Scores of disabled people in Malawi gang up at ministry: Demand grants

People with Disabilities manifested in Lilongwe on Tuesday as they = gathered at the Ministry of Disabilities and the Elderly, demanding that they be assisted with grants to run self-sustenance businesses. Lilongwe Chairperson who is leading the group, Elifa M’bwana, has vowed the group will not budge until they are positively addressed. The group claims […]

Malawi Pres Banda courts Korea congresswoman on education for people with intellectual disability

Malawi President Joyce Banda has held bilateral talks with Korean Congresswoman Na Kyung – Won who is also chairperson of the Special Olympics expressing her concerns of lack of qualified and well trained teachers for people with intellectual disability. President Banda said she is concerned with lack of equipment in schools where people with disabilities […]

Malawi Pres Banda calls for equal opportunities for disabled: Impresses at South Korea conference

Malawi President Joyce Banda on Wednesday at the Special Olympics in South Korea took the centre stage to answer questions from journalists on what the third world is doing to improve lives of people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Banda is the only African Head of State who has been invited to the Special Olympics […]

Malawi did not prepare for paralympic – Sports Minister

Malawi’s sports minister Enock Chihana has said the country did not prepare for the ongoing Paralympic Games in London because of  lack of funds Chihana, speaking on pan-African eNCA television which Nyasa Times monitored from London as it has started broadcasting in the United Kingdom on the Sky pay-TV platform, said “it is very unfortunate” that […]