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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:51:00 GMT
Govt Dares Academia in Diaspora to Join Hands With Chakwera in Fixing the Country
[Nyasa Times] Government is urging the academia in diaspora to come back home to help President Dr Lazarus Maccathy Chakwera fix the country.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:51:00 GMT
Chakwera Calls for Urgent Action On Agricultural Productivity, Commercialisation
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says there is need for urgent action to enhance agriculture productivity and commercialisation in the country.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:50:58 GMT
Court Adjourns Chisa Mbele Bail Revocation Case to Tuesday
[Nyasa Times] Social media influencer Joshua Chisa Mbele will on Tuesday know whether he will be remanded on police custody or not after the Lilongwe Magistrate Court adjourned to 14 June, a case in which the state applied to court to have his bail r...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:04:58 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Resumes to Ticketing Services As Forex Situation Improves
[Nyasa Times] Ethiopian Airlines has resumed ticketing services for all travel agents in Malawi with effect from today following the improvement of forex situation in the country barely three week after President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's administration ...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
Centre for Mindset Change Cautions Politicians On Use of Offensive Language On the Electorate
[Nyasa Times] Centre for Mindset Change (CMC) has warned that the tendency by politicians and Cabinet ministers to use offensive language on the public podia has potential to inculcate a culture of "disrespecting and insulting one another" among futu...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
Minister Mtambo and Nice Officials in Uganda for a Study Tour
[Nyasa Times] Minister of National Unity Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo and senior officials from the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) are in Uganda to learn how that government is running its governance structures and institutions.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
Blantyre Magistrate Convicts Gate Fraud Suspects
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre Magistrate's Senior Resident Magistrate Akya Mwanyongo has convicted six people involved in the Kamuzu Stadium gate fraud after they were arrested on April 16 during the TNM Super League match between Mighty Mukuru Wanderers an...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
Energy Minister Matola Says 'Achule' Remark Was Not Referring to Ordinary Malawians but Opposition Politicians
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola has clarified that his 'Achule' remarks was not meant to attack ordinary Malawians but rather opposition politicians, who are failing to appreciate the development which the Tonse Government l...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
ACB Summons Msukwa
[Nyasa Times] Graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has summoned former Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa for questioning on Thursday in Lilongwe.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:17 GMT
Nankhumwa Irked By Intended Sale of Maize to Zimbabwe, Pens President Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has written President Lazarus Chakwera asking him to intervene and stop the sale of maize by the Agriculture Development Corporation (ADMARC) to Grain Millers of Zimbabwe saying th...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:45:02 GMT
How a Communion Wine Shortage Gave Birth to an International Brand
[African Arguments] Linga wine is a small family business in Malawi that punches well above its weight.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:48:20 GMT
More Ladies Teams Join Fisd International Volleyball Tourney
[Nyasa Times] Two more ladies teams from across the borders of Malawi have expressed keen interest to take part in this year's FISD International Volleyball Tournament to take place from 5th to 7th August at Katoto Outdoor Courts in the city of Mzuzu...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:13:24 GMT
Ministry Closes Golden Peacock Hotel in Blantyre
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Tourism has closed Golden Peacock Hotel in Blantyre.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:12:36 GMT
Chakwera's Private Sector Labs Get Overwhelming Support As More Than 140 Companies Register
[Nyasa Times] There has been an overwhelming response from both local and foreign investors to be part of the first ever Private Sector Labs, an initiative of President Lazarus Chakwera.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:01:06 GMT
Anti-Martha Chizuma Grouping Postpones Sealing of ACB Offices
[Nyasa Times] The Anti-Martha Chizuma grouping says it has postponed its decision to seal off offices of graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Chakwera Meets Cabinet Ministers Ahead of Private Sector Labs Launch
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Tuesday spent his time at Capital Hill where he met some of his Cabinet ministers ahead of the launch of the first ever Private Sector Labs.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Dvv International Courts Media in Adult Literacy Education
[Nyasa Times] DVV International Regional Director for Southern Africa, David Harrington, says media is an important ally in informing the public of the importance and diverse nature of Adult Literacy Education (ALE).

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Open Letter to President Chakwera Over Leadership Crisis and Corruption in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] We, Malawian academics and professionals in the diaspora, note with great concern the growing leadership crisis in Malawi and the worsening socio-economic conditions which have made life unbearable for ordinary Malawians.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Governance and Political Experts Fault DPP for Lacking Sincerity in Its Apology
[Nyasa Times] Governance and political analysts George Chaima and George Phiri have weighed in on the recent apology the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made at a public rally in Mzuzu.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Finance Minister Quashes Further Devaluation Rumours
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Minister of Finance, Sosten Gwengwe, has quashed rumours that government intends to devalue the Kwacha further as Malawians are lamenting and feeling the painful pinch of the already 25% devaluation last month.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:23 GMT
Government to Construct More Toll Gates
[Nyasa Times] The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has disclosed that three more toll gates will be constructed this year in the central and northern regions.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:30:18 GMT
Parley Committee Hails Bongo for Working to Bridge Inequalities in Education Sector
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Social and Community Affairs, Savel Kafwafwa, has hailed a local education-focused organization - based on Need-driven Grassroots Ownership (boNGO Worldwide) - for initiating programmes aime...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:52:32 GMT
IMF Sets Conditions for Aid to Resume
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi wants renewed access to the International Monetary Fund's Extended Credit Facility, or ECF, after a two-year halt.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:19:58 GMT
Govt Secures U.S.$60 Million From World Bank to Rehabilitate the Damaged Kapichira Hydro Power
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that his government has secured a K60 billion ($60 million) soft loan from the World Bank to rehabilitate Kapichira Hydro power in the next six months.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:19:57 GMT
Zodwa Still Banned in Malawi, Minister Usi Confirms
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi, says South African controversial dancer, Zodwa Wabantu, is still banned from performing in Malawi despite calls from some quarters for the ministry to rescind its decision.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:46:10 GMT
The Popular Musician Who Left Everything Behind to Preserve Village Culture
[RFI] The Malawian hit song, Moyo wa Mtawoni, meaning 'the town life', was released some 20 years ago by musician Ben Michael Mankhamba. It addressed the challenges of living in urban areas and praised the laissez-faire lifestyle of villages.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:43:55 GMT
Japan Donates K2.5bn Airport Ground Support Equipment to Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The Japanese Government, through Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) to Malawi to improve operations at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA).

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:43:55 GMT
First Round Ecf Discussions With Malawi a Success-IMF
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government has successfully defended first round of a four year US$350 million International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility program, the IMF has said.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:43:55 GMT
Chakwera Inaugurates Jcm Golomoti Solar and Battery Charge Project in Dedza
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Maccathy Chakwera has today inaugurated JCM Golomoti Solar and Battery Charge Project in Dedza which is a clean, climate-smart, renewable and sustainable energy source.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:43:53 GMT
Malawi On Track for Extended Credit Facility
[Nyasa Times] IMF says Malawi is on track for extended credit facility (ECF) arrangement following extensive discussions with the Chakwera government over the couple of months.



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