Archives

Malawi

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:15:09 GMT
Cholera Outbreak Worsens in Malawi
[Scrolla] An outbreak of cholera in Malawi got dramatically worse during October, rising from 110 cases at the beginning of the month to 183 at the start of November.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:11:07 GMT
University of Malawi Students Protest Over Plan for Just One Semester Per Year
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Students at the University of Malawi are protesting over the school's decision to have only one semester per year, doubling the length of time needed for a degree. The school closed Wednesday after students blocked roads to ...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:45:39 GMT
Blantyre Water Board Rationing Water Supply
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has issued a public statement that it will be rationing water supply while they investigate and rectify why there are intermittent supply situation being experienced in most parts of the city.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:48:09 GMT
Malawi Govt Recovers K186 Million From Dubious Fertilizer Deal
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has disclosed that they have recovered US$182, 000 (MK186 million) from the amount credited into the account of the company dubiously contracted to supply inputs in the Affordable In...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:46:19 GMT
Government to Train 300 Traditional Leaders in Digital Literacy
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Information and Digitalization Gospel Kazako has disclosed that the government, through Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), will train 300 traditional leaders with basic digital skills and devices across the ...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:58:44 GMT
President Chakwera Buys First Poppy At K2 Million As He Inaugurates 2022 Poppy Appeal Week
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday inaugurated the 2022 Poppy Appeal Week with an appeal to Malawians to make generous contributions towards the Poppy Week.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:20:11 GMT
High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda Rebuffs Chizuma On Ousted IG Kainja
[Nyasa Times] The High Court has dismissed an application by the embattled Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma to stay a judgment in which Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda refused to recuse himself from presiding over a case involving former ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:20:11 GMT
Malawi Defence Force Officer to Serve Five Years Prison Sentence Over Pangolin
[Nyasa Times] Senior Resident Magistrate James Mankhwazi, sitting at Salima Magistrate Court, on Monday, 31 October 2022, sentenced Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officer Manison Anania Msokwa to five years imprisonment with hard labour for possessing an...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:20:11 GMT
Govt Hails Marist Brothers in Malawi for Championing E-Libraries in Under-Resourced Schools
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has hailed Marist Brothers in Malawi for initiating various programmes and initiatives aimed at improving the quality of education in the country.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:20:02 GMT
Malawians Are Better Judges and Critics On the Benefits of Many of President Chakwera International and Local Travels--Cama
[Nyasa Times] Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) contends that Malawians are better judges and critics on the benefits of many of President Lazarus Chakwera's international and local travels, saying they come with huge and unproductive delegations...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:20:03 GMT
Us City Declares October 29, 2022 As Malawi Seattle Association Day
[Nyasa Times] In a bid to cement the relationship that exists between diaspora Malawians and in Washington, the Mayor of the City of Seattle in the United States of America, (USA) Bruce Harrell, has had declared October 29th 2022 as Malawi Seattle As...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:33:20 GMT
Dar, Lilongwe Eye Smooth Trade
[Daily News] TANZANIA and Malawi have resolved to speed up the process of addressing various challenges facing the private sector in order to facilitate trade between the two countries.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:53:58 GMT
ACB Arrests Ministry of Mines Top Officials for Receiving Bribes to Grant License to Ilomba Granite Mining Company
[Nyasa Times] Two top officials in the Ministry of Mines and Natural Resources, Cassius Chiwambo and Gibson Nyirenda, have been arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly receiving bribes in order to facilitate a license renewal for Ilomb...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:53:52 GMT
No Dialysis Machine in North Malawi, Chakwera Directs to Let the Region Have One
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has directed Ministry of Health to establish dialysis centre in North Malawi for the first time in over 58 years of independence and failing acute kidney disease patients who either died without help or travel...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:53:43 GMT
Chakwera Defends His Travel Abroad As Very Fruitful That Secured Huge Investment for the Country
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to Europe, saying he managed to secure investments for the economic development of Malawi.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:33:20 GMT
Lugalo Golf Team Set Malawi Tour
[Daily News] TOP players from Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) Lugalo golf club are in intensive training ahead of their Malawian tour.

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 09:15:57 GMT
Malawi Police Arrest 33 in Anti-Government Violence
[VOA] Blantyre -- Police in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, on Friday arrested organizers of an anti-government protest and about 30 others for allegedly inciting violence.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:36:37 GMT
Malawian Girls Treated Like Dogs in Gulf States, Plight Highlighted
[Nyasa Times] Alarming numbers of young Malawian women and girls are being trafficked to Gulf countries such as Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates where they are subjected to sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:45:51 GMT
Malawi Ranks 66 Out of 140 in World Rule of Law Index
[Nyasa Times] The World Justice Project's original data in 140 countries and jurisdictions shows that adherence to the rule of law fell in 61% of countries this year but Malawi is among the minority of countries to see its Rule of Law Index score inc...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:34:40 GMT
Malawians Protest High Cost of Living, Alleged Corruption
[VOA] Blantyre -- In Malawi, protesters and opposition supporters chanted and marched Thursday in the commercial capital, Blantyre, to protest the high cost of living and alleged corruption.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:42:45 GMT
Bogus Fertilizer Transaction Scam Is Wake Up Call for Chakwera to Scrutinize Deep-Rooted Corruption in Government Agencies
[Nyasa Times] In applauding President Lazarus Chakwera for his swift and decisive action on the Ministry of Agriculture following reports of a bogus fertiliser transaction, All-African Conference of Churches (AACC) Economic, Justice and Accountabilit...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:39:57 GMT
DPP, Tonse Alliance Partners Back Chakwera On Cabinet Reshuffle
[Nyasa Times] Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and political parties in the Tonse Alliance government say they are in support of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's decision to reshuffle his Cabinet to achieve improved delivery of ...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:12:20 GMT
Climate-Informed Economic Development Key to Malawi's Future Growth and Resilience #AfricaClimateCrisis
[World Bank] Climate change will make it harder for Malawi to achieve its ambitious development goals - unless it accelerates policies and programs, as intended in its national Vision 2063, and supplements this effort with additional investment in ad...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:24:27 GMT
President Chakwera Fires Agriculture Minister and Deputy in Crackdown On Fraud
[RFI] In a televised address to the nation, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy to immediate effect for "incompetence and gross negligence."

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:52:31 GMT
High Court Removes Shadreck Namalomba As Parliamentary PAC Chair
[Nyasa Times] The High Court Judge has reinstated Mark Botomani as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson, effectively removing the incumbent Shadreck Namalomba.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:52:31 GMT
Chakwera Fires Lowe As Minister of Agriculture
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his Deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over mismanagement of this year's Affordable Input Program (AIP).

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:52:31 GMT
Ministry Orders Schools in Shire Valley to Start, Knock Off Early Due to Heat Wave
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the Ministry of Education have ordered an alteration to school timetables for schools in Shire Valley districts to start and knockoff early in the wake of the heatwave being experienced in the area.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:52:31 GMT
Former Minister Henry Mussa, Former Director of Information Munthari Convicted of Computers Theft
[Nyasa Times] A court in Lilongwe has convicted former Minister of Information Henry Mussa and former director of Information Gideon Munthari for stealing computers and a generator meant for the Ministry of Information worth K10.1 million.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:52:23 GMT
Chakwera Orders Attorney General to Recover K750m for Aip Paid Dubiously to a Dubious Firm
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says he has directed Attorney General Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda to recover K750 million which ministry of Agriculture paid dubiously to a dubious firm in the United Kingdom for the purchase of Agriculture Inpu...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:47:57 GMT
UTM MP Arthur Chipungu Arrested for Hitting Traffic Police Officer
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe have arrested on the run UTM Ntcheu North- East Parliamentarian Arthur Chipungu who has been on the run for a week after hitting a traffic police officer and abandoning him.



home