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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:17:53 GMT
Country Braces for Another Election Challenge Court Case
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a challenge to last year's presidential election rerun from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. President Lazarus Chakwera defeated the DPP's Peter Mutharika in the rerun aft...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:11 GMT
Lifestyles Contributing to Rising Cases of Non-Communicable Diseases
[Nyasa Times] Health experts have attributed rising cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on people's lifestyles.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:11 GMT
Chilima to Engage Malawians On Mindset Change At Sycamore Wealth Creation Conference
[Nyasa Times] For economic growth and financial stability to flourish in the country and in order to stay agile and to make the best of changes in life, the mindset needs to encourage and welcome change.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:55:07 GMT
Court Allowed Enock Chihana to Attend Hichilema's Inauguration
[Nyasa Times] The Chief Resident Magistrate Court last Friday ordered temporary release of a diplomatic passport for Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president Enock Kamzingeni Chihana to enable him to travel to Zambia to attend the inauguration of Pre...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:37:57 GMT
Independent Police Complaints Commission Takes Over Investigations Into Msundwe Rape Galore Saga
[Nyasa Times] The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has taken over investigations into the sexual violence the police are alleged to have perpetrated against girls and women Msundwe, M'bwatalika and Mpingu Trading Centres in the outskir...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:30:27 GMT
Chakwera Warns World Leaders Against Taking Africa As Their Baby
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera took advantage of the inauguration of Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema to remind the West and East that Africa is no longer an infant continent to be baby-sat.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:30:26 GMT
Covid-19 Forces MEC to Push By-Elections to October
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that by-elections in wards and constituencies that fell vacant due to deaths of office bearers will be held in October 2021.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:30:20 GMT
Court Throws Out Norman Chisale's Application to Access 'Seized' Bank Account
[Nyasa Times] The Constitutional Court in Blantyre on Tuesday, 24 August, 2021 threw out an application by former President Peter Mutharika's security aide, Norman Paulosi Chisale, to have access to his First Capital Bank Account Number 0004501004244...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:16:04 GMT
Chakwera Delivers Moving Speech At Zambian President Hichilema Inauguration
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday, 24 August, 2021 addressed Zambians and foreign dignitaries and Heads of State and Government at the inauguration of Zambia's seventh President, Hakainde Hichilema, at the Heroes Stadium in...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:49:56 GMT
Five Judges to Hear DPP 2020 Election Nullification Constitutional Matter Unveiled
[Nyasa Times] One day after the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda certified as a constitutional matter the case where the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is seeking the nullification of June 23, 2020 fresh presidential election, five Judges have been ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:23:06 GMT
Truck Driver Arrested for Obstructing Presidential Convoy in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] Police in the Northern Region have arrested a truck driver for Nangaunozge Building Contractors, Lusungu Chirwa, for allegedly obstructing President Lazarus Chakwera's convoy in Mzimba district.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:02:15 GMT
UN and FCDO to Bankroll Malawi's National Green Climate Conference
[Nyasa Times] United Resident (UN) Resident Coordinator Maria Jose Torres Macho says her organization is excited to partner with the Malawi Government and the United Kingdom (UK)'s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) in hosting this ye...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:00:04 GMT
Mzuzu City Council Seals State Broadcaster Offices Over Unpaid Rentals
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has sealed offices of the state broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) at Kaning'ina in Mzuzu, over unpaid rentals.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:28:46 GMT
Former President Joyce Banda Faces Probe Over Presidential Jet Sale
[Nyasa Times] The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it is set to investigate former President Joyce Banda over the controversial sale of the presidential during her tenure of office.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:24:54 GMT
NGO Calls for the Decriminalization of Suicide in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Connect Plus Resource Institute (CPRI) - an organization dedicated to promote mental health and wellness, and champion suicide prevention, helping save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide - has called for the decriminaliza...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:22:09 GMT
Kanengo Northgate Project Backtracks On Land Grab Fake Documents Claims Arise
[Nyasa Times] GM Properties Limited - the owners of the Kanengo Northgate Project in Lilongwe - has backtracked on its resolve to grab land from the people using fake documents to justify in courts ownership of the land it did not pay for.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:21:12 GMT
Africa Potato Association to Hold Its 12th Triennial Conference in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] The Africa Potato Association (APA) has announced that its 12th triennial conference will take place from June 27 to July 1, 2022 in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:10:50 GMT
Imosys Queens Vows to Come Back Stronger After First Defeat to Kukoma Diamonds
[Nyasa Times] Trendsetters and all-conquering iMoSyS Queens netball team for the first time at the weekend tasted their first dose of of loss they were trounced by 41-23 in the Rainbow Paints Blantyre and Districts Netball League.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:57:37 GMT
Israeli Company in Malawi for Possible Industrial Hemp Investment
[Nyasa Times] An Israeli company - Malawi-Israeli Gold Limited - has been in the country for the past few days and their chief focus is ascertain whether they can venture into the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp into medicinal hemp-prod...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:30:59 GMT
Undule Mwakasungula Welcomes Arrests in Brutal Killing of Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Human rights activist and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) board member, Undule Mwakasungula, has welcomed the arrest of 10 people suspected to have brutally murdered Michael Mwaighogha of Malema 2 Village in Paramount ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:22:26 GMT
Bushiri's Donation to School Feeding Programme Increases Pupil Attendance
[Nyasa Times] A ten-million-kwacha donation by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri towards Savers from the Heart (SFTH) school feeding programme has started bearing fruit in some primary schools in the capital Lilongwe as the schools have started registering in...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:41:27 GMT
Undule Mwakasungula Condemns Brutal Killings in Karonga
[Nyasa Times] Renowned and fearless human rights activist and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) board member, Undule Mwakasungula, has condemned brutal killings and mob justice being perpetrated against people suspected of practicing ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:31:24 GMT
Watchdog Rues Delayed Justice in Killings of Persons With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has expressed concern over delayed dispensation of justice in cases bordering on abduction, attacks and killings of persons with albinism (PWAs)...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:56:56 GMT
Chakwera Says Churches Govt's Key Development Partners
[Nyasa Times] Malawi leader Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has asked churches to continue serving the country by being "exemplary" and "truthful" by what they preach, adding that churches have - over the years - been key development partners to the govern...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:55:32 GMT
Raiply Malawi Commissions $1m Briquette Plant in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] Raiply Malawi Limited has commissioned a $1million briquette-making factory to conserve forest at Chikangawa in Mzimba district.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:42:47 GMT
Suspected Thief Dies in Police Custody in Chikwawa
[Nyasa Times] A 30-year-old suspect, Boniface Phika, died in police custody on Saturday in Chikwawa, Nyasa Times has established.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:41:24 GMT
DPP Fire BJ Mpinganjira As Spokesperson, Accuses Him of Joining MCP
[Nyasa Times] Almost one year after opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) appointed Brown James Mpinganjira as its Spokesperson, the party has fired him, accusing the politician of playing double standards.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:34:28 GMT
Sparc Systems, Caring Hands Center Partner to Develop Mental Health Awareness App
[Nyasa Times] Caring Hands Center Limited, a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness and the importance of a healthy mental wellbeing, has partnered with one of Malawi's top ICT companies, SPARC Systems Limited to develop a ment...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:33:23 GMT
Fatsani Movie Premier Goes to Blantyre
[Nyasa Times] Continuing with the desire to promote artists in the country, hospitality service provider, Amallyris hotel in Blantyre has partnered with producers of Fatsani - a tale of survival movie in which the latter will provide a venue for the ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:29:43 GMT
High Tobacco Rejection Rate and Low Prices Anger Minister Lowe
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe this morning paid an unexpected visit to Kanengo Auction Floors in Lilongwe where business had come to a standstill as farmers protested high rejection rates and poor prices the buyers offered for the ...



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