Malawi
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:02:08 GMTPolice Service Welcomes Country's First Albino Officers
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's police service has welcomed two officers with albinism into its ranks, the first people with the rare genetic pigment disorder in Malawi's state security organization. Rights groups say the hirings should help efforts to cr...
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:56:48 GMTFour Fined for Illegal Possession of Foreign Currency
[Nyasa Times] The Mwanza Third Grade Magistrate Court, on Monday convicted and fined Robert Baibulo, Esther Chitsulo, Mustapher John Kabichi and Zelina Ibrahim for offences of illegal possession of foreign currency, attempting to illegally transfer f...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:20 GMTNGO Authority Warns Against Dealing With Real-Turn Plan International
[Nyasa Times] NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA), formerly known as the NGO Board of Malawi, has sternly warned people especially in Mulanje and surrounding districts against dealing with Real-Turn Plan International, saying the organization is operati...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:20 GMTChakwera Touts Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa As a Cultural Unifying Factor
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has touted the Kulamba ceremony of the Chewa as a cultural unifying factor of Malawians, Zambians and Mozambicans.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:17 GMTDPP's Francis Mphepo Forges Letter From Party Sg Office
[Nyasa Times] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Administrative Secretary Francis Mphepo is embroiled in an embarrassing forgery scandal following reports that he forged a letter from the office of the party's Secretary General in a bid to secure Ban...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:22:40 GMTMedia Advocacy Group Concerned After Closure of Media Houses
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's government has closed three television stations and six radio stations for failing to pay annual license fees. The country's media authority is expected to revoke the licenses of up to 30 broadcasting outlets by the...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:48:59 GMTBroadcast Regulators Threaten to Shut Down Stations Defaulting On Operating Licences - Fair Move or Undue Pressure?
[Balancing Act] London -- Regulating media in general (and broadcasting in particular) is always a deeply 'political' activity in Sub-Saharan Africa. This week Russell Southwood looks at moves by the regulators in Malawi and Nigeria to shutdown broad...
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:54:28 GMTUN Steps Up Post-Covid Support in Africa - Battles Cholera in Malawi
[UN News] In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region's health systems.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:24:31 GMTNo Need for Witnesses In Bushiri Trial to Testify in Malawi, Court Rules
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Malawian Court has ruled that South African witnesses in the fraud case against self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary do not need to travel to Malawi to give their depositions, but that it can be done i...
Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:48:06 GMTFormer MEC Commissioner Kunje's Fate August 31
[Nyasa Times] Embattled former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje will know her fate on August 31 which the Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate Court has set aside for her ruling following her conviction last week on obstructing p...
Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:48:06 GMTMacra Revokes Licences for Three More Radios, Televisions
[Nyasa Times] Electronic media regulators, the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has revoked content licences for three radios and televisions, bringing to six broadcasters Macra has closed down since last week.
Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:48:03 GMTUTM Cadres Arrested for Breach of Electoral Laws
[Nyasa Times] Malawians are voting in three local government by-elections in the country as police in Chitipa have arrested two people, believed to be UTM cadres, for breach of electoral laws.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:53:45 GMTBushiri Extradition Witnesses May Give Evidence in South Africa, Malawian Court Rules
[Daily Maverick] It would be 'inconvenient, taxing, very costly, unreasonable or inexpedient' to require witnesses in the case against 'Prophet' Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary to travel to Malawi, Lilongwe's chief resident magistrate ruled.
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...