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Fri, 07 May 2021 15:05:27 GMT
24 Illegal Malawian Migrants Detained
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police have detained 24 illegal Malawian immigrants, in the southern province of Inhambane, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:32:04 GMT
Mtambo Raises Red Flag On Impunity and Mediocrity in Civil Service
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo has said time has come for Malawians to rise up and start challenging impunity and mediocrity in the public service, which he said is robbing the country of its...

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:31:19 GMT
Faith Mussa to Perform Ungass Youth Forum
[Nyasa Times] Renowned Malawi afro-beat artists, Faith Mussa has been selected to perform at this year's virtual Youth Forum for the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly (UNGASS).

Fri, 07 May 2021 08:32:47 GMT
Prof Chisi Takes Swipe At Chakwera's Counter-Covid-19 Strategy
[Nyasa Times] Professor John Chisi--President of Umodzi Party (UP) which is a member of the ruling Tonse Alliance government--has taken a swipe at President Lazarus Chakwera led administration for "being off-track" with the way it is countering the C...

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:34:09 GMT
Cama Warns of Unscrupulous Traders Charging Different Prices At the Till
[Nyasa Times] Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) is warning Malawian consumers to be alert when they go shopping, saying some unscrupulous traders are charging different prices at the till than those displayed on shelves.

Fri, 07 May 2021 13:27:58 GMT
Salima Sugar Company Closes Its Estate Over Covid-19 Spread
[Nyasa Times] Following a directive from Minister Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Salima Sugar Company has temporarily suspended its operations for the next 14 days in order to contain the CoVID-19 spread that affected its estate.

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:17:01 GMT
Mutharika, Muhara Escape Sherriff Wrath
[Nyasa Times] Barely hours after the High Court had ordered to seize and sell property of Former president Peter Mutharika and former Secretary to the President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara for failing to pay K69.5m legal cost that came after losing a co...

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:45:46 GMT
U.S.$300m Mining Investment Exploration in Phalombe
[Nyasa Times] Buoyant Malawi, Vice President Saulos chilima Chilima says the prospect of mining rare earth at Songwe Hills in Phalombe will be a game changer for Malawi's economic transformation.

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:28:10 GMT
Chilima Inspects Phalombe Hospital, Opens in November
[Nyasa Times] "We will complete all projects regardless which regime started them."

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:26:50 GMT
MTC Backs Bilharzia Infected World Bike Ryder
[Nyasa Times] A Polish national Kinga Tansjewska who provoked the wrath from Malawians after announcing that she had contracted bilharzia from Lake Malawi has received backing from Malawi Tourism Council (MTC).

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:25:09 GMT
World Bank Rides On Tonse Alliance's Job Creation Mantra
[Nyasa Times] The gods of Tonse Alliance administration must be smiling as The World Bank Group's (WBG) Board of Executive Directors announced yesterday in Washington that it has discussed the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Malawi, which...

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:41 GMT
Wendy Collaborates With Kenyan Artist
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's gospel musician Wendy Harawa has collaborated with Kenyan popular artist Guardian Angel to release an audio and video track as her bold step towards broadening her horizon in the gospel music ministry.

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:36 GMT
George Kasakula Geared to 'Sanitise' Mbc and Turn It Into a Professional Broadcaster
[Nyasa Times] "I owe my allegiance to the people of Malawi, the owners of MBC."

Thu, 06 May 2021 10:42:40 GMT
Escom Employees Down Tools Over Salary Issues
[Nyasa Times] Disgruntled employees at Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) are on an industrial strike across the country to force authorities to harmonize their salaries with their colleagues at Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) a...

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:39:04 GMT
Chakwera Shields Mtumodzi From Arrest
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera is allegedly shielding Director of Information Chikumbutso Mtumodzi's arrest for his role in the plunder of K6.2 billion Covidgate scandal.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:28:54 GMT
Police Arrests 158 Illegal Immigrants
[Nyasa Times] "Not related to current court injunction on Dzaleka refugees."

Fri, 07 May 2021 09:21:30 GMT
Unlicensed Tobacco Vendors Convicted
[Nyasa Times] "it is a crime to buy tobacco from growers and vendors without a buyer's license."

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:38:06 GMT
Tum Splits Further As Secondary School Teachers Form Own Union
[Nyasa Times] It seems the centre cannot hold for Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM)--supposed to be a mother grouping for teachers in the country--following its slow but steady crumbling following the formation of a new union for secondary school teache...

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:35:49 GMT
FMB Group Reports U.S.$21 Million Profit
[Nyasa Times] FMB Capital Holdings Plc (FMBCH), the holding company for First Capital Bank operations in Africa has posted an after-tax profit of US$ 21.3 million for the year ending December 2020 coming from a loss of US$18.6 million in the previous...

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:46:22 GMT
Cdedi Demands Minister Msungama Firing Over Swimming Pool
[Nyasa Times] "... alleged misleading of President Chakwera on the K9.4bn swimming pool project"

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:45:14 GMT
Chilima Impressed With Southern Region Construction Works
[Nyasa Times] "This is how taxpayers' money should be used"

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:36:28 GMT
Country Records Over 40,000 Teenage Pregnancies in Eight Months
[Nyasa Times] "This (increased) is a worrisome development in as far as promoting girl-child rights is concerned."

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:53:57 GMT
Police Ask Traditional Healers for Help in Fight Against Attacks On People With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] "This would help to provide more protection to people with albinism."

Tue, 04 May 2021 09:04:46 GMT
Young Women Leaders in Malawi Are Ready to Build Back Better From Covid-19
[Spotlight Initiative] Thelma Kaliu is a young feminist and an active member of the Young Feminist Network of Malawi. She is currently the Project Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative project under Plan International, Malawi. In 2019, before the C...

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:45:23 GMT
State House Regrets Police Attacks On Journalists On Duty
[Nyasa Times] Director of Communications at the State House, Sean Kampondeni, has taken a swipe at police officers who been harassing journalists over petty issues, saying their actions run counter to the government's policy of ensuring a free media.

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:34:46 GMT
Mzuzu Mayor Nyasulu Frowns Upon Reduced Funding
[Nyasa Times] Reduction in annual budgetary allocation towards roads construction in Mzuzu City has riled the city's Mayor Councillor Brian Kondwani Nyasulu.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:33:28 GMT
Vat Contributes to Cooking Oil Smuggling
[Nyasa Times] Cooking oil manufacturers takes cognizance that the increase in price of the commodity is due to global trends on crude oil but Malawi's prices went further up following the re-introduction of 16.5% valued added tax (VAT).

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:31:59 GMT
MHRC Opens Complaints Handling Centers in Kasungu Using NICE Structures
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has joined hands with National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) by establishing complaints handling structures in Kasungu District to enable every to speed up process when people want to ac...

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:29:07 GMT
Wanderers Alleges Corruption in Blantyre Derby
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Wanderers FC has brought in some allegations of corruption to do with the premature end of the much-anticipated Blantyre derby against their age-old archrivals, Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday.

Tue, 04 May 2021 09:39:44 GMT
Local Councils Urged to Seal Leakages in Public Finance
[Nyasa Times] President of the Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) councillor Wild Ndipo has called upon finance managers in local councils to strengthen public finance management systems to 'prove wrong those that believe local government au...



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