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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:11:24 GMT
Shepherd Bushiri's Lawyers Further Delay Extradition Attempt With Technical Objections
[Daily Maverick] Yet another delay has arisen in the seemingly interminable legal effort by South Africa to extradite the evangelical preacher and self-styled 'Prophet' Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary from their home country Malawi to face many ch...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:59:07 GMT
Malawi Red Cross Calls for Massive Positive Response to Polio Vaccination
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Red Cross Society has asked Malawian parents to quickly understand the importance of getting all children under the age of five vaccinated against polio for the sustainability of a polio free status for the country.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:54:40 GMT
Govt Calls for Adequate Chinese Govt Support On Racism Abuse Investigations
[Nyasa Times] As Malawi is still in enraged over the exposure by the BBC Africa Eye on June 13 -- of inhumane and degrading treatment of Malawian children by some Chinese nationals -- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has enlisted the support o...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:02:07 GMT
Chakwera's Mozambique Visit Starts Bearing Fruits As Rail Transport On Nacala Corridor Resumes
[Nyasa Times] The recent visit of Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera to neighbouring Mozambique has started bearing fruits as evidenced by the landing of 500, 000 litres of petroleum in Malawi through the Mozambican port of Nacala.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:42:25 GMT
Sports Minister Chimwendo Banda Applauds Mukuru for Bailing Out Mighty Wanderers
[Nyasa Times] Minister Sports Richard Chimwendo Banda has applauded Mukuru and called on private companies as well as the parastatal to start playing a positive role by supporting local sports disciplines as one way of helping in develop sports in th...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:42:25 GMT
Minister Nyalonje Outlines President Chakwera's Vision for Education Sector At Education World Forum 2022
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Agnes NyaLonje, has disclosed that the President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera-led administration envisages to address challenges of access to schools by 2030 to ensure that all childre...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:42:25 GMT
President Chakwera Appoints Sunduzwayo Madise Unima Deputy Vice-Chancellor
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed former University of Malawi (Unima) Dean of Faculty of Law Dr Sunduzwayo Madise as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:17:13 GMT
China Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance' for Racism Amid Malawi Fallout
[VOA] Johannesburg -- The Chinese government is working to prevent continued diplomatic fallout and protect its image in Africa after racist videos of African children made by a Chinese man living in Malawi surfaced this week.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:17:16 GMT
Rights Groups Angered by Racist, Exploitative Videos
[VOA] Blantyre -- Rights groups in Malawi have urged authorities to quickly find and deport a Chinese man who was found to be making and selling exploitative videos of children. A BBC investigation found the man, Lu Ke, paid children to sing and spea...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:42:24 GMT
Malawian Netball Star Joins New Zealand Club
[Nyasa Times] UK-based Malawian netball star Joyce Mvula has joined New Zealand Club, Central Pulse, barely two weeks after announcing that she is leaving Manchester Thunder.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:42:22 GMT
Malawi Win Cosana Netball Tri-Nations Tourney
[Nyasa Times] Malawi National Netball Team won the Cosana Tri-Nations tourney after beating Namibia 49-38 in the last game on Thursday at Sports Complex in Blantyre.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:16:52 GMT
Chakwera Earns Praises From Thyolo Chiefs for Limbe-Sandama Railway Project Rehab
[Nyasa Times] Traditional leaders in Thyolo have commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's administration for demonstrating commitment to rehabilitate the Limbe-Sandama Railway Project.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:28:06 GMT
U-19 Netball Team Beat Malawi
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S Under-19 team claimed their second victory at the ongoing Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Associations (COSANA) Tri-Nations Cup when they beat Malawi 42-37 yesterday at Kuhes Sports Complex in Blantyre.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:35:35 GMT
SADC Education Ministers Meet in Lilongwe to Follow Up On Policies and Implementation
[Nyasa Times] Ministers of Education and Training and Science, Technology and Innovation (ET-STI) under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have converged in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, to follow up on the policy decisions made and the ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:21:43 GMT
Govt Tasks Nice Civic Educators to Spearhead Implementation and Success of Mw2063
[Nyasa Times] Director of Information in the Ministry of Information and Digitalization, Chikumbutso Mtumodzi, has asked civic educators under the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) to play a key role in the implementation and success of ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:18:32 GMT
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal Hands Former Minister Kezzie Msukwa Temporary Relief From the Jaws of ACB
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's highest court, the Supreme Court of Appeal has given former Lands minister Kezzie Msukwa, who stands accused of corruption, a temporary relief from the jaws of the country's graft-busting body, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:28:26 GMT
Chakwera Cancels Two International Trips As He Adheres to Austerity Measures
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Maccathy Chakwera has cancelled two International trips as he religiously adheres to austerity measures, saving the tax payer K260 million in the process.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:44:42 GMT
Kalindo Gives Bangladeshi Muhammad Manan 7-Day Ultimatum On Disputed Land At Chitipi
[Nyasa Times] Battle for the ownership of the 166-hectare of land that lies at Chitipi in the outskirts of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, has taken a new twist with political activist Bon Kalindo now demanding that the Bangladeshi national Muhammad Mana...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:36:47 GMT
Malawi Start Cosana Tri-Nations On High
[Nyasa Times] Malawi National Netball Team started the CosanaTri-Nations with a resounding victory 60-22 over Namibia at Malawi University of Health Sciences Sports Complex on Sunday.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:47:13 GMT
Four Judges Elevated to Supreme Court
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal which for sometime has been in short supply of justices of Appeal following a massive exodus and movement of men and women of silk from the bench to retirement has now been gifted with four new judges ...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:14:19 GMT
UN Uncovers Human Trafficking At Refugee Camp in Malawi
[UN News] The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:21:08 GMT
Paramount Kawinga Lauds Good Relations Between Chakwera and Chiefs
[Nyasa Times] One of the most senior traditional leaders among the Yaos, Paramount Chief Kawinga, has commended President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for maintaining a good relationship with chiefs across the country, mainly from the Yao tribe.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:24:14 GMT
Macra Revokes License for Prophet Bushiri's Rainbow TV
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has revoked the Television Content License for Rainbow Television over a substantial breach of failing to pay annual license fees.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:15:08 GMT
Delayed 'Prophet' Bushiri Extradition Process in Malawi Begins to Move
[Daily Maverick] A Malawian magistrate is expected to ask South African courts to hear witnesses in the extradition case of preacher Shepherd Bushiri.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:24:17 GMT
Lilongwe-Kasungu-Jenda - Kacheche-Chiweta Road Rehabilitation to Involve 4 Contractors
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera is on July 5th expected to preside over the ground breaking for the rehabilitation works of the Lilongwe-Kasungu-Jenda and Kacheche-Chiweta M01 Road, that has been awarded to 4 construction contractors.

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...



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