Malawi
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:33:04 GMTSenegal Squeeze Through to AFCON Knockout Phase After Draw With Malawi
[CAF] The Teranga Lions of Senegal have qualified to the Round of 16 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations after settling for a goalless draw against the Flames of Malawi in their last Group B match played at the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam on...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:02:51 GMTRapist Cop Sentenced to 30 Years
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi High Court in Blantyre has jailed a former police officer to 30 years imprisonment for raping a teenager under custody in a police cell.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:31:40 GMTBushiri Releases U.S.$19,5 Million Fund for Construction of Churches
[MBC] Leadership of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church on Sunday night unveiled the release of about K16 Billion fund dedicated to construction of ECG churches in all the countries it operates in it's 2022-2023 financial year.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:49 GMTBlunt Senegal Held By Malawi but Top Group B
[The Herald] Heavyweights Senegal failed to fire again and were fortunate not to concede a penalty in a 0-0 draw with unfancied Malawi on Tuesday but they still finished in top spot in Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:48:55 GMTChithambo Appointed Acting Group Chief Executive for Press Corporation PLC
[Nyasa Times] The Board of Press Corporation Limited Plc (PCL) has appointed the corporation's serving General Manager (Operations), Dr Lyton Chithambo, as the acting Group Chief Executive (GFE).
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:48:14 GMTKaran Thom Mutharika Family Demands Apology From DPP's Shadreck Namalomba
[Nyasa Times] Family members of Karan Thom Mutharika, the purported relatives of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, have demanded an apology from the party's publicity secretary Shadreck Namalomba.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:51:23 GMTForum for National Development Comes to Defence of Malawians of Asian Origin Over Racial Profiling and Hate Messages
[Nyasa Times] Forum for National Development (FND) has issued a statement calling on government to intervene and rein in a breeding culture of hatred targeted at Malawians of Asian origin which might lead to "huge repercussions in future".
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:51:22 GMTMalawi Could Benefit From the Introduction of Crypto and Blockchain Technology
[Nyasa Times] Africa has been one of the continents that have seen the adoption levels of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to have increased over the last few years, with Malawi being one of the countries that are thought to be one nation tha...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:48:26 GMTMalawi-Senegal - A Decisive Game Today
[Cameroon Tribune] A win for either side will keep their chances of reaching the group stage of the competition alive.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:51:24 GMTSenegal Look Good On Paper We Believe We Can Beat Them Even Though They Are the Favorites--Midfielder John Banda
[Nyasa Times] Ahead of the do-or-die last Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B against Senegal this evening from 17:00hrs (CAT), Flames midfielder John Banda gives Malawians confidence that despite the west African being touted as favourites to carr...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:38:53 GMTFlames Wait for Best 3rd-Placed Decision As They Hold Africa's Number One Ranked Senegal
[Nyasa Times] Having been beaten 0-1 by Guinea in the opener and beating Zimbabwe 2-1 before salvaging a 0-0 against Senegal on Tuesday, head-to-head rules Guinea as Group B runners-up -- leaving Malawi to be considered as best third-placed team to q...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:19:30 GMTChingeni Toll Plaza Grosses K500m in 2 Months
[MBC] The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says it has collected over K500 hundred million since the opening of the Chingeni toll plaza in November last year.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:06:13 GMTFormer Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda Appointed to the IMF Board
[Nyasa Times] Erstwhile former Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has been appointed into the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:03:42 GMTUSCA Salutes Women Cannabis Growers of Kasungu
[Nyasa Times] The United States Cannabis Association (USCA) has saluted a group of women who cultivate cannabis in Kasungu under the banner of Women of Vision Cannabis Growers.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:41:13 GMTTruck Drivers Threaten Unspecified Action
[Nyasa Times] The Professional Drivers Union of Malawi and Truck Drivers Union have threatened to take an unspecified action if government does not address their problems.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:01:51 GMTBvumbwe Police Unit Closed
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Police Service has immediately closed Bvumbwe Police Unit following a fracas that saw its offices burnt and two people die.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:56:19 GMTAdmitted Patients Going Without Meals At Karonga District Hospital
[Nyasa Times] Patients at Karonga District Hospital are going without following the decision by the suppliers to stop providing the facility with foodstuffs over a K12 million debt.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:08:44 GMTLightning Kills Two, Injures Three in Mchinji
[Nyasa Times] Lightning on Sunday killed two people while three others have sustained various degrees of injuries in Mchinji.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:08:44 GMTBushiri Releases $20million Fund for Construction of Ecg Churches World-Wide
[Nyasa Times] Leadership of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church has released a $20 million fund dedicated to construction of ECG churches world-wide.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:08:43 GMTMeteorological Department Warns of Flash Floods
[Nyasa Times] The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has warned people staying on the shores of Lake Malawi to be very alert as they may be hit with flash floods.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:08:42 GMTCdedi Adamant As It Vows to Continue Fighting Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has vowed it will continue fighting any attempts by the government to introduce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:38:25 GMTFlames Target Second Round
[Cameroon Tribune] They outplayed the Warriors of Zimbabwe 2-1 in their second outing at the Bafoussam Omnisports Stadium on Friday January 14, 2022.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:31:04 GMTChakwera Calls for Unity of Purpose to Develop Malawi
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has called for concerted efforts in the development of the country and retaliated that his government will work hard to fulfill the campaign promises.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:08:07 GMTAssemblies of God Pastor Handed 8 Years Jail Term for Impregnating 16-Year-Old Girl
[Nyasa Times] A pastor at the Assemblies of God Church in Mchinji, Steven Chabwera, will spend the next eight years in jail for impregnating a 16-year-old girl from Nkhwazi Village in Traditional Authority Mavwere.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:49:52 GMTMalawian Graduates Encouraged to Focus On Entrepreneurship Than Employment
[Nyasa Times] When pursuing their higher education, the majority of Malawians get obsessed on securing employing upon their graduation instead of aiming for entrepreneurship, which -- if deliberate steps are taken to strengthen and stimulate it -- ca...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:49:16 GMTSpeaker Gotani Hara Captured in 'Bill Smuggling' - Exonerates 'Smugglers'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has become a crime scene where high ranking officials exonerating criminals as "saints". A new twist to the Bill Smuggling saga has emerged with Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara exonerating Pastor Martin Tho...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:41:58 GMTCFTC Cautions Schools Against Tying Tuition to Supply of Uniforms and Other Products
[Nyasa Times] The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has cautioned education institutions in Malawi to immediately stop and desist from tying the provision of tuition to the supply of uniforms, groceries, books and other products in order...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:25:50 GMTDisappointing Afcon Elimination
[The Herald] Tadious Manyepo in YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon
Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:00:42 GMTMalawi Govt Dismisses International Influence in Prosecution of Sattar's Case
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has dismissed assertions by the Forum for National Development (FND) that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Attorney General (AG) are being influenced to prosecute businessman Zuneth Sattar and his associate...
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:58:40 GMTMutharika Rejects Claims He Has a Brother Named Thom Mutharika
[Nyasa Times] In trying to gain political mileage, estranged Democratic Progress Party (DPP) vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa, visited a man identified as Kalani Thom Mutharika -- who claims to be a relation to former Presidents Bingu...