Officials from Kasungu District Hospital say they are on high cholera alert after cases of the disease were reported in neighbouring Zambia. They say although the district has not recorded any cholera case, they are on high alert and prepared to provide effective response in an event of an outbreak. The hospital Public Relations […]
Some Malawians are asking the Malawi Bureau of Standards to examine some anti-weevil pesticides following the death of a three-year-old girl has died while 14 others are receiving treatment at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) after taking food suspected to have been contaminated with anti-weevil pesticide in maize. QECH Hospital Director, Kelvin Mponda, said the […]
From medical laboratory science to activism, politics, philanthropy, business and social media, Pemphero Mphande has spent much of his adult life moving from one public arena to another. At 33, he has already built a career that is difficult to fit into a single description. Writes Ephraim Nyondo. Pemphero Mphande was trained to work in […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South East Sameer Suleman has left the party ‘rebel’ group headed by former vice president for the south Kondwani Nankhumwa. This comes barely days after Nankhumwa and other party ‘rebels’ were called for disciplinary hearing whose outcome is yet to be released. Suleman said he […]
The future of Airtel Top 8 hangs in a balance as Airtel Malawi plc hasn’t made any commitment with the violence involving Mighty Mukuru Wanderers and Silver Strikers match as the centre of the controversy. Airtel Malawi plc managing director Charles Kamoto said during the prize presentation of the cup at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre […]
Government says it plans to enroll first year students at M’mbelwa University in Mzimba next year in June. In the current budget government allocated K5 billion towards the project. Touring the project this morning, Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima said he is excited with the commencement of construction. The visit follows the recent awarding […]
Some chiefs from Area 25 in Lilongwe have demanded the arrest of some people that are constructing in Kabwabwa Cemetery which serves the whole area. The chiefs that have stormed the City Assembly in the city say it is unheard of that construction be allowed in a graveyard, especially where issues of security breakdown and […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has released a three-part investigative documentary outlining alleged atrocities and sexual crimes committed by the late Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, widely known as TB Joshua. The documentary exposes the covert lifestyle of the deceased SCOAN founder detailing heinous and disturbing instances of abuse, harassment, rape, manipulation and staged miracles. Joshua […]
Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says his office has appealed against former State House press secretary Brian Banda’s award of K103 million from State House for unfair dismissal. In a communication which Nyasa Times has seen, Chakaka Nyirenda says all what his office is waiting for is for the court to set the hearing […]
Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to condemn Blantyre City Council (BCC) for substandard works on the construction of some roads which is costing the country billions of money. This comes after some sections of newly-constructed roads in Blantyre have been already damaged, a few months after being opened for public. Some […]
Super Sakuwa Steel Limited—suppliers of high quality iron sheets and other construction materials—bankrolled the first ever Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Builders and Carpentry Association of Malawi (BACAM) in a bid to resuscitate the association. The AGM was held on Sunday in Lilongwe, bringing together scores of skilled people in bricklaying, carpentry, plumbing, welding and […]
Freedom Party National Deputy Secretary General Frazer Chunga is calling on people in the north to rally behind a presidential hopeful from the region, saying that is the only hope for meaningful development on the region. He did not say which presidential candidate from the north the northerners should vote for but the leader of […]
After a week long of dry taps in the Capital City, Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says it has resumed normal supply of water to its customers following the completion of interconnection works which it conducted in the areas where roads are being upgraded in Lilongwe city. A press statement from LWB issued on Saturday indicates […]
Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda in Lilongwe on Friday granted bail to the six people who were arrested during the festive season for allegedly printing fake K1.1 billion Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) receipts. The court ordered each of them to pay K1 million cash and K10 million non-cash surety and further ordered them to report […]
Minister of Local Government Richard Chimwendo Banda on Sunday said President Chakawera has managed to transform Malawi with the few years he has been in office. Chimwendo said this at Dynamos Ground in the Area of Sub Traditional Authority Chinyama in the district during prize presentation exercise of the Kambauwa Wirima K10 Million Football League. […]
Malawi has impounded 40 metric tonnes of maize suspected to have been imported from Tanzania as the ban on Tanzanian maize comes into effect. Authorities at Nkhata Bay Jetty have withheld about 40 tonnes of maize which a Tanzanian trader, Harris Maulana, imported into Malawi by boat through Lake Malawi. This follows a recent directive […]
Karonga-based female singer Panashe Praise Simbowe, stage name Panashe, has dropped a cover song from ‘Weaknesses In Me’ by English RnB singer Keisha White. The ‘Weakness In Me’ is a hit song that explores complex emotions of being drawn to someone despite knowing that the relationship causes trouble and distress. The song delves into the […]
Mighty Wanderers Reserve are the champions of 2023 King Kabvina champion cup after defeating Kalonga Rovers by a goal to zero at champions stadium in Mponela. David Chikaonda converted a sport kick on 20 minutes after Wallace Adam was brought down in the box. This is the second trophy of the season for the junior […]