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Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:28:32 GMT
CSO Urges Tonse Govt to Pay a Listening Ear to Anti-Govt Protesters
[Nyasa Times] Catholic-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says the ever-growing number of young people joining anti-government protests, which political activist Bon Kalindo has been organizing, is a clear indication that something has gone amiss...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:26:04 GMT
MCP, UTM Spokespersons Clash Over Tonse Alliance As Divisions Deepens
[Nyasa Times] Spokespersons for major partners in ruling Tonse Alliance have openly clashed and exchanged political jabs as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM fallout in the alliance escalates and divisions deepens.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:22:12 GMT
VP Chilima Remains Mum Over Calls to Pull His Party Out of Tonse Alliance
[Nyasa Times] Vice President remains tight lipped as he faces calls within his UTM to pull the party out of Tonse Alliance as some party members feel there is bad blood between him and President Lazarus Chakwera.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:56:14 GMT
Chakwera Visits Tropical Cyclone Victims in Chikhwawa
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Monday had an aerial view of the extent of damage done by tropical Cyclone Ana when he flew over Chikhwawa and parts of Nsanje in a helicopter, areas hit hard by the cyclone.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:29:21 GMT
Malawi New Finance Minister Rules Out Implementation of New Economic Policies to Turn Around Economy
[Nyasa Times] Newly appointed Finance Minister Sosten Gwengwe has come under intense pressure to introduce robust new economic policies to turnaround the failing economy.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:29:21 GMT
Cyclone Batsirai to Hit North Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The meteorological department under SADC Climate Services Centre has predicted that Northern Region of Malawi will receive persistent heavy rains from 31 January to 4 February, 2022.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:24:45 GMT
Man Arrested for Killing Ex-Wife
[Nyasa Times] Police in Mangochi have arrested Luka Pitolosi, 45, who is suspected to have stabbed to death his ex-wife Veronica Jalani because of Jealousy.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:23:44 GMT
Govt Reshuffles Its Parliamentary Leadership
[Nyasa Times] The Government side in Parliament has removed beleaguered former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa as its chief whip and replaced him with Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:14:19 GMT
FDH Bank Swiftly Responds to Flood Disaster As the Bank Donates K27.5m
[Nyasa Times] The FDH Financial Holdings Limited has swiftly responded to calls for help to hard hit flood victims by donating K27.5 million to the cause.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:11:25 GMT
DPP Members Gag Mutharika Over NEC Appointments
[Nyasa Times] Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members have slapped party president Peter Mutharika with a court injunction stopping him from making unilateral party appointments.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:56:16 GMT
Kalindo Back in Court On Person With Albinism Case
[Nyasa Times] Anti-government protests lead organiser, Bon Kalindo was back in court on Tuesday on a case of publishing false information on the killings of persons with albinism just a day after he was given bail in another case.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:56:14 GMT
Utm Confirms Members Unhappy With Tonse Alliance
[Nyasa Times] Officials from UTM, a major partner in the ruling Tonse Alliance are conceding that some members want the party out of the alliance.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:56:12 GMT
Ntcheu Procurement Officer Admits High Levels of Corruption in Procurement Deals
[Nyasa Times] A procurement officer at Ntcheu District Council, Promise Chisema, made a rare confession on Tuesday that there is high level of corruption in the procurement of materials and services for the implementation of development projects in t...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:29:20 GMT
Ag Chakaka Nyirenda Fails to Appear Before Public Appointments Committee
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Attorney General, Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda, has today failed to appear before the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament to clarify how appointments of some senior government officers were handled.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:29:18 GMT
World Bank Group Pulls Out of Malawi Covid-19 Cushion Fund Program
[Nyasa Times] The fund has dispersed K14 billion to over 100,000 Malawians since its launch in 2020 to relieve vulnerable Malawians from economic effects of covid-19, according to the public relations officer for the ministry of Gender and Social Wel...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:56:16 GMT
Chiukepo Shoots Bullets Warning After Dismissal
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets and former Flames robust striker Chiukepo Msowoya has shot a warning to the club barely 24 hours after he was released alongside seven other veteran players.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:37:57 GMT
Fistula Repairs Redeeming Hope for Malawian Women
[Nigeria Health Watch] Jackline Chiwinga remembered the euphoria of waking up to dry bedding after her successful obstetric fistula repair surgery. Seventeen years old and married, for one year, she lived with stigma, gossip, and isolation due to the...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:51:48 GMT
Cyclone Ana Kills 32 People in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs say at least 32 people have been killed while 20 others are missing following devastating heavy rains and floods.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:50:32 GMT
Abida Mia Hails Chakwera for Giving More Women a Platform to Shine Their Light
[Nyasa Times] Newly minted Water and Sanitation minister Abida Mia who President Lazarus Chakwera promoted from a deputy minister to full minister has applauded the Malawi leader for giving women a chance to shine their light in serving the Malawian ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:39:28 GMT
Malawi Political Analysts Say Chakwera Speech On Cabinet Ministers Loyalty Sign of Bad Blood With Chilima
[Nyasa Times] Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to express fear that President Lazarus Chakwera's famous Sunday speech is a sign of daggers drawn with State Vice President Saulos Chilima.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:39:28 GMT
Disgruntled Teachers Storm District Commissioner's Office to Demand January Pay Cheques
[Nyasa Times] Classes were interrupted on Monday in Zomba as over 200 disgruntled teachers abandoned classrooms and stormed the district commissioner's office demanding their January pay cheque.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:39:28 GMT
Nsanje and Chikwawa Socio-Economic Development Trust Urges Government to Prioritize Rehabilitation of Destroyed Road Network
[Nyasa Times] Efforts by Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), Malawi Relief Fund-UK, Gift of the Givers and other agencies -- to reach out to the needs of flood victims in Chik...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:39:23 GMT
Association of Malawians in Scotland Fundraising for School-Going Children Affected By Cyclone Ana
[Nyasa Times] The Association of Malawians in Scotland have started mobilizing resources to alleviate the suffering among children affected by Cyclone Ana.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:04:46 GMT
Activists in Disbelief Over Mwalubunju's Suspected U.S$192 Mismanagement of Donor Money At NICE
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's top human rights and gender activists have expressed disbelief over reports that Executive Director for the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE), Ollen Mwalubunju, mismanaged finances at the European Union (EU)-funded...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:58:09 GMT
Kalindo Vows to Press On With Anti-Govt Protests Despite Facing Multiple Arrests
[Nyasa Times] Anti-government protests lead organiser, Bon Kalindo says court cases hanging over his head will not deter him from holding more demonstrations.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:53:36 GMT
Airtel Malawi Fetes With the Flames - Gifts Smartphones to the Team
[Nyasa Times] Airtel Malawi Plc, the second main sponsor of the Flames AFCON fundraising campaign presented high-end state of the art smartphones to the Flames players as a gift for their exploits at the just ended AFCON 2021 football tourney.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:51:51 GMT
Low Number of Teens Register for Covid-19 Vaccination - Govt
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's government says is registering low numbers of teenagers taking the COVID-19 vaccine. This is largely because parents and guardians are reluctant to give consent to have their children get the shot.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:26:12 GMT
President Chakwera Says He Will Not Shield Corrupt Ministers
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday warned his new minsters against all forms of corruption, six days after firing his cabinet and appointing a new cabinet amidst allegations of corruption by some members of his administration.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:25:34 GMT
Chakwera Warns Cabinet Ministers Over Party Leadership Allegiance
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has warned cabinet ministers against holding party leadership allegiance, reminding them he was the appointing authority.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:04:12 GMT
Malawi Shines in the Implementation of Bridge Project in Southern Africa
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has surpassed other countries in the implementation of the first five years of Bridge Project in Southern Africa leading it to qualify for the second phase, the Malawi National Commission for UNESCO has disclosed.



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