Malawi
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:40:46 GMTUNHCR Urges Malawi Against Forcing Refugees to Return to Overcrowded Camp
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it "deeply regrets" Malawi's decision to force about 8,000 refugees living in rural and urban areas back to the overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Malawi's minister of homeland security la...
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMTCdedi Tells Govt to Suspend Relocation of Refugees to Dzaleka Refugee Camp
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is pleading with government to suspend its decision of relocating refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka refugee camp in Dowa.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMTBushiri Receives Second Honorary Doctorate
[Nyasa Times] Myles Leadership University from India has conferred on Prophet Shepherd Bushiri an honorary doctorate degree of Transformation leadership.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMTMutharika Visits Step Son Tadikira At Prison
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika and wife, Gertrude visited their son Tadikira Mafubza Mutharika on Monday at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:25 GMTHigh Court Throws Out DCs Application to Stop Transfers, Redeployment
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre has given the government to transfer and redeploy some district commissioners after their application to stop the transfers and redeployment was thrown out.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMTThe Mutharikas Say Arrest of Tadikira Mafubza Not Justified By Facts
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika and Former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika say the arrest of their son, Tadikira Mafubza is 'not justified by facts'.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMTPersons With Albinism Plead for Skills Training, Startup Loans
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government and its development partners must seriously consider providing skills training, materials, equipment and business startup loans to people with albinism if the country is to address their destitution and vulnerability, ...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMTParliamentarian Expresses Worry Over Safety of Persons With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] A parliamentarian says the government should investigate thoroughly if those graves of 30 people who were buried in mass graves in Mzimba were not on a mission to kill persons with albinism.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:50 GMTU.S. Salutes Malawi for Gallant Fight Against Graft
[Nyasa Times] The United States Embassy in Malawi has hailed efforts by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate and pursue accountability in corruption cases.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:41 GMTChakwera Speaks Against Harmful Cultural Practises
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has spoken strongly against harmful cultural practices, advising Malawians to move away from them.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:55:40 GMTMalawi Govt Commits to SDG 6 Attainment By 2030
[Nyasa Times] Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Elias Chimlambe, has expressed Malawi Government's commitment to attaining Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which advocates for countries to have potable and clean...
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 06:24:09 GMTMalawi Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima Arrested, Charged and Bailed
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has been granted bail by the Lilongwe chief resident magistrate Madalitso Chimwaza following his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday on corruption charges.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:46:03 GMTZimbabwe, Malawi Exchange Notes On Tourism
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Malawi yesterday concluded the Third Joint Tourism Technical Committee (JTTC) meeting meant to assess progress on the areas of cooperation agreed to by the two governments.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:34:13 GMTReserve Bank of Malawi Gets U.S.$88.3 Million IMF Fund
[Nyasa Times] Finance minister Sosten Gwengwe says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already wired the US$88.3 million (Around K91 billion) to the Reserve Bank of Malawi.
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:04:28 GMTMalawi Police Arrest Four More People Over Ethiopians' Mass Grave
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Police in Malawi have arrested four more people in connection with a mass grave uncovered last month with 30 bodies believed to be Ethiopians who had immigrated illegally and are believed to have suffocated to death.
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:04:01 GMTPolice Charge Mutharika's Step Son With Murder, Aggravated Human Trafficking
[Nyasa Times] Former president Peter Mutharika's stepson Tadikira Mafubza has been charged with two counts, including murder.
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 06:25:21 GMTMalawi Vice President Arrested
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima is out on bail after his arrest in connection with alleged kickbacks. It is the latest in a series of arrests of officials suspected of corruption.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:54:17 GMTPolice Arrest Former President's Stepson After Mass Grave Discovery
[VOA] Blantyre -- Police in Malawi have arrested the stepson of former President Peter Mutharika in connection with the discovery of a mass grave last month. Police say Tadikira Mafubza turned himself in to police Wednesday. The grave found in a fore...
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:17:34 GMT'I Did It All On a Phone' - the Hotline Changing Health Outcomes in Malawi
[African Arguments] Health care in Malawi faces many challenges. A free national hotline is helping address one of them.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:34:13 GMTMutharika's Step Son Tadikira Charged, Faces Human Trafficking Charges
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika's step son Tadikira Mafubza is facing human trafficking charges after the police charged him on Thursday, his lawyer has said.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:34:12 GMTPolice Arrest 16 Refugees Over Fracas At Refugee Camp
[Nyasa Times] Police in Does have arrested 16 refugees at Dzaleka refugee camp for malicious damage.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:34:02 GMTPolice Arrest Nrb Official Over Issuance of National IDs to Foreigners
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe have arrested the chief registration officer responsible for national identify cards on allegations that he was issuing the IDs to foreigners.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:01:14 GMTPersons With Albinism Decry Unavailability of Sunscreen Lotion in Hospitals
[Nyasa Times] Persons with albinism in Ntcheu district have decried unavailability of sunscreen lotion in public hospitals, saying this is putting its membership at risk of developing skin cancer.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:09:04 GMTGovt Sets Nov. 30 As Refugee Relocation Deadline
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Homeland Security, Jean Sendeza has disclosed that the government and its stakeholders will embark on refugee relocation exercise to Dzaleka Refugee Camp with 30th November 2022 as the deadline.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:09:05 GMTCSOs Tell Government to Implement Education Commitments
[Nyasa Times] Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) and its collaborating partners called upon the government to devise strategies for ensuring implementation of President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's commitments to transforming the education sector.
Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:08:53 GMTMim Suspends Examinations Over Leakage
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) has suspended mid-semester examinations due to leakage of several papers.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:15:32 GMTGovt to Roll Out Malaria Vaccine
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Malaria Control Programme has disclosed that it will officially roll out malaria vaccine to the remaining areas of the targeted districts on November 29 in Mchinji district.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:55:27 GMTPolice, Refugees Clash At Overcrowded Malawi Camp
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi police have fired tear gas and clashed with refugees at the country's overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Witnesses say the clashes broke out after a group of refugees got angry when they did not receive materials for shelter a...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:19:26 GMTMalawi Inflation Balloons to 26.7%
[Nyasa Times] The country's headline inflation continues to rise as it now sits at 26.7%, according to October figures, pushing the cost of living much further up.
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:15:32 GMTFirst Capital Bank Introduces Farming Season Loans for Civil Servants of Up to K3m
[Nyasa Times] One of Malawi's leading financial institutions, First Capital Bank has launched a special farming season loan product 'Tiyeni ku Munda' -- targeting Malawi government civil servants.