The real impact from Malawi’s zero-deficit budget have now completely reared its ugly face as taxes meant to generate more local revenue have hit hard the private sector with major retailers scaling down operations. Press Corporation Limited (PCL) have reduced its workforce under subsidiary PTC and Peoples in rural areas while sources have said Shoprite […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames have finally been invited as guests at this year’s Council of East and Central Africa (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup and have been handed a tough group following the draw on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam. The Flames were pooled in Group C with Kenya’s Harambee Stars, 2012 African Cup […]
Firebrand politician and former minister Brown Mpinganjira has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika for taking holiday when the country is in the middle of the economic crisis. President Mutharika left the country last month Australia where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting but proceeded to holiday, the exact location which government is not […]
Transparency International, the global civil society corruption busting organization, says it has set its eyes on Malawi for one of its nascent national chapters. Apart from Malawi, the Transparency International is looking on another impoverished country in Africa called Benin. This development means TI will now have 20 national chapters from the initial 18 in […]
Justice Razine Mdzikamanda of the Lilongwe High Court on Wednesday granted leave for judicial review of the decision of the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) management to hike fuel prices by an average 26.4 percent on Tuesday. The Judge has further directed that he will consider the application for injunction after hearing both sides on […]
Silver Strikers have given vetran defender Itaye Nundwe the role of caretaker coach, following the suspension of their technical panel earlier this week, after poor results. Nundwe will be assisted by Hellings Mwakasungula for the foreseeable future although the two will continue as players. The club confirmed that the two players will take over the […]
Condemnations continue to pour on the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) for spending almost US$250,000 (K43 million) to build a swimming pool at the Governor’s official residence in Lilongwe. Published reports said over US$200,000 (K36 million) of this amount has already been spent on the project which is nearing completion. Opposition UDF top official Humphrey […]
Barely three days after police arrested a transporter for allegedly diverting the whole consignment of subsidized fertilizer he was entrusted to deliver in Thyolo district, a 23-year-old man is in police custody after being found with an unexplained 40 bags of the same. The transporter Symon Kaunda is reported to have loaded 600 bags of […]
Recently, the birth of a new beauty pageant named Miss Warm Heart of Africa (MWHA) was announced. The most interesting thing that caught the general public’s eye was the battle that ensued among the organisers of Miss Malawi, Artistic Agency and sponsors Mnena Gaming who left and formed MWHA. The two ended their relationship after […]
Malawi’s fourth telecom company Celcom Limited is finding it hard to convince international banks to provide capital, Nyasa Times understands. The sources say although the company is backed by Malawi’s influential business giant, Mulli Brothers Limited most of the banks it has approached internationally are not willing to provide it loans due to its in […]
There is nothing to laugh, smile and rejoice about DPP’s victory in May 2009 – more than two years down the line. Seriously! It is time this government rolled up its sleeves and started working for the good of all Malawians – otherwise they are leading us on a path to nowhere. All I can […]
At long last the Commonwealth is being forced to face up to the appalling human rights record among some of its member states – particularly the criminalisation of homosexuality. The British Prime Minister, David Cameron has made it clear that Commonwealth member states refusing to decriminalise homosexuality risk losing British aid. The Prime Minister has […]
Faith organisations, joined by youth groups will on 13th November 2011 hold what is arguably Malawi’s most hyped campaign to promote action on climate change. Dubbed ‘Africa Climate Change Campaign –We Have Faith concert, the event, which will attract youth and delegates from other African countries, the United Kingdom and Norway, will be held at […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has been selected as one of the five finalists for award for Innovative Management which is jointly sponsored by African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPA) and the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. MBC Director General Bright Malopa confirmed that they have been notified about the selection and expressed delight with […]
Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye ·says late Fr Raymond Likupe did not belong to a group of church leaders that are there to decorate religion but witnessed the love of Christ through his strong advocacy for equity and justice. Fr Likupe who died on Monday and was until his death a lecturer at the Chancellor College […]
Police invaded the popolous Ndirande Township on Tuesday to arrest illegal fuel sellers after Nyasa Times report over the weekend that exposed the police laxity in combating the crime. State broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation reported that several police officers were deployed to the township to arrest the illegal traders and managed to do so with […]
Malawi Diaspora Forum says it welcomes government for “listening” to suggestions to repeal unpopular laws during the forthcoming session of Parliament. There have been calls from opposition parties, media, civil society including a social justice and advocacy arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi -CCJP to repeal the bad laws enacted by the Bingu wa […]
Malawi’s parliament has started paving the way to impeach Vice President Joyce Banda and has so far drafted procedures in the Standing Orders on how to remove a sitting President or Vice President. The draft procedures contained in a 170 paged document has since been presented to the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament Parliament meets […]