Tongole Wilderness lodge opened its doors just 3 months ago, and is already proving popular and successful – with nothing but 5 star reviews from its guests. The first ever upmarket lodge in the genuine wilderness of Malawi’s Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, this is another exciting addition to the growing number of quality lodges in the […]
Escom Sisters were superior over MTL Queens on Sunday in the OG Issa Southern Netball League after beating them by 35 baskets to 32 at Blantyre Youth Centre. However, it was a highly contested encounter that the electricians won with a whisker. As usual, Escom Sisters coach Griffin ‘Zagalo’ Saenda fielded almost his first seven […]
Coach Leo Mpulula’s hopes that he can lead Azam Tigers to challenge the TNM Super League title were kept alive at the weekend when his club chalked maximum six points from two games with a win against Blue Eagles on Saturday and Civo United on Sunday. Civo have been leading the TNM Super League with […]
The newly-registered and recently launched People’s Party (PP) will actively promote the principle of “constructive engagement” in order to bring back the culture of debate, discussion and negotiation among Malawians in a bid to promote and consolidate political settlement of disputes and observance of good governance and human rights, its leader Joyce Banda has announced. […]
State vice president and leader of the newly launched People’s Party (PP) Joyce Banda (JB) has hinted that the party will hold a national convention within one year of its official launch where all executive committee positions, including that of president, shall be up for contest. Disclosing this at a news conference held at her […]
While Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika brags about “eradicating” HIV/Aids pandemic in Malawi”, foreigners especially Tanzanians have taken advantage of the country’s lack of national Identification cards and lax laws to access anti-retroviral treatment (ARV) drugs at government health establishments, Nyasa Times can reveal. The revelations are contained in a report that highlights issues and […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) combed, screened, and searched all its rank and file and found out that the only capable person to lead the party in 2014 elections is Professor Peter Mutharika, the party’s secretary general Wakuda Kamanga has said. Kamanga disclosed this to Zodiak radio during Tiuzeni Zoona program aired on Sunday. […]
Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda has said she would soon be writing the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue, Anglican retired Bishop Bernard Malango to seek a clarification from President Bingu wa Mutharika over his war-mongering remarks when he officially opened the 8th agriculture trade fair in Blantyre, Thursday. In his characteristic militant discourse, […]
TNM Super League rookies Cobbe Barracks have fired its coach Billy Phambala and his assistant Chifundo Masapula due to a run of bad results. Reports from Zomba indicate that after a heated meeting of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) team’s rank and file, it was felt that the two have failed in their duties as […]
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A Malawian couple on Saturday night showed up in Liverpool’s Echo Arena for UK’s popular music talent television show, X-Factor. Appearing on stage in a performance shown on ITV 1 were Liverpool-based Malawians, Goodson Saiwala and his wife Charity Njewa Saiwala, 33 & 36 who had been together for 12 years before getting married three […]
State vice president Joyce Banda has hinted should her People’s Party form the next government in 2014, it would bring back the old national flag, which had a rising sun in the middle. A full sun over black, red and green replaced the independence flag’s half-rising sun which President Bingu wa Mutharika said was “inherited […]
Malawians of all walks of life in Blantyre and other districts in the southern region braved the scorching August heat to witness the official launch on Saturday of the People’s Party (PP), a newly registered political party in Malawi founded and led by state vice president Joyce Banda. An enthusiastic Ndirande resident, Madalitso Mpakeni had […]
Mighty Wanderers on Saturday defeated Zomba United 2-0 in an empty stadium at Balaka. The Nomads, who lost 1-0 to Red Lions last Sunday, were fined for causing that game’s abandonment and ordered to play in empty stadium away on their home fixture after they were found guilty of perpetrating acts of violence and hooliganism. […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday ordered closure of Chancellor College a constituent colleges of the University of Malawi ‘with immediate effect’ due to students vigil pressing University authorities to resolve the stand-off with lecturers. Assistant registrar at Chancellor College responsible for students welfare Ellias Chizimba confirmed that Chancellor College (Chanco) had been closed and […]
At exactly 2:55 pm, newly registered People’s Party (PP) president Joyce Banda and her husband former Chief Justice Richard Banda, stepped their feet into KCC Hall in Chigumula Township, Blantyre, to be part of a special service of worship organized for the party on Friday. PP is set for official launch at Nyambadwe Lions Primary […]
Public Affairs Committee (PAC), the prominent civil society, interfaith organisation made up of the main Protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his war cry speech and an attack of the clergy. Mutharika on Thursday went to town slamming head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His […]
It is one thing to elect a State President. It is yet another to have a leader who is sensible enough to realise that he must have and show empathy towards the people he is leading. It has already been said several times in the media that, President Bingu wa Mutharika knows very little about […]