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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:35 GMT
Chakwera Ready to Trim Presidential Powers, Waiting for Law Amendment - Spokesperson
[Nyasa Times] PresidentLazarus Chakwera is ready to reduce his 'unnecessary' presidential powers but he is waiting for the laws to change, State House has said.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:14:36 GMT
Team Oasis Donates PPE in Chiradzulu Targeting Children and Needy
[Nyasa Times] A youth led Christian organisation dubbed 'Team Oasis' has made a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to under privileged children including those living with HIV at Namitambo and Nkalo health Centres in the areas of Traditi...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:01:47 GMT
Malosa Community Based Organisation Distributes Maize Flour to Vulnerable Households
[Nyasa Times] Malosa Community Based Organisation (MACOBO) has distributed maize flour to villages in Zomba and Machinga where some families were food insecure due to Covid-19.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:57:21 GMT
Flash Floods Left Hundreds Homeless in Ntcheu
[Nyasa Times] Over 1,085 households and 100.6 hectares of maize field have been affected by flash floods at Phanga area in Bwanje North Constituency in Ntcheu district.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:38 GMT
Activists Rue Delays in Appointing Funded National Youth Council of Malawi Board
[Nyasa Times] Youth activists in Malawi have expressed concern over delays by the government to appoint Board of Directors for the State-funded National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCOM).

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:38 GMT
New Malawi Cabinet Out This Month-End - State House
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera will hire a new cabinet for his government at the end of this month, State House has announced.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:38 GMT
Chakwera Won't Allow State House Officials to Do 'A Chisale' - Presidential Aides Wealth to Be Unmasked
[Nyasa Times] Presidential press secretary Brian Banda has said President Lazarus Chakwera administration would not allow some people to take away what belongs to Malawians and that his aides will not be involved in wrongful self-enrichment like in t...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:37 GMT
Chakwera Talks of Malawi Govt Measurers Against Economic Aftershocks of Covid-19
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has said government has put in place measures to see to it that Malawians are provided with safety nets as a relief from the challenges that are there due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:37:03 GMT
Minister Usi Appeals for Meaningful Investments in Malawi Tourism Industry
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Dr. Michael Usi on says time has come that Malawians should start considering tourism as business if the sector is to make meaningful contribution to the development of the country.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:50:58 GMT
Ministry of Education Call On Teachers to Resume Work
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Education has issued a statement requesting all teachers in public primary and secondary schools and Teachers' Training Colleges (TTCs) to resume work on Monday, March 1 2021 for teaching and learning to commence.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:37:03 GMT
Chilima's Spokesperson Awarded PR Professional of the Year By Public Relations Society of Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Vice President Salous Chilima's press officer Pililani Phiri has been awarded as Public Relations Professional of the year by Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM).

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:48:56 GMT
Court Orders Seizure of K1.7bn Chisale Assets for 'Presevation'
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre allowed the government to seize K1.7 billion worth of property for former security aide to Peter Mutharika, Norman Chisale.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:48:56 GMT
Og Issah Joins Zomba Changalume Parliamentary By-Elections
[Nyasa Times] A popular Blantyre-based businessman OG Issah has joined the Zomba Changalume parliamentary race.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:38:33 GMT
Human Rights Watch Submission On the Republic of Malawi to the UN Human Rights Committee
[HRW] We write to you ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Committee's upcoming review of the Republic of Malawi to highlight key areas of concern in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity that Human Rights Watch hopes will inform thi...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:48:54 GMT
Malawian Pro Golfer Kachepatsonga Finishes 18th At Kenyan Safari Tour
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's golf pro Victor Kachepatsonga made it into the best top 20 cash prize-winning finish in the just ended Safari Tour played at Karen Golf Club in Kenya.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:04:33 GMT
Civil Service 'Cleanup' Team Goes to 'War' Against Looting Public Funds
[Nyasa Times] The Public Service Systems Review Taskforce which government announced last week Friday has rolled into action and held its first meeting in Lilongwe on Thursday to roll out its work to comprehensively review systems of allowances, proc...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:03:06 GMT
Lawyer Taulo, Estranged Client Resolve Differences
[Nyasa Times] Private practice lawyer Oscar Asima Taulo and his estranged client, Moses Michael Mwalabu, have resolved their differences, with the counsel committing to withdraw the lawsuit he commenced against Mwalabu, Nyasa Times has learnt.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:46:13 GMT
Mpinganjira Foundation Donates K10 Million Ppes to Adventist Hospitals
[Nyasa Times] The Thomson and Barbra Mpinganjira Foundation has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K10 million to the Adventist Health Services (AHS) hospitals in the country.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:56:16 GMT
Castel Malawi Financial Statement Reveals Risk of Company's Future
[Nyasa Times] Castel Malawi Limited, manufacturers of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, has warned that the external threats in the current operating environment pose a risk to the company's future development sustainability.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:52:08 GMT
Govt Secures $4.8m From European Investment Bank for Upgrading Airport
[Nyasa Times] Government, through the Ministry of Transport, has rolled out a 4.8 million US dollars project aimed at rehabilitating and upgrading high and medium voltage electrical systems, including runway edge lights at the country's Chileka Inter...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:48:56 GMT
VP Chilima Says Resilient Policies Crucial for Post Covid-19 Comeback
[Nyasa Times] Resilient policies and strategies are crucial for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to enable them jump start the economy after the devastation caused by Covid-19, Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima said on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:50:48 GMT
Govt Commits to Build 2 500 Houses
[Nyasa Times] Chikwawa Central member of parliament (MP) Salim Bagus has said State security personnel surely deserve better accommodation like everyone else and asked government to construct houses for police officers and a fence at Nchalo Police St...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:46:59 GMT
Sumbuleta's Sexual Harassment Assault Investigations Delays Over Covid-19 Scare - MHRC
[Nyasa Times] Malawians will have to wait a little longer to know findings of the investigations into alleged sexual harassment of female workers at the public broadcaster, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:45:35 GMT
People's Party Upbeat of Retaining Zomba Changulame Seat
[Nyasa Times] People's Party (PP) says it will do everything possible to retain Zomba Changalume Parliamentary seat, which fell vacant following the death of John Chikalimba, who was the party's Chief Whip in Parliament while Malawi Congress Party (M...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:44:34 GMT
Govt Abandons Telecentres in Favour of Connect a School Programme - Kazako
[Nyasa Times] The Tonse Alliance administration has abandoned the telecentres projects in favour of an initiative called Connect a School Programme to enhance access to information and communications technology (ICT) in schools.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:11:51 GMT
World Food Programme Partners With Ireland to Fight Malnutrition in Malawi
[WFP] Lilongwe -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the Ministry of Health today welcome a timely contribution of EUR 550,000 (about 515 million Malawi Kwacha) from the Government of Irelan...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:25:35 GMT
Lowe Says Aip to Start Early This Year As Malawi Parliament Assess Its Success, Future
[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Agriculture has announced that this year's (2021/2022) Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) will commerce earlier than the 2020/2021 program started.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:34:13 GMT
Controversial Preacher's Family Stopped From Leaving Malawi for Kenya
[Nairobi News] Fugitive and self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri's family was in the weekend allegedly stopped from leaving Malawi for Kenya at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA).

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:26:33 GMT
Bushiri Family Barred From Leaving Country
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, have obtained a court injunction stopping the Malawi police from arresting them.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:33:31 GMT
Parliamentary Caucus Calls for Investigation Into Illegal Charcoal Trafficking
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Parliamentary Conservation Caucus (MPCC) has poured out its anger over recent media exposure of "stinking" bribery in illegal charcoal trafficking from Zalewa to Blantyre, saying the revelation is "quite frankly an embarrassm...



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