Malawi
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:22:08 GMTHigh Court Awards U.S.$63,800 in Damages for Unlawful Detention of Pregnant Learners
[Nyasa Times] The High Court has awarded damages amounting to K52 million to learners arrested in Nkhata Bay in 2016 for breaching community by-laws by impregnating fellow school girls.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:17:23 GMTChakwera Receives Vision Leadership Award
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera was on Tuesday conferred with a Vision Leadership Award by the Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) during a ceremony held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:17:35 GMTMalawi Urged to Vocationalise Secondary Schools
[MBC] Introducing technical and vocational education in secondary schools is said to be one of the strategies towards the attainment of Malawi 2063.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:16:22 GMTGovt Geared to Protect Girls in Universities
[Nyasa Times] The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has launched what it is calling Model Gender and Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in order to protect girls and women from all sorts of sexual harassment from male lecturers.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:15:30 GMTChakwera Says Sign Language Must Be Given the Same Status As Spoken Language
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says it is time sign language gets the same status as spoken language by adopting its usage everywhere, at every function and by every institution so that nobody is left behind in the development and ec...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:44:32 GMTChakwera for Inclusivity
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has assured the deaf community in the country that his administration will ensure there is total inclusivity of deaf people.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:18:37 GMTSt John of God Attending to 120 People Contemplating Suicide a Month
[Nyasa Times] Saint John of God Hospitaller Services, an institution that deals with mental health, says it is attending to 120 people per month who think of committing suicide.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:18:07 GMTHead of EU Delegation Dates Blantyre Press Club
[MBC] The new European Union Ambassador Rune Skinnebach says the press play a crucial role in shaping the socio-economic agenda of a country.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:32:00 GMTMalawi Needs Tailor-Made Solutions
[MBC] President of the Malawi Assemblies of God Bishop Andrew Dube says the church values education as it is the only tool that can help in transforming the country.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:28:11 GMTMalawi Leader Orders Wider Use of Sign Language
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered sign language to be used on all television stations and at official functions, and to be recognized as a national language.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:22:54 GMTMalawi Risks Refunding K50bn to IMF for DPP Govt's Financial Dishonesty
[Nyasa Times] Malawian people are on the verge of paying back huge sums of money to an international lending organisation for fabricating figures and lying on economic situation and now it is time to pay the price for the erstwhile regime.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:19:32 GMTZameer Karim's Case Drags On
[Nyasa Times] As the High Court in Blantyre sentenced renowned Malawian business mogul, Thom Mpinganjira to nine years imprisonment for attempted corruption, Asian businessman Zameer Karim's corruption case keeps on dragging.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:18:29 GMTMutharika Not Attending 2021 Mulhakho Wa Alhomwe Celebrations
[Nyasa Times] Former State President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM), will not participate in this year's Mulhakho wa Alhomwe despite being billed to be the Guest of Honour of the event, Nyasa Times has confirmed.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:24:58 GMTMybucks Donates U.S.$1,200 Towards IPPM Lakeshore Conference
[MBC] MyBucks Banking Corporation has supported the Institute of People Management in Malawi with a donation of K1 million as sponsorship towards the upcoming IPPM Lakeshore Conference scheduled for November 4-6.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:42:34 GMTLilongwe Water Board Wins ICT Award As Statutory Corporation of the Year
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe water board has been crowned as a Statutory Corporation of the Year by the ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM). The award was presented during a gala night at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:28:39 GMTAnti-Graft Body Boss Chizuma Counter-Warns On Mutharika Questioning
[Nyasa Times] Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Martha Chizuma, has counter-warned Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials that the Bureau will not hesitate to invoke Section 13 of the Corrupt Practices Act on anyone trying t...
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:41:09 GMTChakwera to Redirect U.S.$1,2 Million to Development
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera and his government is geared to redirect over K1 billion expected to recovered from the former government's top goons into development and rebuilding the country, Nyasa Times has exclusively established.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:44:15 GMTBusiness Mogul Mpinganjira to Appeal Against Conviction and 9-Year Sentence
[Nyasa Times] Following her pronouncement of guilty verdict on September 9, 2021, High Court Judge, Dorothy De Gabrielle on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 sentenced financial business mogul, Dr. Thom Mpinganjira to nine (9) years imprisonment with hard lab...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:27:28 GMTMalawi Not Utilizing Natural Resources to Create Wealth - Study
[Nyasa Times] Findings from a recent analysis has revealed that despite being endowed with substantial minerals, gemstones, and waterbodies, Malawi has failed to take advantage of her abundant natural resources to create wealth for her citizens.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:01:36 GMTMalawi Association United Kingdom to Hold Agm On October 30
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Association United Kingdom (MAUK), a charity organisation whose aim is to help manage the welfare of Malawians in the UK, has disclosed that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on October 30, 2021, during which m...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:52:31 GMTFirst Lady Launches Diaspora's Sisterhood for Change
[Nyasa Times] First Lady Monica Chakwera has called upon Malawians living in diaspora to actively participate in the development of their country back home.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:49:49 GMTTeenage Pregnancies On the Rise
[Nyasa Times] Thyolo district health office (DHO) has in the last seven months registered 11, 056 live births, and the district's safe-motherhood coordinator has attributed the phenomenon to heightening teenage pregnancies.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:48:50 GMTHow Can Malawians Benefit From the Internet?
[Nyasa Times] Like the rest of Africa, Malawi is too benefiting from the internet and high technology. However, the latter can do much more with data and the internet. Please read this helpful article on Malawi, data, and technology.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:31:28 GMTOne Person Missing As Boat Capsizes On Lake Malawi
[Nyasa Times] One person is missing while several others have been rescued after a boat they were traveling in capsized on Lake Malawi.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:32:04 GMTRumphi District Council Urged to Be Transparent
[Nyasa Times] Local Government and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Halima Daudi has urged Rumphi District Council to be transparent allow the flow of information when implementing projects among relevant stakeholders in order to gain trust from th...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:30:56 GMTBushiri Upbeat to Supporting Malawi's Arts Sector
[Nyasa Times] Celebrated Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has said it is his ardent goal to support the arts industry in the country, saying it is crucial towards the socio-economic development in the country.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:30:14 GMTUTM Top Brass in By-Elections Campaign Blitz
[Nyasa Times] UTM heavyweights have gone on a campaign launch blitz canvassing support for their parliamentary candidates in all three constituencies, two in central region and one in the northern region, where the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) w...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:26:14 GMTNorthern Region Loses Two Teams From Super League
[Nyasa Times] Out of the three teams that have been relegated from the county's top flight league, two are from the northern region.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:54:46 GMTMinister for Tourism Usi Wows Sand Music Festival
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi says it is high time Malawian artists are appreciated for their true value. The minister said this when he spoke to multitudes of revellers on Saturday evening, October 2, at this y...
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:08:11 GMTOpposition Accuses Anti-Graft Body of Persecuting Mutharika
[Nyasa Times] The graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has attracted the wrath of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for going after former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in an alleged "fraud" case.