Malawi
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:08:16 GMTPut Politics Aside, Let Us Develop Malawi Together - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has implored fellow politicians and ordinary Malawians to put aside politics and focus on developing the country.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:10:09 GMTInternational Researchers in Malawi to Understand How Weather, Climate Change Impact Agricultural Production
[Nyasa Times] A five-member team of weather and climate change researchers from France, Italy, Poland, Kenya and Tanzania has arrived in Malawi to understand how change in climate is affecting agricultural production and productivity among smallholde...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:09:14 GMTZambian National Guilty, Convicted in MK53 Million Wildlife Crime, Awaits Sentencing
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday found Zambian national Kelby Roy Malambo guilty and convicted him on all the three charges he faced in the MK53m wildlife crime case.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:49:34 GMTRefugees Protest Over Food Ration Delays
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- In Malawi, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held protests Tuesday over delays for promised cash assistance to buy food. Protesters told VOA they have waited almost four months for promised handouts and are struggling ...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:06:05 GMTCurriculum Review Vital in Achieving 2063 Development Agenda-Nyalonje
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje, has said review of the country's curriculum is very important so that learners are exposed to a kind of education that will play a role in achieving the Malawi 2063 development agenda.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:06:01 GMTHigh Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda Throws Out ACB Director Application for Recusal
[Nyasa Times] High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda on Monday threw out an application for recusal by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma from corruption proceedings against former Police Inspector General Dr. George Kainja.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:23:55 GMTAnti-Govt CSOs Divided As Some Pledge Loyalty to Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Divisions have emerged among civil society organizations (CSOs) critical of the Tonse Alliance government, with some opting to work with President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera in fixing the broken systems in government.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:16:59 GMTStatue of Malawian Revolutionary Unveiled in London
[Scrolla] A statue of John Chilembwe, a leading figure in Malawi's liberation from Britain's colonial rule, has been erected in London.
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:18:11 GMTChakwera Seeks Resources for Cancer Treatment Centres in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has appealed for financial resources for the construction of cancer treatment centres and hospitals across the country as way of saving lives as well as forex used on cancer patients who seek treatment out...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:24:34 GMTSecretary Blinken's Meeting With Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera
[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:31:47 GMTBlinken At the Millennium Challenge Corporation MOU Signing With Chakwera, Gwengwe, and Albright
[State Department] MS ALBRIGHT: Good morning. Thank you all so much for joining us today to celebrate a remarkable moment in the longstanding partnership between the United States and the Republic of Malawi.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:40:58 GMTSec. Blinken Hosts President Chakwera to Sign $350M Infrastructure Grant
[USMCC] Washington, DC -- The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera joined nearly 100 leaders from the U.S. and Malawi today to sign the Malawi Transport and Land Compact -- a $350 million infrastructu...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:00:46 GMTChakwera in Washington DC, U.S. to Sign U.S.$350 Million MCC Compact
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Washington DC, US to sign the much awaited US$350 million Millennium Challenge Corporation compact which is to give a facelift to the country's infrastructure development.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:56:54 GMTGESD Challenges Civil Society to Deepen Democratic Governance in Local Councils
[Nyasa Times] Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project has highlighted inadequate funding to development projects, inadequate qualified and capable personnel, weak financial accountability and controls, ineffective system of oversight and...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:14:09 GMTCourt Adjourns FISD Directors Fraud Case to November 14, 2022
[Nyasa Times] A court in Lilongwe has adjourned to November 14, 2022 a fraud case involving four FISD directors.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:17:03 GMTChaos for Universities As High Court Grants Injunction to Unima Law Students
[Nyasa Times] University of Malawi (UNIMA) law students were granted an injunction on September 1 by Zomba High Court restraining the University Council from implementing the establishment of five schools, asking for a judicial review first.
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.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:41:43 GMTSpanish Club Deportivo Leganés and Rainbow Express Interest to Invest in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Jeff Luhnow, President of Spanish club Deportivo Leganés; Rainbow Sports Global CEO Kingsley Pungong; and James Woods-Nkhutabasa, Partner at Rainbow Sports met with H.E. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi on the ...
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.