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Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:57:11 GMT
President Pledges to Intervene in Fertiliser Price Rise
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says he will take steps to mitigate the steep rise of fertilizer prices which have doubled in the last year. He says about 80 percent of Malawi farmers can no longer afford to buy fertilizer.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:56:05 GMT
Supreme Court Makes 'U-Turn' On Death Penalty Ban
[VOA] Blantrye, Malawi -- Malawi's Supreme Court of Appeal says the death penalty remains constitutional in the southern African country. The decision reverses a ruling from just four months ago, when the same court abolished the death penalty. Right...

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.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:54:01 GMT
Nsanje Local Gold Mining to Positively Reduce Charcoal Production
[Nyasa Times] The recent discovered gold mining area by the community in the area of Traditional Authority Ngabu in Nsanje is offering good money and little by little distracting the attention of charcoal producers to something glittering.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:52:58 GMT
"Toll Gate Fee Is Illegal" - Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Parliamentary committee on transport has described the published Toll gate fee by the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) as illegal.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:22:02 GMT
Deputy Housing Minister Abida Mia Rescues Mhc Tenants From Eviction At Ngumbe
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Abida Mia, has assured Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) tenants at Ngumbe in Blantyre that no one will be evicted from the houses, which sit on privately-owned land.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:22:01 GMT
Nbm Contributes K60m to Must Endowment Fund
[Nyasa Times] The Bank of the nation, listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Friday committed K60 million to the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) Endowment Fund.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:21:58 GMT
Chakwera Warns Suspected Aip Saboteurs As He Assures Farmers of Cheap Priced Inputs
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has alleged that there are some fertilizer suppliers who are planning to sabotage his Affordable Input Programme (AIP) with a view to punish smallholder farmers in the country.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:58:22 GMT
Former Chief Justice Munlo Laid to Rest, Government Bemoans His Passing
[Nyasa Times] Ex-Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo, SC, was on Saturday, 21 August, 2021 laid to rest with military honours within his gigantic Chigodi private premises near Kachere Township on the Chiradzulu, Blantyre border.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:58:01 GMT
Dr. Ken Lipenga Pays Tribute to Fallen Judge-Incharge
[Nyasa Times] A few months ago Retired Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo SC, "My Lord " as I liked to address him against his preference (he preferred achimwene, meaning, "my brother"), paid me a surprise visit at my Phalombe home, accompanied by his wife...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:57:30 GMT
Chakwera to Attend Hakainde Hichilema's Inauguration As Zambia's Sixth President
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Lusaka, Zambia, to attend the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as Zambia's sixth President.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:50:11 GMT
Supersport to 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo As Malawi Is Represented By Taonera Banda
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is being represented by middle-distance athlete Taonera Banda at the 2021 Paralympics taking place in Tokyo, Japan which SuperSport will be beaming live through Variety 2 and 3 channels as well as daily highlights on SuperSport B...

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...



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