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Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:28:46 GMT
Former President Joyce Banda Faces Probe Over Presidential Jet Sale
[Nyasa Times] The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it is set to investigate former President Joyce Banda over the controversial sale of the presidential during her tenure of office.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:24:54 GMT
NGO Calls for the Decriminalization of Suicide in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Connect Plus Resource Institute (CPRI) - an organization dedicated to promote mental health and wellness, and champion suicide prevention, helping save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide - has called for the decriminaliza...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:23:06 GMT
Truck Driver Arrested for Obstructing Presidential Convoy in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] Police in the Northern Region have arrested a truck driver for Nangaunozge Building Contractors, Lusungu Chirwa, for allegedly obstructing President Lazarus Chakwera's convoy in Mzimba district.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:02:15 GMT
UN and FCDO to Bankroll Malawi's National Green Climate Conference
[Nyasa Times] United Resident (UN) Resident Coordinator Maria Jose Torres Macho says her organization is excited to partner with the Malawi Government and the United Kingdom (UK)'s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) in hosting this ye...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:00:04 GMT
Mzuzu City Council Seals State Broadcaster Offices Over Unpaid Rentals
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has sealed offices of the state broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) at Kaning'ina in Mzuzu, over unpaid rentals.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:57:37 GMT
Israeli Company in Malawi for Possible Industrial Hemp Investment
[Nyasa Times] An Israeli company - Malawi-Israeli Gold Limited - has been in the country for the past few days and their chief focus is ascertain whether they can venture into the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp into medicinal hemp-prod...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:30:59 GMT
Undule Mwakasungula Welcomes Arrests in Brutal Killing of Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Human rights activist and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) board member, Undule Mwakasungula, has welcomed the arrest of 10 people suspected to have brutally murdered Michael Mwaighogha of Malema 2 Village in Paramount ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:22:26 GMT
Bushiri's Donation to School Feeding Programme Increases Pupil Attendance
[Nyasa Times] A ten-million-kwacha donation by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri towards Savers from the Heart (SFTH) school feeding programme has started bearing fruit in some primary schools in the capital Lilongwe as the schools have started registering in...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:41:27 GMT
Undule Mwakasungula Condemns Brutal Killings in Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Renowned and fearless human rights activist and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) board member, Undule Mwakasungula, has condemned brutal killings and mob justice being perpetrated against people suspected of practicing ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:31:24 GMT
Watchdog Rues Delayed Justice in Killings of Persons With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has expressed concern over delayed dispensation of justice in cases bordering on abduction, attacks and killings of persons with albinism (PWAs)...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:22:09 GMT
Kanengo Northgate Project Backtracks On Land Grab Fake Documents Claims Arise
[Nyasa Times] GM Properties Limited - the owners of the Kanengo Northgate Project in Lilongwe - has backtracked on its resolve to grab land from the people using fake documents to justify in courts ownership of the land it did not pay for.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:21:12 GMT
Africa Potato Association to Hold Its 12th Triennial Conference in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] The Africa Potato Association (APA) has announced that its 12th triennial conference will take place from June 27 to July 1, 2022 in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:10:50 GMT
Imosys Queens Vows to Come Back Stronger After First Defeat to Kukoma Diamonds
[Nyasa Times] Trendsetters and all-conquering iMoSyS Queens netball team for the first time at the weekend tasted their first dose of of loss they were trounced by 41-23 in the Rainbow Paints Blantyre and Districts Netball League.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:56:56 GMT
Chakwera Says Churches Govt's Key Development Partners
[Nyasa Times] Malawi leader Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has asked churches to continue serving the country by being "exemplary" and "truthful" by what they preach, adding that churches have - over the years - been key development partners to the govern...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:55:32 GMT
Raiply Malawi Commissions $1m Briquette Plant in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] Raiply Malawi Limited has commissioned a $1million briquette-making factory to conserve forest at Chikangawa in Mzimba district.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:42:47 GMT
Suspected Thief Dies in Police Custody in Chikwawa
[Nyasa Times] A 30-year-old suspect, Boniface Phika, died in police custody on Saturday in Chikwawa, Nyasa Times has established.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:41:24 GMT
DPP Fire BJ Mpinganjira As Spokesperson, Accuses Him of Joining MCP
[Nyasa Times] Almost one year after opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) appointed Brown James Mpinganjira as its Spokesperson, the party has fired him, accusing the politician of playing double standards.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:34:28 GMT
Sparc Systems, Caring Hands Center Partner to Develop Mental Health Awareness App
[Nyasa Times] Caring Hands Center Limited, a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness and the importance of a healthy mental wellbeing, has partnered with one of Malawi's top ICT companies, SPARC Systems Limited to develop a ment...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:33:23 GMT
Fatsani Movie Premier Goes to Blantyre
[Nyasa Times] Continuing with the desire to promote artists in the country, hospitality service provider, Amallyris hotel in Blantyre has partnered with producers of Fatsani - a tale of survival movie in which the latter will provide a venue for the ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:29:43 GMT
High Tobacco Rejection Rate and Low Prices Anger Minister Lowe
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe this morning paid an unexpected visit to Kanengo Auction Floors in Lilongwe where business had come to a standstill as farmers protested high rejection rates and poor prices the buyers offered for the ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:21:03 GMT
Joshua Malango Wins Dedza Central East MCP Primaries
[Nyasa Times] Former Spokesperson in the Ministry of Health and Journalist, Joshua Malango Friday emerged the overall winner during Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Primary Elections in Dedza Central East Constituency.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:40:26 GMT
Doctors On Six-Month Community Engagement Drive to Oust Covid-19 Misconceptions
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's umbrella body of medical doctors, the Society of Medical Doctors in Malawi (SMDM) has said it will for the next six-month be engaged in a drive amongst communities across the country whose chief aim is to dissipate myths and co...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:38:33 GMT
Malawian Taxpayers Win As Govt Reimburses July 6 'Unused' Money
[Nyasa Times] Some social commentators and human rights activists have said Malawian taxpayers following government - through the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) - adherence to reimburse money amounting to K112,719,699.57 that was deposited...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:30:01 GMT
Football Body Orders Clubs to Ensure Supporters to Adhere to Covid-19 Measures
[Nyasa Times] Following the altercations that happened last Wednesday between fans prior to and during the last FDH Bank Cup quarterfinal encounter between hosts Silver Strikers and Nyasa Big Bullets in Lilongwe that led to some of the supporters bad...

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.



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