Forex continues to elude Malawi’s economy as information shows a 40 percent sales downfall from top foreign exchange earner, tobacco. Latest information and figures from the industry’s regulator, Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) acknowledges that the country’s economy is indeed relying on a dying giant. TCC says as of October, tobacco earnings has so far only […]
Orange Movemnet an umbrella organisatuion for three youth arms of the People’s Party say it is concerned with how the youth of Malawi are failing to participate fully to the development of this nation due to lack of political will on the side of the government of Bingu wa Mutharika to uplift the lives of […]
Escom Sisters have warned their arch-rivals MTL Queens to brace themselves for a bloody encounter on Saturday, as the two commercial city netball giants will battle it out in the OG Issa Southern Netball League at the Blantyre Youth Center. Each team knows that a loss would reduce its chances of clinching the title as […]
Musician Charles Sinetre (SC) is one great artist that has contributed a lot to the growth of Malawi’s music industry. Nyasa Times (NT) talks to the man who was once at the helm of Balaka based Alleluya Band, one of the oldest bands in the country. After eight years of silence, he comes out of […]
Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Peter Mutharika (PM), says he has “opened the lines” of official communication with neighbouring Zambia and Mozambique in a bid to mend diplomatic fences Malawi wedged between Tanzania, Zambia, аnd Mozambique, hаѕ bееn іn a number of diplomatic disputes іn recent years, ranging from to relations with former colonial master Britain, […]
Some teachers at St Andrews International High School in Blantyre and the Rugby Union of Malawi have embarked on a programme to revive rugby, the sport that was once popular among Malawians in the 1970’s. The Union earlier this week organised a day long introductory training session for secondary school girls in the southern region. […]
NYASA TIMES SPECIAL EDITORIAL COMMENT: “When the messenger arrives and says ‘Don’t shoot the messenger,’ it’s a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case,” said Howard Tayler, the creator of Schlock Mercenary Webcomic. Mrs Patricia Kaliati recently re-appointed as Minister of Information and Civic Education, a more fitting name for […]
Britain has been asked to rethink its plans to cut its budgetary support to Malawi and other despotic and homophobic regimes, according to a petition by African social justice activists comprising of 53 human rights NGOs. Malawi and other Commonwealth nations with that have laws punishing homosexuality or restricting the rights of gay peoplem, have […]
A 31-year-old Chitipa man will spend his next nine years in prison serving a jail term after the court found him guilty of causing grievous harm. Nicholas Mtambo of Shaliwira village, TA Mwaulambia in the district was last week arrested for allegedly stabbing Andrew Kondowe, a police officer at Chitipa Police Station. The suspect was […]
Prophet T.B. Joshua of Nigeria says African former Presidents should, by virtue of their experience and wisdom, become fathers to all political parties, corporate societies, the business class, individuals and should not attach themselves to particular political parties or ethnic groups. “As one who has been there, he is in the best position to tell […]
The K15 million Standard Bank Cup last eight rolls into full swing this coming Saturday in the first leg of the knockout competition. Billed as match of the week, Silver Strikers ill hosts Civo United in a capital city Lilongwe derby. The two bitter rivals –Bankers and the Civil Servants – will clash again on […]
Imagine if you win, a grand prix. This Grand Prix features an assortment of models of different makes, ages, colours, engine capacities, configurations and designs. One lot of these cars is, for various reasons, racing in very rough terrain – a pothole riddled road, or may be something worse: the Dakar Challenge if you know […]
Ticheze a Malawi, TaM central region chapter over the weekend cleaned the premises and donated soap to male and female TB patients at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe. TaM, which has a nation-wide membership of over 100 members, is a socializing and charitable grouping with various outreach programs. TB ward Senior nurse and midwife Flora Kathyola […]
Two pro-democracy activists, Ben Chiza Mkandawire and Brian Nyasulu have reported to Lingadzi Police station in Lilongwe about death threatening anonymous phone calls they have been receiving. Since September this year, there have been death threats on three journalists through mobile phone text messages for doing stories that mention top government officials or issues critical […]
In a move that has confirmed many Malawians fears on the country’s ambitious allocation paper, the Malawi Economics Justice Network (Mejn) has hammered the last nail invalidating the relevance of the much-touted zero deficit budget. Speaking in an interview with Zodiak Broadcasting Station Mejn Executive Director Dalitso Kubalasa said the zero-deficit has definitely failed. Kubalasa, […]
The inability for companies to float more shares on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) has presented trading challenges which in the end prevents more investors to come in on the market. This has been witnessed in the Blantyre Hotels Limited (BHL) counter which has for over 12 months not recorded. But last week with only […]
The persistent fuel scarcity Malawi has been experiencing for sometime now is biting hard on ordinary citizens with minibuses charging any amount that comes to their mind. The minibuses are also carelessly breaking road traffic regulations by carrying more passengers than the recommended sitting capacity. Regulations require minibuses to carry only three passengers per row […]
Instead of leading the company to greater heights, executive management at Carlsberg Malawi Limited are busy brewing, not beer but, trouble with their employees. Sources at Africa’s only Carlsberg plant confided in Nyasa Times this week that they suspect some members of the executive management to have connived to rip them off their pension benefits. […]