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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:41:29 GMT
Madonna Faces Criticism for Dancing On Tables At Malawi Presidential Palace
[Nyasa Times] US pop star Madonna is facing criticisms in social media platforms after she sat on tables and danced when she went to meet President Lazarus Chakwera last week with some critics saying she was spreading the virtues of Kabbalah sect of ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Warriors, Eagles Share Spoils in Mzuzu
[Nyasa Times] Blue Eagles Football Club returns to its base in Lilongwe with a single point from two games in Mzuzu.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:10:09 GMT
Witchcraft Mob Justice Victim Dies As Police Rescue Another Victim
[Nyasa Times] A witchcraft mob justice victim in Mulanje has died as police in Dedza were rushing to rescue another woman from mob justice over same witchcraft allegations.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:06:44 GMT
Media Giant Times to Change Format On Cabinet Assessment After an Uproar
[Nyasa Times] Malawi media giant Times Group is moving swiftly to change its format on cabinet assessment following an uproar over its newspaper assessment which was published in Sunday Times.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:17:16 GMT
DPP Will Not Be Pushed to Hold Its Convention Soon As More People Express Interest
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) say the party is yet to set a date for an elective conference although more people are popping up to contest as party presidential candidates.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:44 GMT
Musicians Withdraw Injunction Against Covid-19 Strict Measures
[Nyasa Times] Musicians who obtained an injunction against the government's 14-day imposition of new Covid-19 restrictions have agreed to vacate the order.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:44 GMT
Hrdc's Thawe Denies Being Hired By Chinese Investor to Influence Licensing At Ilomba Mining
[Nyasa Times] The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) regional chairperson for the South, Masauko Thawe, has denied reports that the Chinese investor has hired him to facilitate the fast-tracking of a mining license at the Department of Mining.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:43 GMT
Govt Cleans Pensioners Wage Bill, Deletes 950 Names
[Nyasa Times] Government has finally cleaned the pensioners wage bill, deleting 950 pensioners in the process.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:42 GMT
Fired Employees Sue Castel Malawi for Unfair Dismissal, Misrepresentation
[Nyasa Times] Recently retrenched employees of Castel Malawi Limited (CML) have dragged the brewer to the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) over what they have described as misrepresentation and unfair dismissal.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:40 GMT
2 Lilongwe Ministers Open Newly Constructed Bridge Worth K79.8 Million
[Nyasa Times] Communities around Traditional Authority (TA) Kalumba in Lilongwe will benefit with the newly constructed concrete bridge worth K79.8 million from Roads Authority.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:55:14 GMT
Malawi Leader Chakwera Meets Pop Star Madonna, Praises Her Charity
[Nyasa Times] Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera on New Year's Day met with visiting U.S. pop singer Madonna, praising her efforts to help children's education in the South African country.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:40:03 GMT
Chakwera Asked to Act On MCP Ministers Threatening Malawi Journalists
[Nyasa Times] A media expert has asked President Lazarus Chakwera to act on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Cabinet ministers who are threatening journalists in the country.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:22:11 GMT
'Address Governance Lapses At Reserve Bank of Malawi, Parliament'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's influential newspaper published on Saturday, Weekend Nation, has used its editorial comment to add credence to experts suggested best practices to ring fence the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) from abuse owing to its legal framew...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:31 GMT
Chimwendo Banda Orders Independent Police Complaints to Probe Bvumbwe Shooting
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has directed the Independent Police Complaints Commission to probe the incident when police and civilians engaged in running battles at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo where two mem...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:30 GMT
Ward Councillor in Court Over Murder Charges - Accused of Beating His Herdsman to Death Over Missing 4 Goats
[Nyasa Times] A ward councillor in Nsanje is in court on allegations that he beat his herdsman to death over the missing of four goats.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:24:47 GMT
Chakwera Inspires the Nation to Enter New Year With Great Focus
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday called on people in the country to have a focussed collective attitude and advance national interests if the nation has to consolidate gains made in the first 185 days of his administration.

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:52:27 GMT
Nankhumwa Shuns Kabambe to Attend Funeral of PP Official
[Nyasa Times] Leader of opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa on Thursday shunned the welcoming ceremony of former governor for the Reserve Bank of Malawi Dr. Dalitso Kabambe into the party.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:43:31 GMT
Country Ready to Respond to Looming Cyclone Chalane, Disasters - Dodma
[Nyasa Times] Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:46:00 GMT
ConCourt Judges, MEC Chair Kachale Jointly Named Nyasa Times 'Person of the Year 2020'
[Nyasa Times] Five judges of the High Court of Malawi, who presided over the landmark May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition, and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is also a High Court judge...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:43:30 GMT
Appointment of New Army Deputy General Draws Soldiers' Fire
[Nyasa Times] There is discontentment in the barracks as soldiers are not pleased with the recent appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera of Major General Paul Phiri as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF), Nyasa Times has establishe...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:42:06 GMT
Fatsani Movie Crew Celebrate Festive Season With Orphans and Street Kids in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] The Cast and Crew of the most anticipated movie titled 'Fatsani A Tale of Survival' on Wednesday brought together about 110 orphans and street kids in Lilongwe where among others they played football games and took lunch with them as pa...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:58:58 GMT
UK-Based Malawians Donate to College of Medicine - Mahecas Commended
[Nyasa Times] A charity grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom (UK), Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) has donated 1 025 new hospital beds and 781 new hospital mattresses valued at around K700 million to the College of Medicine (COM) in Bla...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:56:07 GMT
Wanderers, Bullets Match Postponed Over Virus Outbreak
[Nyasa Times] The Super League of Malawi (SULOM) has postponed the Blantyre derby between champions Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers in the TNM Super League which was scheduled to take place on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium after a coronavirus out...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:19:44 GMT
Matemba Is New Solicitor General for Malawi - ACB to Have New Czar
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Reyneck Matemba as new Solicitor General and Secretary to Justice after his three-year contract at Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) as director general expired on December 1 2020.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:19:41 GMT
Illovo Engages Chikwawa Community Leaders in GBV Behavior Change Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc in partnership with Red Cross Malawi, has called for community leaders in Chikwawa to join the noble cause of eliminating gender-based violence among communities in Malawi.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:19 GMT
Fiu, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi Sign MOU to Fight Financial Crimes
[Nyasa Times] The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIU), one of Malawi's most important public institutions and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi have signed MOU to fight financial crimes in the country.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:18 GMT
Joyce Banda Commissions Clean Water in Kasungu
[Nyasa Times] The Tonse Alliance propagated the clean water campaign under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Former president Joyce Banda is one of the leaders in the alliance. In her quest to imple...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:18 GMT
Fredokiss Joins Utm Party
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's top hip hop artist artist Fredokiss, real name Penjani Kalua, has joined the UTM party as he wants to take active role in frontline politics.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:23:17 GMT
Mzuzu Central Hospital to Have Oxygen Plant
[Nyasa Times] Government set to install oxygen plant at Mzuzu Central Hospital in order to handle serious Covid-19 patient cases.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:01:34 GMT
NGO for Mobile Health Services to Mitigate Covid-19 Exposure
[Nyasa Times] Chipembere Community Development Organization (CCDO) executive director, Dalitso Chiwayula said accessing HIV-Testing through home-based health services delivery could help reduce client exposure to Coronavirus.



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