Published: August 29, 2010
Tom Li's Diary: Word on the Street 1 |
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I would like to thank His Excellency the State President of the Republic of Malawi in Africa, Professor Ngwazi Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, for abandoning his previous practice of making the life of returning Malawians based abroad, whom he knew held political views different from his own, difficult. Under his leadership, these used to be [...]
Published: August 27, 2010
Wa Mutharika assures upgrade for Chipata-Mchinji railway link |
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Malawi President Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika has said his government would ensure that 810 Kilometres stretch of the Chipata-Mchinji railway link in Malawi is fully rehabilitated and upgraded to provide connectivity to the port. Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reports that Mutharika was speaking on Friday at the commissioning of the Chipata/Mchiji railway. The Chipata-Mchinji [...]
Published: August 15, 2010
Case for electricity interconnection between Malawi and Mozambique |
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Malawi is one of the countries in the region experiencing the most electricity shortage and needs to expand its power systems to meet increasing demand. In order to improve the quantity, reliability and quality of the energy supply required for the country’s economic growth, Malawi needs to seriously consider electricity imports as one important element [...]
Published: August 12, 2010
Zambia’s Mwaanga admits helping Bingu win polls |
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Zambia’s ruling MMD’s Parliamentary chief whip, Vernon Mwaanga, has admitted to have played a crucial role in helping Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika ‘secure’ a second term of office. During the elections period in May 2009, Nyasa Times reported that Mwaanga was in Malawi to help Mutharika rig the elections. Mutharika in his recent visit [...]
Published: August 9, 2010
Lords of Poverty in Malawi:Part 1 |
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There is a curious feature of the foreign aid industry. It is that, while the intended recipients appear to be largely unaffected by the aid, or seem even to be getting poorer, the middlemen who control and channel this aid seem to be enjoying benefits from it; some of them even becoming quite rich. Cynics [...]
Published: September 11, 2009
Malawi passes a milestone in reducing death rate of children -UN |
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The UN children’s agency –UNICEF – has decorated Malawi in the newly released data that the country has recorded a substantial decline in the number of children dying before their fifth birthdays. UNICEF said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that progress has been seen in every part of the world and even [...]
Published: September 9, 2009
Malawi should shun western media reports on Dalai Lama – Chinese envoy |
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The Chinese ambassador to Malawi, Lin Songtien has advised the country’s media to desist from using reports of western media houses regarding Tibet’s spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lin was speaking to media managers at a conference he held in Lilongwe to mend-fences with media following his displeasure to “bad publicity”. In his [...]
Published: September 9, 2009
Malawi security forces harass Mozambican Consul |
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Malawi Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is being accused for threatening the Mozambican Consul in Blantyre, Jose Felix Mambule, last weekend. Mambule (pictured) was in Nsanje, in the far south of Malawi, when three SIS agents demanded that he provide them with the list of all Mozambican residents in Malawi who have registered to vote in the Mozambican [...]
Published: September 9, 2009
Malawi Muslims making a difference |
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The establishment of the Muslim Women’s Organization in the Central Region of Malawi is transforming the lives of hundreds of women. It was formed a few years ago by Khadija Hamdani, a 41-year-old widow and a mother of four children. The organization’s objectives include teaching women about Islam and how they can assist the poor, [...]
Published: September 8, 2009
Malawians destroy homes in Mozambique’s Tete |
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About 50 Malawian citizens entered Mozambique on 2 September, and destroyed six houses, a vehicle and other property in Angonia district, in the western province of Tete, according to a report on Radio Mozambique. The Malawian gang is also reported to have injured two Mozambicans with bush knives, and to have stolen an unspecified amount [...]
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