to companies that will supply oil and gas to the co...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:53:25 GMT
Information Minister Kazako Admits High Cost of Internet in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako, has admitted that the costs of internet services in the country are exorbitant but was quick to say that government working out solutions with Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:48:41 GMT
Drop in HIV/Aids and Nutrition Funding Worries Parliamentary Committee
[Nyasa Times] The department of HIV/AIDS and Nutrition, under the Ministry of Health (MoH), has been allocated K58 billion in the 2021/2022 national budget, a drop from K80 billion in the last financial year; and, the development has worried the parl...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:45:03 GMT
Former Mutharika Bodyguard Chisale Commends Chakwera for Visiting Soldiers in Training
[Nyasa Times] Clad in full military gear, President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera became the first President of the Republic to witness a field military training for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Soldiers in the thick bushes of Luwawa Forest in Mzimba o...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:53:21 GMT
Lulu Returns to His Great-Self - Releases Hit-Single, 'Mbeta'
[Nyasa Times] "Lulu is the best musician in Malawi. He is so good and lives ahead of his time"

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:41:50 GMT
Four More Become Millionaires in 'Airtel Yabeba' Promotion Second Draw
[Nyasa Times] Leading mobile technology company, Airtel Malawi, announced four more millionaires in its Airtel Yabeba promotion during a second draw made in Lilongwe on Tuesday.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:40:06 GMT
Fire Guts Down Male Hostel At St Luke's College of Nursing
[Nyasa Times] An enormous fire, whose cause is not yet known, has razed one of the male hostels at St. Luke's College of Nursing in Malawi's former capital.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:37:26 GMT
DPP Dealt Another Blow As High Court Quashes Appointment of Its MEC Commissioners
[Nyasa Times] Probably whoever said 'imfa siithawika' (death is inescapable) did not lie! Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Commissioners at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners, Linda Kunje and Dr. Jean Mathanga, might have successfu...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:10:56 GMT
Wemas in Cash-Back for Underutilised Medical Insurance
[Nyasa Times] Wella Medical Aid Society (WEMAS) has honoured its pledge it made last year that it will be giving cash back at end of year to medical insurance policy holders whose premiums have been underutilized.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:29:39 GMT
Experts Brand Mlusunomics As 'Unrealistic' On Inflation Reduction
[Nyasa Times] Finance Minister Felix Mlusu's 2021/2022 fiscal budget--delivered at the Parliament Building in the capital Lilongwe on Friday, May 28, 2021--has already began proving what critics said that the K1.9 trillion budget "is unrealistic" fol...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:12:15 GMT
Nankhumwa Illegally Bought Tobacco Commission's Houses - Ombudsman Report
[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition (LoP) Kondwani Nankhumwa has joined a ring of politicians in the country who abuse their powers after it has been revealed that he bought institutional houses, belonging to the Tobacco Commission (TC), illegally.



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