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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:05:13 GMT
Malawi Moves to Reduce Rise in Pangolin Trafficking
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Trafficking in pangolins continues to rise in Malawi as the country registers a drop in ordinary wildlife crime, such as trafficking in elephant tusks and rhino horns. Wildlife authorities say pangolin-related arrests in Mal...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:40:51 GMT
Restoring Safety and Dignity to Women Displaced By Tropical Storm Ana
[UN News] Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction in its wake in Malawi, particularly in hardest-hit southern districts, after it struck the country in late January. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has been at the forefront of efforts to help p...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:05 GMT
Chilima Take Reforms Back to Councils
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima will from Monday embark on a second bounce of review meetings at councils and municipalities in the country starting with the capital, Lilongwe.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:04 GMT
Religious Values Key to Malawi 2063 Vision Says First Lady Monica Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Her Excellency Madame Monica Chakwera on Sunday urged religious institutions to be play key role in implementation of Malawi 2063 vision.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:05 GMT
Three Malawians Return Home From Ukraine War Zone
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials say three Malawian nationals who were in Ukraine have returned home while five are processing travel documents in Poland.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:04 GMT
ACB Arrests Suspected Human Trafficker for Corruption
[Nyasa Times] Graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a suspected human trafficker on allegations that he wanted to bribe a police officer in order to release an impounded vehicle.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:01 GMT
Catholic Bishops Call for "A Workable System of Justice for All" in the Wake of Rampant Corruption
[Nyasa Times] Catholic Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi -- in their 2022 Pastoral Letter -- have called on the judiciary for "a workable system of justice for all".

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:32:05 GMT
Government Responds Positively to Pastoral Letter
[Nyasa Times] Government has responded positively to the scathing pastoral letter issued by the Episcopal Conference of Malawi which has pointed at "weak and indecisive leadership", "plunder of public resources, patronage and impunity" as some of the...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 10:25:59 GMT
Bullets Win Record Charity Shield
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets won the 2022 NBS Charity Shield for the fifth time after beating Silver Strikers 1-0 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:43:42 GMT
UN Appeals for Urgent Aid for Malawi Victims of Tropical Storm Ana #AfricaClimateCrisis
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The United Nations and other humanitarian organizations in Malawi have launched a flash appeal for $29.4 million to provide assistance for the next three months to those hit hardest by Tropical Storm Ana in Malawi. The U.N. ...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:23:56 GMT
Government Expects Reduced Maize Productions This Year
[Nyasa Times] Government fears this year the country will experience maize production reduction by 14 percentage.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:29:43 GMT
Electoral Commission Displays Preliminary Maps for Public Viewing
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has started displaying preliminary maps for the new wards and constituencies for public viewing from 4-17 March, 2022.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:25:31 GMT
Young People Lack Knowledge About Cervical Cancer, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights - WOCOCA
[Nyasa Times] Women's Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA), a national NGO focusing on reproductive cancers, has highlighted lack of skills and knowledge as some of the barriers preventing young people from actively participating in programmes designed ...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 09:26:29 GMT
Mangochi Police Arrest Four Malawians and Pakistani for Possessing Pangolin #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Nyasa Times] Police in Mangochi have arrested four Malawians and a Pakistan national, 41 - year - old Allie Mahommed, for illegal possession of specimens of listed species contrary to section 110 (b) of National Parks and Wildlife Act.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:20:05 GMT
Humanitarian Partners Seek $29.4m to Assist Malawians Hardest Hit By Tropical Storm Ana
[Nyasa Times] In support of Malawi Government and its local charitable and corporate organisations' response to Tropical Storm Ana, the country's humanitarian partners have launched a 'flash appeal' that urgently seeks US$29.4 million to provide vita...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:19:59 GMT
Mozambicans Flood Malawi Flood Evacuation Camps
[Nyasa Times] Nearly 2,500 households from Mozambique have flooded flood evacuation camps in Nsanje.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:25:29 GMT
Why Gabadinho Mhango Blows Hot and Cold
[New Frame] The striker turned on the magic for Malawi at the Afcon, even though he was off form at Pirates. Those who have followed his development explain what's behind his inconsistency.

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:51:27 GMT
Millions of Malawian Children to Get Polio Vaccine
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The U.N. children's agency says it is procuring nearly seven million doses of polio vaccine to inoculate children in Malawi. The action follows a confirmed polio case last month in Malawi's capital, the first reported in Afr...

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:08:37 GMT
Nation Banks On Young Tech Innovators to Trump Cheap Imports
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Thyolo -- When Malawian engineer Ruth Mtuwa was a child, she visited a sick family member in hospital and was shocked to see that barely any of the medical equipment worked.

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:16:58 GMT
Govt to Build Modern Mausoleum for Orton Chirwa
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says government will build a new mausoleum for Orton Chirwa at Manolo in Nkhatabay District.

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:57:02 GMT
Pamela Kuwali Appointed New Country Director for Actionaid Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Board of ActionAid Malawi has appointed Pamela Kuwali as the new Country Director of the organization, effective 1st March, 2022. She replaces Assan Golowa Phiri whose tenure expired last year.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:06:09 GMT
Peacock Seeds Donates to Medium Maturing Seeds to Catholic Bishops
[Nyasa Times] Peacock Seeds - Malawi's leading seed producer and marketer - on Tuesday donated K9.6 million worth of medium maturing seeds to the Catholic Bishops through the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) Caritas Malawi.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:49:00 GMT
Accountant General Wants Public Finance Officers Equipped With Skills in Financial Management
[Nyasa Times] The Account General Jean Munyenyembe has equipping public finance officers with capacity skills on finance management is critical in reducing fraud and corruption.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:38:57 GMT
Mzuni Suspends Lecturers
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu University, the only public university in the northern region of Malawi, has suspended three of its lecturers and dismissed one for various offences.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:37:32 GMT
Nico Group Launches Innovation Hub
[Nyasa Times] In alignment with part of its digitisation strategy, NICO Group has launched the first of its kind, the Innovation Hub -- an information, communication & technology (ICT) platform, which has been designed in-house to provide innovative;...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:58:48 GMT
Ecam Responds to Budget - It Is Over Ambitious
[MBC] While hailing Government for taking on board some of its proposals, into the 2022-2023 National Budget, the Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) has described the K2.840 trillion total financial plan as "overambitious considering...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:15:23 GMT
President Lazarus Chakwera, Others Restate Commitment to Quality Leadership At the 10th ALM Persons of the Year
[New Dawn] The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, alongside other political, business and diplomatic leaders, have restated their commitment to quality and purposeful leadership in Africa. President Chakwera, who committed while receiving the Afr...

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:08:21 GMT
Ecam Dates Financial Service Providers On Child Labour Featured
[MBC] Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) says the country's financial service providers have a role to play in the fight against child labour.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:45:32 GMT
Court Jails 'Traditional Healer' Over Resurrection Hoax
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a witchdoctor to five years in prison after defrauding a woman of K13. 8 million in false claims that he would resurrect her dead husband.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:34:58 GMT
Abdul Karim Batatawala Suffer Setback in Court Application
[Nyasa Times] Embattled graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has knocked out corruption suspect Abdul Karim Batatawala and three others in a preliminary application in corruption case.



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