African health ministers agree to tackle unsafe abortion
Health ministers from several African countries have vowed to tackle the high number of deaths of women due to unsafe and crude abortion by among other efforts, expanding the provision of safe abortion...
View ArticleKamuzu Barracks Boxing club in marathon bouts
Boxing fans in all corners of the country have to brace themselves for top action as Kamuzu Barracks Boxing Club embarks on a country-wide tour during which all the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) based...
View ArticleMalawi Pres. Banda pardons 394 prisoners to celebrate 49th independence
Malawi President Dr Joyce Banda on Wednesday pardoned 394 prisoners convicted of minor offences to mark the country’s 49 years of independence from British rule. The statement from Ministry of Home...
View ArticleMalawi needs more to be done to realise recovery–Jumbe
Presidential aspirant for the country and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Felix Jumbe has said too little has been done to achieve real progress in government’s Economic Recovery Plan (ERP). Jumbe said...
View ArticleCallista suspects foul play, to challenge Mutharika’s will
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika is suspicious that her late husband’s children might have played a fast one on her following revelations that her name is missing on the list of beneficiaries of...
View ArticleMalawi cop convicted for soliciting bribes from suspect: Suspended sentence
Blantyre Magistrates Court has convicted Police officer, Felix Mloiwa for soliciting money in order to release a suspect on police bail. Mloiwa, who has since lost his job following the conviction, was...
View ArticleNorthern region chiefs agree to break tradition on early marriages
Traditional leaders in the northern region of Malawi have vowed unconditionally abandon cultural and traditional practices that promote early marriages among young girls no matter cultural values the...
View ArticleConstruction of Blantyre District hospital to take years – Malawi minister
Residents of Malawi’s commercial and industrial capital, Blantyre, will have to wait for a few more years before their dreams of having a district hospital are realised. As big as it is, Blantyre, with...
View ArticleMalawi indigenous businesses call for contracts internalization
The Indigenous Businesspersons Association of Malawi (Ibam) has appealed to authorities in the public and private sectors to make it a must that 75 percent of their contracts are awarded to local...
View ArticleKaronga district officials threaten to close main market: Vendors maintain...
Karonga district council officials in northern Malawi are threatening to close down the district’s main market should vendors press ahead with their demand for the reduction of the recently hiked...
View ArticleChess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov visits Malawi next week
Russian chess Grandmaster (GM) Garry Kasparov is set to visit Malawi next week with a mission of raising awareness regarding the role the game of chess can play as an educational tool. According to a...
View ArticleNyondo’s Nasaf calls on Malawians to get rid of ‘honourable disaster...
National Salvation Front (Nasaf) has urged Malawians to get rid of ‘honurable disaster creators’ in next year’s elections and says it is the only party that has the will, ability and determination to...
View ArticleZodiak to start television beaming Sept: Kazako denies logistical constraints
Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Malawi’s most listened to private radio station has brushed aside speculations that it is facing logistical problems to roll out its television programmes. The media...
View ArticleMalawi’s expatriate coach to pocket US$10,000 bonus: Flames move up on Fifa...
Malawi national football team coach expatriate coach Tom Saintfiet will not work for charity should Malawi beat Nigeria in the crucial World Cup group match. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has...
View ArticleMalawi issues and matters: Natasha, K16 bn plus, and others
Malawi just like any other African state, I presume, shall remain interesting. A good guinea pig for historical reference for all the unnecessary and so too important jazz. Madiba my hero! For...
View ArticleMalawi needs decolonization from poverty- President Banda
Malawi President Joyce Banda has challenged all Malawians to become actors in the unfolding effort of eradicating the “painful” legacy of poverty and economic stagnation, saying the attainment of the...
View ArticleNamakhwa makes u-turn: ‘I am still DPP’
Thyolo Central Member of Parliament Kingsley Namakhwa has said he has not resigned from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to join the ruling People’s Party (PP). Namakhwa told Nyasa Times on...
View ArticleNotts ‘Moog’ hosts Malawi Independence boogie party
The Moog Sports Bar in Nottingham will Saturday July 6th and Sunday July 7th play host to an explosive Malawi’s 49th Independence Celebrations party themed ‘Boog at the Moog’ for the Warm heart of...
View ArticleReflections on 49 years of Malawi independence from British rule: Rafiq Hajat
We have now meandered down the road of ‘development’ for 49 years and have very little to show after receiving billions of dollars of aid from our well-wishers? The statistics tell a grim tale of woe....
View ArticleNASME assures SMEs on loan accessibility: Malawi should be exporting country
National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has assured Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Blantyre that it will help them on loan accessibility from financial institutions....
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