Malawi
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:43 GMTWeather Experts Say Another Tropical Cyclone Halima Building Up
[Nyasa Times] Weather experts say another cyclone is building up after a detection of developments in the Indian Ocean, North East of Madagascar Island that may result into a new tropical cyclone.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:42 GMTMacra to Establish Digital Forensic Lab With Malawi Police to Counter Mobile Money Fraud
[Nyasa Times] On the commemoration of World Consumer Consumer Rights Day on Tuesday, March 15, Malawi Communications & Regulatory Authority (MACRA) announced several measures to be implemented, which include establishing a digital forensic laboratory...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:42 GMTMzikamanda Confirmed As New Chief Justice
[Nyasa Times] Parliament on Monday confirmed Justice Rezine Mzikamanda as the new Chief Justice, replacing Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda who retired in December 2021.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:42 GMTProtests Against Bangula-Marka Railway Rehab Project Award to China Railway 20 Bureau Limited
[Nyasa Times] Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has protested the intention by the Government of Malawi to award China Railway 20 Bureau Limited (CR20) a contract to rehabilitate Bangula-Marka Railway line.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:42 GMTDivisions Emerge Among Truck Drivers Over Planned Strike Effective March 21
[Nyasa Times] Divisions have emerged in the transportation sector where drivers under the Transport Association in Malawi (TAM) has expressed opposition to the planned strike by the Professional Drivers Union (PDU) aimed at forcing the government to ...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:42 GMTChakwera Commissions Multi-Million Groundnuts Processing Plant in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Monday commissioned state-of-the-art Pyxus Groundnuts Processing Factory at Kanengo Industrial Area in Lilongwe.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:27:40 GMTProphet Bushiri Clarifies Mlaka's Exit From Ecg Jesus Nation Church
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has moved to clarify the reasons why musician-cum-anointed man of God, Pastor Mlaka Maliro, resigned from his position at ECG Jesus Nation Church in eSwatini.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:05:22 GMTMinister Mbawala Vows to Sanitize Mining Sector
[Nyasa Times] The newly appointed Minister of Mining Albert Mbawala has disclosed that his ministry taking necessary steps in addressing challenges affecting the mining to ensure the country maximizes profits and income from the sector.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:30:07 GMTJustice Mzikamanda Now Chief Justice
[MBC] Parliament on Monday confirmed Justice Rizine Mzikamanda, Senior Counsel, as the country's Chief Justice.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:29:14 GMTGround Set for 5th UN Conference On LDCs in New York
[MBC] The stage is set for discussions on different development areas for the 46 member grouping of the Least Developed Countries LDCs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:29:54 GMTCyclone Gombe Kills 7, Damages Houses and Roads in Malawi
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Officials in Malawi say at least seven people have been killed and hundreds displaced by Tropical Cyclone Gombe, which also left 11 people dead in Mozambique. Authorities have deployed search and rescue teams to flood-hit ar...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:23 GMTMake ACB Truly Independent
[Nyasa Times] The discussion around the independence of the Anti-Corruption Bureau has raged on for more than 20 years. I first raised the issue in 2001 when I wrote an article in Nation Newspaper of 28 November on My Turn page under the headline 'Co...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:23 GMTAttorney General Says DPP Political Fight Should Not Concern Speaker of Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says his office has been served with a court injunction filed by Mangochi south west legislator, Shadreck Namalomba.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:23 GMTGovt Unveils New Tobacco Buyer - Protrade Group Limited
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has unveiled a new tobacco buyer - Protrade Group Limited - with anticipation that it will create competition among the buyers thereby increasing demand and prices.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:22 GMTChakwera to Plead for More Support for World's 46 Poor Nations in the Us
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera will on Thursday deliver a keynote address to the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC)s in New York, USA, where he is expected to plead for more support for the world's 46 ...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:22 GMTBlantyre Inaugural Motor Show Proceeds to Support Cyclone Ana Victims
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre has said it will host its inaugural car exhibition next month at Limbe Country Club, and that all gate collections will go towards the aid of victims of Cyclone Ana which hit many districts in the co...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:06:21 GMTMinister Mbawala Vows to Sanitize Mining Sector
[Nyasa Times] The newly appointed Minister of Mining Albert Mbawala has disclosed that his ministry taking necessary steps in addressing challenges affecting the mining to ensure the country maximizes profits and income from the sector.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:36:41 GMTTobacco Commission Plants 15, 000 Trees in Dowa
[Nyasa Times] The Tobacco Commission (TC) has planted 15, 000 trees in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kayembe in Dowa district.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:21:17 GMTNGOs and Activists Form Consortium to Champion Transparency and Accountability in Land Sector
[Nyasa Times] Like-minded individuals and organizations have formed Land Justice Consortium (LJC), which is expected to provide Malawians with platform to demand entrenchment and promotion of transparency and accountability in the land sector.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:58:03 GMTCSOs Support Catholic Bishops' Call for Respect of Freedom of Expression
[Nyasa Times] A grouping of four civil society organizations (CSOs) have backed calls by the Catholic Bishops in Malawi for the Malawi Government to respect freedom of expression.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:48:55 GMT3,000 Homes Destroyed as Tropical Cyclone Gombe Hits Coast
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Cyclone Gombe hit Nampula province Friday morning (11 March), with winds of 120 to 160 km/h and rain of 200 mm. The cyclone made landfall in Mongicual district, between Ihla de Moçambique and Angoche. It conti...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:56:06 GMTChikuli Bridge Along Mugabe Highway Rendered Impassable - Travelers Advised to Use Thyolo Road
[Nyasa Times] Travelers to and from Mulanje have been advised to use Thyolo Road as Chikuli Bridge along Mugabe Highway between Nkando trading centre and the junction turn off to Mulanje Boma has been rendered impassable as the heavy rains that is ac...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:49:57 GMTUniversity Appeals for Its Long Overdue High-Tech Science Lab in Order to Realise Its Full Potential
[Nyasa Times] On a visit by Parliamentary Committee on Education to appreciate academic programmes and services provided by Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), Vice-Chancellor Prof. Address Malawi took the opportunity to highlight tha...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:25:32 GMTChallenges Remain for Malawi's Cyclone Ana Victims
[RFI] Mother of six Mwandida Matias, 39, recalls the night they were hit by violent storms in Chikawa district, southern Malawi. People were shouting, others beating drums to alert people. By the time she managed to get out of the house with her chil...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:55:56 GMTChakwera Approves Joseph Bongololo Gondwe As Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has approved Joseph Bongololo Gondwe as Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe of the Tumbuka Tribe.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:30:41 GMTLand Issues Activists Are Lobbying Parliament to Amend Laws So That Most Indigenous Malamulo Own Land.
[Nyasa Times] Land Justice Consortium (LJC) says in a statement that it has asked members of parliament to remove freehold land ownership and adopt leasehold estates or make it exclusive entitlement for indigenous Malawians.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:30:41 GMTMinister Mtambo and Asian Communities Agree to Draw Roadmaps for Ending Racial and Xenophobic Attacks
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of National Unity, Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo, and the Asian Communities in Malawi have resolved to collaborate in ending hate speeches, xenophobic statements and racial tendencies in Malawi.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:30:40 GMTMacra Urges the Public to Desist From Possessing Child Pornography
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has asked the public to desist from possessing any child pornographic material.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:30:39 GMT8 Southern Region Districts Risk Heavy Rains Due to Tropical Storm Gombe
[Nyasa Times] Weather experts say eight of districts in southern region risk heavy rains starting on Friday due to tropical storm Gombe.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:30:18 GMTMalawi Needs U.S.$84 Million Four Month Cyclone Ana Recovery Plan
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) say Malawi needs K68 billion to carry out its four-month disaster response plan to recover damages caused by Cyclone Ana.