Malawi’s former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it welcomes back two lawmakers into its fold who left for the governing People’s Party government led by Joyce Banda. Former Tourism, Wildlife and Culture Minister Dr Daniel Liwimbi and former Energy and Mining Minister Grain Malunga announced this week that they were back in the rank […]
Minister of Tourism, Daniel Liwimbi, has said government is excited to see local people coming of age in organising arts and cultural events which are 100 percent Malawian. Liwimbi was speaking in an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times at the end of the four-day Sand Festival which was held from Friday at Sunbird Nkopola in […]
Owner of Kumbali Village Lodge in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe Scott Gray says the country has a potential to grow into a tourist attraction nation if it first learn to utilize its own resources. Gray was speaking during the launch this year’s National Tourism Week which aims to sensitize the general public on the role the […]
There was drama at Cross Roads hotel on Saturday in the Malawi’s capital Lilongwe at the launch of Malawi Cultural Festivals (Macfest) when participants quizzed the organizers demanding an explanation on the reason of putting the national flag which has full sun on a ceremonial cloth. Recently Malawi parliament approved to revert to the 1964 […]
Norwegian government on Thursday signed a three-year funding agreement with Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) to the tune of 5.9 million Norwegian Kroner (about K260 million at current exchange rate). The funding under Cultural Support Scheme (CSS) is expected to benefit art associations affiliated to Cosoma, which include National Theatre Association of Malawi (NTAM), Book […]
Malawi government has announced that the newly built international conference centre with Chinese aid which is next to the country’s first five-star hotel at City Centre in the capital Lilongwe will be named after President Bingu wa Mutharika. Minister of Tourism Parks and Wildlife Daniel Liwimbi disclosed this at the parliament building in Lilongwe on […]
After about eight months of inactivity Blantyre’s entertainment mecca the French Cultural Centre will resume its operations anytime, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture Daniel Liwimbi has confirmed. This follows Malawi Government’s finalization of a whooping K300 million payment two weeks ago to France for the purchase of Malawian artists’ dream venue. “It has been […]