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Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:46:02 GMT
Malawi Expands Eligibility for Covid Vaccine As Doses Near Expiration
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's Ministry of Health expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to all Malawians 18 and older. The decision was prompted by the approaching expiration date for about 40,000 doses the country received from the African Union...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:13:16 GMT
Court to Hear Mutharika, Muhara Plea On Costs On April 15
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned a case in which former president Peter Mutharika and former top civil servant Lloyd Muhara are asking for the suspension of K69 million court costs they were ordered to pay.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:09:27 GMT
Govt Slaps Teachers Union With Court Injunction Over Strike
[Nyasa Times] Government has slapped obtained Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) with a court injunction to force teachers back in class.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:13:15 GMT
Govt Threatens to Withhold Pay Cheques for Striking Teachers
[Nyasa Times] Government says it will withhold April pay cheques for teachers who fail to return to classes by April 12.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:13:15 GMT
Malawi Cannabis Regulatory Body Issues 86 Licences for Industrial Hemp Cultivation
[Nyasa Times] Officials from the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) say they have issued 86 licenses to 35 companies and cooperatives to venture into cannabis cultivation for industrial hemp production.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:13:12 GMT
National Bank of Malawi Hands Over Covid-19 Items to Citizens Response Team
[Nyasa Times] National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc on Thursday handed over items worth K10 million to the Citizens Response to Covid-19 Initiative for the fight against the pandemic.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:15:16 GMT
Case or No Case for Mpinganjira Ruling April 15
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre will on April 15 make a ruling on whether or not business tycoon Thomson Mpinganjira has a case to answer in the judges bribery case.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:12:59 GMT
Indian Fined K700,000 for 'Dog' Slur, Gets Suspended Sentence
[Nyasa Times] A Court in Mzuzu has sentenced an Indian national with three month imprisonment but suspended to three years and slapped him with K700, 000 fine for slur.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:11:13 GMT
Police Arrest Baby Dumping Teen Mother
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Police in Kasungu have arrested an 18-year-old woman for allegedly dumping a new born baby in a toilet early morning Thursday.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:17:44 GMT
Ecoride Partners With HD Plus Creations for Fatsani Drive-in Movie Premier
[Nyasa Times] A Malawian founded company, Ecoride which uses smartphone application connecting phones with taxi drivers, has offered to provide 20 vehicles to be used during the most anticipated Fatsani, a tale of survival drive -n movie premiering t...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:15:52 GMT
Company Closures Worry Malawi Economists
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Economists Association of Malawi (Ecama), an umbrella body for economists say the growing closure of business operations and retrenchment is detrimental to the country's social economic growth.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:14:19 GMT
Bingu Stadium to Get New Lease of Life - Msungama
[Nyasa Times] Government says it will lease new life at Bingu National Stadium ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers which the stadium will host.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:53:16 GMT
MCP Candidate Poll Challenge Case Adjourns for Judgment
[Nyasa Times] A case in which a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate is challenging the results in Mangochi Monkey Bay was adjourned Thursday waiting for judgment.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:47:49 GMT
Parliamentary Committee Urges Govt to Find Market for Surplus Maize
[Nyasa Times] A parliamentary committee has told the government to find market for this year's surplus market.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:46:21 GMT
Thieves Steal Electric Cable At Capital Hill
[Nyasa Times] Some operations were grossly paralysed on this week at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe after thieves stole an electric cable in one of the buildings which houses government offices.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:32:56 GMT
NGO Niras Malawi Trains Parliamentary Committees in Budget Governance
[Nyasa Times] Niras Malawi, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Tuesday drilled four parliamentary committees on budgetary governance.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:32:23 GMT
SRWB Upbeat to Solve Water Problems With K28bn Loan From European Investment Bank
[Nyasa Times] Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) says it will address water challenges in some parts of the Southern Region when with a loan of about K28 billion from the European Investment Bank.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:28:39 GMT
FDH Bank Posts K14.9 Billion Profit From K5.3billion
[Nyasa Times] Listed FDH Bank plc has reported an after tax profit of K14.9 billion for the year ending 31 December 2020 from a restated after tax profit of K5.19 billion the previous year, its financial statement shows.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:24:47 GMT
Castel Malawi Introduces New Beer Brand - 'Doppel Munich'
[Nyasa Times] Good news to all imbibers as Castel Malawi has launched a new brand of beer on the market called Doppel Munich.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:47:53 GMT
Chakwera Says Malawi Ready to Host SADC Extraordinary Summit
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says Malawi is ready to host the forthcoming Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) extraordinary meeting scheduled to take place in August, this year.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:33 GMT
Malawi Move 8 Steps Up Fiifa World Rankings After Impressive Afcon Qualifying Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Having won two consecutive matches against South Sudan away and Uganda at home to qualify for their third Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, the Flames have climbed 8 steps up the FIFA world rankings.

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:32 GMT
Court Adjourns Itaye Abuse of Office At Macra Case to May 13
[Nyasa Times] The Magistrate's Court in Blantyre has adjourned to May 13, 2021 hearing a case where former director general at Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Godffrey Itaye and two others are accused of using public money to buy pi...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:31 GMT
Chakwera Back Home As SADC Calls for 'Immediate Technical Deployment' to Deal With Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[Nyasa Times] Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika heads of state summit which Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera attended on Thursday in Maputo said the acts of terrorism perpetrated against innocent civilians in Cabo Delgado, Mozam...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:32:28 GMT
Govt Punishes Teachers Union of Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Government says it has stopped collecting membership fee from teachers on behalf of teachers on behalf of Teachers Union of Malawi.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:39:17 GMT
Chakwera Off On SADC Mission in Maputo
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera leaves for Mozambique this morning to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Double Troika Summit which will discuss the Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:28:59 GMT
Msungama Storms Neef Offices Over Loans for the Youth
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama on Wednesday stormed National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) offices to find out why there were delays in disbursement of loans to the youth.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMT
Chakwera Says Malawi As Neighbour to Mozambique Has an Obligation to Keeping Peace Against Islamic Terrorists
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has left Lilongwe for Maputo for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit which seeks to find a lasting solution to the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:58 GMT
Half of Those Who Sat for Msce Exam in Malawi Prisons Failed
[Nyasa Times] Disastrous examination results for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) has not spared the prisons.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:57 GMT
Child Protection NGO Wants Govt to Set Supplementary Exam for Msce Failures
[Nyasa Times] A child protection NGO has advised the government to set supplementary examination for failures of this year's Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:05:55 GMT
Court Adjourns Mzomera Assault Case
[Nyasa Times] A magistrate court in Mzuzu has adjourned a case in which former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor Reverend Christopher Mzomela Ngwira and others are being accused of assault.



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