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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:53:48 GMT
'Govt. Mitigating Economic Woes Are Affecting Malawians' - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says he is aware of the various social economic challenges biting Malawians and that his administration is currently in the thick of things to help mitigate and bring sanity to the situation.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:57:39 GMT
Workers Body Seeks Judicial Review of 'Draconian' Labour Relations Law
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) says it is considering securing an interim relief pending a judicial review on the constitutionality of the amended Labour Relations and Employment Act, which President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Cha...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:53:52 GMT
Court Set Aside Mphwiyo's K2.4bn Payout
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Industrial Relations Court has set aside its own default judgment that was recently pronounced, ordering the Government to pay cashgate suspect and former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo the full sum of all his dues for the period h...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:53:50 GMT
Chakwera Warns of Hard Times Ahead Before Things Can Get Better
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has warned that the road ahead is long, winding and bumpy before arriving to the promised paradisal, smooth and comfortable destination.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:11 GMT
AfDB Team in Malawi to Validate Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2021-2030
[Nyasa Times] A high level delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) has arrived in Malawi for a two-week long consultative mission to Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to validate its strategy for Quality Health Infrastr...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:11 GMT
Positive Response to Mental Health Excites Caring Hands
[Nyasa Times] Caring Hands Center Limited is excited that a lot of patrons to this year's Lilongwe Music Festival enthusiastically visited their pavilion to learn more about mental health services of which this non-profit organization promotes its aw...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:11 GMT
Malawi As Self-Reliant Nation Achievable--National Planning Commission
[Nyasa Times] The National Planning Commission (NPC) has insisted that it is possible to turn the tables of the Malawi economy around for the better, and make it a middle income by 2030.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:53:50 GMT
Medium and Small Scale Enterprises Form Coalition
[Nyasa Times] In an effort to consolidate their power and be able to speak with one voice, associations representing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Malawi have formed a coalition.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:08 GMT
Netball Tournament Opener
[Nyasa Times] Malawi National Football Team, the Queens start the Africa Netball Championship with Zambia in Windhoek, Namibia on Tuesday in the second game of the day.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:59:07 GMT
Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee Maintains Policy Rate At 12.0%
[Nyasa Times] At its 4th meeting of 2021 held on November 2-3, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) maintained the policy rate at 12.0%.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 05:06:24 GMT
Parliament Welcomes Country's First Lawmaker With Albinism
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's parliament Monday welcomed the country's first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi's national assembly, is seen as a victory for albino...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:21:40 GMT
Group of Women Living With HIV/AIDS Intensifies Covid-19 Prevention Measures
[MBC] The devastation that COVID-19 has brought on global economies and the grief it has left on many families cannot be overemphasized.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:13:08 GMT
IMF Mission Says Inflation Rising but Malawi Economy Rebounding
[Nyasa Times] An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, which has been conducting discussions for the 2021 Article IV Consultation with the Malawi government and other stakeholders has said Malawi's economy is showing signs of recovery as daily COVI...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:05:41 GMT
Tumaini Festival 2021 Excites Govt
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, arts and culture Michael Usi on Friday officially opened the Tumaini 2021.edition with a plea for the festival to happen twice or more times at Dzaleka Refugee Camp.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:48:50 GMT
How Granular Climate Information Can Help Tea Growers in Malawi and Kenya
[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is touching every aspect of our lives - including our daily cups of tea. Kenya and Malawi are the African continent's largest tea producers and exporters, together accounting for about 27% of global tea trade.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:44:55 GMT
Namalomba's Audit Firm Kicked Out of Nocma Over Ineptness
[Nyasa Times] National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has stopped an audit firm, Crowe J & W Malawi, from further rendering its services at the government owned entity over 'gross incompetence' Nyasa Times has established.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:39:44 GMT
Malawian Man in U.S. Pleads Guilty to Murder and Attempted Murder of Sendeza Sisters
[Nyasa Times] A 38 year-old Malawian man, who is charged with the murder of Malawi defence deputy minister, Jean Sendeza's daughter, Noria and attempted murder of her other daughter, Mundi has pleaded guilty, according to the St. Joseph County Prosec...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:38:21 GMT
New Macra DG Daud Suleman Promise Malawians to Reduce Data Tarrifs
[Nyasa Times] Newly minted MACRA's Director General, Daud Suleman has promised to promote capacity building to empower members of staff during his tenure of office.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:30:56 GMT
Airtel Malawi Unveils 'Zamadolo' As 2021 Airtel Top 8 Slogan - Donates Jerseys
[Nyasa Times] Sponsors, Airtel Malawi Plc on Thursday unveiled 'Zamadolo' as the official theme of this year's Airtel Top 8 championship, which is scheduled to kick-off this weekend with an opener of this Season Four being between Nyasa Big Bullets a...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:36:41 GMT
Delivery Unit Labs On Track
[MBC] Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima says he is impressed with the progress being undertaken by Ministries and Departments in the rolling out of the Presidential Delivery Unit.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:35:16 GMT
Chinese Shoes Swallowing Malawi's Shoe Making SMEs
[Nyasa Times] The sheer size of the Chinese economy has reigned on some of Malawi's 50 local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that it trained in shoemaking, using latest technologies and state of the art machineries, but are now suffocated with in...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:35:13 GMT
Chakwera Impressed With Livingston Museum - Calls for Investments to Attract Tourists
[Nyasa Times] Having been impressed with David Livingstone Museum, President Lazarus Chakwera says it is high time Malawi started utilizing opportunities that museum -- as a tourist attraction sector -- can play to improve the economic development of...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:35:16 GMT
Malawi Needs Urgent Action to Curb Climate Change Challenges' - President Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Malawi urgently needs an urgent action to curb climate change, President Lazarus Chakwera has said.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:14:32 GMT
Chiefs Applaud Peace and Unity Bill
[Nyasa Times] Traditional Authorities (TA) Mwankhunikira and Mwalweni of Rumphi District have applauded the peace and unity bill set to be presented in parliament saying it will play a vital role in settling disputes in communities.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:01:58 GMT
A Look At Gaming and the World of Slots in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Although Malawi doesn't enjoy quite the liberal laws around gambling that many other countries do, the nation is a long way off disapproving of gambling as a whole, especially when compared to some of its African counterparts. Malawi ha...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:39:45 GMT
Queens Return to Winning Ways
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Queens retained to winning ways yesterday to thrashing hosts Namibia after 64-43 at the Pent Series Championship underway in Windhoek.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:39:16 GMT
Blue Eagles Land Kananji
[Nyasa Times] Blue Eagles have recruited former Civo United assistant coach Eliah Kananji barely days after sacking Gerald Phiri.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:23:37 GMT
The Tobacco Harm Reduction Campaign Is Unstoppable
[Nyasa Times] United Kingdom (UK)-based sociologist and an avid advocate for tobacco harm reduction, Gerry Stimson, has advised African countries whose economies heavily depend on tobacco production to quickly diversify away from the industry.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:22:30 GMT
Minister Kaliati Calls for Enhanced Collaboration Among Mdas and NGOs in GBV Fight
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has said more collaboration of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can help accelerate effo...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:22:30 GMT
DCs Urged to Improve Their Work Relationship Elected Officers
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has asked District Commissioners (DCs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in city and municipal councils to closely work with councillors and members of Parliament (MPs) for improve...



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