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Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:31:00 GMT
Police Issue Alert On Robbers' New Tricks
[Nyasa Times] Knowing that people would always instinctively come out of their homes to investigate what is happening once they hear a baby crying incessantly outside their homes, robbers are using this new trick to lure out unsuspecting residents an...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:26:23 GMT
Kokoliliko to Follow Co-Operatives Model to Help Create 1 Million Jobs
[Nyasa Times] Kokoliliko Holdings Limited , a newly established diversified firm fronted by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) firm led by director Daud Suleman, has disclosed plans to establish entrepreneurship cooperatives in all the 193 constituencies an...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:25:29 GMT
Magistrate Refuses to Recuse Herself - Magalasi Fails to Take Plea
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe magistrate Shyreen Chirwa has refused to recuse herself from former CEO for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Collins Magalasi criminal trial, she announced in court Friday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:46:11 GMT
Chewa Chief Sichinga of Kasungu Laid to Rest
[Nyasa Times] The body of a 78-year-old senior chief Sichinga of Kasungu district on Thursday laid to rest at Mpemba which was her headquarters.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:43:54 GMT
Deputy Minister Daudi Urges Chiefs to Enhance Covid-19 Precautions
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Local Government has urged chiefs in the country to enhance dissemination of Coronavirus messages to their subjects in order to contain the pandemic.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:40 GMT
Chimunthu Calls for Review of Govt Policy On Borehole Construction
[Nyasa Times] Former Speaker of parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda has called for a review of government policy which entrusts community members with the responsibility of maintaining broken boreholes in their area ,saying the arrangement is denying p...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:03:28 GMT
Concerned Students Demand Reopening of Schools
[Nyasa Times] Concerned Students of Malawi, which is a group comprising of students from different institutions, have called on the government to open schools with immediate effect and end the extention on the closure of schools as a Covid-19 control...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:26:12 GMT
FA Malawi, MDBNL Sign MoU for Local Football Pay TV Channel
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has cemented its partnership with the Malawi Digital Broadcasting Network (MDBNL) after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a development that has been described as a crucial step towards ro...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:33:31 GMT
Opposition Party Urges Police to Start Criminal Probe Against Dodma
[Nyasa Times] The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Dr Steven Kayuni has told the Malawi Police Service to start criminal investigations against officials at the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) and Reserve Bank of Malawi over ab...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:34:31 GMT
Loreen Ngwira Out of Manchester Thunder, Heads Back to Malawi
[Nyasa Times] England-based Malawi netball star Loreen Ngwira has withdrawn her services at the English Vitality Netball Super League champions Manchester Thunder and is set to return home.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:13:43 GMT
Scrutiny of U.S.$8 Million Covid-19 Funds Underway
[MBC] The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 is scrutinising submitted reports from various clusters on how the K6.2 billion COVID-19 funds were spent State House announced in a statement.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:24:52 GMT
Evangelicals in 'Stop Child Marriage' Project
[Nyasa Times] As one way of ensuring economic empowerment among the youth, Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) through 'Stop Child Marriage' (STOM) Project has trained about 307 young people in various vocational skills in Ntchisi District.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:57:44 GMT
Chakwera, Chimwendo, Kainja Face a Multibillion Kwacha Suit
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Police Service in Lilongwe is on rampage in Lilongwe breaking into shops, bars and even saloons on the pretext of enforcing Covid-19 restrictions and taking away billions of kwacha items as angry owners have promised to personall...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:51:12 GMT
Assemblies of God Church Donates PPE's to Zomba Hospital
[Nyasa Times] Assemblies of God Church in Zomba has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Zomba General Hospital.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:48:02 GMT
Well-Founded Fear - 48-Hour Ultimatum Expires With Clear Signs Covid Funds Plundered
[Nyasa Times] At the expiry of 48- hour ultimatum Tuesday evening which President Lazarus Chakwera issued for clusters to account for K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds allocated to then last August, it emerged that the public fear of money being m...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:36:16 GMT
Mangulenje, 3 Others Fired At Malawi Empowerment Fund - Reports
[Nyasa Times] Four senior managers including chief executive officer Mervis Mangulenje have been fired at National Economic Empowerment Fund Limited (Neef) formerly Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medf), following a disciplinary hearing prompted ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:11:43 GMT
Seven to Testify Against Itaye, Others in Fraud Case
[Nyasa Times] State prosecutors have said they will parade seven witnesses to testify against former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye and two others are being accused of abuse of office.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:11:42 GMT
Govt Sticks to AstraZeneca Vaccine Despite Efficacy Concerns
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda and Minister of Information Gospel Kazako have announced that government has decided to go ahead with acquiring the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, despite concerns about its efficacy.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:09:59 GMT
An Insight Into Cryptocurrency Taxes
[Nyasa Times] Like other assets, cryptocurrency such as Bitcoins is also subjected to tax. However, the process becomes so complex that only a few pay the tax. The non-filers consider cryptocurrency as a gateway that can be utilized to generate multi...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:08:12 GMT
DPP's Convicted Governor Mzomera Faces Another Violence Case
[Nyasa Times] Convicted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor (North) and former Mzimba Hora legislator Christopher Mzomera Ngwira will be back in court on March 17 for inciting political violence.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:07:37 GMT
Admarc Rebuffs AHL Over Retrenchment Plans
[Nyasa Times] State produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation ( Admarc) has rebuffed agriculture commodity trader, AHL to retrench 40 percent of its staff as one way of restructuring.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:32:00 GMT
FA Malawi Give Member Associations HP Laptops
[Nyasa Times] The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has donated top of range HP laptops to its nine member associations as one way of promoting use of technology in the management of the game.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:38:59 GMT
Dedza District Covid-19 Relief Support Donates Medical Supplies
[Nyasa Times] Dedza District Covid-19 Relief Support (DDCRS) has handed over medical supplies and equipment costing over K 2 million to Dedza District Hospital to assist in the fight against the Covid-19 in the district.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:29:40 GMT
Salima Secondary School Alumni Donate PPE to Salima Hospital
[Nyasa Times] Salima Secondary School alumni have donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K2.4 million to Salima District Hospital.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:23:59 GMT
DPP Fears Dodma Could Be 'Microcosm' of Larger Rot On Covid-19 Funds in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has expressed serious reservations on the conduct of Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) in the way it has used or abused K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds from Tre...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:19:16 GMT
Irate People Torch Malawi Revenue Authority Checkpoint in Mchinji
[Nyasa Times] Angry people on Sunday razed down a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) checkpoint at Ludzi Junction in Mchinji in protest over measures the authority is implementing to curb smuggling in the district.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:49:38 GMT
Watchdog Wants Govt to Account for U.S.$8 Million Covid-19 Funds
[Nyasa Times] Human Rights Defenders Coalition has asked Malawi government through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) to explain how the K6.2 billion funds meant for Covid-19 pandemic fight was spent, saying it has received several...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:52:03 GMT
Gunshot Survivor Mphiyo Wants Judge Chombo Out of Cashgate Case
[Nyasa Times] Former budget director at the Ministry of Finance Paul Mphwiyo wants judge presiding over the Cashgate case he is accused with 14 others, Esmie Chombo, to be out because her contract expired as a judge.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:23:45 GMT
Pictorial - Veteran Journalist Felix Mponda Buried in an Emotional Ceremony
[Nyasa Times] The body of veteran journalist, Felix Mponda, who succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday at Queens Elizabeth Central Hospital was buried in an emotional ceremony on Saturday morning at Nancholi, Blantyre.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:20:53 GMT
Family Dispute Claims Woman's Life in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] A 46 -year old woman from Chibalazi village in Mzimba district has killed herself by hanging to the tree over a dispute with her husband.



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