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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:36:35 GMT
Taxman Boss Bizwick Wages War Against Smugglers and Corrupt Officers
[Nyasa Times] Spurred by the need to root out graft, The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) Commissioner General John Biziwick, has vowed that the tax policing authority will take the fight against corruption to the wire and a top most priority.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:59:34 GMT
Chakwera Says Government to Reduce His Presidential Benefits
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says he has sanctioned the government to reduce his presidential benefits, cabinet ministers and those of top government officials as a cost cutting measure in the battered economy.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:59:29 GMT
Economy to Grow By 4.1% - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has indicated that the economy will grow by 4. 1 percent.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:56:13 GMT
Chakwera Vows to Fix Malawi's Broken Systems in Order to Attain Middle-Income Economy Status
[Nyasa Times] State President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has vowed that his administration will "fix our broken systems" in order for Malawi to achieve the middle income economy status.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:56:09 GMT
Govt Procures Science and Mathematics Textbooks for Secondary Schools
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Education has procured 1, 292, 976 science and mathematics textbooks for as well as teachers' guides for distribution in public secondary schools in the country.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 04:41:51 GMT
Kenyan Insurtech Startup Lami Enters Malawi, DRC After Acquiring Bluewave, Eyes Rest of Africa
[TechCrunch] Kenyan insurtech startup Lami Technologies has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount as it seeks to make insurance covers accessible to more people across Africa.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:43:26 GMT
UK-Based Asset Recovery Specialist Carolyne Lamptey in Malawi to Support Asset Recovery Efforts
[Nyasa Times] United Kingdom (UK)-based Senior Asset Recovery Specialist, Carolyne Lamptey, is in the country to boost the fight against corruption and recovery of stolen property, the Malawi Government has confirmed.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 07:56:13 GMT
Bullets Takeover Blantyre Zero Women's Football Team
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets have finalised the move to takeover women's football team Blantyre Zero as part of CAF requirement to play for continental competitions.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 05:50:30 GMT
Tropical Storm Ana - UN Kicks Off Relief Assistance to Flood Victims
[VOA] Blantyre -- U.N. agencies in Malawi have started providing aid to victims from Tropical Storm Ana, which killed scores of people across southeastern Africa and left tens of thousands homeless. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, has provided pe...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:48:48 GMT
Mybucks Introduces Whatsapp Banking Facility
[Nyasa Times] One of the country's fastest growing banking institutions, MyBucks Banking Corporation, has introduced WhatsApp banking facility on its banking services, as one way of enhancing its digital operations.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:46:50 GMT
Info Minister Kazako Says President Chakwera AU Trip 'Beneficial'
[Nyasa Times] Information Minister Gospel Kazako has strongly defended President Lazarus Chakwera's trip to the African Union meeting in Ethiopia this week, saying its economic benefits far much outweighs travel expenses.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:45:33 GMT
Police Impound 16 Bags of Hemp in Nkhata-Bay
[Nyasa Times] Police in Nkhata-Bay district are keeping three men in custody for allegedly being found in possession of 16 bags Cannabis Sativa.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:44:25 GMT
U.S.-Based Malawians Reward Flames
[Nyasa Times] A group of football-loving Malawians based in the United States has rewarded the Malawi National football team players with K2.8 million cash for their outstanding performance at the ongoing 2021TotalErnegies Africa Cup of Nations in Ca...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:40:22 GMT
Crooked 'Herbalist' Jailed for 3 Years for Stealing
[Nyasa Times] The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court has convicted and sentenced Lameck Zanjo, 39, to three (3) years imprisonment with hard labour for fraudulently stealing two cellphones and K250,000 from two women purportedly for rituals.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:06:55 GMT
Tropical Cyclone Ana's Effects to Take Longer for Affected Communities to Heal and Get Back to Normal
[Nyasa Times] The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DoDMA) says the livelihood of people whose areas were affected by Tropical Storm Ana that which caused floods in many parts of the country, will take a long time to get back to normal.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:06:52 GMT
Passport Crisis Looms in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi risks a passport crisis as government says it has not yet identified a new supplier if electronic passports a month after a contract with Techno Brain was terminated.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
PAC Re-Summons Attoney General Nyirenda
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Public Appointments Committee (PAC) says it has summoned Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda again after he failed to appear before the committee on Tuesday.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
Govt Misses Deadline On Release of K22bn Covid-19 Funds
[Nyasa Times] Government has missed, for a third time, own set deadline to release a report on the infamous mismanagement of K22 billion covid-19 funds.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:05 GMT
Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee Summons Chizuma
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has summoned Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma over the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) decision to refuse to give consent order on the prosecution of businessma...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:47:02 GMT
Government Misses Laws Society Deadline On Corruption Linked Names
[Nyasa Times] Government has missed a deadline which Malawi Law Society (MLS) gave state prosecution agencies to hand over names of all government officials said to be on the "list" ceased during the raid of businessman Ashok Nair and those shared be...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:00:36 GMT
Stakeholders Describe Creation of Ministry of Water and Sanitation As a Step Towards Achieving Goals
[Nyasa Times] Stakeholders in the water sector have described the establishment of the Ministry of Water and Sanitation as a step towards achieving both national and international development goals.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:00:33 GMT
Simbi Ashan Phiri Distances Himself From New Political Party
[Nyasa Times] South Africa based Malawian billionaire, Simbi Ashan Phiri, is distancing himself from a new political party in Malawi, saying he does not harbour political ambitions.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:31 GMT
Only 8 Percent of Malawians Are Vaccinated Against Covid-19
[Nyasa Times] Only eight percent of Malawians have been vaccinated against Covid-19 against an initial target of 30 per cent in 2021, the Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, has disclosed.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:31 GMT
Chakwera to Attend AU's 35th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU).

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:27 GMT
Dodma Says It Did Carry Out Storm Warning Awareness in Lower Shire Ahead of Cyclone Ana
[Nyasa Times] As soon as the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) warned of the impending Tropical Ana on January 22, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) carried out storm warning awareness in flood prone...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:28:32 GMT
CSO Urges Tonse Govt to Pay a Listening Ear to Anti-Govt Protesters
[Nyasa Times] Catholic-based Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says the ever-growing number of young people joining anti-government protests, which political activist Bon Kalindo has been organizing, is a clear indication that something has gone amiss...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:26:04 GMT
MCP, UTM Spokespersons Clash Over Tonse Alliance As Divisions Deepens
[Nyasa Times] Spokespersons for major partners in ruling Tonse Alliance have openly clashed and exchanged political jabs as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM fallout in the alliance escalates and divisions deepens.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:22:12 GMT
VP Chilima Remains Mum Over Calls to Pull His Party Out of Tonse Alliance
[Nyasa Times] Vice President remains tight lipped as he faces calls within his UTM to pull the party out of Tonse Alliance as some party members feel there is bad blood between him and President Lazarus Chakwera.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:24:45 GMT
Man Arrested for Killing Ex-Wife
[Nyasa Times] Police in Mangochi have arrested Luka Pitolosi, 45, who is suspected to have stabbed to death his ex-wife Veronica Jalani because of Jealousy.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:23:44 GMT
Govt Reshuffles Its Parliamentary Leadership
[Nyasa Times] The Government side in Parliament has removed beleaguered former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa as its chief whip and replaced him with Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda.



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