Malawi
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:39:21 GMTGovt Stops Plans to 'Export' Unemployed Nurses
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's nurses' union is urging President Lazarus Chakwera to allow about 2,000 nurses to work in the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the government ordered the plan be stopped.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:39 GMTMalawi Government Gives U.S.$560 000 for Tourism Matching Grants
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism Michael Usi has presented matching grants to 18 successful Tourism operators totalling over K400 million.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:39 GMTFew UTM Supporters Show Up for Demonstrations in Blantre
[Nyasa Times] Saulos Chilima's UTM must be groaning inwardly after the demonstrations they sponsored on Tuesday in Blantyre failed to live up to expectation.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:38 GMTParastatal Boards Score Lowly
[Nyasa Times] Some commentators in the country have said the performance of boards of directors for the various government parastatals in the last three years leave a lot to be desired and have called on the authorities to revise the appointment crit...
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:37:18 GMTClimate Change Is Putting Women & Girls At Greater Risk of Sexual Violence #AfricaClimateCrisis
[IPS] London -- It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi - one of the world's poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries but ranked fif...
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:45:09 GMTParley Committees Excited With Tourist Boom At the Incomplete Goshen City
[Nyasa Times] Members of Parliament that visited Goshen City on Saturday expressed excitement with the number of tourists visiting the construction even before completion of first phase this December.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:39 GMTGovt Demands U.S.$309.6 Billion From U.S. Company for Illegal Mining in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Under instructions from the Minister of Finance, Malawi's Attorney General, Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda has written Columbia Gem House of Vancouver, USA demanding US$309.6 billion as claim for unpaid tax revenue in respect of ruby and sapphi...
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:36 GMTMinistry of Mining Refutes Rumours of Raw Deal Involving Sovereign Metals Limited
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Mining says there is no existing mining development agreement between the Malawi Government and foreign investor, Sovereign Metals Limited over rutile mineral extraction project at Kasiya in Lilongwe.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:26:22 GMTAbducted Rights Campaigner Found Safe
[VOA] Blantyre -- A Malawian rights activist has been found safe a day after his reported abduction led to the cancellation of an anti-government protest.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:07:08 GMTRights Groups Cancel Protests Following Abduction of Organiser
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Activists in Malawi suspended planned anti-government protests, following the abduction Wednesday night of one of the protest organizers. A witness says men grabbed Sylvester Namiwa as he was leaving a press conference, push...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:33:13 GMTGovt Steps Up Efforts to Safeguard Indigenous Malawians' Rights to Land
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Sam Dalitso Kawale has described the Land Information Management System (LMIS) the ministry has developed as timely in addressing challenges that indigenous Malawians used to face to acce...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:36:56 GMTOpposition Walk Out of Parliament
[Nyasa Times] Opposition members of Parliament walked out of Parliament on Thursday following disagreements on the issue regarding the alleged abduction of Cdedi executive director Sylvester Namiwa.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:33:13 GMTChikwawa Working to Mainstream Youth and Children in Development Strategy
[Nyasa Times] Chikwawa District Council has gone an extra mile in incorporating youth and children to have a voice in a bid to participate actively in governance and development that the district intends to achieve.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:33:12 GMTChakwera Vows to "Smoke Out" All Corrupt Individuals
[Nyasa Times] The honeymoon is over for all corrupt individuals across all sectors. This is the message, which President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera sent on Tuesday at the closing of a two-day National Anti-Corruption Conference held in Blantyre from Monday...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:33:09 GMTMedical Drug Factory to Be Constructed in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] A company known as Malawi Israel Gold has been allocated 11 hectares of land in Lilongwe where a drug manufacturing factory will be constructed.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:16:10 GMTKapichira Hydro Power Station to Be Restored By December
[Nyasa Times] Erratic power supply in the country may come to an end by December when operations of Kapichira Hydro Power Station will be restored.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:17:09 GMTPoor Sanitation Accounts for 52 Percent of the Total Disease Burden in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Poor sanitation accounts for 52 percent of the total disease burden in Malawi, with diarrhoea alone accounting for seven per cent of under-five deaths, latest statistics have shown.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:50:44 GMTPresident Launches Anti-Corruption Campaign to Fight Graft
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera launched a nationwide anti-corruption campaign Tuesday at the end of a two-day conference on graft. While many Malawians have welcomed the campaign as a step forward, others are skeptical ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:44:35 GMT12, 000 Births, Zero Deaths - Malawians Celebrate Hero Midwife Charity Salima
[Africa Renewal] She also raises awareness about the dangers of teenage pregnancy
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:37:54 GMTChakwera Vows to Claim Back Externalized Resources
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says where evidence is available, he will claim back all the resources that have been siphoned out of the country to foreign nations through corrupt transactions.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:14:50 GMT'Govt Formulating Stringent Measures to Deal With Unscrupulous Investors in Mining Sector'
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Mining Dr. Albert Mbawala has disclosed that the ministry is formulating stringent measures for ensuring that Malawians do not fall victim again to unscrupulous investors in the mining sector.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:08:51 GMTTransform Program Moves to Address Sanitation and Hygiene Challenges At Kapyolambavi School in Rumphi
[Nyasa Times] The Sustainable Food Systems for Rural Agriculture Transformation and Resilience (TRANSFORM) Program is breathing a new lease of life at Kapyolambavi Primary School, which has been operating without adequate sanitation and hygiene facil...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:08:51 GMTEducation in Crisis - Minister Nyalonje
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Agnes NyaLonje, on Monday told education stakeholders and development partners that education is in a crisis.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:08:51 GMTHealth Experts Call for Government's Action Against Monkey Pox
[Nyasa Times] Health experts in the country have called on government to be alert and act accordingly against monkey pox.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:08:51 GMTTransform Program Boosts Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural Rumphi
[Nyasa Times] Communities in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwalweni in Rumphi are filled with joy and gratitude following the installation of a solar-powered piped water system in the area.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:08:46 GMTDPP MP Backs Chakwera Govt On Direct Importation of Aip Inputs
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Sameer Suleman, has pleaded with President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera administration not to back off on its earlier stand to directly import fertilizers for the Affordable Input Progra...
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:46:37 GMTGovt Describes 2022 Africa Internet Governance Forum a Success
[Nyasa Times] Government has described the 2022 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) as a success in bringing out tangible and practical solutions to the challenges affecting the people.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:46:37 GMTMP Thoko Tembo Advances Accessibility and Affordability of Internet in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Member of Parliament for Neno North, Thoko Tembo, has emphasized the need for policymakers and internet rights activists to advance the accessibility and affordability of internet services in Malawi.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:46:35 GMTMinister Nyalonje Urges African Nations to Embrace Digital Education
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje has urged African nations to engage in digitilizing education to meet digital skills and human Capacity development needed in the continent.
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:43:44 GMTChakwera Appoints Commissioner Yolam As New Inspector General
[Nyasa Times] Barely weeks after appointing Ms. Colleen Zamba as the Secretary to the office of President and Cabinet (SPC), President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has scored another mark on women empowerment following his appointment of Merlyne Yolamu ...