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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:54:37 GMT
Government Launches Emergency Response Polio Outbreak
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UNICEF), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on Wednesday launched an emergency respons...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:16:01 GMT
Govt Launches Emergency Response Plan Against Polio
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and U.N. agencies have launched an emergency response to the country's polio outbreak, the first in Africa in five years. The plan includes mass immunization of children under five years of age and intensive surveilla...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:39:22 GMT
Undule Urges Malawians to Stand in Defence of Chizuma and Stop Ashok Nair's Intimidation
[Nyasa Times] Veteran governance and human rights advocate Undule Mwakasungula has urged Malawians to stand in defense of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, Martha Chizuma, whom he said is under attack from people who are avoiding to ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:48:03 GMT
Malawi's Banda New Region 5 Chairperson
[The Herald] MINISTER of Youth and Sports in Malawi, Richard Chimwendo Banda, is now the new Region 5 Council of Ministers Chairperson.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:40:30 GMT
Govt Launches Operationalization of Science and Technology Fund
[Nyasa Times] Government has launched the operationalisation of the Science and Technology (ST) Fund, which is under the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST).

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:38:31 GMT
Inflation Rate Goes Up to 12.1%
[Nyasa Times] The country's inflation rate has gone up to 12.1 %, according to statistics released by the National Stastical Office.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:32:08 GMT
Violent Criminals Daring Police as Security Company Boss Call for Vigilance
[Nyasa Times] A resurgence of violent criminal gangs are on rampage daring Malawi Police with an "arrest us if you can message" prompting Malawi Law Society (MLS) desperately appeal for maximum protection to all citizens.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:18 GMT
Government Fires Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority Board for Incompetence in Recruitment of Its CEO Henry Kachaje
[Nyasa Times] Following an inquiry made on February 18 by Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee made to Government as regards to the "poor handling of recruitment" of Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) chief executive officer, Henry Kach...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:48:54 GMT
Security Company Boss, Police Call for Vigilance Against Increasing Criminal Activities
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's leading security provider, Target Security Group has advised businesses and high net wealth individuals to re-assess their security arrangements following sky-rocketing criminal activities such as thefts, robbery, arson attacks...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:10:48 GMT
Sharda University of India Offers 50% Off Scholarships to Malawian Students
[Nyasa Times] Sharda University of India has announced a 50 per cent cut on the 2022 scholarships to Malawians who want to study at the institution.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:58:53 GMT
'Tell Nothing but the Truth' - ACB Chief Martha Chizuma Implore Girl-Children
[Nyasa Times] In what looks like an encrypted and encoded message, the Director General of the country's graft bursting body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and legal bulldozzer, Martha Chizuma who disappeared into oblivion is now back and has unequivo...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:12:04 GMT
Livestock Reap Big for Rural Farmers in Covid-19 Lean Period
[MBC] While the world is still struggling with the economic effects of Covid 19, rural farmers are also hit by the pandemic.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:54:41 GMT
MCP Backs Harry Mkandawire On Chakwera's Endorsement for 2025 Presidential Elections
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has backed Harry Mlekanjala Mkandawire's endorsement of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for the 2025 presidential elections.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:12:31 GMT
Water Quality Not Compromised - Bwb Featured
[MBC] Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has admitted it is struggling to supply colourless and odourless water to consumers following what it terms as organic matter deposits and silt in Mudi Dam, which they say have accumulated due to Tropical Storm Ana.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:31:28 GMT
World Vision Distributes Relief Items to 90 Households in Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] World Vision Malawi has distributed assorted relief items worth over K3.6 million to 90 households affected by Tropical Storm Ana at Chilenje Area Development Programme in Lilongwe.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:41:11 GMT
Chakwera Urges Malawians in Diaspora to Support Flood Survivors
[MBC] Geneva -- President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called on Malawians in the diaspora to help fellow countrymen who have been affected by tropical storms.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:39:56 GMT
Expert Hails Scrapping Off of Vat on Water and Cooking Oil
[Nyasa Times] Economic expert Milward Tobias has hailed government for scrapping off Value Added Tax (VAT) on water and cooking oil in the 2022/2023 national budget.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:39:17 GMT
Government Declares 3 March National Marty's Day
[Nyasa Times] Government has officially declared 3rd March as National Martyrs Day.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:14:00 GMT
WHO to Pump U.S.$1 Million to Support Flood Survivors
[MBC] Geneva -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is to give Malawi one million dollars (K803.7 million) towards the health of communities affected by floods in Malawi.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 10:53:01 GMT
Escom, Marine Staff Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes On Shire River
[Nyasa Times] There are fears many people have died after a boat carrying Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) staff and officers from Marine Department of the Malawi Police Services capsized in Chikwawa on the Shire River.

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.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:51:30 GMT
UNICEF Assisting Students of Flood-Damaged Malawi Schools
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, is assisting Malawi's students to continue their education in areas affected by a recent tropical storm.

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.



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