Malawi
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:55:46 GMTCanaan Warns Prophets to Desist From Making Fake Prophecies
[Nyasa Times] South Africa-based Malawian prophet, Bentry Canaan, of the New Life Installation Christian International Church, has advised fellow prophets to desist from pronouncing fake prophecies to avoid misleading the public.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:49:20 GMTProphet Dupes Former Minister and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka-Chilenje
[Nyasa Times] A conman trading as a prophet connived with with an owner of a school premises in Blantyre, where Maranatha Academy leased for 10 years and duly paid K240 million to dupe former deputy Speaker of Parliament and erstwhile cabinet ministe...
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:36:00 GMTMalawi Losing U.S.$7,8 Million By Not Registering 400m Hectares of Land
[Nyasa Times] Malawi could realize K6.4 billion from registration of over 400 million hectares of land, which remains unregistered thereby making it prone to abuse, a study by the National Planning Commission (NPC) says.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:34:00 GMTWater and Sanitation Stakeholders Called to Collaborate to Improve Services
[Nyasa Times] An appeal has gone out to all key stakeholders in water and sanitation subsection to collaborate in making sure that the country has improved water and sanitation services.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:33:24 GMTLotus Africa Limited Construct Roadblock for Police
[Nyasa Times] Lotus Africa Limited has constructed and donated roadblock worth K 4 million to Karonga Police as one way of ending human trafficking and road accidents.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:54:13 GMTStakeholders Welcome Proposal to Amend Legal Aid Act
[Nyasa Times] Stakeholders have welcomed the proposed amendment of Legal Aid Act to allow paralegal officers from the Malawi Legal Aid Bureau to represent accused persons in courts.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:47:26 GMTPolice Officers Transferred for Lamenting Meagre Allowances
[Nyasa Times] Junior police officers who were part of home security during the SADC conference that took place in Lilongwe have been scattered to new duty stations across the country after they lamented meagre allowances after working for 10 days and...
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:41:49 GMTChakwera Appoints Social Media Activist Maxwell Ng'ambi As State House Director of Strategy
[Nyasa Times] Fearless Tonse Alliance critic and social media activist, Maxwell Ng'ambi, has been appointed as the Director of Strategy at the State House.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:28:54 GMTFighting Child Marriages With Youth-Driven Interventions
[Nyasa Times] That students engage themselves in sexual relationships at an adolescent stage is no longer news. Probably, it is because at this stage, the adolescents feel the urge to explore more in life.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:28:53 GMTCdedi Calls for Depoliticisation of Affordable Input Programme
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has challenged the government to consider weaning and depoliticising the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) from political influence and interference.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:02:07 GMTBan 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...
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:07 GMTCameroon-Malawi - Lions Confront the Flames Today
[Cameroon Tribune] The encounter that will take place at 8:00 p.m. will be the first international match to be played at the newly constructed Olembe Stadium.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:02:07 GMTMalawi 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 GMTSix 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 GMTPAC 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 GMTMinister 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 GMTNCIC 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 GMTMinistry 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 GMTMalawi 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 GMTChakwera 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 GMTGovt, 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 GMTMera 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 GMTOpposition 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 GMTTourism 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 GMTMalawi 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 GMTGovernment 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 GMTPresident 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 GMTMinister 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 GMTPaul 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 GMTMinister 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.