Malawi judge Mwaungulu faults shelving of anti-gay laws
Malawi High Court Judge Dunstain Mwaungulu, who is also an authoritative commentator on topical issues on various internet discussion forum, has spoken against the move taken by the government to...
View ArticleMalawi’s CSO leaders push Speaker to apply Section 65 next sitting
Civil society organizations (CSO) leaders in Malawi are pushing speaker of the national assembly to ensure that Sections 65 of the country’s constitution –is revoked during the next parliamentary...
View ArticleMalawi Queens lose to Australia in friendly: Fired up ahead of Fast5
Malawi Queens lost their friendly encounter to the number one team in the World, Australia by 37 baskets to 43 on Monday night but assistant coach Samuel Kanyenda remains upbeat that the squad is ready...
View ArticleCivo fires coach ‘Sir’ Alex Masanjala
Civo Service United FC has fired head coach ‘Sir’ Alex Masanjala, Nyasa Times can reveal. This follows the team’s recent poor performance both in the league and cup competitions. Masanjala confirmed to...
View ArticlePresident Banda engages DCs on poverty eradication strategy
President Mrs. Joyce Banda and District Commissioners (DCs) were on Wednesday locked up in a meeting aimed at finding lasting solutions that would help end poverty in the country. The meeting which was...
View ArticleMalawi record label Nde’feyo signs news artist, Trumel
Nde’feyo Music (Nde’feyo Entertainment’s record label) has added another gem to its list of artists by signing up-and-coming dancehall artist Trumel, born Truemale Bonnface. The 28-year-old artist, who...
View ArticleMalawi Police charges lawyer Jai Banda on FCC stolen equipment
Malawi Police in Limbe have formerly charged long time music promoter and private practising lawyer, Jai Banda for buying French Culture Centre (FCC) stolen equipment. Jai has been charged with...
View ArticleNeno Chiefs pledge support towards safe motherhood initiative
Traditional leaders from Malawi’s southern district of Neno are pledging their support towards the Presidential Initiative on Safemotherhood which seeks to improve maternal health as well reduce...
View ArticleVP Kachali bemoans Malawi nursing brain drain
Vice President Khumbo Kachali, who is also Minister of Health, has bemoaned the tendency by nurses and midwives in the country who leave to seek better wages abroad instead of working in the country....
View ArticleMalawi fertilizers scandal: 4 granted bail, pleads ‘not guilty’
Mangochi first grade magistrate Jack Njiko on Wednesday granted bail to four suspects arrested in connection with the 600 bags of subsidized fertilizers found mixed with sand at Katuli ADMARC depot a...
View ArticleRights lawyer, clergy condemns Malawi ‘bonking list’
A human rights lawyer and a church leader have condemned the release of a list of some Malawian men and women, currently circulating on the social media, labelled as promiscuous, saying it is...
View ArticleMalawi at 157 out of 183 in World Bank business indicator
Malawi has been ranked at 157 out of 183 countries the World Bank assessed in its 2013 Business Indicator. Dr. Andrew Mwaba, who is African Development Bank (AFDB) Resident Representative in Malawi...
View ArticleMalawi brace for new fuel prices Friday
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority(Mera) is reported to have increased the fuel pump prices which could be affected on Friday. There was panic buying by motorists on Thursday after Malawi’s flagship...
View ArticleMalawi designer Alfonso cherishes foreign exploits
The country’s leading designer Lilly Alfonso has described her recent international exploits as a great benefit to her fashion designing career as well as Malawi at large. She was speaking in an...
View ArticleMalawi sex workers alliance elects national committee
Over 50 sex workers from the country’s hotspots converged at Lilongwe Hotel for two days where they formed a nationwide sex workers alliance and elected a national working committee. Although sex work...
View ArticleJB challenges Malawi economists on recovery plan
President Mrs Joyce Banda has asked economists in Malawi to ‘challenge’ her government’s thinking on the economic recovery plan (ERP). Speaking in Mangochi when she opened a three day annual conference...
View ArticleMalawi Churches react on issues affecting country
Leaders of Malawi’s biggest Christian church movement, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), have voiced their official stand on current “contemporary issues” affecting Malawi. In a statement issued...
View ArticleWhat now for Atupele Muluzi the cabinet minister?
As expected, Atupele Muluzi emerged as a winner at this week’s United Democratic Front (UDF) convention in Blantyre. This means Atupele will contest against his current boss, Joyce Banda in 2014...
View ArticleMalawi’s shift on gays could save the canary
The announcement by Malawi’s justice minister Ralph Kasambara this week that the country would suspend laws criminalising gay and lesbian people and activity, pending a parliamentary review, stands...
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