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Malawi

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:59:37 GMT
Minister Kachale Banda and World Bank ED Nyamadzabo Hold Talks
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Industry Roy Kachale Banda on Tuesday held talks with World Bank Executive Director for Africa Group One Constituency, Dr Taufila Nyamadzabo, at the ministry's headquarters in Lilongwe.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:59:28 GMT
TNM Sponsors Youth Ambassador Mphalitso to Nigerian Reality Show
[Nyasa Times] TNM plc, Malawi's pioneer mobile network service provider, says as part of its purpose of "connecting society, creating possibilities and changing lives" it is committed to supporting arts and creative industry in the country and make i...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:39:02 GMT
President Chakwera Blames Rampant Traffic Accidents On Corruption
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has reiterated his passion to fight corruption head-on, saying the evil is contributing to the heightening number of traffic accidents on the country's roads.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:03:13 GMT
Paul Mphwiyo, 18 Others Want 'Fresh Start' to Their U.S.$2,9 Million Cashgate Case
[Nyasa Times] Former budget director in the Ministry of Finance Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others who are answering a K2.4 billion Cashgate case have on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 applied to court through their lawyer Powell Nkhutabasa for a suspension of the...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:01:14 GMT
Minister Mtambo Asks Chiefs to Spearhead Promotion of Peace and Unity
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo, has challenged traditional leaders to take a leading role in the promotion of unity, peace and coexistence among people in Malawi.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:39:19 GMT
'Malawi Still Borrowing Too Much Domestically'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is still borrowing too much domestically as figures released by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) indicate that by the end of the first quarter of the 2020/2021 fiscal year government will borrow K403 billion.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:53:57 GMT
TNM Encourages Clientelle and Staff to Get Vaccination for Maximum Protection Against Novel Covid-19 Pandemic
[Nyasa Times] As the country is grappling with the need to put up a strong resistance mechanism in place to stop the spread of the marauding novel coronavirus pandemic through vaccinations to increase protection, a leading mobile organisation is enco...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:17:20 GMT
Usi Becomes First Ever Minister to Reach Sapitwa Peak On Mulanje Mountain
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi, has described his experience to the Sapitwa Peak as the best way to understanding the importance of Mulanje Mountain as an an important ecological feature.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:41:26 GMT
Maranatha Academy Sends 172 Students to Public Universities
[Nyasa Times] One of the country's reputable learning institutions, Maranatha Academy Private Schools has stood out to its billing as one of the best by sending 172 students to public higher learning institutions.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:44:25 GMT
Chakwera Launches Upgrading Works for Mzimba Street and Kenyatta Drive Into Six Lanes
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says as a Capital City, Lilongwe deserves better attention thus his administration's commitment to upgrading Mzimba Street and Kenyatta Drive -- connects Lilongwe Old town and the City Centre -- into triple ca...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:44:25 GMT
Masp Urges Malawians to Follow Climate Change Conference of the Parties Summit in Glasgow
[Nyasa Times] Chief executive officer of the Malawi Scotland Partnership (MaSP), Stella Masangano, has urged people in Malawi to watch and closely follow deliberations at the forthcoming 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parti...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:01:04 GMT
Malawi Food Systems Not Sustainable
[Nyasa Times] A research conducted on food systems in Malawi has indicated that the country's food systems are not sustainable and a lot needs to happen if the country is to achieve sustainability of such food systems.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:44:23 GMT
Malawi Court Set to Sentence Chinese Member in Notorious Wildlife Criminal Syndicate
[Nyasa Times] The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has set 27 September, 2021, as the day for delivering judgement against a Chinese national, Yunhua Lin, who is answering charges of money laundering and rhino horn trafficking.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:04:30 GMT
Firm to Conduct Sexual Harassment Awareness Elearning Training
[Nyasa Times] Transform 2 Excel has disclosed that it will conduct a light market survey in some of the large organizations in Malawi to establish the extent and seriousness of sexual harassment in the country.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:52:02 GMT
Immigration Department Set to Purge Non-MSCE Holders
[Nyasa Times] The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) is set to part ways with employees who secured their jobs dubiously on the pretext that they held the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).You may call it purging or p...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:48:03 GMT
Chakwere to Participate in UN General Assembly Session; U.S. Calls for Virtual Attendance
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera's Executive Assistant and Director of Communications at State House Sean Kampondeni on Monday, August 30, 2021 told journalists the President will not travel to New York in United States (US) for this year's U...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:43:06 GMT
CSO Questions U.S.$59 Million Contract Award to Mota Engil Amid Questionable Competences
[Nyasa Times] Government has awarded Mota Engil a contract to design, upgrade and rehabilitate railway section between Marka and Bangula at the sum of over K48 billion.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:37:57 GMT
New Diplomats Undergo Orientation Training
[Nyasa Times] Newly appointed Malawian diplomats have been advised to carry the flag of the nation with full dedication as they will be representing the country in various diplomatic missions.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:52:58 GMT
Covid-19 Admissions Drop - Society of Medical Doctors Say 'Changes in Weather Pattern'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has registered a record drop in Covid-19 admissions across the country, and the Society of Medical Doctors in Malawi (SMDM) has explained that the drop in the cases could be as a result of changes in weather patterns.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:51:41 GMT
Govt Reintroduces Mandatory Sale of Export Proceeds
[Nyasa Times] The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has reintroduced mandatory sale of export proceeds, a facility that the Bank introduced in 1994 as an export incentive scheme.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:51:07 GMT
Escom Decries 'Glaring Cost Disparities' in Making New Connections
[Nyasa Times] Public utility body, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has confessed that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to offer new connections to customers saying there is a glaring disparity between what the latte...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:50:25 GMT
NICE Intensifies Public Awareness On Covid-19 Vaccination
[Nyasa Times] The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust has intensified a public awareness campaign aimed at mobilizing people to accept and take up Covid-19 vaccine.

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),



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