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Malawi

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:52:30 GMT
Frustrated Chakwera to Provide Aip Roadmap in National Address On Tuesday Night
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is set to address the nation on Tuesday night, a development that has raised expectations among Malawians.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:52:19 GMT
Farmse Improves Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming
[Nyasa Times] Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:34:46 GMT
Govt Rolls Out U.S.$160m World Bank-Funded Matching Grants to 200 Farmers Groups
[Nyasa Times] About two hundred farmers groups across the country are poised to access US$160 million worth of World Bank funded matching grants to enhance climate smart agricultural practices under the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:34:38 GMT
First Capital Bank Donates K3.5m Towards Stroke Support Organisation
[Nyasa Times] One of Malawi's leading commercial banks, First Capital Bank (FCB), has donated K3.5 million towards Stroke Support Organisation (SSO) as one way of helping support the operations and initiatives of the organization.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:21:19 GMT
IMF, Malawi Reach Agreement On Rapid Credit Facility Through Food Shock Window and Program Monitoring With Board Involvement
[Nyasa Times] Bretton Woods institution - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - and the Malawi Government have finally reached Staff-Level Agreement on Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) through the Food Shock Window and Program Monitoring with Board Involvem...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:46:24 GMT
Malawi Police Exhume 25 Bodies of Ethiopians in Mass Grave
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Police in northern Malawi are investigating the deaths of 25 male foreigners, believed to be Ethiopians, found buried in a mass grave in a forest in the Mzimba district.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:42:06 GMT
Opportunities for Malawi to Manufacture Medicines
[Nyasa Times] Malawi stands a chance to start manufacturing medicines from traditional herbs and shrubs using modern technology with encouragement and guidance from African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO).

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:36 GMT
Rural Women's Day - With Rains Unreliable, Malawi's Farmers Harness Sun Instead
[WFP] As climate change upends farming in the drought-prone southern African country, growers like Rosie Jameson are profiting from solar-powered irrigation schemes

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:04:04 GMT
Allowancegate - Police Arrest 17 More At Accountant General Office
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe have arrested 17 more staff from the Accountant General's office over alleged allowances scam.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:59:34 GMT
ECAM Calls for Increased Efforts to End Child Labour in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) has challenged private sector players to increase their efforts towards eliminating child labour in Malawi.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:58:26 GMT
Catholic Bishops Demand Speed in Prosecuting Corruption Cases
[Nyasa Times] Catholic Bishops in Malawi have demanded speed in the delivery of justice in corruption cases, stressing the slow pace at which the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is prosecuting the cases raises questions.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:58:26 GMT
Gwengwe Clarifies Ecf Stand On Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe on Monday clarified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand on Malawi, saying Malawi is still in talks with the Fund to ensure the country secures Extended Credit Facility (ECF...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:58:25 GMT
Catholic Bishops Lashes At Chizuma for Lack of Team Work in the Fight Against Graft
[Nyasa Times] Catholic Bishops have spoken against graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma for failing to be a team player in the fight against corruption.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:41:55 GMT
Malawi Announces Rollout of Children's Malaria Vaccine
[VOA] Malawi's health ministry says it will soon roll out Africa's first malaria vaccine for children under age five.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:58:26 GMT
Defending Champs Bullets Drop 2 Points in 2-2 Draw With Silver
[Nyasa Times] Silver Strikers came from behind twice to force a 2-2 draw against Nyasa Big Bullets at home, Silver Stadium on Sunday as the defending champions' lead on the TNM Super League is reduced by two points.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:08:16 GMT
Put 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 GMT
International 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 06:49:34 GMT
Refugees 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 ...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:09:14 GMT
Zambian 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.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:06:05 GMT
Curriculum 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 GMT
High 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 GMT
Anti-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 GMT
Statue 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 GMT
Chakwera 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 GMT
Secretary 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 GMT
Blinken 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 GMT
Sec. 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 GMT
Chakwera 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 GMT
GESD 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 GMT
Court 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.



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