A Malawian former student nurse Arthur Liwembe, 33, has been hitting headlines in Ireland press after he took a bag of the Marijuana drug to a Police [garda] station of his own accord to complain that it was “not of good quality”. Liwembe, with an address at an asylum-seekers’ reception centre, was immediately arrested. When […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) has launched the Malawi Foreign Policy with the overall aim to inform, guide, and strengthen the conduct of Malawi foreign relations with the international community. Speaking on Monday in Lilongwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emmanuel Fabiano described the policy as highlighting strategic national interests in engaging the international community […]
There is a potent political trait of running ethnic groupings, disguised as political parties, which represents what is wrong with Malawi’s politics. Lazarus Chakwera’s MCP is a political grouping captured by parochial interests of few Chewa elites whose primary urge is to take over government and share the spoils. Truth be told, the only reason […]
Malawians living in South Africa had a rare get-together last Saturday in Johanseburg when the High Commission office hosted the ‘AMalawi Conference’ to discuss and tackle various issues Malawians face in the rainbow nation. The conference drew more than 40 organisations across the Malawian community including religious and economic groupings with key interests in the […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is in the United Kingdom (UK) on private tour, says he will not resign from his post as the country’s second-in command. His comments rubbishes the joint Civil Society Platform on Governance, which on Thursday October 18 called for the resignation of Chilima, accusing him of drawing a salary and benefits from government […]
Jingle bells! UK-based Malawian will have a dinner and dance festive fun night at plush Hilton Hotel in Leeds on 22 December. The event is being hosted by Malawi Leeds Association and is open to all Diaspora Malawians and friends of Malawi. Howard Sichinga, one of the organisers, told Nyasa Times that Dinner and Dance has […]
On Saturday the new Miss Malawi Ireland was crowned. She is Grace Dehora Phiri, 20 years old who received her crown alongside Innocent Chithyoka, 19 who carried the day in Mr Malawi Ireland contest. Both the Mr and Miss Malawi Ireland are students at Galway college. In a tightly contested finale, Dehora Phiri, a nursing student, […]