Nico, Airtel Malawi unveil phone policy
Malawi’s leading mobile phone giant Airtel and the country’s leading insurer Nico General on Thursday unveiled a new insurance policy for cell phones called Cellsure Insurance Policy. Unveiling...
View ArticleMankhwala is new Malawi Chief Immigration Officer
President Joyce Banda has appointed Hudson Mankhwala as Malawi’s new Chief Immigration Officer, in the department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nyasa Times understands. Mankhwala, who has served...
View ArticleMalawi cancels K40bn fertiliser procurement tender: See list of previous...
Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has announced cancellation of the Tender of the Procurement of Subsidised Fertilizer for 2112 – 2013 Growing season – IBF Number:...
View ArticleMalawi Police claim 18% decrease in crime rate, upsurge in robbery and murder
Malawi Police Service (MPS) spokesperson Davie Chingwalu has claimed that crime rate had decreased significantly but conceded that they an upward trend was observed in cases of murder and robberies...
View ArticleAttorney General assures JB govt will not stop demos
The Joyce Banda government will not stop Malawians from taking to the streets any time they feel something is not right but authorities will regulate such demonstrations to ensure they are peaceful,...
View ArticleMoyale sails through to Presidential Cup finals
Moyale Barracks on Saturday became the first team to cruise into the finals of the 2012-2013 K60 million (about $240 000) Presidential Cup. The Mzuzu-based soldiers fought hard to beat the Zomba-based...
View ArticleMurder trial for Mzuzu Cops set for August 7
The High Court in Mzuzu has set August 7th 2012 for hearing a of a case in which six Police Officers from Mzuzu Police Station are alleged to have murdered Edison Msiska in Police Custody early this...
View ArticleKamuzu College of Nursing students announce hunger strike
Students at University of Malawi’s Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) on Saturday vowed to fast to force their management to raise their food allowance from MK900 to MK1, 350 per day. According to sources...
View ArticleLulu opens Mathumela recording studio, speaks out
Renowned Malawian R&B pioneer Lawrence Khwisa, popularly known as Lulu has opened a his music studio in Lilongwe. Nyasa Times correspondent asked Lulu about his new project in this exclusive...
View ArticleFemale condoms underutilized in Malawi – report
A situation analysis of magnitude, behavioral patterns, contributing factors, current interventions and impact of sex work in HIV prevention in Malawi has revealed the low utilization of female condoms...
View ArticleDispute on Lake Malawi: Tanzania says ready for any provocation
Tanzania government has hit back at the statement by Malawi for its claim of ownership of Lake Nyasa, saying the country would defend its territorial integrity and observe international laws. The...
View ArticleWhy do African Presidents keep dying? Examining presidential mortality rate
Being an African president is a risky business. It can be fatal. We`re already three down this year alone, and critically-ill Meles Zenawi looks like he`ll make it four. Other continents, by and large,...
View ArticleDC’s petition President Banda: Exposes Ligomeka and Dakamau on nepotism, abuses
About 16 District Commissioners have signed a petition sent to President Mrs Joyce Banda in which they have exposed two top officials in the Ministry of Local Government for abuse of office and...
View ArticleMalawi’s Tafatatha wins in 50m swimming at London Olympics
Joyce Tafatatha, a 14-year-old from Malawi, made the country proud on Friday when in the first action of the Malawi team in London Olympic games, she won the fourth heat with a decent time of 27.74s....
View ArticleGermany funds Malawi’s health sector with MK1.4 billion
Encouraged with the outstanding progress of the government of President Mrs. Joyce Banda, the Federal Republic of Germany on Friday committed its self to fund Malawi’s health sector as one way of...
View ArticleFouling from behind: Carlsberg sponsorship
I will begin by saluting Carlsberg Malawi for unveiling the K50 million sponsorship package for the country’s biggest football clubs Big Bullets, Mighty Wanderers and the Carlsberg Cup competition....
View ArticleUniversity of Malawi student commits suicide
Grief has engulfed University of Malawi’s main constituency, Chancellor College (Chanco) following the sudden demise of a second year student who according to reports committed suicide following...
View ArticleMalawi says lake row with Tanzania to be resolved amicably
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ephraim Mganda Chiume said on Friday that Malawi and Tanzania would resolve the border issue over Lake Malawi amicably. Briefing journalists...
View ArticlePiksy titles solo album ‘Maso’, to be released mid August
Probably one of the hottest artists on the local scene at the moment, Piksy, whose hit single ‘Unamata’ has taken Malawian airwaves by storm, has finally confirmed that his long-awaited album will be...
View ArticleMalawi names squad for Uganda test ahead of Ghana AFCON tie
Malawi national team coach Kinnah Phiri has released a 27-man squad to go into camp next week in readiness of an international friendly match against . The match will be played on August 15 in Blantyre...
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