Malawi
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:54:30 GMTNkhata Bay Cholera Death Toll Hits 9
[Nyasa Times] People who have died of cholera in Nkhata Bay area now now nine, up from eight last week as the number of cases hit 320 within two weeks.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:54:31 GMTChakwera, Government Officials Attend Assemblies of God Leadership Conference
[Nyasa Times] Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Colleen Zamba, has described the Assemblies of God Leadership Conference the church organised on Friday last week in Lilongwe as a forum that will help keep the systems of government alive.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:54:30 GMTAdmarc Being Fixed-Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his administration is fixing the state run commodity trader, Admarc.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:54:28 GMTChakwera Promises Defence Force Soldiers Improved Living Conditions
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says his government remains committed to improve the living conditions of men and women in uniform in the country.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:45:24 GMTInflation Rate Rises to 24.6 Percent
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's headline year on year inflation rate for July soared to 24.6 percent from 23.5 percent in June, triggering fears of continued escalation of cost of living and erosion of salary values in peoples' pockets.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:45:24 GMTCourt Gives Bail to Mzuzu City Mayor Facing Defilement Charges
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu City Mayor Gift Desire Mkandawire has been given court bail following his arrest on August 14, 2022 on defilement charges.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:45:20 GMTWith Endless Squabbles, DPP No Longer Fit to Govern - Commentator
[Nyasa Times] Renowned governance and political commentator George Phiri has described the endless personal vendettas and infighting among Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers as a sign that the party can no longer be entrusted with the respo...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:45:39 GMTCholera Cases Rise Despite Vaccination Campaign
[VOA] Blantyre -- Despite a nationwide vaccination campaign that started in May, Malawi is struggling to contain a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 1,073 people and caused 44 deaths.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 04:22:15 GMTGirls' Education an 'Uphill Task' - Village Headman Challenges Deeply Held Traditions
[UNFPA] Sitting under a mango tree, Village Headman Patete marvels at a group of girls who are singing as they walk to a nearby primary school. In the past, a scene like this was not common in the village. Many girls stayed at home, while boys went t...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:12:11 GMTMalawi Still Not Doing Well in Combating Child Labour
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is still not doing well in combating child labour in spite of the various interventions government and non-state actors have undertaken to deal with the vice.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:23:52 GMTECW Interviews Three Inspiring #youth4eie Advocates On International Youth Day
[IPS] Ecuador, Malawi, Lebanon -- On this International Youth Day, ECW interviewed three inspiring #Youth4EiE Advocates - Nataly Rivas, Angela Abizera, and Jean-Paul Saif. Nataly, Angela, and Jean-Paul are three Global Youth for Education in Emergenc...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:13:22 GMTMinister Matola Outlines Govt Plans to Expand Electricity Access Coverage
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says the Tonse Alliance government is determined to ensure that all Malawians, including those living in the country's remotest areas, have access to electricity.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:12:35 GMTLeakage-Free Junior Certificate of Education Exams Delights Govt
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Monica Chang'anamuno, has commended stakeholders for ensuring that there was no leakage and cases of cheating during the administration of this year's Junior Certificate of Education...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:30:36 GMTPolice Arrest Former MEC Commissioner's Driver Over Court Case On Blocking Chakwera's Presidential Convoy
[Nyasa Times] Police on Wednesday arrested former driver to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje after he absconded from a court proceeding.
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:30:13 GMTUTM Cadres After 44 Vehicles Whistleblower
[Nyasa Times] A whistle blower who tipped graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on UTM dubious purchase of 44 vehicles some months ago says he is now living in fear.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:46:28 GMTCSOs Demand Parliament to Withdraw Motion Summoning High Court Judge
[Nyasa Times] Some civil society groups have demanded parliament to withdraw a motion summoning High Court Judge Ken Manda over his ruling on the sale of a filling station in Lilongwe, saying Parliament was overstepping its mandate.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:52:56 GMTRegulator Developing E-Waste Strategy to Protect Environment and Citizens' Health #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is in the process of developing an E-waste strategy to address issues of management involving any electrical and electronic equipment that is discarded or is intended to be discarded or...
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:29:21 GMTFormer Anti-Corruption Chief Arrested Over Graft
[VOA] Blantyre -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Malawi has arrested its former director, Reyneck Matemba, for allegedly taking a bribe for a contract to supply food to the country's police service. John Suzi-Banda, the former director of Malawi's Pub...
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:59:29 GMTGovt Says Oil Pipeline Construction On the Cards
[Nyasa Times] Government says plans are still on the cards to construct an oil pipeline from either Beira or Nacala in Mozambique to Blantyre.
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 07:18:09 GMTFinance Minister Upbeat On IMF Extended Credit Facility
[Nyasa Times] Finance minister Sosten Gwengwe says he is upbeat Malawi will get the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) saying talks with the IMF are on track.
Sat, 06 Aug 2022 08:14:00 GMTOfficials In VP's Party Named In Funding Scandal
[Nyasa Times] Top UTM officials have been named in a serious funding scandal towards the spate of violent protests aimed at forcing President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to resign.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:39:54 GMTProsecutors Add New Charges Against Alleged Child Exploiter
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawian state prosecutors have added charges against a Chinese national who was already facing five counts for allegedly exploiting children. A BBC investigation found 26-year-old Lu Ke selling exploitative videos of Malawi...
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:17:28 GMTParliament Suspends Deliberations Over Dubious Sale of Filling Station
[Nyasa Times] Parliament was suspended on Thursday morning to allow the House leadership hold an emergency meeting to discuss a Private Member's motion by Dowa West MP Abel Kayembe who is questioning the selling of Gam Fuels Gas Station at Kanengo in...
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.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:29:04 GMTGovt Gets Tough On Exam Cheating
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje has disclosed that the current administration is devising stringent measures to decisively deal with factors that have lately contributed to the lowering of standards of education in Malawi.
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.