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Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:41:43 GMT
Malawi Dangles Investment Opportunities in Agriculture Sector
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Lobin Lowe, has disclosed that the government has embarked on serious policy reforms and infrastructure development in order to attract foreign direct investment in agriculture.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:54:57 GMT
Hrdc Writes Minister Chimwendo Banda Over Techno Brain Contract
[Nyasa Times] Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has written the Minister of Homeland Security, Richard Chimwendo Banda, asking him to facilitate the cancellation or variation of the contract the government entered into with Techno Brain Global ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:54:57 GMT
Minister Nyalonje and Maneb Boss Promise Leakage and Cheating-Free Examinations This Year
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Agnes Nyalonje, and the acting executive director for the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB), Professor Dorothy Nampota, have vowed to deliver examinations that are free from leakag...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:54:52 GMT
Chilima to Support 'Kuyipatsa Moto Flames' Fundraising Golf Tourney On October 2
[Nyasa Times] The country's Vice-President, Saulos Chilima is expected to participate in the 'Kuyipatsa Moto Flames' fundraising golf tournament at the Lilongwe Golf Olub on October 2 which Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has organised to mobili...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:34:07 GMT
Minister Usi Says Tourism Benefits Must Trickle Down to People, Launches Tourism Month
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture. And Wildlife, Dr Michael Bizwik Usi on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 officially launched this year's tourism month, which will be commemorated under the theme theme 'Tourism for Inclusive Growth'.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:34:02 GMT
EU for Collaboration On Global Challenges
[Nyasa Times] The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to further build on its collaboration with Malawi Government to tackle global challenges and achieve common goals by partnering and working together.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:45:47 GMT
Tunisia Wins in Zambia to Top Group B, As Malawi Downs Mozambique
[CAF] Wahbi Khazri's ninth minute goal and Anis Slimane's strike in the fourth minute of added time at the tail end of the game saw Tunisia move top of Group B in the qualifiers of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win away to Zambia.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:45:45 GMT
Boy Arrested for Mysteriously Being Found Naked in Soldier's House
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody an 18-year-old boy for being found naked inside a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier's house which was carefully locked.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:39:09 GMT
Standard Bank Pairs Local Businesses to Chinese Traders to Increase Export Capacity
[Nyasa Times] As a highly connected, real economy bank, with deep insight and experience that helps unlock opportunities and mitigate risk for their broad range of their clients, Standard Bank, whose long-term commitment to Africa, is unparalleled an...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:07:57 GMT
Malawi to Camp Ahead of 2021 Cosafa Women's Championship
[Cosafa] Malawi will begin their camp on Wednesday ahead of the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay and runs from September 28-October 9, hoping for a first ever success in the regional competition.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:29:14 GMT
Malawi Registered 72% Rise in Suicide Deaths Between January and March 2021 - Police
[Nyasa Times] Malawi registered a 72 percent rise in suicide deaths between January and March 2021, statistics from the Malawi Police Service have shown.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:29:12 GMT
Musician Nyago Unveiled As GBV and Mental Health Ambassador
[Nyasa Times] Lifest has unveiled Afro-spiritual musician Lucy Gondwe, also known as Nyago, as an ambassador for gender based violence (GBV) and mental health project.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:58:21 GMT
Cameroon-Malawi - Lions Break Through the Flames
[Cameroon Tribune] They beat Malawi 2-0 during one of their World Cup qualifying games played on September 3, 2021 at the Olembe Stadium.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:54:27 GMT
Musician Lawi Performs At Peak to Call Attention to Mt Mulanje Plight
[RFI] When Lawi, a popular Malawian afro-jazz artist put out a call for people to join him on a trek up Mulanje mountain he did not anticipate the overwhelming response he ultimately received.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:49:20 GMT
Prophet 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 GMT
Malawi 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 GMT
Water 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 GMT
Lotus 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 07:55:46 GMT
Canaan 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 07:54:13 GMT
Stakeholders 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 06:28:54 GMT
Fighting 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 09:48:43 GMT
Mwase - 'We Gave Cameroon Too Much Respect'
[CAF] Malawi coach Meck Mwase has attributed the Flames' 2-0 loss to Cameroon in a Group D Qatar 2022 World Cup second-round qualifying match to a sloppy start that culminated in conceding early goals.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:47:26 GMT
Police 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 GMT
Chakwera 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 06:28:53 GMT
Cdedi 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 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...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:08:07 GMT
Cameroon-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 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.



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