Malawi
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:56:11 GMTA Fight Against Corruption in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] This should provide a historical perspective in the fight against corruption in Malawi from Kamuzu Banda's era to the incumbent president, Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera.
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:04:59 GMTCovid-19 Hits Hard Unvaccinated Malawians! 'Get Jabbed,' Govt Implores
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is registering a skyrocketing increase in infections of the new Covid-19 Indian variant and, as Nyasa Times has learnt, 81.2 percent of those that have been infected in the last month are those that have not been vaccinated, a de...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:44:19 GMTTNM Courts Parliament On Mudzi Wathu Initiative
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Stock Exchange-listed mobile network operator TNM Plc, has partnered Members of Parliament to help drive mobile phone penetration, financial inclusion and community development through its Mudzi Wathu initiative.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:39:26 GMTAnalyst, Malawians Condemn MCP MP Chilapondwa for Calling Active Citizens 'Frogs'
[Nyasa Times] Social and political commentator Wonderful Mkhutche has described as unfortunate the post the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament for Ntchisi South, Ulemu Chilapondwa, has made on his Facebook in which he has likened Malawi...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:39:24 GMTHrdc Mission Remains Unchanged - Trapence
[Nyasa Times] Members of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)--including National Coordinator Luke Tembo, Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, Billy Mayaya and Happy-- were on Wednesday and Thursday spotted among the over 50 newly appointed diplomats...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:39:27 GMTMinister Usi Opens Art Exhibition in Lilongwe, Says Malawi Yet to Realise Best From Creative Industry
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi said Malawi is yet to realise the best from its creative industry despite showing some bright spots as a sector that can significantly contribute to the county's economic growth.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:43:23 GMTConservationists Launch Plan to Rear 50,000 Endangered Mulanje Cycads
[RFI] Conservationists in Malawi have launched an ambitious project to rear 50,000 endangered Mulanje cycads - palm-like trees with poisonous leaves that have been around since before the time of the dinosaurs.
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...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:59:33 GMTLeader of Opposition Appoints DPP 'Shadow Cabinet' in Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa has appointed a 'shadow cabinet' in Parliament, which the Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara communicated to the House on Friday, July 9, 2021.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:10:09 GMTWHO, US Name Malawi a High Risk Covid-19 Country As Cases Spike
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have designated Malawi a COVID-19 high risk country, and they are warning people against traveling to the southern African nation. The warning follows a ...
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 08:18:49 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.
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.
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...