The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is coming up with two parallel stands regarding the position of the country’s foreign reserves. In its publications the central bank says Malawi has $425 million of foreign exchange reserves, which means 3.29 months of import cover. But when put on the spot by the media this week, RBM’s […]
It is Kafkaesque! Recently the Malawi Government explained it was ‘reversing’ its deportations of former British High Commissioner Fergus Cochrane-Dyet, and that of new Zambian President Michael Sata. Sata was deported in 2007, before he became President of Zambia, when he entered Malawi to visit ex-President Bakili Muluzi. Government does not explain why it removed […]
Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito’s job hangs in balance following President Bingu wa Mutharika’s decision to replace him, Nyasa Times has leant. According to information sourced by Nyasa Times, Mukhito is expected to lose his job once Mutharika lands in the country any time soon from China where he went two weeks ago. Information […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been praised for the recent decisions that he has been making with a motive to bring back the southern African country from the brink of total collapse or take the Zimbabwe way. Mutharika has in the last few months come under heavy attack from diplomats, international organizations and Malawians […]
Federation for Disability Organisation in Malawi (Fedoma) (Fedoma) is yet to receive K11 million President Bingu Wa Mutharika pledged during a big walk in 2009 to raise money for the construction of the association’s office complex. Mutharika joined Fedoma on Sunday 29th March 2009 in a vigorous big walk in Blantyre to raise not less […]
One of the tobacco buying company, Alliance One, awarded Chimimbe Club from Traditional Authority Mlonyeni in Mchinji a walking tractor and plough worth K1.2 million for being one of the six successful farmers clubs. The other clubs which are expected to receive the same award are from Lilongwe, Dowa, Rumphi and two others from Kasungu. […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika seem to believe that the economic miracle he has achieved is real and all Malawians must acknowledge this feat. He once said that those who beg to differ are only displaying their ignorance. With all due, respect and honestly speaking, the current economic crisis in Malawi is a direct opposite of […]
Dear Bisa, I am still on Tchuthi. We are on the beach at every break of dawn and the fall of dusk. Basking in the sun and watching the sun set. Good and stress free life. Remember, AIDS is not the killer. Stress is. Here, at least, I am away from my village headaches and […]
Malawi ‘s teenage Spain-based striker, Robin Ngalande, who is now getting regular game time at Athletic Madrid, wants promotion to a senior team and claim a key role as national team hitman. “You know how it works here, the senior team practices on the opposite field to us. Sometimes during training sessions they will call […]
Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda will face impeachment in parliament as leader of the House, George Chaponda has acknowledged that government has indeed mooted the idea to complete impeachment procedures. Earlier reports indicated government has so far drafted procedures in the Standing Orders on how to remove a sitting President or Vice President. It was […]
Malawi’s former first lady Patricia Shanil Muluzi is now a presenter on Catholic broadcasting station, Radio Maria. She presents a programme called “Woyera walero” in which she gives life history of a saint of that particular day according to the Catholic liturgical calendar. Shanil can be heard on Radio Malawi around seven o’clock in the […]
Malawi’s minerals continue to attract attention especially from Australian firms, but this time Lynas Corp seems to have lost an ownership contest of Kangankunde mines in Ntcheu following a High Court ruling. Lynas Corp says the area has mineral deposits worth billions of US dollars and they have blamed Malawi government officials for mishandling the […]
Cracks have emerged in President Bingu wa Mutharika’s cabinet over recent fuel price hike which threatens to weaken the governing DPP, Nyasa Times can exclusively reveal. Government on Tuesday hiked the price of petrol from K290 per litre to K380, diesel jumped by 38 percent at K360 per litre, citing escalating cost of importing and […]
America’s top Christian hip-hop artist, Lecrae Moore, popularly known by his first name Lecrae is scheduled to perform in Malawi. The 32-year-old rapper, who is touring Africa with five other US gospel rappers, will be performing at Cresta Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on November 20 from 1:30pm. Lusayo Mhango of Imago Dea (ID), organizers of […]
Impoverished Malawi will for the first time face global scrutiny on how it is tackling corruption following its inclusion in the Global Corruption Barometer 2011, according to Transparency International (TI). Malawi joins nine other Africa countries such as Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe among others. TI’s Senior Programme Coordinator for Africa and Middle […]
State-owned commercial bank, the Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) is playing hide-and-seek on a Mangochi customer who was supposed to have traveled to Israel under the bank’s auspices for turning a winner in a “win trip” competition in May the year. A senior official of the bank disclosed that some managers have plotted to kill the […]
As the k15 million Standard Bank Cup rolls into the return matches on Saturday, Mighty Wanderers have vowed to upset the tables as they face Moyale Barracks in Mzuzu in the return match of the knockout stage. The Nomads lost 3-0 in their first match in Nchalo and a victory is a must for them. […]
The former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) say it will select its presidential candidate in 2013, a year before the general elections. The party has however announced that it will a national convention in April 2012 which will not elect a presidential candidate, but a new national executive committee. “The United Democratic Front…has identified core […]