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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:50:30 GMT
Tropical Storm Ana - UN Kicks Off Relief Assistance to Flood Victims
[VOA] Blantyre -- U.N. agencies in Malawi have started providing aid to victims from Tropical Storm Ana, which killed scores of people across southeastern Africa and left tens of thousands homeless. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, has provided pe...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:48:48 GMT
Mybucks Introduces Whatsapp Banking Facility
[Nyasa Times] One of the country's fastest growing banking institutions, MyBucks Banking Corporation, has introduced WhatsApp banking facility on its banking services, as one way of enhancing its digital operations.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:46:50 GMT
Info Minister Kazako Says President Chakwera AU Trip 'Beneficial'
[Nyasa Times] Information Minister Gospel Kazako has strongly defended President Lazarus Chakwera's trip to the African Union meeting in Ethiopia this week, saying its economic benefits far much outweighs travel expenses.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:45:33 GMT
Police Impound 16 Bags of Hemp in Nkhata-Bay
[Nyasa Times] Police in Nkhata-Bay district are keeping three men in custody for allegedly being found in possession of 16 bags Cannabis Sativa.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:44:25 GMT
U.S.-Based Malawians Reward Flames
[Nyasa Times] A group of football-loving Malawians based in the United States has rewarded the Malawi National football team players with K2.8 million cash for their outstanding performance at the ongoing 2021TotalErnegies Africa Cup of Nations in Ca...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:40:22 GMT
Crooked 'Herbalist' Jailed for 3 Years for Stealing
[Nyasa Times] The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has convicted and sentenced Lameck Zanjo, 39, to three (3) years imprisonment with hard labour for fraudulently stealing two cellphones and K250,000 from two women purportedly for rituals.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:06:55 GMT
Tropical Cyclone Ana's Effects to Take Longer for Affected Communities to Heal and Get Back to Normal
[Nyasa Times] The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DoDMA) says the livelihood of people whose areas were affected by Tropical Storm Ana that which caused floods in many parts of the country, will take a long time to get back to normal.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:06:52 GMT
Passport Crisis Looms in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi risks a passport crisis as government says it has not yet identified a new supplier if electronic passports a month after a contract with Techno Brain was terminated.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
PAC Re-Summons Attoney General Nyirenda
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Public Appointments Committee (PAC) says it has summoned Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda again after he failed to appear before the committee on Tuesday.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
Govt Misses Deadline On Release of K22bn Covid-19 Funds
[Nyasa Times] Government has missed, for a third time, own set deadline to release a report on the infamous mismanagement of K22 billion covid-19 funds.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee Summons Chizuma
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has summoned Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma over the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) decision to refuse to give consent order on the prosecution of businessma...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:02 GMT
Government Misses Laws Society Deadline On Corruption Linked Names
[Nyasa Times] Government has missed a deadline which Malawi Law Society (MLS) gave state prosecution agencies to hand over names of all government officials said to be on the "list" ceased during the raid of businessman Ashok Nair and those shared be...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:00:36 GMT
Stakeholders Describe Creation of Ministry of Water and Sanitation As a Step Towards Achieving Goals
[Nyasa Times] Stakeholders in the water sector have described the establishment of the Ministry of Water and Sanitation as a step towards achieving both national and international development goals.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:00:33 GMT
Simbi Ashan Phiri Distances Himself From New Political Party
[Nyasa Times] South Africa based Malawian billionaire, Simbi Ashan Phiri, is distancing himself from a new political party in Malawi, saying he does not harbour political ambitions.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:31 GMT
Only 8 Percent of Malawians Are Vaccinated Against Covid-19
[Nyasa Times] Only eight percent of Malawians have been vaccinated against Covid-19 against an initial target of 30 per cent in 2021, the Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, has disclosed.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:31 GMT
Chakwera to Attend AU's 35th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU).

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:27 GMT
Dodma Says It Did Carry Out Storm Warning Awareness in Lower Shire Ahead of Cyclone Ana
[Nyasa Times] As soon as the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) warned of the impending Tropical Ana on January 22, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) carried out storm warning awareness in flood prone...

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 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 06:56:14 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 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...



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