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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:29:09 GMT
Director of Energy Chiwambo Formally Charged, Granted Bail
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Magistrate Court has formally charged and granted bail to the Director of Energy, Dr. Cassius Chiwambo, who was arrested on Wednesday for alleged fraud, racketeering and bribery.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:29:08 GMT
Cama Asks Chakwera to Cut Down Government Over-Expenditure By Trimming His Huge Cabinet and Extravagant Advisors
[Nyasa Times] In its public statement entitled 'The Worst Christmas Holliday for Malawians, Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) is asking President Lazarus Chakwera to cut down government over-expenditure by, among others, trimming his huge cabine...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:06:27 GMT
400,000 Students Missing From School Due to Covid-19
[MBC] Concerned with how Covid-19 has affected the education sector, stakeholders say there is a need to come up with a strategy to rebuild the system.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:53:52 GMT
IMF Tips Malawi On Addressing Macroeconomic Imbalances and Restoring Debt Sustainability
[Nyasa Times] The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has tipped the Malawi Government on the implementation of policy adjustments to address Malawi's macroeconomic imbalances, restore debt sustainability, rebuild external buffer...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:50:41 GMT
Botswana Trip Enlightening - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has described his three-day trip to Botswana as enlightening to his work as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:16:45 GMT
Big Rock Delivered From Dubai to Côte d'Ivoire Instead of Cars? No, Another False Claim About Viral Photo Snapped in Malawi.
[Africa Check] Almost identical screenshots of Facebook posts, themselves doing the rounds on Facebook in the West African country of Côte d'Ivoire in December 2021, show three men in suits standing and staring at a huge rock inside an open shipping...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:39:49 GMT
U.S. Department of State Announces Design/Build Construction Award for the U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe
[State Department] The Department of State has awarded B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama, the design/build construction contract for the new U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi. Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle is the design architect....

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:44 GMT
DPP and Udf Plan Mega Rally At Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre
[Nyasa Times] You will certainly need to be forgiven if you thought campaign time is here. It is just that Malawian politicians do not have time to rest or settle in offices to implement what they promised during the previous electioneering.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:33:11 GMT
Kandodo Unveils Modern Scanning Machine At Mzuzu Central Hospital
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Tuesday unveiled the most waited computerized tomography (CT) scanning machine at Mzuzu Central Hospital.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:33:14 GMT
Malawi Scoops 30 Medals At Ausc
[Nyasa Times] Team Malawi has managed to scoop a total of 30 medals at the 2021 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games that were taking place at Maseru in Lesotho.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:54:57 GMT
With Community Management Local Fishing Stocks Can Rebound #AfricaClimateCrisis
[FAO] How communities are bringing fish back to one of Malawi's lakes

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:14:25 GMT
Rising Suicides Shine Spotlight On Country's Mental Health Burden
[IPS] Lilongwe, Malawi -- When a former deputy speaker of Parliament shot himself dead within the National Assembly buildings in Lilongwe in September 2021, it shook Malawi. It also turned attention to the mental health burden in the country.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
Drama As Police Re-Arrest Political Activist Kalindo
[Nyasa Times] Drama ensued at Zomba Magistrate Court where the police re-arrested firebrand political activist and anti-Tonse Alliance government demonstrations, Bon Kalindo, barely minutes after the court granted him bail.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
President Chakwera Calls for United and Refocused Efforts in the Implementation of SADC Programs and Vision
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, who is current SADC Chairperson, has called for united and refocused efforts in the implementation of SADC programmes and vision.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
Mosquito Nets Distribution Program Launched in Mzuzu
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health on Monday launched the 9.2 mosquito nets distribution programme in Mzuzu.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
U.S. and Malawi Identify Contracts Ready to Roll Out Construction of 38 Rural Secondary Schools Across 9 Districts
[Nyasa Times] The United States Government's partnership with Malawi -- under the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) project -- has reached a milestone as two firms have awarded contracts to construct 38 rural secondary schools acro...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
Jti Partners Ministry of Labour in Promoting Decent Work Agenda
[Nyasa Times] JTI Malawi Leaf Limited has partnered with the Ministry of Labour in promoting decent work that respects human rights of workers, including tobacco farmers.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:31 GMT
Ben Phiri Granted Court Bail - Ordered to Pay K10m Bond
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Monday granted bail to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Thyolo Central, Ben Malunga Phiri, who is being accused of pocketing K262 million from the Ministry of Ge...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:02:09 GMT
Taskforce to Look Into Internet Charges
[Nyasa Times] A taskforce has been formed to look into data charges for internet in the country.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:20:34 GMT
Silver Strikers Takes FAM, Sulom to Task Over Contentious TV Rights Deal and Contract Management
[Nyasa Times] Silver Strikers Company Limited, owners of Silver Strikers FC, is demanding full disclosure of the detailed contents of the newly-signed TV rights deal that Football Association of Malawi (FAM), Super League of Malawi (SULOM) and its af...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:01:52 GMT
First Lady Chakwera Appeals for More Support for Girls' Education
[Nyasa Times] First Lady Monica Chakwera has appealed for more support towards girl education in order to break the cycle of poverty in the country.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:01:52 GMT
Tnm Increases Super League Sponsorship
[Nyasa Times] The long-awaited prize increase for Malawi's top-flight TNM Super League was made on Friday in Blantyre during the prize presentation of the 2020/21 season.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:48:46 GMT
Malawi Records 3 Cases of Omicron
[East African] Malawi has recorded three cases of Omicron, the country´s health minister said Thursday in Lilongwe.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:48:39 GMT
Chilima Comes Out of His Cocoon to Chide Corruption
[Nyasa Times] Malawi' Vice President Saulos Chilima who since 2020 went into oblivion has come out of his cocoon and has spoken tough on corruption chiding it as an evil that can a country beyond redemption.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:48:37 GMT
Malawi Govt. Cancels Techno Brain's Passport Contract
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government has finally terminated the controversial passport printing contract worth $60.8 million (approximately K50 billion) awarded to Techno Brain Global FZE in 2019, the country's chief legal advisor, Attorney General Thabo ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:21:16 GMT
Airtel Malawi Accused of "Theft" for Keeping Fees of Failed Money Transfers
[Nyasa Times] Airtel Malawi Plc has clarified that Airtel Money refund process for failed transactions includes the convenience fee it initially charged at point of sending -- parrying the accusation from Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) which i...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:21:16 GMT
New Leadership At Malawi UK Military Community Association
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo), a group of Malawians serving in the British Armed Forces, has elected former Malawi Broadcast Corporation (MBC) Journalist Bruno Kantiki as its head to steer the organisation's aspirations and o...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:21:13 GMT
Cso Network, Parley Committee Propose Regulation for Water Industry
[Nyasa Times] Water, Environment and Sanitation-Network (WES-Net) and the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change have proposed that a public institution should be set up to regulate water tariffs in the country.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:22:33 GMT
Former Cabinet Ministers Arrested Over Fraud, Corruption
[RFI] Police in Malawi have arrested two former cabinet ministers and former Reserve Bank of Malawi governor "on suspicion" of fraud and abuse of office during the regime of former president Peter Mutharika.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:04:04 GMT
Police Arrest Former Government Officials On Corruption and Fraud Charges
[VOA] Blantyre -- Police in Malawi have arrested two former cabinet ministers and a former reserve bank governor over the sale of a state-owned bank. The government says the arrests are aimed at cleaning up corruption but the opposition Democratic Pr...



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