Malawi
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:27:28 GMTMalawi Not Utilizing Natural Resources to Create Wealth - Study
[Nyasa Times] Findings from a recent analysis has revealed that despite being endowed with substantial minerals, gemstones, and waterbodies, Malawi has failed to take advantage of her abundant natural resources to create wealth for her citizens.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:49:49 GMTTeenage Pregnancies On the Rise
[Nyasa Times] Thyolo district health office (DHO) has in the last seven months registered 11, 056 live births, and the district's safe-motherhood coordinator has attributed the phenomenon to heightening teenage pregnancies.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:48:50 GMTHow Can Malawians Benefit From the Internet?
[Nyasa Times] Like the rest of Africa, Malawi is too benefiting from the internet and high technology. However, the latter can do much more with data and the internet. Please read this helpful article on Malawi, data, and technology.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:31:28 GMTOne Person Missing As Boat Capsizes On Lake Malawi
[Nyasa Times] One person is missing while several others have been rescued after a boat they were traveling in capsized on Lake Malawi.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:08:11 GMTOpposition Accuses Anti-Graft Body of Persecuting Mutharika
[Nyasa Times] The graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has attracted the wrath of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for going after former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in an alleged "fraud" case.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:32:04 GMTRumphi District Council Urged to Be Transparent
[Nyasa Times] Local Government and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Halima Daudi has urged Rumphi District Council to be transparent allow the flow of information when implementing projects among relevant stakeholders in order to gain trust from th...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:30:56 GMTBushiri Upbeat to Supporting Malawi's Arts Sector
[Nyasa Times] Celebrated Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has said it is his ardent goal to support the arts industry in the country, saying it is crucial towards the socio-economic development in the country.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:30:14 GMTUTM Top Brass in By-Elections Campaign Blitz
[Nyasa Times] UTM heavyweights have gone on a campaign launch blitz canvassing support for their parliamentary candidates in all three constituencies, two in central region and one in the northern region, where the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) w...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:26:14 GMTNorthern Region Loses Two Teams From Super League
[Nyasa Times] Out of the three teams that have been relegated from the county's top flight league, two are from the northern region.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:54:46 GMTMinister for Tourism Usi Wows Sand Music Festival
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi says it is high time Malawian artists are appreciated for their true value. The minister said this when he spoke to multitudes of revellers on Saturday evening, October 2, at this y...
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:04:19 GMTRestoring the Menstrual Dignity of Female Inmates in Chichiri Prison, Malawi
[Nigeria Health Watch] A sanitary towel is a basic need for every girl and woman and must be available to them when they need it. But where there is no access to sanitary towels due to financial hardship, women and girls in low resource settings like...
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:10:44 GMTSilver Need to Beat Ekwendeni to Completely Shrug Wanderers for the Tnm Super League Runners-Up Spot
[Nyasa Times] In their final game of the 2020/2021 TNM Super League on Saturday, October 9, Silver Strikers need to beat Ekwendeni Hammers in order to keep their second-place.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:06:49 GMTWhitemoney Wins Big in Big Brother Naija 'Shine Ya Eye Edition' Edition
[Nyasa Times] Trending as Whitemoney for the entertainment purpose, Hazel Oyeye Onou won the 6th season of Big Brother Naija after polling 47% of the votes in the final week that concluded on Sunday.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:03:46 GMTPasuwa Celebrates Seventh Success League Title Success
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER Warriors coach Callisto Pasuwa enhanced his growing status as one of Zimbabwe top football coaches after clinching his third successive league championship with the Malawian Super League Nyasa Big Bullets at the weekend.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:06:16 GMTNBS Bank Brings 'Zayela Business Loan' Boost for SMEs
[Nyasa Times] Small and medium businesses in Malawi can heave a sigh of relief in their search for capital injection as one of leading commercial bankers, NBS Bank is introducing a new product specifically tailor-made them and their growing everyday ...
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:20:27 GMTDeputy Education Minister Kambauwa Wirima Impressed With Administration of Reintroduced Jce Exams
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima, has expressed satisfaction with the administration of the Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examinations currently underway across the country.
Sat, 02 Oct 2021 06:03:24 GMTUK Injects K460 Million in Malawi's Wildlife Crime Fight
[Nyasa Times] United Kingdom (UK) has injected over £460,000 (K460m) into the fight against illegal wildlife trade in Malawi.
Sat, 02 Oct 2021 06:03:23 GMTPolice Register 5.6% Decline in GBV Cases in First Half of 2021
[Nyasa Times] Police Victim Support Units registered a 5.6 percent decline in gender-based violence (GBV) in the first half of the year 2021.
Sat, 02 Oct 2021 06:03:20 GMTUSAID Estimates 20% of Malawi Women Not Accessing Family Planning Methods
[Nyasa Times] One in every five women continues to report unmet family planning needs coupled with inadequate access to maternal health services, a situation that contributes to early childbearing and high fertility rates.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:52:53 GMTMalawi Deploys Military to Distribute Fuel Amid Strike
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi has deployed soldiers to distribute fuel at gas stations after a strike by fuel tank drivers this week led to shortages. The drivers are pressuring the government for a minimum wage increase and to ensure local driver...
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:26:26 GMTFuture Stars of African Football
[Nyasa Times] Africa is without a doubt a hotbed of top-tier footballers. It has been said that one day, an African nation will win the world cup. If a single country is able to develop a good core of quality players at the same time, this could happ...
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:21:29 GMTFirst Lady to Grace Launch of Malawi Women Diaspora Network
[Nyasa Times] The First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera will this coming Saturday be the guest of honour at the launch of Sisterhood for Change organised by a diaspora women group called Malawi Women Diaspora Network (MWDN).
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:02:44 GMTProject to Recycle Rare Earth Magnets From Loudspeakers Successfully Completed
[Nyasa Times] Mkango Resources Limited, a rare earth element and associated minerals exploration and development company, has disclosed that it has successfully completed ground breaking of the project to recycle rare earth magnets from loudspeakers ...
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:21:31 GMTFormer Lawmaker Commits Suicide At Parliament
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- A former high-ranking lawmaker in Malawi committed suicide Thursday afternoon in the country's parliament building.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:41:34 GMTMkango Begins Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project Drilling Works
[Nyasa Times] Mkango Resources Limited, a rare earth element and associated minerals exploration and development company, has finally commenced a major geotechnical drilling and pitting programme at its Songwe Hill project site in Phalombe.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:36:15 GMTGovt Steps Up Efforts to Actualize Access to Information for Malawians
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Information Gospel Kazako says the government is taking appropriate measures to make access to information a reality for every Malawian citizen.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:17:38 GMTNBS Bank Takes Pride in Area 18 Interchange Landmark Development
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's leading bank, NBS Bank Plc says it is 'extremely delighted' to have been a part of the history-making Area 18 Interchange in Lilongwe, the first landmark of its kind in Malawi.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:12:13 GMTChiwaya Took His Life Over 'Change of Ownership' for a Vehicle - Malawi Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Parliament has disclosed that the former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Clement Chiwaya, has taken his life over 'change of ownership' for a vehicle he bought from the National Assembly at the end of his tenure in 2019.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:23:12 GMT'Don't Get Involved in Scandals,' - Chakwera Warns New Diplomats
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Chakwera has warned the newly appointed heads of Malawi mission abroad to not get involved in scandals like some of their predecessors but to go out there and represent the country with diligence, dignity and integrity.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:07:07 GMTMalawi Defence Force to Intervene in Fuel Crisis
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has announced that from Friday, October 1, 2021, it will engage its personnel in the distribution of fuel in the country following the ongoing strike by fuel tanker drivers, which has resulted in the short...