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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:11:38 GMT
Chris Chisoni Fired As Higher Education Loans Board Executive Director
[Nyasa Times] Government has dismissed from employment the Executive Director of the Higher Education Students' Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB),

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 07:02:22 GMT
Chakwera Appoints Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda As New Attorney General
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has appointed Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda as Attorey General (AG) replacing Dr. Chikosa Mozesi Silungwe, who was fired in July this year.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:19:49 GMT
MITC Secures International Market for Legumes and Livestock
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC) says it has secured an international market for agriculture produce like legumes and livestock.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:18:21 GMT
MP Jiya Says Completion of Kauma - Area 44 Bridge, an Indicator of Chakwera's Fulfilment of Promises
[Nyasa Times] Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Centre, Alfred Jiya, says the completion of the state-of-the-art K300Million bridge, which connects Kauma and Area 44 crossing Lilongwe River, is the manifestation that President Dr. Lazarus M...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:16:23 GMT
Foundation Refurbishes Toilets and Donates Beddings to a Clinic
[Nyasa Times] A local charity organization, Odillo Sambaya Foundation, has refurbished toilets and donated beddings to Chimvu Clinic in Sub Traditional Authority (ST/A) Boyidi in Thyolo district.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:14:06 GMT
Malawi Revenue Authority Says Cartels Are Suffocating Mining Sector
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has revealed that the mining sector is riddled with cartels, which poses a serious threat to the budding mining industry.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:08:20 GMT
Reinstated Nankhumwa, Jeffrey, Mhango and Nthenda Ask for Audience With DPP President Mutharika
[Nyasa Times] The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Leader of Opposition and the Party's vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa; secretary-general Gelzeder Jeffrey; treasurer general Jappie Mhango and MP for Mulanje West Yusuf Nthenda have...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:06:41 GMT
Food Situation Improves, Government Says 8 Percent of Population Will Require Food Aid
[Nyasa Times] A total of 1,496,396 people will likely not be able to meet their annual food requirement during the 2021/22 consumption period, representing about 8 percent of the projected total population of 18,827,607.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:03:22 GMT
Chakwera Concerned That Malawi Is Becoming a Hotspot for Climate Change
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has expressed concern that Malawi is fast turning into a hotspot for effects of climate change.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:07:13 GMT
Wife Scalds Her Police Officer Husband With Hot Water
[Nyasa Times] A male police officer at Chipoka Police Station in Salima, Sergeant Sefu Phiri, is in deep pain at the district hospital after sustaining bruises from how water his wife poured on him on Wednesday.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:05:43 GMT
Deputy Minister Kambauwa-Wirima Touts Equals Project As Game-Changer in Education Sector
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Madalitso Kambauwa-Wirima, has described Equals Project as critical in the delivery of quality education service in Malawi.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:02:23 GMT
UN High Rights Spokesperson Hurtado Reacts to Judgment On Death Penalty
[Nyasa Times] Debate refuses to die on the perfected judgment on death penalty by the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, with United Nations (UN) Human Rights Spokesperson Marta Hurtado being the latest international human rights expert to add her voice...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:57:57 GMT
Moyale, Hammers Share Goals and Points
[Nyasa Times] The Mzuzu derby between Ekwendeni Hammers and Moyale Barracks in the TNM Super League on Wednesday ended 1-1 and a point went into either side's bag.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:51:54 GMT
CDEDI Demands Minister Lobin Lowe's Resignation Over Confusion On Aip Beneficiaries
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Lobin Lowe, accusing him of reducing the number of Affordable Inputs Pr...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:48:56 GMT
Court Slaps Social Media Activist With Damages for Defaming President's Son
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered renowned social media activist Joshua Chisa Mbele to K3 million in damages for defaming Nick Chakwera - son to President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera - on Facebook.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:46:23 GMT
Flames' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers Against Cameroun and Mozambique Live On Azam TV
[Nyasa Times] Malawi national football team's 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cameroun in Yaoundé on Friday, September 3 and against Mozambique in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 7 will be beamed live on Azam TV.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:47 GMT
PAC Faults Mra Over Mining Royalties
[Nyasa Times] Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday faulted Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) over its failure to present an action plan on how and when it would collect tax royalties from mining companies in the 2021/2022 financial...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:41:56 GMT
Cso Alleges Mera CEO Kachaje Doesn't Have a Masters' Degree
[Nyasa Times] Forum for National Development (FND) has requested the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA), Henry Kachaje, alleging that Kachaje does not possess th...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:03:17 GMT
Zomba Prison Harbouring Majority of Mobile Money Fraudsters - TNM
[Nyasa Times] Local mobile network provider, Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has revealed that over 91 per cent of mobile money fraud cases originate from Zomba Maximum Security Prison with prisoners and prison warders involved in the syndicate.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:10:24 GMT
TNM and General Alliance Insurance Limited Vow to Block Unvaccinated Employees
[Nyasa Times] Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) and General Alliance Insurance Limited have urged their employees to get covid-19 vaccination or risk being blocked from reporting for duties.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:09:34 GMT
Malawi Ex-Reserve Bank Governor Chuka Dies
[Nyasa Times] Former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Charles Chuka has passed away, the bank has confirmed.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:40:50 GMT
ACB Arrests 4 for Soliciting Additional Payment From Aip Beneficiaries
[Nyasa Times] The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested four people at Liwonde Township in Machinga over allegations of malpractices in the implementation of the Affordable Input Programme (AIP).

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:40:50 GMT
Abida Mia Pleased With Construction of Police Houses in Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Perennial housing problems for Malawi Police officers in the northern border district of Karonga will soon be history, Lands and Housing deputy Minister Abida Mia has said.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:40:48 GMT
Multichoice Implements Price Adjustments for Gotv Malawi for 2021
[Nyasa Times] With effect from September 1, MultiChoice Malawi will implement a price adjustment on GOtv packages.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:17:53 GMT
Country Braces for Another Election Challenge Court Case
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a challenge to last year's presidential election rerun from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. President Lazarus Chakwera defeated the DPP's Peter Mutharika in the rerun aft...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:11 GMT
Lifestyles Contributing to Rising Cases of Non-Communicable Diseases
[Nyasa Times] Health experts have attributed rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on people's lifestyles.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:11 GMT
Chilima to Engage Malawians On Mindset Change At Sycamore Wealth Creation Conference
[Nyasa Times] For economic growth and financial stability to flourish in the country and in order to stay agile and to make the best of changes in life, the mindset needs to encourage and welcome change.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:07 GMT
Court Allowed Enock Chihana to Attend Hichilema's Inauguration
[Nyasa Times] The Chief Resident Magistrate Court last Friday ordered temporary release of a diplomatic passport for Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president Enock Kamzingeni Chihana to enable him to travel to Zambia to attend the inauguration of Pre...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:37:57 GMT
Independent Police Complaints Commission Takes Over Investigations Into Msundwe Rape Galore Saga
[Nyasa Times] The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has taken over investigations into the sexual violence the police are alleged to have perpetrated against girls and women Msundwe, M'bwatalika and Mpingu Trading Centres in the outskir...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:30:27 GMT
Chakwera Warns World Leaders Against Taking Africa As Their Baby
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera took advantage of the inauguration of Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema to remind the West and East that Africa is no longer an infant continent to be baby-sat.



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