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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:35:53 GMT
Roads Authority Assures Public of Speedy Reopening of Salima-Golomoti M005 Road
[Nyasa Times] The Roads Authority promises that the cut off M005 Road between Salima and Golomoti will be opened by end of Friday as a contractor is already on site reinstating Lifidzi Bridge, whose approach was washed away by heavy flow of rain wate...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:18:03 GMT
Govt Warns of Intense Rainfall From Friday As Tropical Dumako Triggers New Wave of Floods
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Ministry of Water and Sanitation say many districts in the south are today, Friday expected to will experience a rise in rainfall intensity as a result of tropical storm, Dumako.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:13:15 GMT
Mwanamvekha Resigns From Nankhumwa Shadow Cabinet
[Nyasa Times] Another day, another big blow to Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa as another shadow cabinet minister has resigned from the shadow cabinet.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:45:03 GMT
Minister Chinsinga Advises New Mayors and Vice Mayors to Aim for Good Legacy in Their Service
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Local Government, Professor Blessings Chinsinga, on Thursday inducted newly elected mayors and deputy mayors with an advice to the inductees to aim for good legacy, stressing that this is fundamental in the progression of th...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:32:32 GMT
Religious Couple Get Two and Half Jail Term for Denying Children Access to Medication
[Nyasa Times] A deeply religious couple in Neno will have to spend two years and six in jail for denying their children access to medical care due to religious beliefs which led to the death of the children.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:22:23 GMT
Nice Trust Commences Free Computer Lessons for Cohort 10
[Nyasa Times] The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Mangochi has started offering three-month free computer lessons in cohort number 10, with a call for more people to register and attend the free classes.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:19:42 GMT
Speeding Vehicle Kills Traffic Police Officer On Duty
[Nyasa Times] A traffic police officer has been hit while on duty by a speeding vehicle in Mangochi on Thursday.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:18:47 GMT
Legislator Apologises Over Raincoats Request
[Nyasa Times] A legislator who has received stinging attacks on social media platforms for suggesting that Parliament buys raincoats for backbenchers has emphatically apologised.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:38:32 GMT
Tropical Storm Dumako to Hit South Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) has warned that Tropical Cyclone Dumako will hit some parts of the Southern Region in Malawi between today and tomorrow.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:39:50 GMT
Castel Malawi Sells Off Malawi's Historical Company Sobo to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
[Nyasa Times] Castel Malawi has announced that the French company has sold off Malawi's historical company, Southern Bottlers Limited (SOBO) to Coca-Cola Beverages Limited, which a subsidiary to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:11:30 GMT
Malawi Declares Polio Outbreak
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Lilongwe -- The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more th...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:40:14 GMT
Malawi Law Society Suspends Two Lawyers On Disciplinary Grounds On Their Clients
[Nyasa Times] Under the terms of Section 99 of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act of 2017, Malawi Law Society has suspended two lawyers on disciplinary grounds acted on their clients.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:02:05 GMT
Govt to Criminalise Contractors Over Substandard Road Projects
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has warned that his ministry will soon start taking to court contractors who produce substandard work on the roads of Malawi.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:02:13 GMT
Malawi-Hosted Refugees Question WFP De-Listing From Food Rations
[VOA] Dowa District, Malawi -- The U.N. World Food Program in Malawi has halted food rations to nearly 700 refugee families, saying the families were "self-sustaining." But many of the de-listed refugees say they rely on the monthly rations and argue...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:38:56 GMT
Immigration Authorities Detain Over 200 Illegal Immigrants in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] Immigration authorities say to 200 illegal immigrants are being detained in the central region pending deportation.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:54:38 GMT
Learners Go on Rampage After Teacher Drops Talisman
[Nyasa Times] Police fired tear-gas to disperse rioting learners as classes were temporarily suspended on Friday at a primary school in Blantyre after a teacher allegedly dropped a talisman (chithumwa).

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:55:45 GMT
Chakwera Mourns Murdered MRA Official
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has mourned murderer Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) official, Alinafe Bonongwe.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:53:10 GMT
Chakwera to Attend EU-AU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Before Proceed to Another Meeting in Geneva
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is expected to attend the sixth European Union -African Union (EU-AU) Summit scheduled to take place in Brussels, Belgium, from February 17-18, 2022.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:49:45 GMT
Former President Joyce Banda Unites With Her Young Idol Oyanda
[Nyasa Times] Impressed with a picture post on Facebook of a young admirer dressed in her traditional dress-wear style -- captioned as 'Her Excellency Madam Oyanda Nyama' -- former President Joyce Banda appealed to the public to help and trace her fo...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 13:46:17 GMT
We Refuse to Be Sold Like Cabbages, Kalindo Cronies Declare - "Anti-Govt Demonstrations Will Continue!"
[Nyasa Times] Disgruntled Concerned Citizens have distanced themselves from the decision comedian-cum political activist Bon Kalindo made to suspend all the planned anti-government demonstrations.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 06:57:52 GMT
Scottish Government Provides K650m to Unicef Malawi for Covid-19 Vaccine Programmes
[Nyasa Times] The Scottish Government has provided £500, 000 (approximately K650 million) to UNICEF Malawi to support equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics.

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:18:13 GMT
Chakwera Grieves for Bonongwe, Pledges to Fight Corruption
[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says he is deeply saddened by the brazen killing of Alinafe Bonongwe, who was Malawi Revenue Authority's Station Manager at Dedza Border Post, State House Press Office announces.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:15:04 GMT
After Flooding, Displaced Malawians Are Living in Dire Conditions
[MSF] On Monday 24 January 2022, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall in Malawi, directly affecting around 945,000 people, killing 45 leaving tens of thousands with no access to food or clean water. In response, the President declared a State of National...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:44:09 GMT
British Govt Assists Police in Mangochi in Protecting People With Albinism in Mangochi
[Nyasa Times] In a bid to strengthen safety and security of people with albinism and revamping security in general in Mangochi, Deputy British High Commissioner David Pert has donated security equipment to 14 Community Policing Forums (CPFs) under Se...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:18:41 GMT
Former Energy Minister Newton Kambala Was Back in Court On Wednesday to Answer Charges of Corruption.
[Nyasa Times] Former Energy minister Newton Kambala was back in court on Wednesday to answer charges of corruption.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:18:12 GMT
Eleven Members of Parliament Risks Losing Their Parliamentary Seats for Failing to Declare Their Assets
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joyce Chitsulo has said the committee will write the office of the speaker to impose sanctions on eleven members of Parliament who failed to declare their assets.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:12:33 GMT
Defence Fails to File Submissions in U.S.$12,200 Wildlife Crime Involving Chinese National Bin Liu
[Nyasa Times] The defence in a wildlife crime case involving a Chinese national, Bin Liu, has failed to file and make its submissions on Thursday, consequently making the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court unable to make a ruling on whether Liu...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:59:14 GMT
State Concerned With Delayed Justice in Mk53m Wildlife Crime Case Involving Zambian National
[Nyasa Times] The State has expressed worry over the slow pace at which a wildlife crime case involving Zambian national, Kelby Roy Malambo, is progressing.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:26:18 GMT
MP Chilapondwa Apologizes Over 'Cooking Oil Is Luxury Commodity for the Elite' Remarks
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament for Ntchisi South, Ulemu Chilapondwa, has clarified that the statement he made in relation to cooking oil being a luxury commodity for the elite was not, in any way, aimed to demean p...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 06:11:20 GMT
Councilor in Mzuzu Defects to MCP
[Nyasa Times] A Councillor in Mzuzu has defected to Malawi Congress Party (MCP).



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