Malawi national football team, the Flames, has dropped nine places in the monthly FIFA ranking for the month of September, just as World Cup winner Spain regains its number one spot having dethroned the Netherlands. The Flames moved from position 78 in the world ranked in August and slipped to 87 in the latest ranking […]
Presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba was taken to task by Capital Radio’s probing journalist Brian Banda during Straight Talk programme aired on Tuesday to explain First Lady Callista Mutharika’s salary and President Bingu wa Mutharika’s wealth. Ntaba explained that the First Lady is not being paid for doing charity work. She entered into a three-year contract […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika holds the view that there is blatant anti-government bias in Malawi private media, according to his spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba. Ntaba noted that there is bias and inaccurate reporting of Malawi journalists hence failure to attract government officials for interviews. He was responding to a question by Capital Radio Straight Talk host […]
The Super League of Malawi (Sulom) says it is satisfied with the start of the second round of the TNM Super League. The top flight league’s second round rolled into life over the weekend after a two week break with mouth watering fixtures on display across the country. Sulom’s General Secretary Williams Banda told Nyasa […]
The Malawi national netball team—the Queens – has gone to Perth, Australia for the Four National Invitation tournament with a promise to make the nation proud of their performance. “I am optimistic these young girls will do well and make Malawi proud,” Coach Edith Kaliati said. Sixth-ranked Malawi Queens will face South Africa, ranked fifth in […]
Malawians in United States of America (USA) are discontented with passport fees, Nyasa Times can reveal. According to an email sent to Nyasa Times, signed by Emmanuel Mwachande, Chairperson of the Malawi Association group in Indiana, the passport fee has been hiked in the United States. “Our counterparts in the United Kingdom (UK), South Africa […]
The 2007 to 2009 were the worst years of economic crisis in the world, with attention focused on the possible impact of downturns in the developed countries. Malawi, located in the sub-Saharan region started feeling the heat two years ago when it faced its worst acute shortage of foreign exchange. It was around this difficult […]
Presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba on Tuesday drew parallel examples on opposition which Jesus Christ faced and to that of President Bingu wa Mutharika, denying that he is leading a worried and an angry nation. Ntaba speaking on Capital FM Straight Talk programme said Malawi is one of the four countries in the sub-Saharan region which […]
Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has been accused of causing the temporary closure of Maldeco Fisheries because of her careless talk at a DPP political rally in Mangochi. “On Sunday (9th October), Hon Kaliati, Minister of Information and Civic Education, Mr. [Francis] Mphepo, Political advisor to the President, Mr Kusweche, the DPP […]
A Magistrate, who was supposed to determine bail application for five activists being held in connection with a peaceful protest in the capital Lilongwe , did not show up for the ruling and police took them back in their custody. The five – Billy Mayaya, Habiba Osman a lawyer with the development NGO Norwegian Church […]
NBS Bank Limited will be open for business on Sunday, as competition for customers hots up. A Chichiri Shopping Mall Branch in commercial capital, Blantyre was the first in Malawi to open on a Sunday this week. Shoppers piling out of Shoprite were greeted by an unusual sight: a NBS bank open for business on […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa awarded himself a salary of about K1,300,000.00 million despite government implementing a zero deficit budget where new recruitments, salary increments, foreign travel and any other luxurious purchases by government ministries, departments and agencies have been suspended. In a leaked document that Nyasa Times has got in its […]
Aid-dependent Malawi expects foreign donors to resume support next year, a senior minister said on Tuesday, despite its biggest donor Britain saying it has no plans to restart funding. Major aid donors suspended packages worth around $1 billion over concerns about human rights abuses and maladministration by President Bingu wa Mutharika, who drew international condemnation […]
A United States Congressman has written President Barack Obama asking him that Malawi should be totally dropped from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) aid programme because the Bingu wa Mutharika administration hosted international fugitive Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and rejected calls to hand him to International Criminal Court. Congressman Frank Wolf of the 10th District […]
Webster Thom, Prof Etta Banda, and Mr Edward Sawerengera v The State (Criminal Appeal No. 2002 of 2011) IN THE NYASALAND SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL www.nyasatimes.com NSCA CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2002 OF 2011 (Being Nyasaland High Court Civil Cause No. 2474 of 2011) BETWEEN: Webster Thom, Prof Etta Banda, and Mr Edward Sawerengera ………APPELLANTS AND […]
Atupele Austin Muluzi, the 33 year-old son of former President Bakili Muluzi who is also Member of Parliament and deputy leader of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in parliament, says he wants to run for president. That, at any rate, is good news. The nation has a shortage of brilliant young minds eager to step […]
Felicia Ngoma, who made headlines while in Big Brother Amplified show after complaining that she was sexually starved since joining the house, says she is coping as a single mum after breaking up with her boyfriend and that her life goes on. The 24-year-old told Nyasa Times in an exclusive interview that her life after […]
Azam Tigers came from behind to beat Escom United on Monday at Kamuzu Stadium in the TNM Super League. The Kaukauna vocal coach Leo Mpulula admitted a sense of relief after his side overcame a shaky start to eventually beat the defending champions. The champions took the lead through in-form striker Chimango Kaira, who most […]