Malawi
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:21:50 GMTHIV and Aids Fight Suffer Blow As UK Terminates Funding
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has to brace for tougher times in the fight against HIV and Aids following the decision by the United Kingdom (UK) to terminate assistance to Concern-led Consortium due to financial challenges.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:17:40 GMTMalawi Now Covid-19 High Risk Country
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is currently pegged at Level 4 - very high risk - as far as Covid-19 levels are concerned and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has since warned people across the world to avoid travelling to the south-east Afri...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:24:05 GMTMalawians Petition Britain On International English Language Testing System Exemption
[Nyasa Times] Over seven thousand and three hundred Malawians, with more getting added to the figure, have joined forces in signing a petition whose sole aim is to let the UK government exempt them from undergoing the International English Language T...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 07:49:51 GMT'Tonse Alliance and It's Dying Standards'
[Nyasa Times] There was so much chatter and conversation on social media last week about our deviating national standards and as you know every year running to the Independence day, we are accustomed to adorning our visible landmarks with lavish deco...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:43:52 GMTWarriors Fight Back for Draw With Flames
[Cosafa] Zimbabwe fought back from two goals down to draw with Malawi on Friday in a thrilling Group B clash at the 2021 COSAFA Cup that is being played in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:18:49 GMTOxfam, EU Takes Right to Information Project to North Media
[Nyasa Times] Youth and Society (YAS) and Development Communications Trust (DCT) on Friday engaged the media in the northern region in a project aimed at influencing effective implementation and enforcement of regulatory framework that guarantees rig...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:11:25 GMTHow Malawi Leaf Limited Lost Billions
[Nyasa Times] An on-going assessment of operations for the financially -struggling AHL Group has revealed how, one of its once competitive subsidiary, Malawi Leaf Company Limited (MLCL) lost millions of dollars due to unreliable international deals t...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:00:41 GMTMzuzu Volleyball International Tournament On From July 30
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's northern city of Mzuzu will host a volleyball international tournament from July 30 to August 1, 2021.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:12:55 GMTFDH Bank Appoints George Chitera Acting Managing Director
[Nyasa Times] FDH Financial Holdings Limited (FDHFHL) Group has appointed George Chitera, a renowned Chartered Accountant, as Acting Managing Director of the bank.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:09:25 GMTHealth Minister Chiponda Paints Grim Covid-19 Picture in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said in the past 24 hours, Malawi has registered 427 new COVID-19 cases, 85 new recoveries and nine new deaths.
Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:37:29 GMTUTM Unima Wing Abhors Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill, Claims Hostile to Students
[Nyasa Times] UTM students wing at the University of Malawi (UNIMA), previously known as Chancellor College, has issued a strongly-worded statement reprimanding the Tonse Alliance government for initiating amendments to the Labour Relations Bill law,...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:52:43 GMTAcademic Staff Against Proposed Amendments to Labour Relations Act
[Nyasa Times] Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has become the latest movement to oppose the controversial amendments to the Labour Relations Act, arguing that the proposed laws are aimed at empowering employees to mute their workers du...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:48:47 GMTLivingstonia Synod Hold Kenneth Kaunda Memorial Service
[Nyasa Times] The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in the Synod of Livingstonia on Wednesday morning conducted a memorial service for late Dr Kenneth Kaunda , former president of Zambia whose father migrated from Malawi.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:48:43 GMTThree Cear Staff Arrested On Trumped Up Charges
[Nyasa Times] Three members of staff at Central East African Railways (CEAR) were sent on suspension following their arrest on trumped up charges -- whose court case was eventually withdrawn at the instructions of the company's top management that in...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:56:34 GMTEmployer's Consultative Association of Malawi Supports Deduction of Wages of Workers On Strike
[Nyasa Times] Tonse Alliance government's stand to amend the Labour Relations laws continues to attract mixed reactions with the Employer's Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) supporting the contentious proposal that will mandate employers to d...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:56:30 GMTMultichoice Malawi Changes Customer Care Line to Just Three Digits 527
[Nyasa Times] With effect from Thursday, July 8, MultiChoice Malawi will be changing the customer care line number to three simple digits, 527 -- in what the company says is an effort to further optimize their customer service at all key touch points...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:29:14 GMTMuted Cry of Stepdaughters of Dowa
[Nyasa Times] Jessica - a 14-year-old Standard 5 pupil at one of the public schools in Traditional Authority (T/A) Msakambewa in Dowa - is torn apart.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:28:36 GMTGovt Implements Level 3 Response to Covid-19 Following Increase in New Confirmed Cases
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has announced that the government is implementing Level 3 response to CoVID-19 following the increase in the new confirmed cases, admissions, deaths since June 1.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:27:29 GMTMust Sets Up Endowment Fund to Forever Sustain Teaching, Research and Needy Students' Fees
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima is expected to grace the official launch of the Endowment Fund in Lilongwe on Saturday, June 20, which Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) has set up that assures that teaching, resear...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:49:04 GMTMP Chitsulo Leads All Political Parties in Commemorating Independence Day in Mwanza
[Nyasa Times] Mwanza West Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentarian Joyce Chitsulo has said Malawians ought to passionately celebrate the Independence Day every year to demonstrate their genuine solidarity towards the nation and also honour ...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:48:59 GMTWorkers, Trade Unions Storm Malawi Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Scores of workers and representatives of worker organizations mobilized under the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) on Wednesday converged at the gates of the Parliament building in the capital Lilongwe and submitted a petition cal...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:03:36 GMTHungry Lions Stalk Warriors
[Namibian] SENEGAL's Teranga Lions are not on a southern African safari, they are here to conquer. The West African Cosafa Cup guests are hungry and have a single mind to gobble up everything on offer, the team's head of delegation, Sam Diatta, said.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:38:07 GMTProf Hussein Warns Mutharika to Tame His Language
[Nyasa Times] Political scientist Professor Mustapha Hussein has asked former President Peter Mutharika to guard against public pronouncements, which could bleed disunity and generate into chaos in the country.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:01:04 GMTChakwera Decries Finger Pointing On Sluggish Development
[Nyasa Times] State President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has challenged Malawians to stop wasting their time criticizing his Tonse Alliance-backed government for failing to deliver the development the promised, but rather actively and personally participat...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:43:24 GMTChallenging Criminalisation of Adolescent Sexuality in Malawi
[SALC] On 7 July 2021 the High Court in Blantyre will hear the case of an adolescent child of 15 years old who was arrested and charged with the offence of Defilement contrary to section 138(1) of the Penal Code due to having a consensual sexual rela...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:19:53 GMTChakwera Pardons 156 Prisoners
[Nyasa Times] A total 156 prisoners will celebrate Malawi's 57th independence outside prison after being pardoned by the country's Head of State, Lazarus Chakwera.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:19:51 GMTFDH Bank Coughs Up Flames Sponsorship to K120m
[Nyasa Times] FDH Bank Plc has renewed its partnership with Football Association of Malawi (FAM) by doubling the sponsorship amount from K60 million to K120 million translating to K360 million for the next 3 years (2021 - 2024).
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 04:40:34 GMTMalawi National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, it is my pleasure to congratulate the people of Malawi on the occasion of your National Day. Our countries boast a partnership rooted in shared values and expressed throu...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:38:04 GMTConsortium Introduces Online Lessons to Address Shortage of Psychosocial Support Providers
[Nyasa Times] In an effort to bridge a gap in mental health and psychosocial services in Malawi, a consortium of Ticia Counseling Centre, DMI-St John the Baptist University and the Ministry of Health have introduced online classes in Counselling and ...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:03:57 GMTGloves Off! - APM Brands Chakwera 'King of Thieves'
[Nyasa Times] "You called me Prince of Thieves ... now you are "King of Thieves"