Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango has accused Malawian engineers of failing to take a leading role in addressing the country’s infrastructure and economic challenges, arguing that the profession should be doing more to reduce reliance on foreign expertise. Speaking at the opening of the Malawi Engineering Institution’s (MEI) 2026 Engineering Conference in […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango has officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the M1 Road, a major project spanning from the Bunda Turnoff in Lilongwe to the Kameza Roundabout in Blantyre, with the launch event held at Linthipe 1, off the Lobi Turnoff Road in Dedza district. The ceremony […]
A row erupted in Malawi’s Parliament on Tuesday after a top minister accused a fellow MP of throwing around wildly inflated figures — and demanded he explain himself. Leader of the House Jappie Mhango stormed into the chamber questioning claims that a jaw-dropping K24 billion had been splashed on bringing Malawians home from South Africa. […]
The Northern Region Volleyball League (NRVL) is all smiles after an announcement by Jappie Mtuwa Mhango to renew the league’s sponsorship to the tune of K 2 million. Mhango has been sponsoring the league since 2004 and Vice General Secretary for the league, Chifundo Zingunde, told Nyasa Times that preparations for this season are at […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior members of the party on Saturday stormed Karonga Central Constituency where they wooed constituents to vote for their candidate, Ernest Mwalughali, as their legislator in a by-election scheduled for November 10 next month. Among those that came for the rally, that was characterized by unexpected pomp, were the […]
Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango has asked traditional leaders in northern border district of Karonga to take a leading role in ending the use of uncharted routes because the tendency is threatening the fight against coronavirus pandemic. He made the remarks Saturday at Iponga primary school in the district during a meeting with traditional leaders […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic testing centre to be based at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is now fully functional and was officially commissioned by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango on Thursday. This now brings the number of testing centres nationwide to 15. The LUANAR Centre has a capacity to test 96 specimens […]
We published a story supplied by our journalists with contents that were erroneously presented titled ‘Ministers Jappie, Ben Phiri barred from attending protestors funeral in Rumphi’ . It has come to our attention that on the date and time mentioned, Honourable Ben Phiri was attending Parliamentary proceedings in Lilongwe after which he spent the rest […]
Malawi total number of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic registered cases has for increased from 72 to 82 following 10 new cases which have been recorded, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango said on Friday. Speaking to journalists in Mzuzu, Mhango said out t of 10 Covid-19 cases, nine who are Malawians between the age of 36 to […]
Limbe Health Centre has been closed after some staff tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). Blantyre District director of Health and Social Services Gift Kawaladzira has confirmed the closure. “We have closed it for 48 hours to allow the disinfection of the facility after some staff members tested positive for coronavirus. We will open it after 48 […]
St. John of God Hospital has sprung to the defence of Health minister Jappie Mhango who is facing stinging attacks in social media platforms over allegations that he faked death of a covid-coronavirus (Covid-19) patient in Mzimba. Some people have been posting in social media platforms people at a graveyard in Ekwendeni in Mzimba for […]
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has warned that the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease pandemic is accelerating in Malawi, with 70 cases now confirmed. Mhango on Sunday disclosed that five more cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 70. He told reporters that of the five, two cases are in […]
Malawi has registered two more cases if the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nkhata Bay district, a couple that returned from Tanzania recently, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has disclosed. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Mhango said a 33-year-old man and 35-year-old woman from Chigwere village in Nkhata Bay returned to Malawi from Tanzania […]
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has announced that the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Malawi now stands at 64, as six new cases have been registered on Wednesday. Mhango, briefing journalists in Lilongwe, said the five new cases have been confirmed by three laboratories in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu. He said: “Three of the […]
Malawi has registered one more case of Covid-19, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango announced on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 58. Mhango, briefing journalists in Lilongwe, said the new case involves a 73-year-old man from Chilinde in Lilongwe. Lilongwe remains the worst hit with 2s cases, including two deaths, followed by […]
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has announced that one more coronavirus Covid-19_ case has been recorded in the country bringing the total number to 56 with three deaths since the first case was reported on 2nd April 2020. Speaking in Mzuzu on Monday, Mhango said the new case has been confirmed at College of Medicine […]
Despite government declaration to halt all public gatherings including sporting activities in a quest to prevent coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Livingstonia area in Rumphi is having weekly football action. Football matches are taking place with hundreds of spectators in a bonanza which is said to be sponsored by Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango. The winning team […]
Malawi has registered 13 new Covid-19 cases, the strands for coronavirus pandemic taking the tally to 56 with three deaths since the first case was reported on April 2 this year. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango told journalists in Mzuzuon Saturday that five of those who have contracted the virus are frontline health workers from […]