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Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:14:08 GMT
Date Set For Bushiri Extradition Hearing
[Nyasa Times] Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has on Wednesday sustained its 20th November 2020 ruling which said that Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, should appear before their extradition hearings through a way of summon not arrest.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:24:10 GMT
Malawi Coaches Body Censure Tigers Over Yasin Sacking
[Nyasa Times] The National Football Coaches Association of Malawi has expressed anger over Tigers FC's management's decision to fire Rodgers Yasini as the club's Head Coach at the beginning of this week.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:24:08 GMT
Malawi Govt Develops Pabwalo Online Platform to Bridge Communication Gaps Between Citizens and Duty-Bearers
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Civic Education and National Unity has developed an online Government-Citizens Engagement platform, which has been designed to foster greater communication and engagement between duty-bearers and rights-holders.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:05:03 GMT
Citizen Forums Urged to Help Improve Delivery of Public Services
[Nyasa Times] United Purpose (UP) has urged citizen forums in Dedza to engage in productive dialogue with government as a way of improving transparency and accountability in the public service.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:04:32 GMT
Peoples Awards Spar City Centre Competition Winner
[Nyasa Times] Peoples Trading Centre (PTC) under the SPAR franchise has handed over a mountain bike to the winner of SPAR City Centre festive competition in Lilongwe.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:59:52 GMT
Taxman Unveils 'Kuiphula NDI Lisiti Langa' Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has unveiled 'Kuiphula ndi lisiti langa' campaign from January to March this year to encourage consumers to demand Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) receipts for every transaction made to enhance collection o...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:25:41 GMT
Thom Mpinganjira Rejects Fake News Linking Him to DPP Leadership Race - 'No Political Ambitions'
[Nyasa Times] Business mogul Dr. Thomson Frank Mpinganjira who retired from FDH Financial Holdings Limited, 21 years after he started the process of setting up the first ever home grown indigenous Malawian privately owned bank, has rubbished as "fake...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:51:10 GMT
Mia Self-Isolating After Testing Positive for Covid-19 - Deputy Speaker Kazombo Also Tests Positive
[Nyasa Times] Transport Minister Sidik Mia, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Deputy President, is self-isolating after testing positive Covid-19 but he has reassured fans he has only minor symptoms.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:33:21 GMT
Govt Gets Tough With Covid-19 Measures As Fears Grip Over Rising Cases
[Nyasa Times] The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 has said government will now enforce a requirement that no one is seen in public space without a face mask on and Malawi police will enforce the restrictions on opening and closing times for pubs a...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:40:05 GMT
Kasungu Vendors Boycott Taxes Over Poor Security
[Nyasa Times] Kasungu vendors who are plying their businesses in the district main market on Thursday agreed to stop paying market fee over the council failure to provide security in their business area.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:29:10 GMT
Reserve Bank of Malawi Audit Czar Sent On Forced Leave
[Nyasa Times] Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) head of Internal Audit Department clement Chinkono has been sent on forced leave while the forensic audit is underway at the financial institution including the probe on K340 million feared to have been stol...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:26:19 GMT
Attorney General Silungwe Says 'Stop Clapping Hands for Crooks'
[Nyasa Times] Attorney General Dr. Chikosa Silungwe has warned that the Tonse Alliance administration will seriously combat crimes relating to common assault, financial and related crimes as well as murder that occurred between 2014 and 2020 and urge...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:11:56 GMT
Dzuka Malawi - Presidential Hopes in Disarray, Fire Msungama!
[Nyasa Times] Happy New Year. Well, we just counted down to Tonse Administration's remaining three and half years. Forget 2024, it will be a campaign year, nothing intelligent will come out of that year. Of course, with intense civil wars in MCP, DPP...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 07:11:53 GMT
Court Orders State to File Fresh Charge Sheet for Mchacha, Vuwa, Muhara and Kumwembe
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Principal Resident Magestrate Viva Nyimba has nullified bail conditions for former cabinet ministers Simon Vuwa Kaunda, Charles Mchacha, former Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara and former Principal Secretary i...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:38:21 GMT
Mzuni Lecture Dies a of Suspected Coronavirus - Police to Enforce Covid-19 Rules
[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu University (Mzuni) senior lecture Dominic Gondwe from Forestry Department at has died of suspected coronavirus after gasping for breath as the virus pandemic has hit the campus, affecting 28 people.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:22:47 GMT
Chakwera's Touch of Humility - Can He Make It a Mark of His Leadership?
[Nyasa Times] The story of Lazarus Chakwera's rise to presidency is typical of a Malawian boy, born and raised in kerosene but, against all odds, he benefited from a functional education system that catapulted him to different capitals of power.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:22:46 GMT
Financial Crisis Hits Kasungu Municipal Council - Workers Not Paid Salary, Gratuity
[Nyasa Times] Irate direct employees at Kasungu municipal council on Tuesday nearly closed the council offices over its failure to pay them their gratuity after terminated their contracts in September last year.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:22:42 GMT
DPP Secretary General Jeffrey Back in the Groove - Announces Mutharika to Retire Soon
[Nyasa Times] Encourages party leaders to attract as many people as possible

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:43:32 GMT
MEC Reflects On Implementation of Its Strategic Plan - Malawi Electoral Commission
[MEC Malawi] Three years after launching its strategic plan, the Malawi Electoral Commission has organised a two-day workshop to review how the blueprint has been implemented and realign the priorities for the remaining two years.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:14:01 GMT
Do Not Quash Muluzi Corruption Case, Fast-Track It and Let Court Determine
[Nyasa Times] There has been calls at different times by different people to discontinue the K1.7 billion former president Bakili Muluzi corruption case which has now entered the 15th year. The Public Affairs Committee has also added its voice to urg...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:39:23 GMT
Govt Seeks Arrest Warrant for Bushiri At Lilongwe Magistrate Court
[Nyasa Times] Malawi government has gone back to the Lilongwe Magistrate Court, seeking a warrant of arrest for of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leaders Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary as part of beginning their extradition processe...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:55:46 GMT
Law Society Says PAC Elevating Politics Over Rule of Law in 'Free Muluzi' Call
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has faulted quasi-religious body Public Affairs Committee (PAC) for their proposal that the State should discontinue the protracted prosecution of former president Bakili Muluzi on corruption charges relatin...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:06:37 GMT
Country in Need of U.S.$3,8 Billion to Construct Additional Secondary Schools
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Agnes Nyalonje, has disclosed the government is in need of K2.85 trillion to construct new secondary schools across the country.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:35:31 GMT
Msungama Admits Using Taxpayers Money for India Medical Trip
[Nyasa Times] Embattled Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama has admitted that he is paranoid with his hair loss but has denied that he underwent a hair transplant during his recent medical trip to India, which he conceded was a cost to the ta...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:11:17 GMT
Parliamentary Committee Summons Suspended Exams Board Officers
[Nyasa Times] The 2020 Malawi Schools Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination leaked due to security lapses as only six Malawi Police officers were engaged instead of the required 20, the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has said.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:51:56 GMT
Malawi Assemblies of God Pastor Hit By Covid-19, Suspends Church Services
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Assemblies of God Church in Area 47, Lilongwe, has suspended church services because its senior pastor has been hit by Covid-19.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:26:07 GMT
Wonder Boy Peter Banda Is Europe Bound for Trials At FC Sheriff
[Nyasa Times] Nyasa Big Bullets midfielder Peter Banda is set to undergo month-long trials in Moldova, where his former teammate, Charles Petro ply his trade, his club has announced.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:22:10 GMT
MSCE Exams Leak Again
[Nyasa Times] There are fears of fresh leakage of the yet to be re-administered Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations with papers.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:42:09 GMT
Discontinue Muluzi Case, Govt Told
[Nyasa Times] Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious governance watchdog, has asked government to discontinue the case of former president Bakili Muluzi's alleged K1.7 billion corruption case, a position which it says was already advanced ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:41:29 GMT
Madonna Faces Criticism for Dancing On Tables At Malawi Presidential Palace
[Nyasa Times] US pop star Madonna is facing criticisms in social media platforms after she sat on tables and danced when she went to meet President Lazarus Chakwera last week with some critics saying she was spreading the virtues of Kabbalah sect of ...



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