Malawi’s renowned gospel musician Wycliffe Chimwendo will this weekend be releasing his latest album ‘Moyo’ [Life]. Chimwendo, who announced mid this year that he was coming back on the music scene with his seventh album after a five-year break, told Nyasa Times “all was set for the launch”. Venue “I’ll be launching the album in […]
One of Malawi’s elite assistant referees Moffat Champiti has been chosen to attend this year’s elite course in Cairo, Egypt and stands a chance to officiate next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea, Nyasa Times has details. Champiti told Nyasa Times that he will leave for Cairo on November 13. The course, […]
The stubbornness of Malawi leadership is costing the country more with a new stand by the international donor community that they will never release funds unless President Bingu wa Mutharika overcomes political and economic hurdles. This has clearly led to failure of Malawi’s saviour paper, the zero-deficit budget, as donors are not willing to release […]
Malawi national netball team, popularly known as the Queens, are back on top of the continent’s netball spot following a successful surmount in Australia where they put up a superlative showcase in a four nation tournament and toppled out archrivals South Africa’s Proteas. The Malawi Queens arrived back this week from Australia with smiles across […]
The ongoing fuel availability levels have gone extremely down in Malawi to the extent the country’s largest fuel retailer has declared that it was not doing deliveries since Wednesday. This is contained in Puma’s (formerly BP Malawi) customer updates for October 26 up to October 28, 2010 and other fuel stations do not even have […]
COMMENTARY: Two reports have freely been circulating on the Internet and social forums in the last couple of days namely that State Vice President, Right Honourable Joyce Banda, is seeking asylum in Zambia; and Joyce Banda would be arrested for treason by Malawian authorities for attending celebrations marking the independence of the Republic of Zambia […]
Presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi, the 33 year-old son of former President Bakili Muluzi, says he does not believe in giving monetary handouts, saying his ‘change’ agenda also includes moving away from dishing out freebies as campaign inducement. Atupele told Nyasa Times after his meeting on Wednesday at UDF Headquarters in Limbe, Blantyre, and party members […]
Government has started the renovations of the country’s soccer mecca Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, the project which is estimated to cost k800 million ($4.7m). The stadium manager Mhango confirmed with Nyasa Times that the maintenance will include repairing of the four floodlights towers, the electronic scoreboard and the four broadcasting cabins. “The work has started […]
Malawian Vice President Joyce Banda has arrived in the country from Zambia where she went on a “private visit”. Vice President Banda arrived through Chileka airport on Thursday amidst rumours that she was seeking sanctuary in Zambia following reports that Malawi government wanted her arrested. But Banda, who said she went to Zambia in her […]
Fuel attendants have taken advantage of the crisis and demand K500 for each 20 litre jerry can if one wants a fast service. Random check at various filling stations in Blantyre and Lilongwe have confirmed the hot business which has enriched the attendants over night with some going home with K60 000 in a day. […]
Dr. George Nga Mtafu, who until recently ‘united’ with the UDF faction that is led by UDF interim President Friday Jumbe, was on Wednesday at UDF Headquarters in Limbe, Blantyre, where presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi held a party meeting. Dr. Mtafu was until recently leader of a UDF faction, which rivaled Jumbe’s until the two […]
Special Commentary : In the last few days, Malawi and world at large have seen a new side of PresidentBingu wa Mutharika. They have witnessed a contrite Professor Mutharika. In one day, the government under his direction sent not one, but two apologies: 1. to the United Kingdom for the unfortunate deportation of High Commissioner […]
Malawi government’s appetite to borrow money domestically to finance its operations is attracting many investors at increasing return rates as witnessed last week on the money market. Data from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) indicates that yields on one of its popular financial instrument, Treasury Bills (TBs), rose to mostly around 7 percent at […]
Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda will on Thursday return from Zambia where she went to attend independence celebrations at the invitation of President Michael Sata, effectively putting to rest rumours that she was seeking asylum in the country. Rumours were rife that Banda failed to return Wednesday because there was a plot by government to […]
There was pandemonium at Mzuzu University (Mzuni) campus Wednesday morning when riot police invaded the institution and fired teargas at students who were demonstrating over their tuition loans which they are to receive from Malawi Savings Bank (MSB). The students went berserk and blocked the M1 road (Mzuzu-Karonga) while burning used motor vehicle tyres and […]
Malawi President Bingu WA Mutharika has fulfilled his promise which he pledged some years ago to donate a 67-seater bus to the national football team, the Flames. The Bus was handed over by Minister of Youth Development and Welfare Symon Vuwa Kaunda to Sports Council on Monday. “As of how the bus will be assigned, […]
Malawi’s private Joy TV says it will register in Zambia as a limited liability company in that country and will beam to Southern Africa without interfering with any frequency dismissing claims by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) that it will be “illegal.” Lawmaker Atupele Muluzi told The Nation newspaper and Capital Radio’s Daybreak Malawi that […]
An imminent deal between Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM)Limited and South Africa’s Vodacom has led to many investors clinging on to the local firm’s shares at the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) in the hope that the share price may increase, Nyasa Times can reveal. This is clearly indicated in MSE’s daily reports for the past three […]