Mpinganjira denies controlling Mulanje: DC’s letter sends shivers
Minister Water Development Brown James (BJ) Mpinganjira has denied allegations that he has asked the office of the District Commissioner (DC) in Mulanje to inform and seek his permission first before...
View ArticleChanco students petition management over accommodation: Protest relocation to...
Male students occupying Khondowe and Chilembwe Hostels at Chancellor College in Zomba, a constituent college of the University of Malawi have refused to bulge to management’s decision of having them...
View ArticleUDF Governor drums up support for Banda in Mzuzu 2014 elections
The United Democratic Front (UDF) has warned that Mzuzu residents will continue suffering from social economic developments if they fail to register and vote for Atupere Muluzi on the presidential race...
View ArticleMalawi reintroduces paying services in public hospitals
The Malawi government says beginning September 1, 2013; it will establish paying sections in all its major hospitals in the country to boost the hospitals’ financial muscles, Nyasa Times has learnt....
View ArticleLions, Envirom match abandoned: Running battles between ‘ganyu’ fans and...
Running battles between civilians and soldiers at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre ended the Carlsberg Cup quarter-final match involving Envirom FC and Red Lions abruptly in the second half. There was...
View ArticleMalawi axe captain, Saintfiet irked with ‘white dude’ slurs by Nigeria’s Keshi
Malawi national team coach Tom Saintfiet has named a preliminary 23-member squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier in Nigeria with Mozambique based captain Joseph Kamwendo dropped. Kamwendo has...
View ArticlePolitical desperation retarding democratisation in Malawi
Democratisation is the process followed in order to achieve democracy in either an organisation or a nation. Desperation is such a state in which all hope is lost or absent. It is the act of despair....
View ArticleDeal sealed: Peoples chain store to sell Kombucha Juice
Nutri.com, producers of Kambucha health juice, has struck a deal with one of the country’s chain store People’s Trading Center (PTC) to sell the new drink. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times,...
View ArticleMan raptures girl’s private parts: Arrested
Police at Liwonde Township in Malawi’s eastern district of Machinga have arrested a 54-year-old man Andrew Joseph for allegedly defiling and damaging private parts of an eleven-year-old girl. Inspector...
View ArticleMalawi science ‘varsity: Gov’t urged to ‘show seriousness’
The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) says the Malawi government should be serious in its resolve to ensure that the new Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) at Ndata Farm in...
View ArticleNthanda split on joining MCP
Differences have rocked newly opposition Nthanda Congress Party (NCP) following the decision by some of the top officials to announce that the party has disbanded to join Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a...
View ArticleSynod fears ‘quota system’ to trigger voter apathy in northern region
The northern region based CCAP Synod of Livingstonia says people in the region are bitter with government’s continued use of the controversial quota system for entrance into the University of Malawi,...
View ArticleMalawian jailed in UK for abusing female patients
A Malawian woman who was working as a healthcare assistant in UK has been jailed after being found guilty by the court for abusing elderly female patients on the geriatric ward. Sharmila Gunda, 36,...
View ArticleDelay in switching to new ARVs worries Malawi Network of People Living with...
MANET+ has expressed worry over the delay in switching from old to new Anti-retroviral Drugs (ARVs) in some districts across the country. The switch, which was expected to be implemented by 1 July,...
View ArticleMalawi netballer Mwawi thanks mates for Australia MVP award
Malawi’s netball professional Mwawi Kumwenda has said the support she has received from her team mate sin Australia and the coach has been key to the way she has taken to life and scooping Australia...
View ArticleIrate Malawi Muslims vow never to return MBCtv camera: Storm Mangochi Police...
Angry Muslims in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi stormed Mangochi police station Monday evening challenging the police officers that they will never surrender the television camera they...
View ArticleMalawi only Africa country with no synthetic track
International Athletics Association Federation (IAAF) has renewed its commitment to offer Malawi synthetic track after it was observed that it is the only country in Africa without the facility....
View ArticlePP’s Mwenefumbo, Mwalwanda rivalry turns ugly: House set on fire!
The rivalry between supporters of aspiring parliamentarian for the ruling People’s Party, (PP) Frank Mwenefumbo and the incumbent Cornelius Mwalwanda of the same party, who are battling for Karonga...
View ArticleMzimba chief defies court order on installation
Traditional Authority Mtwalo of Mzimba district has defied a court order from the High Court in Lilongwe stopping him from presiding over the installation ceremony of Pius Kamkhoti Mkandawire as...
View ArticleMalawi Police arrest 7 PP members for violence: Mfune resigns
Police in Mzimba have arrested seven members of the ruling Peoples Party including a 14-year-old boy for beating chiefs and fellow PP members during a rally held at Ehlecheni in Mzimba district last...
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