Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) members of parliament have condemned plans by some party gurus to expel Machinga North East MP Atupele Muluzi because of his alleged interest to contest for the party’s presidency. Atupele, son to UDF founding president and former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi, was summoned to a hearing at Grace Bandawe […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) founding president Chakufwa Chihana’s son on Tuesday scooped the Rumphi central constituency seat deemed as the heavily contested parliamentary by-election . Results indicated Enoch Chihana polled some 6, 641 votes against DPP’s Norman Nyirenda’s 3, 275 votes. Chidumba Mkandawire of Mutharika’s estranged Vice President, Joyce Banda, came a close third with […]
Miss Malawi Faith Chibale to star in Zimbabwe’s latest action film titled, The Gentleman, which also features one of South Africa’s leading actors, Presley Chweneyagae and Zimbabwe business tycoon Philip Chiyangwa. Rufaro Kaseke, the movie producer, said the Joe Njagu production is a tale of twin brothers whose worlds had gone drastically wrong. The Gentlemanis […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander, General Henry Odillo has thanked the British Government for sponsoring the Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context (MDWSC) course currently underway in Salima. “My thanks go to Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom for sponsoring the course as part of f its Africa Conflict Prevention Pool Security sector reform,” […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of president Bingu wa Mutharika and newly formed northern region based People’s Development Movement (PDM) on Tuesday officially protested that Aford candidate Enock Chihana was tactically campaigning while voting is in the process on Tuesday in the Rumphi Central constituency by-elections in defiance of the electoral law. According to […]
Kingsley Mulewa, an auditor at Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperative (Muscco) has been elected Institute of Internal Auditors Malawi (IIA), a national registered professional body dedicated to the promotion and development of the internal audit profession in Malawi. Mulewa was ushered into office during the 2011 Internal Audit Annual Conference held in Mangochi […]
Paladin Africa, the company that is running Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga district has reportedly started buying food stuffs from Tukuyu in Tanzania depriving hardworking locals of income. The development has since irked local suppliers, who blame the procurement shift to the departure of the Australian born Chris Mattinson, who used to buy from locals […]
Creativity and versatility must be the underlying factor behind Young Kay and Cyclone’s Pauchidolo mix-tape. On second thought, it might be maturity and diversity on the part of the two MCs to release such philosophy similar to the Kanye West and Jay-Z’s ‘Watch the Throne’. With main act being Young K and Cyclone, the 15 […]
Blantyre Print and Publishing managing director Leonard Chikadya has challenged internal auditors to play their rightful advisory roles in organisations and consider themselves as drivers of business sustainability in addition to their usual role of protecting corporate resources. “As accountants and auditors either in leadership or as advisers, we have a responsibility to bring sanity […]
AMBUJE’S DIARY 2011 PART 2 Where have all the pangaboys gone? Long time passing! Where have all the pangaboys gone? Long time ago! Where have all the pangaboys gone? Gone disappearing everyone! When will they ever learn? 2x – (Paraphrased from the lyrics of Pete Seeger (1955)) A few days into my vacation, I decided […]
Malawi’s biggest selling icon, Lucius Banda, the self-styled Soldier of the poor, says his 16th album under the title ‘Life’ has sold out over 10,000 CD’s and remains top selling album. The celebrated musician told the audience at his show on Sunday at Warehouse in Blantyre that he was grateful to Malawians. “I want to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Malawians resident in the United States of America have been urged to undertake to switch to new passports. According to statement released by the Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in Washington DC made available to Nyasa Times, further to the notice entitled “Procedure for Replacement of Malawi Passports” the Embassy informs all Malawians resident […]