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Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:31:33 GMT
Malawi Struggles to End Attacks On People With Albinism
[VOA] Blantrye -- Police said the death of 21-year-old Ian Muhama in the Kachere area of Blantyre brings the number of albino attacks this year to four -- a drop from past years, but still disconcerting.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:53:12 GMT
Moyo Calls for Video Analysts in Flames Technical Panel
[Nyasa Times] Soccer analyst Kelvin Moyo has asked for the inclusion of one or two video analysts in the technical panel for the Malawi National Football Team, The Flames.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:49:28 GMT
Must, Teveta Partner to Advance Mw2063 Industrialisation Agenda
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has a high population of unemployed young people but have very innovative ideas which are being taken away from them without much benefits or the government gaining from it.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:19:01 GMT
Lulu Serenades SADC Presidents With a Touch of Class and Prestige
[Nyasa Times] They came, attended the summit, admired the country's natural beauty, felt the warmth of the Africa, but in the end of it all, they were all conquered by the beautiful sounds of the south-east African endowed nation.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:10:42 GMT
Man, Ex-Wife Jailed for Neglecting Own Children
[Nyasa Times] A Malawian court has jailed a man and his ex-wife to two-and-half years and two years in imprisonment with hard labour respectively, for neglecting their own three children aged 10, 8 and 6.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:05:08 GMT
UNFPA, Ministry of Youth in Combined Efforts to End Teenage Pregnancies
[Nyasa Times] United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports have joined efforts to end child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Dedza and Mchinji districts.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:33:17 GMT
Pregnant Women Can Now Get Covid-19 Vaccine - Ministry of Health
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health has come out to clear the mist surrounding pregnant women and lactating mothers in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:48:01 GMT
Chakwera, Apm Mourn Retired Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and the immediate former President Arthur Peter Mutharika have mourned the death of the Retired Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:47:55 GMT
Social, Economic Benefits Accruing From President Chakwera's SADC Chairship
[Nyasa Times] President of the Republic of Malawi Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has taken over the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Chairmanship from Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, following the SADC Heads of State and Government Sum...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:12:12 GMT
Malawi Blasts Global Leaders for 'Animal Farm' Politics
[CAJ News] Lilongwe -- MALAWI President, Lazarus Chakwera, has lambasted some global leaders for treating Africans as second-class citizens.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:33:17 GMT
Public Officers Tactically Shunning Ati Implementation
[Nyasa Times] Access to Information (ATI) Act continues to be a thorn in the flesh of public officers in local councils, as evidenced by tactics public officers employ to evade and/or ignore requests for information on matters of public interest.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:33:17 GMT
Mchinji Envisions 50 Percent Malnutrition Reduction By 2030
[Nyasa Times] Stakeholders at the recent district independent food systems dialogue meeting in Mchinji resolved to implement various initiatives and programmes that would contribute to the reduction of malnutrition levels by 50 percent by 2030.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:33:11 GMT
41st SADC Summit Concludes With Key Agreements
[Nyasa Times] The 41st Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government was concluded on Wednesday in Lilongwe which saw member states signing legal instruments and swearing in of the new SADC Executive Secretary.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:33:16 GMT
Malawi Peco Awards Consults Public On Categories
[Nyasa Times] In a bid to engage and involve the general public, Peco Awards organizers have asked the public to have their say on categories.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:09:53 GMT
Chakwera Challenges SADC Leaders to Speak With One Voice
[Nyasa Times] In the spirit of Pan Africanism and the never-ending reminiscent of voices that spearheaded the fight for African independence at the beginning of the 20th century, the incoming Southern African Development Community (SADC) chair, Presi...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:53:30 GMT
Malawi Losing U.S.$87 Million Annually to Tax Incentives for Multinational Companies
[Nyasa Times] Education expert Benedicto Kondowe said this amount is enough to enable the government train 385,000 primary school teachers or construct 38,000 classrooms or pay school fees for 100, 000 university students, among other important thing...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:28:03 GMT
WHO Malawi Donates Industrial Electric Cooking Pots and ICT Equipment to Balaka District Hospital
[WHO-AFRO] Lilongwe -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office has handed over industrial electric cooking pots worthy over US$20 000 to Balaka District Hospital. The donation has been made following the fire that gutted the hospita...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:29:35 GMT
Malawi's Chakwera Takes Over As SADC Chairperson
[Citizen] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has taken over as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) with a call to tackle inequalities in accessing Covid-19 vaccines.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:02:25 GMT
Malawian Doctor Bridget Msolomba-Malewezi Awarded Harvard Global Health Institute Lead Fellowship
[Nyasa Times] An all-out driven Malawian industrious and dedicated Public Health expert and Medical Doctor, Dr. Bridget Msolomba-Malewezi has been awarded the prestigious Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) Fellowship for her continued selfless an...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:09:53 GMT
Children Press SADC Heads of State and Govt to Address Social and Economic Inequalities
[Nyasa Times] Children from countries under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have petitioned their Heads of State and Government, pressing them to urgently remove barriers to the attainment of their aspirations.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:09:46 GMT
August 18, 2021 Author - Sylvester Kumwenda-Mana
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka, who is new Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers, says it is time for Malawi and the SADC block to go straight to work to implement plans the...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:53:30 GMT
Chrr Calls for Removal of National ID Mandatory Requirement to Access Covid-19 Vaccines
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has called for immediate abolition of the mandatory requirement of the national identity (ID) for Malawians to access Covid-19 vaccines, arguing this is discriminatory and a gross vi...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:53:27 GMT
Presscane Limited Project Excites Agriculture Minister Lowe
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has pledged government support towards a project by PressCane Limited to be producing ethanol straight from sugarcane juice.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:46:03 GMT
Mangochi Monkey-Bay Judgment Monday - Gerald Kazembe Vs Ralph Jooma
[Nyasa Times] The first-ever election petition to be deposited in the 2019 chaotically managed tripartite election will ironically be the last to be disposed of. According to Registrar of the High Court, the judgment is set to be delivered on Monday,...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:59:44 GMT
DPP Fresh Election Challenge Not Certified, Chief Justice Says Wait for 7 Days
[Nyasa Times] Mist surrounds the certification of a constitutional matter where the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is seeking the nullification of results of the 23 June 2020 fresh presidential election, which incumbent President Lazar...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:26:09 GMT
Malawi Invests in Increasing Production in SADC
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, took over this Tuesday the leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with the focus on increasing production as one of the priorities of his mandate.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:28:53 GMT
Hikers Club Join Moyale Barracks in 'Saving' the Environment
[Nyasa Times] "The time the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, the last animal is hunted, that's when we will realize that money cannot be eaten. Environment is meant to be sustainable. Unsustainable environment degrades the carrying capacity...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:43:30 GMT
What Women Told Us About Infertility and Seeking Help
[The Conversation Africa] In Malawi, about 2% of childless women experience infertility - difficulty conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to term. Another 10.5% experience infertility after the birth of at least one child.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:40:54 GMT
Malawi Political Leaders Congratulate Zambia's President-Elect Hichilema
[Nyasa Times] Prominent political leaders in Malawi have joined President Lazarus Chakwera in congratulating Zambia's president-elect, Hakainde Hichilema, aka 'Bally', on his victory following general elections held on August 12, 2021.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:46:28 GMT
Mhrc Faults Police for Arresting Namiwa, 10 Others Over Vigil
[Nyasa Times] State-funded human rights watchdog, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), has faulted the police for their heavy-handedness and the manner in which the law enforcers handled the arrest of activist Sylvester Namiwa and 10 others who...



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