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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:20:33 GMT
Parliament Passes NGO Bill Despite Court Injunction
[Nyasa Times] Members of Parliament have passed the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Amendment Bill which, among others, seeks to give the NGO Board the mandate to register and regulate NGOs.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:37:56 GMT
Bullets Lodge Complaint Over Derby Match Officiation
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets have lodged a complaint to Super League of Malawi (Sulom) against the referees who handled the Blantyre Derby with their rivals Mighty Wanderers on Saturday in the official match of the 2022 Super League season at Kamu...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:30:29 GMT
Former Minister Msukwa Was Handcuffed Whilst On Wheelchair - ACB Tells Court
[Nyasa Times] The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday reluctantly admitted that it handcuffed the disgraced former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa, handcuffed whilst on a wheelchair at Partners In Hope Clinic in Lil...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:18:14 GMT
Escom Encourages Customers to Procure Own Materials for Swift Single Phase Connection
[Nyasa Times] Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is now allowing customers who are willing and can afford to procure materials required for swift single phase connection after meeting all terms and conditions.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:57:53 GMT
Discrimination Still Preventing Gays and Other Minority Groups From Accessing HIV Treatment
[Nyasa Times] National Aids Commission (NAC) has cited police harassment, societal discrimination, and insufficient community-based services as significant barriers preventing key populations from accessing care and services for HIV and Aids-related ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:20:08 GMT
Nsanje Chiefs Push for Speedy Resumption of Bangula-Marka Railway Rehab Project
[Nyasa Times] Traditional leaders in Nsanje have made impassioned appeal to the Tonse Alliance government to expedite the process of awarding a contract to a successful bidder for the Bangula-Marka Railway Rehabilitation Project.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:19:16 GMT
Economic Analyst Says Flooding Market With Imported Cooking Oil Might Not Automatically Trigger Price Reduction
[Nyasa Times] An economic analyst says government decision to flood the market with imported cooking oil might not automatically trigger drastic reduction of the commodity.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:43:36 GMT
Bureau of Standards Investigating Rust On Castel Malawi Products
[Nyasa Times] For the past few months, one is bound to be greeted by irritating rust around bottle necks of Castel Malawi products after opening the bottle tops. The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) says investigations are underway to establish enoug...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:22:41 GMT
Joyce Banda Portrait Appears in Busy Time Square in New York, U.S.
[Nyasa Times] Former President Dr Joyce Banda has taken up in social media platforms to express gratitude after her appearing on a Time Square billboard in New York, US.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:12:46 GMT
Malawi Rolls Out Polio Vaccination Campaign
[MBC] The Ministry of Health and UNICEF with support from the Global Partnership for Polio Eradication have rolled out the Polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching out to over 6 million under-five children in Malawi.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:31:05 GMT
Malawi Rolls Out Polio Vaccination Campaign As Govt Targets 2.9 Million Children
[Nyasa Times] Government has rolled out polio vaccination campaign with a target to vaccinate 2.9 million children within a period of four months.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:51:22 GMT
Roads Fund Administration Suspends 6 Over Chingeni Tollgate Money
[Nyasa Times] Six officers have been suspended from Roads Fund Administration on suspicion that they have swindled the Fund of K10 million which they collected from Chingeni tollgates in Ntcheu.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:51:22 GMT
Uladi Mussa Applies for Bail Pending Appeal On Passportgate
[Nyasa Times] Former Homeland Security Minister Uladi Mussa who is serving a five year jail term after his conviction on fraudulently aiding foreign nationals acquire Malawi passports, was in court in Lilongwe on Tuesday to apply for bail pending app...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:51:17 GMT
Government to Stop Importing Uniforms, Food Rations for Security Agencies
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe has said has government will no longer source uniforms for state security agencies and food rations for state security personnel from outside the country.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:58:17 GMT
Former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa, Ashok Nair Appear in Court for Judicial Review
[Nyasa Times] Former Lands minister Kezzie Msukwa who was fired on corruption allegations was on Monday back in court in Lilongwe for a judicial review.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:58:14 GMT
Kasungu Court Remands Prophet for 10 Days On Defilement Charges
[Nyasa Times] A court in Kasungu has remanded a well known prophet in the district for 10 days to allow the state conclude its investigations on defilement charges.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:06:58 GMT
Ekwendeni Hammers Stars
[Nyasa Times] Ekwendeni Hammers have become one of the teams to collect first three points on the first day of the 2022 TNM Super League season after beating TN Stars by 2 goals to nil at Mzuzu Stadium.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:00:40 GMT
Salima Blue Waters Hotel Fined for Discharging Faecal Waste Into Lake Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Blue Waters Hotel in Salima - managed by Serendib Hotels - was discovered to have been discharging faecal waste into Lake Malawi and has since been fined K5 million by Malawi Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA).

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:37:45 GMT
Malawi Launches Polio Vaccine for East and Southern Africa Countries
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi Sunday launched a polio vaccination campaign after the country in February confirmed its first case, 30 years after it eradicated the disease.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:23:34 GMT
In Malawi, a Survivor of Child Marriage Looks Forward to a New Beginning
[Spotlight Initiative] Mzukuzuku -- When she was 15, Yensen Nyirenda fell in love with a boy two years her senior. By her 16th birthday, she was getting ready to be married as the relationship had resulted in a pregnancy. Her marriage was hastily arr...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:58:51 GMT
Adda's Drone Technology 6th Cohort Training With Must Dwells On Flood Disaster Management
[Nyasa Times] The 6th cohort of the drone technology training that African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) is conducting in conjunction with Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST) dwelt on flood management -- that included preparedness, mitig...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:34:47 GMT
Egypt Delivers Aid Shipment to Malawi Over Hurricane Anna
[Egypt Online] Egypt delivered on Sunday an aid shipment to Malawi to support the southeastern African country to withstand the ramifications of the Hurricane Anna.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:40:10 GMT
Habitat for Humanity Targets 70, 000 People in Wash Project
[Nyasa Times] Nearly 70, 000 people are expected to benefit from a three-year water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project, which Habitat for Humanity Malawi (HHM) is implementing in Traditional Authority (TA) Masumbankhunda in Lilongwe District.

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 06:21:08 GMT
Govt Urges Accurate Reporting On Polio Vaccine to Avoid Immunization Hesitancy
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health has appealed to journalists in the country to ensure accurate reporting on polio vaccines to avoid unnecessary misinformation and misconception that may lead to public hesitancy towards the intended nationwide imm...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:58:03 GMT
Chakwera Urges Diaspora Malawians to Invest Back Home
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has urged Malawians living in the United States of America to establish beneficial relationships with their home country Malawi, and other investors to effectively make significant and effective contribution t...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:56:27 GMT
Chakwera Urges the Diaspora to Invest in Malawi
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has urged Malawians living overseas to consider investing in their homeland for the betterment of the country.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:58:28 GMT
Bullets Start Title Defence in Style
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets started their TNM Super League title defence in style after beating their arch-rivals Mighty Wanderers 2-1 Kamuzu Stadium yesterday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:41:59 GMT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera Before Their Meeting
[State Department] SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's a real pleasure to welcome President Chakwera here to the State Department, to Washington.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:46:40 GMT
Man Arrested for Possessing Pangolin in Mangochi
[Nyasa Times] Barely few days after Mangochi Police arrested 5 men for illegal possession of Pangolin, Namwera Police Post in the same district has also arrested Alex Jumbe, 50, for a similar offence.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:45:00 GMT
Unknown People Exhume Body of Boy With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] Persons with albinism in Chief Nsomba's area in Blantyre are living in fear after unknown people exhumed and chopped off both arms and legs of an albino body.



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