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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:31:01 GMT
In Malawi, Politics Is Personal - We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
[Nyasa Times] In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote fo...

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:27 GMT
Blow to Women Participation in Politics! Only 326 Female Parliamentary Candidates in September Election
[Nyasa Times] Only 326 women have been approved as valid parliamentary candidates in the forthcoming general election, a development which is seen to have dealt another major blow to a perennial national multi-stakeholder campaign promoting women par...

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:46:37 GMT
Cosoma Pushes Malawi's Talent to the World Stage With K190 Million Boost
[Nyasa Times] The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has set the stage for Malawian artists to shine internationally, disbursing a game-changing K190 million in grants at a colourful ceremony at Lilongwe Hotel.

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:37:21 GMT
Conflict of Interest Storm As Cosoma Board Members Pocket Over K35 Million in 'Artist Grants'
[Nyasa Times] What was billed as a landmark day for Malawian creativity has been tainted by a glaring question: how transparent is the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) when those holding the purse strings end up holding the biggest cheques?

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:01 GMT
Transunion Malawi Touts Technology As Key to Unlocking Financial Inclusion, Economic Mobility in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] TransUnion Malawi - a local financial firm - has described technology as a key component to unlocking financial inclusion and economic mobility in Malawi.

Malawi Times

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:48:43 +0000
Police storm Lazarus Chakwera’s house
Police descended on former president Lazarus Chakwera’s house in Area 10, Lilongwe City, Wednesday. A police source confided in us that they were looking for some things that were associated with the New State House in Lilongwe. When The Daily Time...

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:44:51 +0000
Loans Board chief dares government again
By Isaac Salima: Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) Executive Director Prince Phwetekere has challenged the government for the second time, insisting that he will not honour his secondment to Domasi Teachers College of Educ...

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:40:01 +0000
Wanderers reclaim top spot
By Llywellenie Mpasa: Mighty Wanderers made a strong statement of intent as they thumped Mighty Tigers 3-0 in a TNM Super League match played at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre Wednesday. The win propels the Nomads to the summit of the league with 55 poin...

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:28:31 +0000
First Lady calls for unity in GBV fight
By Pemphero Malimba & Richard Chirombo: First Lady Getrude Mutharika has called for unity in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). Mutharika said this in a statement as Malawi launched 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (...

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:23:45 +0000
Call-to-prayer case attracts attention
By Isaac Salima: A case in which an individual as well as Kalibu Academy Schools in Blantyre want the court to stop call-to-prayer recitals at a Blantyre-based mosque attracted attention of the public, especially Muslims, Tuesday. Muslims and other ...

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