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Malawi

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:07 GMT
86% of Malawi Population Does Not Have Access to Internet - Study
[Nyasa Times] Authorities say 86 per cent of the country's population has no access to internet, a situation which has worried civil rights groups.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:06 GMT
Parliament Approves Over U.S.$2.5 Trillion National Budget
[Nyasa Times] Parliament on Wednesday passed the 2022/23 National Budget pegged at K2.84 trillion as the country continues to face harsh economic challenges and unprecedented rise in cost of living.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:30 GMT
Chakwera Hires New Board for Mera
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has hired a new board and reconstituted the Board of Directors of the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority ( MERA) as the country is in panic mood as this will lead to an eventual rise in prices of fuel in the c...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:30 GMT
State Capture, Worsening Corruption Worry Civil Rights Activists
[Nyasa Times] Civil rights activists say they are worried with increasing incidents of state capture and what they say worsening state of corruption in the country.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:26 GMT
Government to Commit Domestic Resources Towards TB Fight in Next Year's Budget
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that government will show allocate domestic resources towards the fight against tuberculosis in the next year's budget.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:06 GMT
Govt Set to Open Awarding of More Contracts to Cooking Oil Manufacturers
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Trade and Industry, Honourable Mark Katsonga Phiri says the government is open to granting more contracts to companies interested to join the edible cooking oil industry as one of the strategies of stabilizing the commodity'...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:06 GMT
Roads Authority Nods to Cdedi Demand for Disclosure of Road Construction Agreements
[Nyasa Times] The Roads Authority (RA) has given Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) a go-ahead in its demand to inspect documents relating to the contractual agreements the Authority signed with various construction fir...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:05 GMT
Legal Commentator Tells Chakwera Not to Assent to NGO (Amendment) Bill
[Nyasa Times] A legal commentator is asking President Lazarus Chakwera not to assent to the just passed NGO (Amendment) Bill into law.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:00 GMT
National Council for Higher Education Suspends Education Degree Programs At Dmi University
[Nyasa Times] Higher education regulators in the country, National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has suspended the accreditation of diploma in Education and Bachelor of Education degree programs at DMI St John the Baptist University Mangochi ca...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:30 GMT
Peter Banda Nominated for Monthly Award for Club
[Nyasa Times] Tanzania-based Malawian player Peter Banda has been nominated for Player of the Month Award for his Tanzania's top-flight league club Simba SC.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:07 GMT
Nyasa Big Bullets Invites Supporters to Serve On Its Board As Independent Non-Executive Directors
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club Limited is inviting its supporters and stakeholders to apply for posts which the team is intending to recruit as independent non-executive directors to serve on its Board of Directors.

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.



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