Malawi Times
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:41:41 +0000Public debt worries World Bank
By Taonga Sabola The World Bank has said it is worried with Malawi’s growing budget deficit, which is worsening the already dire public debt stock currently hovering at K5.5 trillion or 59 percent of the GDP. World Bank Country Manager, Hugh Riddel...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:39:35 +0000Bon Kalindo Charged
By Khumbo Kaliwo Politician-cum-comedian Bon Kalindo has been charged with publication of false news likely to cause fear and alarm to the public. He appeared before the Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe yesterday. According to State Prose...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:38:16 +0000Economists tell govt to fast-track growth
By Taonga Sabola The Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) has said Malawi’s economy needs to grow at the rate of eight percent per annum if the country is to double its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by 2030, as stipulated in the Malawi...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:29:23 +0000Young mothers’ second chance
By Isaac Salima Atupele Jafalie still carries a smile on her baby face that conceals the pain within her. It is only when you interact with her that you come to appreciate the bumpy road that she has and continues to traverse. At 18, she is already a...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:27:09 +0000Flames foreign-based players start jetting in
By Williams Gondwa Five foreign-based Malawi National Football Team players have joined the senior team’s camp ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations finals slated for Yaoundé, Cameroon next month. South Africa based trio of striker Khuda Muyaba, midf...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:11:37 +0000Escom censured For ‘illegal’ act
By Wezzie Gausi The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change has given the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) up to December 31, 2021, to transfer its single buyer functions to Power Marketing Limited (PML). Chair...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:08:47 +0000Apam demands K700m funding
By Deogratias Mmana Association for Persons with Albinism (Apam) is asking the government to disburse K700 million which was approved by Parliament in June for the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and construction of houses for person...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:06:17 +0000Another tough task for Mlusu
By Feston Malekezo Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu is back in town soliciting views to be incorporated in the next budget, the third for the Tonse Alliance-led government. Mlusu and his team at the Treasury will be crafting the next budget on a prece...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:03:22 +000010 to battle in Ka Jive finale
By Sam Banda Jnr Ka Jive Dance competition grand finale will be held on December 27 at Times Entertainment Studios in Blantyre. This follows successful semi-finals held at the same venue on Saturday which saw 17 groups showcasing their dance moves wi...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:01:39 +0000Bullets, Silver pocket K3.6m each
By Peter Forte Football stakeholders breathed a sigh of relief after the Airtel Top 8 Cup final between Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers grossed K19.6 million at the Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday. It is a huge amount in recent games after top ga...