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Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:27:47 GMT
Malawi Slams 'Afrophobic' Travel Bans As Omicron Shuts Down Borders Worldwide
[RFI] Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has accused Western countries of "Afrophobia" for shutting their borders to his and other neighbouring nations, after South Africa flagged the new Omicron coronavirus variant last week.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:10:09 GMT
Court Dismisses Presidential Elections Challenge
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- A challenge to Malawi's 2020 presidential elections has been dismissed by the country's constitutional court. The opposition Democratic Progress Party had asked the court to rule on voting results, which put President Lazaru...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:52 GMT
CSOs Weigh in On Sub-Standard Spirits Recommended By Malawi Bureau of Standards
[Nyasa Times] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have weighed in on a story published by Nyasa Times last week that the story about the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)-- on freeing substandard spirit to the public-- should not be overlooked but work...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:51 GMT
Blantyre District Warned of Impending Covid-19 Fourth Wave
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) has issued an alert that following events in other parts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, especially South Africa and Botswana, Blantyre residents are encouraged to be on...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:50 GMT
Giz Installs ?42m Solar Rooftop
[Nyasa Times] The German Ambassador to Malawi, Andreas Trimmermann, said the installation of a ?45 million solar rooftop system demonstrates how government, international organizations and the private sector can jointly solve energy related challenge...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:53:46 GMT
Malawi Doing Well in Fight Against TB
[Nyasa Times] The National TB Control Programme has disclosed that Malawi as a nation is doing very well in the fight against Tuberculosis.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:34 GMT
Concourt Throws Out DPP Elections Case, Orders Party to Pay Costs
[Nyasa Times] The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Blantyre has dismissed with costs a case in which the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) sought the interpretation of Section 75 of the Constitution in regard to an inquorat...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:35 GMT
Chakwera Promises Conducive Environment for Private Sector Growth
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera said his government will create an enabling environment for private sector and business community to create jobs by removing obstacles that hinder them from operating in the country.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:33 GMT
Govt Plans Public Interface Meetings for Mdas to Enhance Citizen Engagement
[Nyasa Times] Government has disclosed plans to organise public interface meetings and open discussion forums where officials from all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) will be articulating the functions, duties and services of t...

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:37:30 GMT
Teargas, Skirmishes Characterize Lilongwe Demonstrations Against High Cost Living
[Nyasa Times] Police in Lilongwe on Friday fired teargas in attempts to "divert the route" of scores of protestors who took to the streets in protest against rising cost of living, nepotism and corruption under the Tonse Alliance government.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:06:52 GMT
Malawi UK Military Community to Elect New Executive Team
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo) will on 4 December 2021 hold its second Annual General Meeting at Larkhill in the United Kingdom.

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:06:10 GMT
Workforce Recruitment Donates ICT Equipment to Soche Police Sub-Station
[Nyasa Times] Concerned by lack of modern Information, Communication and technological equipment when discharging duties in preventing and fighting crime, Blantyre-based Workforce Recruitment Services (WRS) has donated two computers and a state of ar...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:32 GMT
Chakwera, Nyusi Launch Mozambique-Malawi Power Transmission Interconnection Construction Project
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:12 GMT
Nyusi's Visit a Foundation for Development Between Malawi and Mozambique' - Says Chakwera.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says the three day state visit to Malawi by Mozambican President Felipe Jacinto Nyusi has cemented a solid foundation for future development opportunities between the two neighboring countries.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:12 GMT
Malawi, Mozambique Sign Bilateral Agreements to Improve Living Standards
[Nyasa Times] Malawi and her neighbouring country, Mozambique have signed significant bilateral trade and industry agreements in a bid to ease out the cost of living for the two nations' people and to ensure that the two countries are heading onto a ...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:12:08 GMT
UK Tips Malawi On Sustainable Growth Attainment
[Nyasa Times] The United Kingdom's Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) has tipped Malawi to "up its capacity to generate foreign exchange" by increasing level of exports in both volumes and value in order for the country to achieve its dev...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:33 GMT
High Court Rebuffs Businessman On Media Gag Injunction
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Cedric Nkungula - Nyasa Times

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:31 GMT
First Lady Chakwera Pushes for Empowerment of Women
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Fazilla Tembo-Nyasa Times

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:48:35 GMT
Mafco Lodge Complaint to FAM Over Top 8 Poor Official
[Nyasa Times] Mafco have written Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to complain over poor officiation during their Airtel Top 8 quarterfinals second leg match at Chitowe Stadium on Saturday.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:53:26 GMT
MP Rewards Wanderers for Reaching Top 8 Semis
[Nyasa Times] AUTHOR: Nyasa Times Reporter

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:54:44 GMT
Chakwera Lauds Malawi, Mozambique Relations
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi and Mozambique are strategic development partners.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:34:00 GMT
Muslim Association of Malawi Retains Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad As Its Chairperson
[Nyasa Times] The 2021 Shurah Council of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has retained Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad as chairperson for the association for next 10 years.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:19:02 GMT
Human Rights Defenders Coalition Condemns Violence Against Anti-Govt Protestors
[Nyasa Times] The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has strongly condemned acts of violence that occurred during two different protests in Limbe on Wednesday and Blantyre on Thursday.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:03:54 GMT
Oryx Buys Flats for Suspended Nocma CEO Dulla
[Nyasa Times] Oryx Energies is alleged to have bought blocks of flats valued close to K30 billion (approximately $3.5 million) for suspended NOCMA CEO Gift Dulla, Nyasa Times has established.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:25:12 GMT
Banks Body Defiant On Lending Rate and Vat
[Nyasa Times] Bank Association of Malawi (BAM) has defied Vice-President Saulos Chilima's directive that banks should reduce interest rates in the country as they are making obscene profits at the expense of poor Malawians.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:25:11 GMT
Fdh Bank Inculcates Cashless Business Transactions Through 3-Months 'Fdh Pos Swipe & Win' Promotion
[Nyasa Times] FDH Bank says it is pleased that its clients positively responded to the 3-moth promotion it organised that encouraged its clients to utilize its point of sale (POS) services in supermarkets and fuel filling stations in order to inculca...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:10:01 GMT
Gonani Joins Kalindo in Resigning From VP Chilima's Party
[Nyasa Times] UTM Regional Secretary for the South, Henry Gonani has tendered his resignation from the Party with immediate effect, three days after Director of Youth, Bon Kalindo also announced his resignation on November 17.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:07:06 GMT
Opposition's Nankhumwa, Namalomba Issue Conflicting Statements On Court Case Withdrawal
[Nyasa Times] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa strongly asserts that he has "unconditionally withdrawn the defamation case" he filed through the court against four senior members and not against the ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:31:09 GMT
Former Minister Phiri Faces Arrest Over 2019 Presidential Poll Rigging
[Nyasa Times] One time powerful government top dog and high-ranking senior official in erstwhile ruling party, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Ben Phiri will soon face justice over his role during the annulled 2019 Presidential poll as he allegedl...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:25:11 GMT
The Road to Success With Hanghout Music Festival
[Nyasa Times] The annually dominated Hangout Music Festival was this year's prestigious three-day catchments of protruding beautiful coastlines of the historical facts and obscure secrets of Salima in Malawi.



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