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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:42:51 GMT
Chakwera Requested to Reshuffle and Trim His Cabinet
[Nyasa Times] Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has issued a statement that it has noted there is lack of good leadership in most of the government Ministries that has contributed to the poor service delivery.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:46:49 GMT
Nyalonje Hails Equalss Project
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje, has hailed the Equity with Quality Learning at Secondary School (EQUALSS) project saying it has helped to train science teachers who will teach science subjects with expertise in different secondar...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:46:16 GMT
Prophet Mbewe Launches 'Mafumu Agonere Mattress' Initiative
[Nyasa Times] Founder and overseer of the Living Word Evangelical Church (LIWEC), Prophet David Mbewe, has launched an ambitious 'Mafumu Agonere Mattress' initiative, which will see all the traditional leaders and the elderly in the country receiving...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:40:58 GMT
Egenco Partners With NPC in Launch of Mw2063 Outdoor Media Visibility Exercise
[Nyasa Times] The National Planning Commission (NPC) has launched the MW2063 popularisation campaign through roadside media billboards at a ceremony held at Thabwa in Chikwawa District on Friday, which was sponsored by Electricity Generation Company ...

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:48:20 GMT
Journalists Yet to Get Their SADC Summit Reporting Workshop Allowances
[Nyasa Times] Scores of journalists who attended a three-day training workshop on Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit reporting in Salima are yet to get their daily subsistence allowances (DSAs), close to a month after the training a...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:54:53 GMT
Malawi and Chinese President Hold Talks
[Nyasa Times] The Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malawi's Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Friday held bilateral discussion over the phone in which they tackled a number of issues, including the need to strengthen the cooperation between the two co...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:37:06 GMT
Is the SADC Robe, a Reset Button for Malawi?
[Nyasa Times] "So the time has come for us to insist that Africa must have at least one permanent seat on the UN Security Council. And now, as the world faces this global health crisis that has killed millions, torpedoed economies, and disrupted soci...

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.



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