I will fight on, Tembo vows

By Nyasa Times
Published: May 29, 2009
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I will fight on, Tembo vows

Malawi opposition leader, Tembo: Elections were rigged  | read this item

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) losing presidential candidate John Tembo has vowed to carry on with the legal battle on May 19 general election results in pursuit of justice. The veteran politician said he will not relent his legal action until justice is known because he has all the evidence that the polls were fraudulent. Tembo, [...]

Bingu to name new cabinet on merit

By Nyasa Times
Published: May 28, 2009
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President Mutharika secured a landslide victory and his majority ruling DPP has elite legistlatures   | read this item

Malawi’s re-elected President ‘Ngwazi’ Dr Bingu wa Mutharika is set to hire a new cabinet expected to be on merit and lean, Nyasa Times understands. Mutharika who has promised to lead the nation into prosperity for his last five-year constitutional term, is reported to have been consulting his preferred choices for the new-look cabinet The [...]

Malawi court convicts HIV man for defilement

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 28, 2009
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In prison to serve jail sentence with hard labour for defilement   | read this item

A Magistrate court in the central region district of Salima has convicted a kinder garten school owner and teacher for defiling a pupil. Prosecution successfully proved that Macdonald Kabwabwa, 46, on April 8 at Chitala in Salima sexually defiled the girl at his school and infected her with HIV, the virus that causes Aids. Constable [...]

British Council to launch Malawi programme for enhancing youth’s talents

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 26, 2009
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Malewezi of Abstrak Beatz Entertainment : In aprtnership with British Council  | read this item

The British Council in Malawi will on Saturday 30th May, launch the Words and Picture (WaPi) programme which will help the young and talented upcoming artists to showcase their visual and performance art to the public, Programmes Officer for British Council Muthi Nhlema said Tuesday.”The programme will be helpful to upcoming talented artists in the [...]

I won’t quit Flames, says Kanyenda

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 25, 2009
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Kanyenda: Keen to fire Malawi Flames   | read this item

Malawi’s soccer export to Russia, Essau Kanyenda has assured that he has no immediate plans to retire from national duties and has committed himself to help the Flames in the campaign bid for 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.Kanyenda was recently reported to be pondering hanging his boots for the national side.Malawi head coach [...]

Data management and death of professionalism in Malawi: Lesson for MEC, monitors

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 18, 2009
Data management and death of professionalism in Malawi: Lesson for MEC, monitors   | read this item

Data management in Malawi is a serious concern and management of electoral results is no exception.It is not that Malawi has no professionals. Also, it does mean that the professionals do not know what they are doing. The problem lies with the authorities because they deliberately facilitate the gradual death of professionalism in order to [...]

Speeches from archives wont knock Tembo

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 8, 2009
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Speeches from archives wont knock Tembo  | read this item

We’re fed up with speeches from archives aimed at dehumanising John Zenus Ungapake Tembo. All of us are fed up. It’s not just Chris Daza, Ishmael Chafukila, Humphrey Mvula, Mayi Hilda Manjankhosi and our fellow Nyasa Times columnist, Nyakuchenya Ganda, (we know even without asking him).It’s the entire coalition team-Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the [...]

Police arrest man for injuring genitals of wife’s lover

By Nyasa Times Reporter
Published: May 3, 2009
Police arrest man for injuring genitals of wife’s lover  | read this item

Police have confirmed that they arrested Lingford Ngoma, 51 who is accused of injuring a 60 year old man when he caught him (the victim) red-handed making love with his second wife. According to Mchinji Police Station Criminal Investigation Detective Paswell Manase Phiri, Ngoma was arrested on Tuesday on allegations that he pulled the genitals [...]