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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:31:01 GMTIn Malawi, Politics Is Personal - We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
[Nyasa Times] In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote fo...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:27 GMTBlow to Women Participation in Politics! Only 326 Female Parliamentary Candidates in September Election
[Nyasa Times] Only 326 women have been approved as valid parliamentary candidates in the forthcoming general election, a development which is seen to have dealt another major blow to a perennial national multi-stakeholder campaign promoting women par...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:46:37 GMTCosoma Pushes Malawi's Talent to the World Stage With K190 Million Boost
[Nyasa Times] The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has set the stage for Malawian artists to shine internationally, disbursing a game-changing K190 million in grants at a colourful ceremony at Lilongwe Hotel.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:37:21 GMTConflict of Interest Storm As Cosoma Board Members Pocket Over K35 Million in 'Artist Grants'
[Nyasa Times] What was billed as a landmark day for Malawian creativity has been tainted by a glaring question: how transparent is the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) when those holding the purse strings end up holding the biggest cheques?
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:01 GMTTransunion Malawi Touts Technology As Key to Unlocking Financial Inclusion, Economic Mobility in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] TransUnion Malawi - a local financial firm - has described technology as a key component to unlocking financial inclusion and economic mobility in Malawi.
Malawi Times
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 07:16:59 +0000Mec releases first results
By Cathy Maulidi:
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has finally started officially announcing results of the elections the nation held on Tuesday.
At a press briefing last night where it tackled a number of issues regarding the election, Mec ann...
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:43:35 +0000Misa rallies behind media in election coverage
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi has called on media houses and journalists to remain steadfast in their constitutional duty of keeping Malawians informed throughout the electoral process.
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Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:37:58 +0000Blues get Caf fever
By Richard Chirombo & Mabvuto Kambuwe:
Mighty Wanderers Coach Bob Mpinganjira is awaiting Sunday’s Caf Confederation Cup tie with bated breath as he has vowed to evoke the spirit that helped the Nomads overcome Botswana Defence Force XI 27 yea...
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:34:04 +0000Sex work and abuse: the women trapped in the growing Dzaleka Refugee camp
By Rachel Savage & Leonard Masauli:
Tears stream down Francine’s* face as she pulls her glove off. Her right hand is covered by a pale, mottled burn scar. Her fingers are stiff and unnaturally bent. Francine turned to sex work to survive soon ...
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:26:08 +0000Posting ourselves into chaos
There is something quite perplexing about the way social media is used in Malawi, especially when one compares it with how people in other countries engage with similar platforms.
In our context, social media has become a space that is often misused....