Malawi
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:22:36 GMTHigh Court Intervenes in Former Deputy Speaker Mcheka Chilenje's K15m Case
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre has issued summons to former Matindi Private School owner, Elvis Nserebo over money amounting to K15 million, which he swindled former minister and erstwhile deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka Chilenje...
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:07:33 GMTLusaka, Ghana, Malawi Stock Exchanges Were Africa's Top 3 in 2021
[Capital FM] Lusaka, Zambia -- The Lusaka Securities Exchange in Zambia finished 2021 as the best-performing stock market in Africa, registering a 93.2 percent gain in U.S. dollars for investors.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:31:07 GMTSADC Reschedules Extraordinary Summit
[Daily News] THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has rescheduled its extraordinary summit and its preceding meetings to January 11 and 12 this year.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:57:06 GMTMzati Media Centre Embarks On Youth Economic Empowerment Drive
[Nyasa Times] Privately-owned Mzati Media Centre has embarked on an ambitious youth economic empowerment drive and has since introduced hands-on training in television production (video shooting and editing), radio production, graphic designing, comp...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:16:47 GMTMozambican Refugees Start Flooding Mangochi
[Nyasa Times] About 17 Mozambicans have sought refuge in a village of Chief Bwananyambi's area in Mangochi District after they fled from their Lichinga Province in that country on December 21, 2021 following Al- Shabaab insurgency.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:28:48 GMTThings Continue to Fall Apart in Mozambique Ahead of SADC Extraordinary Meeting
[Nyasa Times] The situation in Mozambique is continuously becoming abysmal ahead of an Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Malawi is expected to virtually host on January 7, 2...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:28:46 GMTApm Dodges Public Appearance By Announcing Won't Attend Late Annie Muluzi's Funeral
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika says he would not be able to travel to Lilongwe to attend the funeral of former First Lady Anne Muluzi on Thursday.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:30:50 GMTMalawi Flames Gear Up for Tough Totalenergies AFCON Task
[CAF] Malawi head to Cameroon with the hope of improving from their last showing at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in the 2010 edition. The Flames finished bottom of their group then with a win and two defeats.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:25:25 GMTCare Malawi Rescues 225 Children From Tobacco Farms
[Nyasa Times] A Non-Governmental Organisation called Care Malawi says it managed to rescue 225 children from the burden of working in tobacco farms in the year 2021 in Ntchisi district.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:25:25 GMTOver 35,000 Households Affected By Armyworms in Thyolo
[Nyasa Times] At least 35,000 families from six Extension Planning Areas (EPAs) in Thyolo district have been affected by armyworms, a development described as worrisome by the farmers.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:25:23 GMTKalindo Announces Resumption of 'Malawi Sali Bho' Anti-Government Protests
[Nyasa Times] Political activist Bon Kalindo has announced that his fold will resume the nationwide anti-government demonstrations, whose aim is to pressure President Chakwera's Tonse-led administration, after they gave them a ten-day break to allow ...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:25:17 GMTOmbudsman Rescues Man From 22 Years Fangs of Injustice
[Nyasa Times] On 24 February 1997, Misheck Sayidi Mbewe, from Chikokosa Village, Traditional Authority Mduwa in Mchinji was wrongfully arrested for robbery.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:37:21 GMTPresident Chakwera Urged to Expeditiously Reshuffle 'Corrupt Cabinet
[Nyasa Times] In the wake of the recent arrest of Minister of Lands & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa on allegations of corrupt practices, President Lazarus Chakwera has been asked to expeditiously reshuffle his Cabinet is it has sown it is highly e...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:37:40 GMTSelective Application of Justice in Ashok Nair, Msukwa Corruption Case Unacceptable
[Nyasa Times] The manner in which the country's judiciary is handling the Ashok Nair and Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Kezzie Msukwa in the alleged corrupt case, is slowly but steadily, proving to be "suspicious" with selective app...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:38:07 GMTMother Care Groups Hailed for Increasing Child Immunization Coverage in Ntchisi
[Nyasa Times] Mother Care Groups (MCGs) have been hailed for promoting child immunization in Ntchisi effectively triggering calls for introduction of more of such groups in the district.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:33:18 GMTNGOs Train Journalists in Gender and Youth Reporting
[Nyasa Times] Over 30 journalists converged in Salima from December 19-24, 2021, for an intensive gender and youth reporting training workshop.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:33:15 GMTNorth Refs Urged to Desist Corruption
[Nyasa Times] Football referees in the northern region have been urged to desist corruption as they discharge their duties to ensure development of the game and growth in their career.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:23:48 GMTMinistry of Education Calls for Social Dialogue With Tum
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Education has said teacher's union and government need to engage in social dialogue to set standards, developing policies and devise programmes that promote a decent working environment.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:23:15 GMTFormer First Lady Annie Muluzi's Remains to Arrive Tuesday, Burial Thursday
[Nyasa Times] The body of late former first lady Annie Muluzi, who died in Kenya after a long time battle with cancer, will arrive in Malawi on Tuesday through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:19:10 GMTMalawi Commemorates World Braille Day
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) -- an organization which advocate for the rights and needs of the blind and partially sighted people -- on Monday, January 3 led Malawians in joining the rest of the global village in commemorating th...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:19:10 GMTNrwb Changes Tune On Plan to Open Water Bottling in Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Karonga residents must forget about having a sole and first water bottling plant project that was supposed to be initiated by the region water provider, Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) in the district.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:19:10 GMTPeter Mutharika Feels Aggrieved Over Nankhumwa's Use of Late Bingu's Picture On a Political Poster
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika says he is aggrieved that estranged Democratic Progress Party (DPP) presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa has used a picture of his late brother, former Head of State Bingu wa Mutharika on a politica...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:19:07 GMTCovid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Inter Parte Hearing Adjourned
[Nyasa Times] Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda of the High Court of Malawi on Monday forwent his holiday to start hearing submissions in a case in which the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and a concerned citizen, Mundango Ny...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:17:24 GMTSociety of Medical Doctors Up Game Against Covid-19 Fourth Wave
[Nyasa Times] The Society of Medical Doctors has joined hands with a number of stakeholders with an effort to curb further sting of Covid-19 4th Wave.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:17:23 GMTGovt Abandons Chafumbwa Rural Hospital Project in Ntchisi, Mother Care Group Advocates for Completion of Facility
[Nyasa Times] Dreams for accessing healthcare services at a shorter distance have been shattered among the people of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chikho in Ntchisi following the decision by the authorities at the Capital Hill to abandon construction w...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:17:22 GMTMEC Faces Funding Gap in Its Forthcoming Activities - Constituency and Ward Boundary Review Exercise
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says although its activities have so far been managed uninterrupted, there is a funding gap for the Commission to successfully complete the processes -- that include finalising of constituency and ward ...
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:55:49 GMTTeenage Vaccination to Start in January
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government says vaccination of teenagers aged from 12-17 will commence on New Year's Day.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:55:44 GMTMkulichi Appointed As New Fdh Bank Managing Director
[Nyasa Times] Noel Mkulichi, who served as chairperson of FDH Financial Holdings Limited for the past three years, has been appointed as new FDH Bank's managing director.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:56:55 GMTCentre for Mindset Change Moves to Block Retendering Process for Nsanje-Marka Rail Project
[Nyasa Times] A local human rights watchdog - the Centre for Mindset Change (CMC) - has vowed to block the retendering process for the construction of the Nsanje-Marka Railway Line, fearing this would give Mota Engil Africa yet another chance to bid ...
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:56:51 GMTMinister Nyalonje Says Social Dialogue Important to Set Standards in Education System
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje has said social dialogue between the government and teachers' unions is critical towards setting education standards, developing policies and devising programmes that promote a decent working env...