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Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:02:07 GMT
Ban All Maize Exports, Parliamentary Committee Tells Government
[Nyasa Times] Despite the country registering a bumper maize harvest during last agricultural season there are fears that there could be a scarcity of the commodity in the near future and the parliamentary committee on agriculture has advised governm...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:02:07 GMT
Malawi Government Commences Audit Exercise for Disbursements of K23.7bln Covid-19 Funds
[Nyasa Times] District Councils have completed their submissions on how disbursements of K6.2 billion and K17.5 billion CoVID-19 funds were used and the National Audit Office has commenced an audit exercise from August 30, 2021.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:02:01 GMT
Six Lives Lost in Mangochi Fatal Road Accident
[Nyasa Times] Six people have died while others sustained various degrees of injuries after the motor vehicle they were traveling in hit an embarkment before it overturned.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:30:05 GMT
PAC Tackles Labour Ministry Officials On Allowances
[Nyasa Times] Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has demanded that the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Development should recover the money amounting to K5 million from the officer who had an international trip, but did not travel.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:30:05 GMT
Minister Lowe and Cdedi Hold Aip Discussions At Capital Hill
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Lobin Lowe, and leaders of the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) are this afternoon locked up in a roundtable discussion called to clarify th...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:49:10 GMT
NCIC Suspends Construction Projects Over Violation of State Laws
[Nyasa Times] The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) has issued stop orders against selected construction projects spread in a number of districts across the country.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:49:07 GMT
Ministry Urges Pregnant Women to Go for Covid-19 Vaccine
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health has urged all pregnant women in the country to come out and willingly go for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:30:10 GMT
Malawi Hospitals Hit With Shortage of Essential Supplies
[Nyasa Times] Public hospitals across the country are facing a scarcity in essential drugs and equipment, a development which a social commentator has said is life threatening to millions of lives who cannot afford private health services.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:30:06 GMT
Chakwera Storms Capital Hill, Demands Answers for Civil Servants' Salaries Delay
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday stormed the Capital Hill without warning and questioned controlling officers in the Department of Human Resource Management and Development (DHRMD) on why civil servants had not yet received their ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:53:46 GMT
Govt, UN, Development Partners Launch Campaign to Eliminate All Forms of Malnutrition
[VOA] Blantyre -- A United Nations global report on nutrition says malnutrition is to blame for more than a third of Malawian children who have stunted growth and nearly a quarter of child deaths. To combat the problem, the U.N. and Malawi's Presiden...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:30:10 GMT
Mera Moves to Promote Mini-Grids to Address Power Deficit in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has gone flat out to motivate, incentivize and promote mini-grids sprouting across the country.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:30:09 GMT
Opposition Leader Nankhumwa Pens President Chakwera Over Delayed Civil Servants' Salaries
[Nyasa Times] Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa on Wednesday, September 1, 2022 wrote a letter to President Lazarus Chakwera calling on him to intervene in the matter of delayed civil servant salaries.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:30:05 GMT
Tourism Minister Advises Private Game Parks to Observe Laws
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi made an impromptu visit to R & L farm and game ranch at Bunda Lilongwe on Wednesday, 1st September, 2021 where, among others, he advised the owner of the establishment to follow the...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:30:06 GMT
Malawi GDP to Get 30 Percent Lift Through Industrialization in Next Five Years
[Nyasa Times] There are prospects that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) could get a boost of up to 30 percent, from the present nine present nine percent, through industrialization - especially mining - by the end of the next five years.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:30:01 GMT
Government to Reinstate Frontline Nutrition Officers
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that frontline nutrition officers be reinstated part of the measures his administration has put in place in the fight against malnutrition in the country.

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.

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.

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.

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 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...



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