Malawi
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:20:22 GMTLaw Commission Recommends People Pay in Public Hospitals
[Nyasa Times] Government is yet to comment on recommendation from Special Law Commission that people should be paying a small nominal fee to access services in public health facilities.
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:22:56 GMTNsanje District Council Rejects DC Removal
[Nyasa Times] A full council meeting in Nsanje has agreed to veto central government decision to remove district commissioner Dr. Medson Matchaya.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:22:12 GMTMalawians Welcome Government's U.S.$50m Credit From Arab Bank for Fuel Importation
[Nyasa Times] Malawians have taken up on various social media platforms to applaud the government for successfully securing a US$50 million credit from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) for fuel purchase and importation, saying...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:05:51 GMTIs There a Media Clampdown in Malawi?
[DW] A complex debate on media freedom is underway in Malawi, with opinions strongly divided. It comes after authorities revoked the licenses of several independent broadcasters over unpaid fees.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:26:00 GMTChakwera Gets Rare Praise From Biden Administration On the Fight Against Corruption
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Maccathy Chakwera has received rare praise from the Biden administration for his relentless efforts to stem graft in the country.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:24:41 GMTChakwera, U.S. Firm Sign K32 Billion Pact for Solar Power Plant
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and the US International Development Finance Corporation have signed a $25 million (approximately K32 billion) pact.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:55:35 GMTNankhumwa Is Leader of Opposition, Court Mediation Concludes
[Nyasa Times] Dust has finally settled in the Leader of Opposition in Parliament position fight between the incumbent Kondwani Nankhumwa and Dr. George Chaponda, Mulanje Southeast, following mediation talks between the two sides ended in favour of Na...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:55:14 GMTMutharika Threatens Legal Action Against Former Veep Kachali
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika has threatened to take former vice president Khumbo Kachali over a face book post which he alleges was defamatory.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:06:24 GMTWorld Health Organization Declares Malawi Trachoma-Free
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, the World Health Organization announced.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:31:53 GMTWHO Validates Malawi for Eliminating Trachoma, First Country in Southern Africa
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Lilongwe -- World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Malawi as having eliminated trachoma--a bacterial eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness if untreated--as a public health problem. Malawi becomes the first ...
Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:38:47 GMTThree Bills On Electoral Law Reforms to Be Tabled in Parliament in November
[Nyasa Times] Three Bills, which Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Electoral Law Reforms, which are part of preparations for the 2025 General Elections, are expected to be presented in Parliament during the November 2022 sitting.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:12:54 GMTDPP Leadership Wrangles Derail Parliament's Public Accounts Committee Business
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's influential and powerful committee, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is failing to meet due to leadership wrangles in the opposition Democractic Progressive Party (DPP), triggering concerns of failure by parliament for c...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:12:51 GMTNyasa Big Bullets Congratulates Appointment of Board of Mighty Wanderers Football Club (2021)
[Nyasa Times] On the pitch, Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers are sworn arch rivals, which ends after the game, with their fans trekking back to their respective homes together.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:16 GMTNBS Bank Urges Customers to Activate Visa Cards Before Travelling Abroad
[Nyasa Times] Listed NBS Bank plc has urged its customers to activate their Visa Debit cards before travelling abroad to enjoy convenient and stressless banking services.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:16 GMTWaste Management Fundraising Behind Expected Targets - Mzuzu City Council
[Nyasa Times] The Mzuzu City Council has decried the low number of residents contributing towards its fundraising drive to raise K200 million in order to purchase waste disposal trucks.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:16 GMTParliamentary Committee Obtaining Submissions On Banking Amendment Bill
[Nyasa Times] The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament is this week expected to meet officials from all eight commercial banks in a bid to obtain their submissions on the controversial Banking Act Amendment Bill of 2022.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:11 GMTGovernment Warns Against Abuse of Statutory Corporations Vehicles
[Nyasa Times] Government has discovered that management of the Statutory Corporations prefer using private registration numbers on pool and personal-to-holder motor vehicles and has since been asked to stop the tendency.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:16 GMTFamous Soccer Players From Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Africa is a continent that has produced some of the best soccer plays to exist. Most of these players have been recognized as coming from West Africa and North Africa. What people don't talk about as much are the gifted players to come ...
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:03:16 GMTSable Farming Bag Zero From Mzuzu
[Nyasa Times] TNM Super League debutants Sable Farming Football Club failed to collect even a single point from their two matches played at Mzuzu Stadium over the weekend.
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:32:09 GMTChakwera Signs Condolence Book Queen Elizabeth II
[Nyasa Times] Grief-stricken Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera Friday morning registered his grief and message of condolence at the British High Commission in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe on the passing of Britain's longest serving monarch, Queen Eliza...
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:32:07 GMTReligious Institution Calls for Peace and Co-Existence Among Malawians
[Nyasa Times] United Religions Initiative (URI) has called for peace-building and co-existence among politicians, traditional leaders and youths.
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:25:21 GMTSouthern Africans Invited to Submit Creative Narratives in the Efforts to Contain Climate Crisis
[Nyasa Times] Climate Story Lab ZA, an initiative aimed at shifting narratives and amplifying communication around climate change in order to make positive impacts against the global crisis, is inviting Southern African creative minds, including thos...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:56:59 GMTChakwera's Unga Trip to Comprise Less Than 37 Delegates
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera will next week travel to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit with a delegation of less than 37 personnel.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:33:40 GMTChakwera Says His Administration Is Determined to Triple Malawi's Power Base By 2025
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says his administration is determined to triple the country's power base in an effort to end blackouts for decades to come.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:33:42 GMTGovt Sets Aside K6bn for Admarc Retrenchment Compensation
[Nyasa Times] Admarc board of directors chairperson Alexander Kusamba Dzonzi says government has set aside over K6 billion in compensation to laid-off state run produce company employees.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:33:42 GMTNational Elections Systems Trust Demands Chizuma's Resignation Over Alleged Incompetence
[Nyasa Times] National Elections Systems Trust (NEST) has demanded immediate resignation of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, Martha Chizuma, over alleged incompetence and lacking a strategy for fighting corruption.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:19:57 GMTChakwera Says Over 6 Million Litres of Fuel Is Being Hauled Into the Country
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that over 6 million litres of fuel is being hauled into the country, while at the same time daily distribution of product has been doubled as short-term solution to address the current fu...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:59:48 GMTNBM Launches Product for Accountants
[Nyasa Times] Bank of the nation, Malawi Stock Exchange listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has launched a new product targeting Accountants who are registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) and those involved in busine...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:53 GMTChakwera Mourns Queen Elizabeth II
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera have led Malawians in mourning Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday afternoon at her private residence in Scotland aged 96.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:53 GMTNorway Pledges Unflinching Support to Malawi
[Nyasa Times] New Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi Ms. Ingrid Marie Mikelsen has expressed her government's unwavering support to Malawi's social and economic development aspirations.