Malawi Times

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:12:57 +0000
‘Printers cause passports delay’
By Isaac Salima: Homeland Security Minister Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has disclosed that new passport printing machines, which have been acquired from new supplier E-Tech Systems, are slowing the process of passport issuance. Recently, government engaged ...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:07:47 +0000
Government to borrow K581.442 billion locally in first quarter
Government is expected to borrow K581.442 billion from the domestic market through Treasury notes and Treasury bills in the first quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, The Daily Times has established. This is according to the Malawi Government Local De...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:04:00 +0000
Minimum price up 120% as Limbe floors open
Limbe auction floors recorded a 120 percent increase in minimum prices for tobacco after buyers offered $2.20 per kilogramme (kg) as the lowest price on the opening day of the market. This is despite a $1 per kg agreed minimum price for tobacco for t...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:59:33 +0000
Cosafa spoilt for choice as Malawian duo takes on Zambian
Council for Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) has predicted a tough contest in the women’s most promising player category of its gala awards, where two Malawian stars are up against a Zambian. The inaugural awards are set for May 9 in...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:29:42 +0000
Lingering dilemma on pregnancy termination
By Macdonald Thom: It is March 18 2024. A 14-year-old girl from Blantyre feels excruciating pain in her stomach. She tries to be strong. But as the pain persists, she has no choice but to tell her mother about it. Like any caring parent, the mother q...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:24:17 +0000
National Food Reserve Agency launches 7-year plan
By Pemphero Malimba: National Food Reserve Agency (NRFA) has launched its strategic plan, which will be implemented for a seven-year period between 2023 and 2030. The strategic plan has four pillars which are strategic food reserve and infrastructura...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:19:53 +0000
National Bank of Malawi dangles K9 million in promotion
By Benjamin Maona, contributor: Four lucky customers are expected to walk home with K1.5 million and 10 others K300,000 each following the closure of National Bank of Malawi (NBM) ‘Popanda Chifukwa’ Promotion on Thursday, April 18 2024. The promo...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:14:30 +0000
Music Crossroads brings girls camp
In an effort aimed at empowering girls and women to advance their artistry and contribute massively to the growth of the creative sector, Music Crossroads Malawi is back with a girls’ camp to be held this weekend in Blantyre. Music Crossroads Malaw...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:07:32 +0000
Ndirande Anglican Voices sets May 26 for Lilongwe launch
After their successful launch of their seventh album titled Ndimamvetsera Kumwamba at Comesa Hall in Blantyre during Easter, Ndirande Anglican Voices goes to Lilongwe next month. The gospel group will launch the album at Bingu International Conventio...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:03:16 +0000
Zomba City Fest readies for workshops with Copyright Fund
One of the recipients of the Copyright Fund, Zomba Arts Platform, which spearheads Zomba City Festival, has said it is set to engage in a number of undertakings for the development of the arts including holding capacity-building workshops. Zomba Arts...

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