The concerns of deteriorating hygienic conditions that engulfed Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) following days without water a couple of days ago have now vanished as water supply has been fully restored at Malawi’s biggest referral hospital. A spot check conducted by Nyasa Times revealed that sanitation problems no longer exists and that toilets are […]
Ahead of its official launch in northern Malawi this week, the newly registered Peoples Party (PP) is slowly but surely gaining more ground in the region than expected. Formed some few months ago by the country’s Vice President, Joyce Banda, after her unceremonious dismissal from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Peoples Party has […]
Bosses at the beleaguered Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) will be standing in court docks to explain malice in their actions when restructuring the entity and on the other side explain to Anti- Corruption Bureau and President Bingu wa Mutharika why they didn’t engage independent consultants to handle the process. They were four in number and […]
It never rains but pours for Malawi. In an unbelievable situation and not atypical from a movie set up the Malawi delegation at the 10th Maputo All Africa games in Mozambique was on Friday chased away by the organisers for wanting to ‘gate crash’, Nyasa Times has details. The Malawi team left for Maputo, Mozambique […]
Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI) Executive Director Rafik Hajat whose offices were allegedly petrol-bombed last Friday has threatened to sue Presidential spokesperson Dr. Hetherwick Ntaba for libel charges. The offices are suspected to have been petrol-bombed by Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth operatives because of Hajat’s hard-knock stance on the party and President […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) have added their voice to call on President Bingu wa Mutharika to expeditiously appoint a “meritorious” cabinet, having dissolved one on August 19, 2011. The two civil society organizations express their “fears and concerns” in a joint statement made available […]
Parliamentarian for Machinga Central Shaibu Kaliati has come under fire from his constituents because he has failed to provide water which he promised during campaign for the 2009 elections. Kaliati was at pains to explain to Radio Maria reporter Blanzio Chingwalu, who quizzed him on Saturday, to explain why 1 500 people from John village […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the prominent civil society, interfaith organisation made up of the main Protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has condemned the arson attack at Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI) offices in the commercial capital, Blantyre. Arsonists suspected to be operatives of ruling DPP on Friday broke window panes at IPI offices at […]
Many soccer pundits left Kamuzu Stadium saddened on Saturday after the Flames drew 0-0 with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations thinking it’s a huge mountain for the Flames to qualify for tournament finals. However, looking at the latest information, the Flames only need to beat Chad to qualify even if […]
Flames striker Esau Kanyenda will go under the surgeon knife for an operation on his fractured left arm later this week, Nyasa Times understands. Kanyenda who was Malawi’s stand in captain in the 2012 Afcrica Cup of Nations qualifier match against Tunisia suffered the injury in the first 5 minutes of the game while fighting for […]
After Malawi’s frustrating 1 all draw with Tunisia on Saturday, all the attention on Sunday shifted to the TNM Super League as the battle for points continued with victories for Silver Strikers, Moyale, defending champions Escom United, Blue Eagles and draws for Mighty Wanderers and their rivals Bullets FC. Silver Strikers laboured to a 3 […]
A state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) journalist stunned the nation on Saturday when he publicly and openly drummed up support for Norman Nyirenda, the governing DPP parliamentary candidate for the September 6, 2011 Rumphi Central by-elections. Speaking in Chitumbuka as a master of ceremonies at a public campaign rally addressed president Bingu wa Mutharika at […]
The world is an eyewitness to what is called the “Arab uprising”. Tunisian people have had theirs and it’s been put to sleep. Egypt is licking its wounds of the same, and, in Libya; they are still hunting for Muammar Qaddafi. FIFA rules are simple. No politics in football. Tunisia national football team on their […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday held hurried meetings during a whistle stop tour in Rumphi Central Constituency, there to drum up support for his government Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Norman Nyirenda. At Mphompha Primary School Ground, where he made his first stop-over, Mutharika claimed he is the only one amongst all the presidents […]
Shanil Muluzi, former First Lady and ex-wife to the former president Bakili Muluzi has returned to her original Catholic Church after parting ways with her husband. She now prays at Balaka Catholic Parish and is the patroness for Radio Maria at the parish and entire Balaka. On Saturday, she attended a day long workshop organized […]
On Tuesday September 6, 2011 Rumphi Central Constituents will go to the polls to elect a parliamentarian. The constituency has no member of parliament following the demise of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentarian, Professor Moses Chirambo last year. Four candidates are vying for the seat. In alphabetical order, they are: · Enock Chihana of the […]
Head of the Catholic Church in Malawi and also Mzuzu Diocese Bishop Joseph Zuza is going to discipline Father Eugene Ng’oma for bringing the influential church into disrepute over remarks he made at a recent People’s Development Movement (PDM) rally in Rumphi, Nyasa Times understands. The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (Mzuzu diocese), which […]
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