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Malawi

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:48:41 GMT
Drop in HIV/Aids and Nutrition Funding Worries Parliamentary Committee
[Nyasa Times] The department of HIV/AIDS and Nutrition, under the Ministry of Health (MoH), has been allocated K58 billion in the 2021/2022 national budget, a drop from K80 billion in the last financial year; and, the development has worried the parl...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:45:03 GMT
Former Mutharika Bodyguard Chisale Commends Chakwera for Visiting Soldiers in Training
[Nyasa Times] Clad in full military gear, President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera became the first President of the Republic to witness a field military training for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Soldiers in the thick bushes of Luwawa Forest in Mzimba o...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:41:50 GMT
Four More Become Millionaires in 'Airtel Yabeba' Promotion Second Draw
[Nyasa Times] Leading mobile technology company, Airtel Malawi, announced four more millionaires in its Airtel Yabeba promotion during a second draw made in Lilongwe on Tuesday.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:40:06 GMT
Fire Guts Down Male Hostel At St Luke's College of Nursing
[Nyasa Times] An enormous fire, whose cause is not yet known, has razed one of the male hostels at St. Luke's College of Nursing in Malawi's former capital.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:37:26 GMT
DPP Dealt Another Blow As High Court Quashes Appointment of Its MEC Commissioners
[Nyasa Times] Probably whoever said 'imfa siithawika' (death is inescapable) did not lie! Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Commissioners at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners, Linda Kunje and Dr. Jean Mathanga, might have successfu...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:10:56 GMT
Wemas in Cash-Back for Underutilised Medical Insurance
[Nyasa Times] Wella Medical Aid Society (WEMAS) has honoured its pledge it made last year that it will be giving cash back at end of year to medical insurance policy holders whose premiums have been underutilized.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:29:39 GMT
Experts Brand Mlusunomics As 'Unrealistic' On Inflation Reduction
[Nyasa Times] Finance Minister Felix Mlusu's 2021/2022 fiscal budget--delivered at the Parliament Building in the capital Lilongwe on Friday, May 28, 2021--has already began proving what critics said that the K1.9 trillion budget "is unrealistic" fol...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:12:15 GMT
Nankhumwa Illegally Bought Tobacco Commission's Houses - Ombudsman Report
[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition (LoP) Kondwani Nankhumwa has joined a ring of politicians in the country who abuse their powers after it has been revealed that he bought institutional houses, belonging to the Tobacco Commission (TC), illegally.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:14:16 GMT
Chanthunya Says Police Manufactured Evidence, Appeal Hearing 29 June
[Nyasa Times] "The High Court erred in finding that circumstantial evidence proved beyond reasonable doubt that Chanthunya caused the death of Gasa."

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:13:35 GMT
Malawi Gather for Tanzania Friendly
[Cosafa] Malawi's local players on Tuesday afternoon started training in preparation for next week's international friendly match against Tanzania.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:26:41 GMT
New Private Hospital Opens in Blantyre Along Mandala Road At Ginnery Corner
[Nyasa Times] * To offer affordable and equitable healthcare services

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:29:20 GMT
Arusha Court Rebuffs Malawi's Request for 15 Days' Extension in Vuwa Kaunda's Election Case Appeal
[Nyasa Times] The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has rejection an application by the Malawi Government seeking an extension of time within which to file its response to the deposed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Symon Vuwa Ka...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:28:53 GMT
Malawi Has New Covid-19 "Indian" Variant--Health Official
[Nyasa Times] It has been confirmed that the country has the new variant of the Coronavirus--from India--after some of the samples that were sent for diagnosis at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in South Africa tested positive.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:40:32 GMT
Mzuni Student Suicide Brings About Mixed Reactions
[Nyasa Times] Death of a Mzuzu University (Mzuni), Gospel Khoza, who is believed to have died after stabbing himself in the neck while in his hostel around Dunduzu has been received with mixed reactions as, while others think the suicide version of t...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:35:04 GMT
Commentators Hail Chakwera's Installation As Africa's Champion for Education
[Nyasa Times] Commentators and experts on education in the country have hailed President Lazarus Chakwera's installation as Champion for Higher Education in Africa, but have quickly advised that the Malawi leader needs to up his game as far as catapu...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:31:48 GMT
Hayze Engolah Becomes First Malawi Musician to Make Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 List
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre based musician, creative and founder of KNQR, Hayze Engolah has made history by becoming the first Malawian musician to appear on Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:26:31 GMT
Khwima Becomes First Malawian to Publish Book At 11
[Nyasa Times] Khwima Kayira, an 11-year-old pupil at St Phoenix International Primary School in Blantyre, has become the first Malawian to publish a book, Greatest Eleven, at his age.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:54:06 GMT
Minister Michael Usi Dishes Out K210m in Cosoma Royalties
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Michael 'Manganya' Usi has expressed concern over failure by women artists to qualify for the 'millionaire category' in the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) royalties.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:23:37 GMT
Chilima Calls for Speedy Diversification in the Agriculture Sector
[Nyasa Times] For a tangible national development in the country, there is an urgent need for a speedy diversification in the Agricultural sector, which is the driving force of the economy, Malawi's vice president has said.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:44:04 GMT
FAM, FDH Bank Eye Violence Free Cup
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and FDH Bank says they will not allow any acts of violence to occur in the newly launched FDH Football Cup, citing the tendency as enemy in the development of football in the country.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:20:08 GMT
Malawi Ready for Covid-19 Second Phase Vaccination On Thursday
[Nyasa Times] Government has said it is prepared for the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine which the Ministry of Health (MoH) had already announced--over a month ago--would begin on Thursday June 3, 2021.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:19:26 GMT
Japan Supports Malawi With Us$725 000 Grant in Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
[Nyasa Times] The People of Japan have offered the people of Malawi a US$725 000 grant (about 574 million kwacha) whose chief purpose is to boost the country's health system capacity as it rolls out the largest and most rapid vaccination programme in...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:28:14 GMT
CDEDI Petitions Malawi Parliament Over the Plight of Refugees
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has petitioned the Malawi Parliament, calling for an urgent review of the country's laws governing the status of refugees and asylum seekers to ensure some of the fug...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:25:39 GMT
FAM and FDH Bank Eyes for Violence Free Cup
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and FDH Bank says they will not allow any acts of violence to occur in the newly launched FDH Football Cup, citing the tendency as enemy in the development of football in the country.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 07:22:55 GMT
IBM, Dots to Empower Youth With Digital Career Grooming
[Nyasa Times] "DOT and IBM have a history working together"

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:20:17 GMT
Teachers Excited With National Teachers' Policy
[Nyasa Times] Teachers in the country say, once finalized, the National Teachers Policy (NTP) heralds good tidings for them--especially considering the fact that the legislation will ease their career paths in terms of promotions.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:20:14 GMT
DPP's Vuwa Kaunda Takes Electoral Case to African Court of Human Rights in Tz
[Nyasa Times] If you thought the nullification of the May 19, 2019, parliamentary election results for Nkhata Bay Central Constituency by the Supreme Court of Appeal was enough to justify a fresh poll, you better wait because the former Democratic Pr...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:02:20 GMT
Experts, Agri-Preneurs Brainstorm On Policies to Enhance Productivity
[Nyasa Times] Experts and active players in the agribusiness sector on Friday converged in Lilongwe to brainstorm on how they can combat barriers to agricultural productivity and production in Malawi.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:00:18 GMT
Roy Kachale and UNDP Resident Rep Shigeki Komatsubara Discuss Industrialisation
[Nyasa Times] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Shigeki Komatsubara, on Monday paid a courtesy call at the Minister of Industry, Roy Kachale Banda, in Lilongwe.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:57:39 GMT
MCP Strategises to Displace UDF, PP and DPP in Eastern Region
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is to launch an offensive local campaign aimed at displacing the United Democratic Front (UDF), Peoples' Party and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the Eastern Re...



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