Malawi
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:43:38 GMTPeople Line Up for Covid-19 Shots After Expired Doses Were Burned
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawians have again begun to line up to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Malawi ran out of doses in June amid a rise in COVID-19 infections and just weeks after the government burned 20,000 unused doses that expired ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:13:30 GMTMary Chilima Interacts and Donates Assorted Items to Children With Disabilities
[Nyasa Times] Big-hearted Malawi Second Lady, Mary Chilima on Tuesday spent most of the day on Tuesday in Ntchisi north in the area of T/A Chilooko interacting and donating assorted items to mothers with children with disabilities.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:05:35 GMTMutharika Refuses to Grant Interview to ACB Over Tpin Abuse
[Nyasa Times] In a dramatic twist of events, former President of the Republic, Peter Mutharika, has issued a statement expressing his "reluctance" to grant an interview to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the alleged abuse of his T...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:05:31 GMTMCP Legislator Mcsteyn Swithin Mkomba Succumbs to Covid-19
[Nyasa Times] Tears of sorrow are refusing to dry at the Malawi Parliament! Barely 43 days after the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Nkhotakota North East, Martha Lunji Chanjo, was buried after succumbing to Covid-19, the ...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:06:07 GMTAssets Declarations Directorate Compiling Data for Listed Public Officers
[Nyasa Times] The Office of the Director of Public Officers' Declaration (ODPOD) says it is conducting an annual declaration exercise, which will also see the compilation of data for all the listed public officers in all government ministries, depart...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:13:34 GMTWanderers Looks Into the Future - Holds Inaugural Board Meeting
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Wanderers Football Club 2021 Limited has made some changes in how it will be operating its football club following their first Board Meeting, which was conducted last Friday at Ryalls Hotel in Blantyre.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:42:53 GMTNkhata Bay Man Gets 21-Year Jail Term for Raping Niece
[Nyasa Times] A magistrate court in Nkhata Bay has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Martin Kaunda, to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his niece.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:40:25 GMTEgenco Moves to Achieve Sustainable Power Generation for Malawi
[Nyasa Times] In an effort to address the problem of erratic power supply, the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) has engaged an extra gear to develop a 50-megawatt solar plant in Salima.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:37:47 GMTWorld Star Betting Donates K23m Worth of Facemasks
[Nyasa Times] World Star Betting, a London-based global betting company, has donated one million medical facemasks to the Malawi Government to assist in the fight against the Covid 19 pandemic.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:32:13 GMTChatha Residents Rebuff Blantyre City Council Over Plan to Collect Revenue
[Nyasa Times] Residents of Chatha, along Chileka airport road in Blantyre have rejected a proposal by the Blantyre City Council to start collecting revenue after faulting the property valuation process used.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:25:05 GMTTackling Drug Pilferage From the Grassroots
[Nyasa Times] Communities surrounding Makanjira Health Centre in Mangochi have, for decades, lived with the harsh reality of a dysfunctional health system.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:19:59 GMTMinister Kachale Banda Visits Crocodile Farm in Salima
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Industry Roy Kachale Banda over the weekend visited Nyika Farms Limited, which is breeding and rearing crocodiles for skin and meat in Salima.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 07:53:15 GMTPresident Chakwera Arrives in London
[Nyasa Times] His Excellency the President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in London, United Kingdom today.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:52:54 GMTHealth Minister Chiponda Says Covid-19 Claims 1,513 Lives So Far, 33 in Last 24 Hours
[Nyasa Times] As of Monday, July 26, 2021, cumulatively, Malawi has recorded 49,009 cases including 1,513 deaths (case fatality rate at 3.08%) and that out of these cases, 2,564 are imported infections and 46,445 are locally transmitted, Health minis...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:48:33 GMTKhumbo Kachali Represents Chakwera At Livingstonia Synod Induction of General Secretary
[Nyasa Times] Khumbo Hastings Kachali, erstwhile Vice President of the Republic of Malawi during
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:10:29 GMTWanderers Cruises to Quarter Finals After Whipping Chitipa 4-0 in FDH Bank Cup
[Nyasa Times] Marauding Mighty Wanderers FC were on rampage as they welcomed their club's President, Dr Thom Mpinganjira in grand style with a sweet victory as they walloped Chitipa United 4-0 to book a quarter final place in the FDH Bank Cup on Satu...
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:39:39 GMTPresident Chakwera Flies to London For Education Summit
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has this evening departed the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) for the United Kingdom where he is expected to participate in this year's Global Education Summit.
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:09:41 GMTCriminal Probe Sought After Malawi Police Compensate Rape Victims
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi's government has paid thousands of dollars in compensation to women who allegedly were sexually assaulted by police officers during post-election protests. Lawyers for victims and human rights campaigners, however, sa...
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:12:54 GMTHarry Hammers Into FDH Bank Cup Quarter-Finals
[Nyasa Times] Former Wanderers sweeper, Harry Nyirenda, on Saturday guided Ekwendeni Hammers into the quarter-finals of the FDH Bank Cup.
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:30:55 GMTUK Opens Up Market for Malawi's Agro-Business Sector
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's largest development partner, the UK Government, has announced that they are geared to opening up the Agro-business trade and investment for its former protectorate, Malawi as a way to get more Malawian products on the British r...
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:36:06 GMTThom Mpinganjira Officially Unveiled As President of Wanderers FC 2021 Limited
[Nyasa Times] Thomas Mpinganjira was on Thursday officially unveiled as president of Wanderers Football Club 2021 Limited and he hit the ground running by presiding over the company's first full Board meeting on Friday.
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:01:00 GMTFrom Lilongwe to Tokyo for Boniface, Malawi's Judo Olympian
[RFI] From a township of Malawi's capital Lilongwe to the Olympics in Tokyo, judoka athlete Harriet Boniface, 28, is one of the young women in Africa who hopes to make a mark in a sport which has been, for a long time, considered a male discipline.
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:18:09 GMTMalawi Begins Classes in World's First 3d-Printed School
[VOA] SALIMA, MALAWI - Adifu Maulana quit school in 2014 to escape punishment she often received for arriving late.
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:37:23 GMTTz Pros On Short Break As Covid-19 Hits Malawi
[Daily News] CORONAVIRUS scare has forced the Malawian Central Zone Basketball League (Cezobal) into a short break. Speaking to the 'Daily News on Saturday' from Malawi a Tanzania ace Amin Mkosa who plays for Brave hearts of Malawi said the league ha...
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:15:29 GMTGovt Salutes Churches for Supporting Covid-19 Fight
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Health and Population, Chrissie Kalamula Kanyasho, has hailed faith-based charitable organizations for playing a crucial role in the country's response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:25:30 GMT'Serve Malawians, Not Greedy Politicians'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's vibrant Vice President Saulos Chilima has lambasted Blantyre City Assembly officials for 'playing politics' and stop being dramatic in their professional endeavours saying such behaviours derails the country's progress.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:23:41 GMTUniversities Join Hands to Create Biodiversity for Malawi 2063 Research Plans
[Nyasa Times] National Planning Commission (NPC) Director General Dr. Thomas Munthali has applauded Malawi universities for joining hands to organise a research dissemination conference that will create Biodiversity for Malawi 2063 research plans.
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:18:09 GMTU.S. Embassy Temporarily Suspends All Visa Applicants
[Nyasa Times] The US Embassy in Lilongwe has temporarily closed all visa applicants but those needing the service on humanitarian appointment requests shall be accepted to be processed by the US Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:50:49 GMTNahsho in Collabo With Barry One in Gospel Single 'Sagona Tulo'
[Nyasa Times] Ndirande-based gospel musician Nasho Nyirenda -- trending in showbiz as Nahsho -- has released a collabo single entitled 'Sagona Tulo' with renowned hip hop performing artist, Barry One.
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:35:04 GMTWorld Bank Says Stronger Private Sector Key to Genuine Malawi Economic Growth
[Nyasa Times] Malawi can build a robust private sector, create jobs, and recover more quickly from the Covid-19 pandemic by introducing targeted reforms and attracting investment in key sectors, according to a report from IFC and the World Bank publi...