Two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets are in China for an international youth of ruling parties in Africa summit. Kelvin Tchali and Monalisa Kachitsa presented a paper to the youth summit on why opposition parties lose elections in Africa. Tchali and Kachitsa are DPP operatives who use the social media to advance the agenda of […]
A Chinese contractor has abandoned the construction of Mombera University in Mzimba due to government failure to pay him. Mombera University is the signature project of President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the north. Officials fromn Anhui Foreign Economic Construction company said the government has not been honouring payment of advance […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has commended China for the continuous financial support they render to the Beautify Malawi (BEAM) trust to support vulnerable girls and boys with their educational needs. She made the remarks on Wednesday in Lilongwe as she received a cheque of over K 30 million on behalf of BEAM from the Chinese […]
China has released US$3 million (approximately K2.2 billion) to facilitate expansion and enhancement of the use of modern farming and agriculture technologies in order to improve production and productivity among smallholder farmers in Malawi. The funding has been provided through the ‘technical cooperation for agricultural cooperation between China and Malawi’ project. And speaking when he […]
The Lilongwe Magistrates Court has on Tuesday September 24 2019 convicted two Chinese nationals and two Malawians for Illegally possessing and dealing in wildlife products contrary to the National Parks and Wildlife Act. In his judgment, Senior Resident Magistrates Court, Lilongwe presiding Magistrate Chisomo Msokera found the four individuals guilty of illegal possession of listed […]
Barely a week after the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Joseph Mwanamvekha, committed of more tax enforcements to safeguard government revenues, two Chinese traders have been arrested in Blantyre for tax evasion offences. According to the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) the two are Jiang Peng of United Manufacturing Company Limited and Yuan Chenggang of Herocean […]
Malawi Broadcasting Station (MBC) Innovations Award winner on Environment, Getrude Mlanga is off to China for a month long training on environment and climate change. Mlanga, 25, who won the MBC Innovations Award in 2018 is the first one among all 2018 winners to travel to China for the training. In an interview before her […]
Malawi on Monday signed with China an agreement on economic and technical cooperation under which a grant worth 30 million U.S. dollars will be provided to the landlocked southeastern African country. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha, thanked the Chinese government for its assistance to Malawi’s development when signing the agreement with […]
Students from Malawi awarded Chinese government bursaries to study courses such as medicine and chemical engineering say they found themselves in a foreign language nightmare, their grades were vastly inflated, and they were subjected to indoctrination. ‘My Chinese university ordeal’ Zipporah Bvalani hoped that when she got home to Malawi after studying in China under […]
A Chinese construction company has obtained a stay order against seizure of some of its property by a local company which was subcontracted to work on a road. Sheriffs seized some assets owned by the Chinese construction company over a K200 million debt. Lawyer for the Chinese construction company, Wesley Mwafulirwa confirmed that the stay […]
A high powered delegation of 12 leaders in Malawi tertiary education is visiting China universities for one week to tap their experience. Leader of the delegation, Reverend Billy Gama, who is chairperson for University of Malawi Council, told Nyasa Times that the purpose of the tour is to strengthen the bilateral relations between People’s Republic […]
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Liu Hongyang said the on the 300 megawatts (MW) Kam’mwamba Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in Neno, with a lifespan of 30 years, is still alive and some studies are still underway. He was speaking in Lilongwe on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as part […]
The Chinese Government has donated 10 desktop computers to the Ministry of Defense to enable the ministry address information community and technology (ICT) deficiencies in storing and accessing emerging issues defence and security. The Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Liu Hongyang, handed over the computers through Deputy Minister of Defense Amosi Mailosi at Capital Hill on […]
The Chinese business community in Malawi, under the banner Chinese Chambers of Commerce in Malawi, have donated K38 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) and further pledged continued support to households reeling from the impact of floods early March 2019. The donation follows another donation of K36 million and 2,000 tonnes of […]
The government of the People’s Republic of China has donated K36 million to Malawi to enable government respond to the needs of flood victims in the country. The Chinese Charge de Affairs in Malawi, Wang Xiusheng, presented the K36 million cheque through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Capital Hill in Malawi’s Capital Lilongwe last […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs and International Cooperation is warning Malawians wishing to buy merchandise from China to be vigilant because some of the purported online traders could be bogus. The Ministry through its spokesperson Rejoice Chaponda Shumba has issued this warning following concerns from its Embassy in Beijing, China that it has received numerous […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential running mate Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo has been widely commended for demonstrating courage throughout the live televised debate at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe ahead of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as he was blunt cautioning Malawi that it may be caught in a debt-book China diplomacy trap. […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 53-year-old Chinese national Robi Pingfan for forcing himself on his 18-year-boy house worker. Police spokesperson for Lilongwe Kingsley Dandaula confirmed the development in an interview with Nyasa Times. He said the Chinese contractor called the boy at the construction site to take a pipe to his office where […]