Tay Grin returns with local touch
A man without knowledge of his culture and history is like a tree without roots. Inspired with the ingeniousness of the local music legends, one Tay Grin born Limbani Kalilani has decided to rope in...
View ArticleFewer accidents recorded on festive season: Four killed
Malawi has recorded fewer road accidents on festive season, police has said. Southern region has recorded three accidents with four deaths, according to Police. Southern Region Police publicist,...
View ArticleBullets warn Wanderers: Hands off Gabadinho
Big Bullets general secretary Higger Mkandawire has warned Mighty Wanderers to keep their hands off striker Gabadinho Mhango, saying the the BB hot-short is not for sale. Wanderers general secretary,...
View ArticleJumbe challenges Lipenga on Malawi’s recovery performance
Malawi’s former finance minister Friday Jumbe is challenging President Joyce Banda’s administration to highlight the economic achievement it claims has been registered after the introduction of the...
View ArticleWill Malawi ever develop?
I have just returned from a visit to Malawi after a decade long absence. Malawi has changed a lot over the past 10 years. Unfortunately, most of the change is in the negative direction. Buildings that...
View ArticleMCCCI against Malawi govt’s control in agriculture trade
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has expressed disapproval of government’s control in agriculture trade arguing it impacts negatively on the market. The Chamber, in...
View ArticleMalawian songs that made the year: Radio DJs share their best selection
The year 2012 saw the best in Malawi’s music circles; the birth of new artists and the production of songs that defined the country’s entertainment scene in the year. Nyasa Times engaged the country’s...
View ArticleUDF youth delivers festive cheer to patients
Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) youth wing paid a visit to Mlambe hospital in Blantyre to bring festive season cheer to patients. The ‘youth for hope’ comprising youthful lawyers, business...
View ArticleEthiopian ‘illegal immigrant’ found dead in Malawi resthouse: Police rule out...
An Ethiopian national believed to have illegally entered the country was found dead in a rest house in the northern city of Mzuzu . Wednesday morning. Mzuzu Police spokesperson Maurice Chapola said the...
View ArticleZomba vendors unhappy with PP zealots: Hijacked party with JB
A cross-section of vendors in Zomba City has cried foul over People’s Party (PP) zealots’ hijacking of events during a New Year’s party which President Joyce Banda organized at the State House in the...
View ArticleJB appoints Peter Kamange as Malawi Auditor General
Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda has appointed a private practice auditor, Peter Kamange as new Auditor Genera to replace previous office holder Reckford Kampanje at the National Audit Office (NAO) —an...
View ArticleCourt orders Maneb to release MSCE mathematics results for Phwezi students
The High Court in Mzuzu has ordered the Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) to release 2012 Form Four Mathematics results for two former Phwezi Secondary School students not later than Friday...
View ArticleYesaya cuts mix-tape, prepares to release an album
Up-and-coming rapper/singer Yesaya aka Big Y, formerly of the disbanded Malawian boy-group Team Gypsy has said he will be releasing a Rap/R&B mix-tape, before dropping his debut album ‘Chiphadzuwa’...
View ArticleIMF chief praises Malawi’s Joyce Banda on reforms for economic recovery
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday praised Malawi’s President Joyce Banda for “bold” economic recovery reforms, saying the measures will lead to a turn-around despite their unpopularity....
View ArticleMpinganjira nets brace in Nomads win: Malawi Super League
Enterprising right winger Victor Mpinganjira rose to the occasion on Saturday, January 05, 2013 to rescue Mighty Wanderers from another misery with a brace in the elite TNM Super League at Kamuzu...
View ArticleFriends of Atupele storm Zomba: ‘Vote for youthful Malawian president’
A youth Malawian grouping, Friends of Atupele, has appealed to the country’s youth to vote for a youthful president as Malawi gears up for the 2014 tripartite elections. The group, which was launched...
View ArticleStatement by IMF chief at end of Malawi landmark visit
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today (Saturday January 5, 2013) in Lilongwe: “It is a great pleasure to be in Malawi...
View ArticleJB says won’t reverse Malawi Kwacha devaluation: IMF chief defends move
Malawian President Joyce Banda has strongly maintained that she won’t reverse the currency’s devaluation as consumer groups plan nationwide protests January 17 against soaring costs. Banda is strongly...
View ArticleMalawi VP Kachali orders ‘persecution’ of critic Kapito
In what could be seen as political persecution, Malawi Vice president Khumbo Kachali on Saturday ordered Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara to resurrect the case against government’s fierce critic John...
View ArticlePP’s Kamanya invites Malawi govt’s critic Kapito into political battle field
Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe Msozi North Godfrey Kamanya who is also Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change on Saturday attacked consumer advocate John Kapito for being critical of...
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