Malawi Times
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:21:10 +0000No meetings for Tonse Alliance
President Lazarus Chakwera has, for at least three times, failed to meet eight of the Tonse Alliance partners since the last meeting they held in June 2021. One alliance Partner told The Daily Times that at the last meeting, which was held at Chikoko...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:13:46 +0000Batatawala, others plead not guilty
Businessman Abdul Karim Batatawala, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services former director general Elvis Thodi, the department’s commissioner for operations Fletcher Nyirenda and deputy director Limbani Chawinga have pleaded not guilty ...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:09:05 +0000Reserve Bank of Malawi moves on spread capping
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is engaging members of Parliament to raise awareness on the idea of spread capping before the issue is addressed in the august House, officials from the Ministry of Economic Planning have disclosed. The idea, a brain ...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:02:32 +0000Afcon jackpot
Malawi National Football Team players and officials will smile all the way to the bank as they expect to pocket over K4.2 million in game bonuses and allowances after qualifying for the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon. This i...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:45:42 +0000Sidelining citizens from public finance issues
The deteriorating condition of the 55-kilometre road between Mqocha Border and Jenda is a cause for worry for community members in Mlumuzana Kapopo Mhlanga Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) M’mbelwa, in Mzimba. The road has not been paved for th...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:40:47 +0000Book celebrates music legends Soldier, Sir Paul
Writer Yokoniya Chilanga has penned a book titled A Dance in The River which celebrates Balaka-based musical giants Soldier Lucius Banda and his brother Sir Paul. The book has been published by Monfort Media. Chilanga said Thursday he wrote the book ...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:36:00 +0000Yoam to extend writing contest to primary schools
By Grecium Gama, contributor Young Writers Association of Malawi (Yoam) has taken a huge step in promoting writing among students as it intends to extend its writing competition to primary schools. The association’s co-founder, who is also a stud...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:30:58 +0000Botched colourism attempts
From a distance, they look like people wet with good will. And, again, from that distance, they look like their goodwill has a deep surface. Far from it. Deep down, below the surface of the cosmetic skin of fair-dealing is a stinky habit of looking d...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:26:39 +0000UN chief lauds Ethiopia’s effort to make peace
United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres has said there is a “demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia after more than a year of civil war. Guterres spoke to the African Union (AU) chief envoy to the Horn of Africa Olusegun O...
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:23:15 +0000Flames win away from Afcon paid ranks
Malawi National Football Team is just one win away from the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) paid ranks. The Flames qualified for the knockout phase of the continental showpiece for the first time ever with four points and will face Morocco in the last ...