Malawi ministerial absenteeism in Parliament queried
A chronic ministerial absenteeism in Malawi parliament ruffled some feathers in the National Assembly after an opposition lawmaker raised the issue. Nkhata Bay Central parliamentarian Symon Vuwa Kaunda...
View ArticleMalawi coach bracing for tight finish in World Cup qualifying
Malawi head coach Edington Ng’onamo believes the qualification for 2014 World Cup will go to the wire. He said after Malawi was held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Namibia, opening the way for Nigeria to...
View ArticleBlantyre vendors clash with Malawi police, city council: Operation Dongosolo
There was a fierce free-for-all battle in Blantyre as police officers and security personnel from the Blantyre City Council (BCC) tried to clear vendors out of the streets. The fight has since resulted...
View ArticleBullets drawn to face winners of Silver/Epac in Malawi Presidential Cup
The battle line has been drawn in the prestigious Presidential Cup following the last-16 draw at Chiwembe Technical Centre in the commercial city of Malawi, Blantyre. The mouthwatering draw, which was...
View ArticleMalawi President Banda’s next stop London: To attend G8 ‘hunger summit’
Malawi President Joyce Banda will connect from China to London where she will attend a high profile ‘Hunger Summit’ this week to endorse the spate of on-going initiatives to ‘modernise’ African...
View ArticleMalawi musicians cry foul over absence of Cosoma Board
Musicians across the country have expressed dissatisfaction over the missing of a board committee at Copy Right Society of Malawi (Cosoma). Music Association of Malawi (MAM) President, Rev. Chimwemwe...
View ArticleChilapondwa forced to withdraw ‘demeaning’ statement in Malawi Parliament
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Ulemu Chilapondwa was forced to withdraw a statement which was perceived demeaning to an opposition legislator. In his contribution to the 2013/14 budget proposal...
View ArticleMalawi Parliament bans use of laptops, iPads in Chamber
Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has ruled against the use of gadgets like laptops, smartphones and iPads during the deliberation in the National Assembly. The Speaker said laptops...
View ArticleLoveness Gondwe assaults step daughter gravely as Malawi Police nab man for...
A daughter to former parliamentarian for Mzimba North Constituency Yeremiah Chihana (name deliberately withheld) is nursing serious wounds on her thighs and close to her private parts which she...
View ArticleTanzania cautious on Mary Waya’s Malawi netball role
Netball Association of Malawi’s move to appoint Tanzania national team expatriate head coach Mary Waya has made it to be cautious on her role for Malawi Queens for Africa Netball Championship scheduled...
View ArticleFear grips Chitipa residents as armed robbers steal explosives
Malawi Police have launched a manhunt for a group of unknown criminals in Northern boarder districts of Chitipa and Karonga who allegedly stole explosives worth over K2 million, putting lives of...
View ArticleKutsaira dumps DPP to rejoin Malawi Congress Party
Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General (SG) Bintony Kutsaira has quit the party to rejoin Malawi Congress Party (MCP), he has confirmed. Kutsaira who was head of National...
View ArticleMalawi engages international legal experts in drafting mining deals
The Government of Malawi has engaged foreign legal expertise to assist the Ministry of Mining in the drafting and subsequent negotiations of the niobium project in Kanyika in Mzimba. The experts, led...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi cancels Treasury Bills auction
The money market experienced an unusual occurrence this week as the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) cancelled auction on treasury bills. This happened at the auction held on June 4 in what the central...
View ArticleMarauding elephant kills Malawi game ranger, 2 others in Zomba
An elephant, which escaped from Liwonde national park in Malawi’s Eastern district of Machinga and caused devastation in Zomba on Wednesday and Thursday, attacked and killed three people, among them a...
View ArticleChikaonda, TNM board get 125% pay rise as subscribers soar
Professor Mathews Chikaonda, as Board Chairman of Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), and non-Executive Directors have awarded themselves 125 remuneration hikes, which has been approved with reservations by...
View ArticleJB Foundation donates to medical items to Malawi’s Queen Elizabeth Central...
Joyce Banda Foundation International on Friday donated medical items worth millions of kwachas to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in the commercial capital Blantyre. The items were presented by the...
View ArticleAuditor General’s post: Malawi Govt replaces Kamange with Kamphasa
Malawi Government has withdrawn the appointment of Peter Kamange as an Auditor General and replaced him with Steven Kamphasa. The announcement was made in parliament as the Speaker; Henry Chimunthu...
View ArticleMalawi CSOs petition parliament to increase health budget allocation
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi working in the Public Health and HIV and AIDS Management Sector on Friday marched to Parliament to present their grievances on what they called ‘the...
View ArticleYaos to form Chiwanja cha Ayao group: Malawi Pres. Banda asked to be patron
Yao tribesmen are setting up a heritage grouping as a way of preserving their culture, Nyasa Times understands. The group, which will be similar to what former Malawi president the late Bingu wa...
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