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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.
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:14:23 +0000Malawi could save K169bn in procurement–World Bank
Malawi could save up to K169.4 billion per year through efficient public procurement, the World Bank has said.
Speaking at the opening of the Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (Mips) Annual Conference in Mangochi on Wednesday, World Bank Cou...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:11:30 +0000Innovate or be left, Kawale tells farmers
Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale has challenged farmers to abandon subsistence farming and embrace commercialisation, declaring that Malawi’s agricultural transformation is happening now.
Speaking at the opening of the 21st National Agriculture F...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:31:12 +0000Mec conducts results system dry run
By Rebecca Chimjeka Matemba, Isaac Salima and Blessings Makuwira:
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) on Wednesday conducted a dry run of its Results Management System (RMS) at the National Tally Centre in Lilongwe and other parts of the country, p...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:28:10 +0000Climate-smart projects drive social and economic change
LOCAL ENTERPRISE—Yasin sells rice to a customer
Lenjemesi Catchment covers about 377.5 hectares of land in Group Village Head Chilipa, Kadewere and Makata in Traditional Authority (TA) Makata’s area in Blantyre.
The area lies in hilly terrain and...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:22:38 +0000Political Parties Registrar faces 22-personnel deficit
By Pemphero Malimba:
The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties is operating with 12 personnel out of the required 34 authorised for the establishment, The Daily Times has established.
The office was established under the Political Parties Act...