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Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:09:42 GMT
Lilongwe Water Board Overwhelmed With Free Water Connections
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Lilongwe Water Board say the board is overwhelmed with applications for free water connections just days after government announced the initiative.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:13:21 GMT
Catholic Church Closes Church Over Music Video
[Nyasa Times] Catholic church authorities have closed down a church in Blantyre after a release of what church officials say a disrespectful music video which was shot from the church.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:59:10 GMT
Government Says K22.6bn Audit Report On Covid-19 Out Month End
[Nyasa Times] Government says an investigation report on the controversial K22.6 billion kwacha COVID-19 funds will be out this month-end.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:57:09 GMT
High Court Judges Accused of Corruption 'Shielding' in MRA Tax Stamps Tender
[Nyasa Times] Civil society organisation in Malawi have accused a High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal judges for suspected shielding of corruption actors in the procurement scandal that favours a criminalised bidder from Switzerland.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:57:42 GMT
Macra Warns Unlicensed Package Couriers of K1m Fine Plus Two-Year Jail Term If Caught
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is on a campaign to sensitise the general public that they should make sure the buses and other motorists they use as courier to send parcels and packages to various destinations have a...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:30:52 GMT
Romanian Marinica Replaces Meke Mwase As Substantive Malawi Coach
[CAF] Malawi have sacked national team head coach Meke Mwase and replaced him with Romanian tactician Mario Marinica, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has revealed.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:15:27 GMT
Mzuni Alumni and Sungold Donate to Lilongwe-Based Orphanage
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu University Alumni Association Central Region Chapter in conjunction with SunGold Food Processing Company have donated K500, 000 worth of items to Chikondi and Mphatso Orphanage in Area 25 in Lilongwe.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:31 GMT
Govt Moves to Address Unequitable Land Distribution - to Digitalize Land Info By Dec. 2022
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Sam Dalitso Kawale, has disclosed government plans to digitize land information as a measure to achieve equitable land distribution in Malawi.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
Trial of 12 Suspects in Person With Albinism Murder in Machinga Faces Further Delays
[Nyasa Times] Trial of 12 suspects, who include a Catholic priest, a clinical officer and a police officer, accused of murdering a person with albinism in Machinga is expected to delay further following a High Court order in Zomba to begin judicial r...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
Committee Says Most MPs Are Ignorant About Mining Laws
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Natural Resource and Climate Change Services Committee of Parliament, Werani Chilenga, has disclosed that majority of the members of Parliament (MPs) do not have any knowledge about the laws governing mining and the e...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
Minister Tourism and Culture Urges People to Depoliticise Development Activities
[Nyasa Times] Tourism Minister Michael Usi says people should not politicize development activities, saying this frustrates progress in the country.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
Supreme Court Removes Injunction On Nkhudzi Bay Mangochi Water Project
[Nyasa Times] Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) can now start a water project at Nkhudzi Bay in Mangochi after the Supreme Court in Blantyre on Monday stayed an injunction stopping the construction of the Nkhudzi-Bay Mangochi Water Project.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
Malawi National Bank Introduces Amayi Angathe Loan Facility
[Nyasa Times] The National Bank of Malawi has introduced a special loan facility for women called Amayi Angathe.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:26 GMT
Cat-Bunda Smart Farms Inspire Smallholder Farmers
[Nyasa Times] Dozens of smallholder farmers last Tuesday converged at CAT-Bunda Smart Farms at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) to learn how use of new and improved crop varieties can enable them beat hunger while...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:26:30 GMT
FAM's Decision to Fire Mwase Backfires
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi's (FAM) decision to fire coach Meck Mwase and replaced him with technical director Romanian Marian Mario Marinica has backfired with a deluge of criticism at the executive committee.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:05:34 GMT
VP Taylor Calls for Elimination of SGBV At Generation Equality Conference in Malawi
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor has addressed the 2022 Generation Equality Conference organized by the Government of Malawi in coordination with The Joyce Banda Foundation (WED) and some internatio...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:12 GMT
District Council Approves Tollgate Construction
[Nyasa Times] Nsanje District Council has approved the construction of a tollgate at Sorgin Trading in the district, drawing criticism from Nsanje Lalanje law maker Gladys Ganda who says a tollgate should not be a priority in the district.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:12 GMT
Government Tells People Not to Panic Over Fuel Shortages Reports
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says people should not panic over reports of fuel shortages, saying the country has enough fuel in strategic reserves.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:12 GMT
Chilima Pleads With Industry Captains to Support Women Entrepreneurs
[Nyasa Times] Malawi State Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima has appealed to industry captains to support women with tailor-made microfinance packages that could help them start or boost their businesses.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:12 GMT
Katsonga Phiri Makes Desperate Call for Reduction in Prices of Cooking Oil
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Trade and Industry Mark Katsonga Phiri has made a desperate call to the producers and suppliers of edible cooking oil to reciprocate the removal of 16.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on the product with reduction in pric...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:11 GMT
Lilongwe Residents Suggest Regular Town-Hall Meetings to Address Mistrust and Misunderstanding
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe residents have suggested that Lilongwe City Council should be conducting regular town hall meetings in order to addressing problems of mistrust and misunderstandings between duty-bearers and services users.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:29:10 GMT
Agcom Project Impresses World Bank Country Director
[Nyasa Times] World Bank Country Director for Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, Mara Warwick, has commended the Malawi Government for the progress made in the implementation of Agriculture Commercialization Project (AGCOM).

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:20:33 GMT
WHO Provides Malawi With 1.9 Million Oral Cholera Vaccine and Other Supplies
[Nyasa Times] World Health Organization (WHO) has provided the Malawi Governemnt with 1, 947, 695 doses of oral cholera vaccine to the Malawi Government.

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:20:51 GMT
Malawi Journalist Gregory Gondwe Detained, Questioned About Sources for Article On Alleged Corruption
[CPJ] Lusaka -- Malawian authorities should cease harassing journalist Gregory Gondwe, drop any attempt to force him to disclose his sources, and reform the country's laws so they are not used to censor the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:49:06 GMT
Mwapata Institute Warns of Dire Effects of Russia-Ukraine War On Malawi's Food Security Situation
[Nyasa Times] MwAPATA Institute has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have detrimental impact on the food security in Malawi. The Institute has since urged the Capital Hill to contract commercial farmers for irrigated winter maize in a ti...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:13:46 GMT
Sunbird in Zomba Mountain Reforestation Drive
[Nyasa Times] As one way of complementing Government efforts in planting more trees, Sunbird Tourism has adopted a section of Zomba Mountain Forest and planted about 3, 600 indigenous trees.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:06:06 GMT
Govt Apologises for Police Detention of Journalist
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's attorney general has apologized for police detaining a journalist and trying to force him to reveal his sources on a government corruption story. The rare public apology came after the government faced criticism fro...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:53:56 GMT
NGO Board, Congoma Clarify NGO Act Amendment Bill of 2022 As Bill Faces Resistance
[Nyasa Times] Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Board of Malawi and Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA) have said the NGO Act Amendment Bill of 2022--which Parliament passed late last month--will result into improved reg...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:50:28 GMT
Blantyre Vendors Applaud Nbm PLC for Introducing Digital Financial Services
[Nyasa Times] The Association of Vendors in Blantyre has applauded one of the the country's leading banks, National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc for introducing new digital financial customer services which is helping its clients to make transactions in ...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:48:18 GMT
Standard Bank Returns to Football Sponsorship
[Nyasa Times] Standard Bank Malawi has returned to football after unveiling a K46 million annual sponsorship for three years for Malawi's three regional leagues which will receive K15 million each.



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