Malawi
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:52:38 GMTPresidential Taskforce On Covid-19 Endorses Pfeizer-Biontech Vaccine for 12+ Year Olds
[Nyasa Times] Presidential taskforce on CoVID-19 has endorsed use of Pfeizer-BioNTech vaccine that covers for people as young as 12 years old and above.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:52:38 GMTRumphi to Host 2021 World Aids Day Commemoration
[Nyasa Times] Government has disclosed that activities to mark this year's World Aids Day commemoration will take place at Bumba Full Primary School Ground in Rumphi where participants are expected to reflect the need of leaving no one behind in the ...
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:52:38 GMTAnglican Church's Mothers Union Celebrates 100 Years of Existence in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Mothers Union Guild of the Anglican Church has celebrated 100 years of existence in Malawi.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:52:36 GMTMalga Condemns Closure of Lilongwe City CEO's Office By Councillors
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) has expressed anger over the decision by the ward councillors to seal offices of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other senior officers of the Lilongwe City Council (LCC), describing the ...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:27:47 GMTMalawi Slams 'Afrophobic' Travel Bans As Omicron Shuts Down Borders Worldwide
[RFI] Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has accused Western countries of "Afrophobia" for shutting their borders to his and other neighbouring nations, after South Africa flagged the new Omicron coronavirus variant last week.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:10:09 GMTCourt Dismisses Presidential Elections Challenge
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- A challenge to Malawi's 2020 presidential elections has been dismissed by the country's constitutional court. The opposition Democratic Progress Party had asked the court to rule on voting results, which put President Lazaru...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:52 GMTCSOs Weigh in On Sub-Standard Spirits Recommended By Malawi Bureau of Standards
[Nyasa Times] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have weighed in on a story published by Nyasa Times last week that the story about the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)-- on freeing substandard spirit to the public-- should not be overlooked but work...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:51 GMTBlantyre District Warned of Impending Covid-19 Fourth Wave
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) has issued an alert that following events in other parts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, especially South Africa and Botswana, Blantyre residents are encouraged to be on...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:50 GMTGiz Installs ?42m Solar Rooftop
[Nyasa Times] The German Ambassador to Malawi, Andreas Trimmermann, said the installation of a ?45 million solar rooftop system demonstrates how government, international organizations and the private sector can jointly solve energy related challenge...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:46 GMTMalawi Doing Well in Fight Against TB
[Nyasa Times] The National TB Control Programme has disclosed that Malawi as a nation is doing very well in the fight against Tuberculosis.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:34 GMTConcourt Throws Out DPP Elections Case, Orders Party to Pay Costs
[Nyasa Times] The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Blantyre has dismissed with costs a case in which the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) sought the interpretation of Section 75 of the Constitution in regard to an inquorat...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:35 GMTChakwera Promises Conducive Environment for Private Sector Growth
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera said his government will create an enabling environment for private sector and business community to create jobs by removing obstacles that hinder them from operating in the country.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:33 GMTGovt Plans Public Interface Meetings for Mdas to Enhance Citizen Engagement
[Nyasa Times] Government has disclosed plans to organise public interface meetings and open discussion forums where officials from all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) will be articulating the functions, duties and services of t...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:30 GMTTeargas, Skirmishes Characterize Lilongwe Demonstrations Against High Cost Living
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe on Friday fired teargas in attempts to "divert the route" of scores of protestors who took to the streets in protest against rising cost of living, nepotism and corruption under the Tonse Alliance government.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:06:52 GMTMalawi UK Military Community to Elect New Executive Team
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo) will on 4 December 2021 hold its second Annual General Meeting at Larkhill in the United Kingdom.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:06:10 GMTWorkforce Recruitment Donates ICT Equipment to Soche Police Sub-Station
[Nyasa Times] Concerned by lack of modern Information, Communication and technological equipment when discharging duties in preventing and fighting crime, Blantyre-based Workforce Recruitment Services (WRS) has donated two computers and a state of ar...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:32 GMTChakwera, Nyusi Launch Mozambique-Malawi Power Transmission Interconnection Construction Project
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:12 GMTNyusi's Visit a Foundation for Development Between Malawi and Mozambique' - Says Chakwera.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says the three day state visit to Malawi by Mozambican President Felipe Jacinto Nyusi has cemented a solid foundation for future development opportunities between the two neighboring countries.
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:12 GMTMalawi, Mozambique Sign Bilateral Agreements to Improve Living Standards
[Nyasa Times] Malawi and her neighbouring country, Mozambique have signed significant bilateral trade and industry agreements in a bid to ease out the cost of living for the two nations' people and to ensure that the two countries are heading onto a ...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:08 GMTUK Tips Malawi On Sustainable Growth Attainment
[Nyasa Times] The United Kingdom's Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) has tipped Malawi to "up its capacity to generate foreign exchange" by increasing level of exports in both volumes and value in order for the country to achieve its dev...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:33 GMTHigh Court Rebuffs Businessman On Media Gag Injunction
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Cedric Nkungula - Nyasa Times
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:31 GMTFirst Lady Chakwera Pushes for Empowerment of Women
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Fazilla Tembo-Nyasa Times
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:48:35 GMTMafco Lodge Complaint to FAM Over Top 8 Poor Official
[Nyasa Times] Mafco have written Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to complain over poor officiation during their Airtel Top 8 quarterfinals second leg match at Chitowe Stadium on Saturday.
Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:26 GMTMP Rewards Wanderers for Reaching Top 8 Semis
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Nyasa Times Reporter
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:54:44 GMTChakwera Lauds Malawi, Mozambique Relations
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi and Mozambique are strategic development partners.
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:34:00 GMTMuslim Association of Malawi Retains Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad As Its Chairperson
[Nyasa Times] The 2021 Shurah Council of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has retained Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad as chairperson for the association for next 10 years.
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:19:02 GMTHuman Rights Defenders Coalition Condemns Violence Against Anti-Govt Protestors
[Nyasa Times] The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has strongly condemned acts of violence that occurred during two different protests in Limbe on Wednesday and Blantyre on Thursday.
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:03:54 GMTOryx Buys Flats for Suspended Nocma CEO Dulla
[Nyasa Times] Oryx Energies is alleged to have bought blocks of flats valued close to K30 billion (approximately $3.5 million) for suspended NOCMA CEO Gift Dulla, Nyasa Times has established.
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:25:12 GMTBanks Body Defiant On Lending Rate and Vat
[Nyasa Times] Bank Association of Malawi (BAM) has defied Vice-President Saulos Chilima's directive that banks should reduce interest rates in the country as they are making obscene profits at the expense of poor Malawians.
Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:25:11 GMTFdh Bank Inculcates Cashless Business Transactions Through 3-Months 'Fdh Pos Swipe & Win' Promotion
[Nyasa Times] FDH Bank says it is pleased that its clients positively responded to the 3-moth promotion it organised that encouraged its clients to utilize its point of sale (POS) services in supermarkets and fuel filling stations in order to inculca...