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Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:19:11 GMT
America Pumps K7.7 Billion Into Malawi's Fight Against Hunger
[Nyasa Times] Galvanised by global hunger trends, one of Malawi's largest development partner, The United States of America (USA) Government, through the US Agency for International Development (Usaid), has pumped in $9.5 million (about K7.7 billion)...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:05:35 GMT
Opposition Leader Kabambe Threatens to Sue Lilongwe Water Board for Defamation
[Nyasa Times] Former Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor and opposition DPP presidential hopeful, Dr Dalitso Kabambe is threatening to sue the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) for defamation.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:40:01 GMT
Ntchisi Registers Over 396 Teenage Pregnancies in 6 Months
[Nyasa Times] Ntchisi has registered a remarkable 396 teenage pregnancies in the past six months, the district's Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) Coordinator, Thokozani Kaledzera, has disclosed.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:45:15 GMT
Malawi Name Uncapped Players in Provisional Cosafa Cup Squad
[Cosafa] Malawi coach Meck Mwase has named an extended 39-man provisional squad for the COSAFA Cup that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from July 6-18, leaving out a number of his leading names.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:45:36 GMT
Court to Determine Whether Accused Maloro Has Case or Not
[Nyasa Times] The Second Grade Magistrate Court in Lilongwe on Thursday gave state prosecutors and defence lawyers 21 days to present their submissions in order for the court to determine whether the accused has a case to answer or not in a high-prof...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:33:31 GMT
Japanese Company 'Only One Ehime' Dangles Carrots in the Industry Sector
[Nyasa Times] A Japanese company, Only One Ehime, has expressed interest to invest in the agro-processing industry sector where it intends to start making machinery for producing agricultural products such as peanut butter, which is said to have read...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:27:18 GMT
National Aids Commission Optimistic About Ending HIV and AIDS By 2030
[Nyasa Times] The National Aids Commission (NAC) has expressed optimism that Malawi will achieve the ambitious new 95-95-95 targets of ending HIV and Aids epidemic by 2030 as spelt out by the United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAIDS).

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:17:39 GMT
Refs Declare Karonga Stadium No Go Zone
[Nyasa Times] Referees in the northern region have agreed to immediately stop officiating TNM Super League matches at Karonga Stadium saying there is a high degree of insecurity for the men and women in black in Karonga.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:11:38 GMT
Parliament Increases National Budget By U.S.$6,8 Million
[Nyasa Times] For the first time in history, Malawi's Members of Parliament (MPs) has voted for the Tonse Alliance administration's 2021 / 2022 proposed national budget to the tune of K1.995 trillion with an upward adjustment by K5.5 billion in just ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:06:20 GMT
Court to Sentence Facebook User Kamwanje Friday
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrates Court Thursday adjourned the sentencing of Ignatius Kamwanje who was convicted on Tuesday over a social media platform Facebook post which alleged that money was being stolen from National Bank of...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:11:18 GMT
Okot, Byron Named MVP as KPA Teams Win Malawi Tourney
[Nation] Lilongwe -- School girl Medina Okot was voted Most Valuable Player after leading Kenya Ports Authority women basketball team to a deserving 103 -56 victory over Cezoball select women basketball team in the final match as the annual Malawi in...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:26:15 GMT
Malawi Launches Campaign to Eradicate Malaria By 2030
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's government Tuesday announced a goal to eliminate malaria, a leading cause of death in the country, by 2030. The mosquito-spread parasitic disease accounts for about 15% of Malawi's hospital admissions.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:43:28 GMT
KPA Teams Eye Titles on Final Day of Malawi Tourney
[Nation] Lilongwe -- Kenya Ports Authority men and women's teams will be looking to be crowned champions of the annual Malawi international basketball tournament Wednesday evening.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:46:01 GMT
Why Malawi Burnt Thousands of Covid-19 Vaccines
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Critics pointed to hesitancy and misinformation after Malawi discarded 20,000 expired COVID-19 shots. The reality is far more complicated

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:07:59 GMT
Malawi High Court to Determine Constitutionality of Police Sweeping Exercises
[SALC] Today, Judge Zione Ntaba heard the case of State v Officer in Charge, Kasungu Police Station and Inspector General of Police, Ex Parte Banda and 2 Others, which challenged arbitrary arrest practices, The Applicants raised the issue of the unre...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:16:21 GMT
Kpa Men Overcome Malawi's Brave Hearts
[Nation] in Lilongwe, Malawi

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:35:13 GMT
Parliament Withdraws Abortion Rights Bill After Objections
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's parliament has withdrawn an abortion bill from debate following opposition to the proposal to liberalize the country's law, which only allows abortions when the mother's life is at risk. Anti-abortion groups had urg...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:46:51 GMT
Malga Excited With Govt's Positive Response to Calls for Bailout for Councils
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has expressed excitement with the decision by the Central Government to sanction audit of debts in the councils, a process that will pave the way for a bailout package for the councils.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:20:47 GMT
Country Faces Covid-19 Vaccine Shortage After Burning Expired Doses
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi authorities say the country is quickly running out of coronavirus vaccines as confirmed infections surge to nearly 35,000 and 1,200 deaths in a third wave of the pandemic. The shortage comes just weeks after Malawi de...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:35:48 GMT
Wanderers Drawn With Karonga United in the Last 32 of Fdh Bank Cup
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Wanderers, who were beaten twice by Karonga United in first and second round of the TNM Super League, have picked the same foes for the last 32 round of the K25 million winners prize of the FDH Bank Cup.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:30:35 GMT
Govt to Punish Diplomats Expelled From South Africa
[East African] The Malawian diplomats who were declared persona non grata in South Africa will be disciplined in accordance with the provisions of their home country's civil service laws, the government said on Monday.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:51:46 GMT
Malawi Abolishes Death Penalty - What It Means for Southern Africa
[The Conversation Africa] The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal abolished the death penalty in April, the most notable decision against capital punishment since the South African Constitutional Court found the penalty unconstitutional in 1995. The Malaw...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:54:42 GMT
KPA Teams Continue to Shine in Malawi Tour
[Nation] Blantyre -- KPA men and women's teams continued with their winning ways at the ongoing Malawi Annual International basketball tournament at Malawi University of Health Science arena in Blantyre on Tuesday night.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:58:57 GMT
Malawi to Punish Diplomats Expelled From South Africa
[Nation] The Malawian diplomats who were declared persona non grata in South Africa will be disciplined in accordance with the provisions of their home country's civil service laws, the government said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:00:17 GMT
Switched On - Malawian Innovators Get a Helping Hand From Science University
[RFI] Gabriel Kondesi was 21 years old in 2009 when the police arrested him for running a radio station without a licence. The school dropout had constructed the station himself three years prior, using three small transistor radios, car batteries, T...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:43:25 GMT
KPA Women Win Big in Malawi
[Nation] Blantyre -- KPA Monday beat Cobbie Ladies 80-32 in a women's game in the annual Malawi International Basketball tournament at College of Medicine.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:40:36 GMT
VP Taylor Holds Discussions With Malawi's Investment Body
[New Dawn] Liberia's Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has held discussions with Press Trust of Malawi, a Public body responsible to attract investors to Malawi.At the heart of the discussion was the need to collaborate with the Liberian Government ...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:35:43 GMT
Trouble for Needy Students At Mubas Over Late Registration Fee Hike
[Nyasa Times] A move by Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) management to raise late registration fee per day from K5 000 to K20 000 foreshadows a bleak future for the institution where more than half of its students cannot aff...

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 09:19:59 GMT
Taifa Stars Take On Malawi in International Friendly Match
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The national football team, Taifa Stars, today play Malawi (The Flames) in the world soccer governing body (FIFA) international friendly match at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.



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