Malawi chess brainiac, Joseph Mwale, has made it possible for Malawi to be crowned second after he outshone fellow champions from such countries as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Algeria. Mwale admitted it had been “a tough tournament” and attributed the success to God. The 2021 African Individual Chess Championship to place at the Golden […]
After being outsmarted by Candidate Master (CM) Petros ‘Razorblade’ Mfune in the second edition of CHESSAM’s online MyBucks Blitz Challenge that was played on May 31, Malawi’s highest rated player, Joseph Mwale rose above the occasion by clinching the inaugural Southern Region League (SRCL) online tournament. The South Africa-based Fide Master chess professional with a […]
South Africa-based Malawian chess genius, Joseph Mwale’s current international rating is at 2274, just short of 126 to reach the required 2400 in order to attain the International Master title, which is just one step closer to clinching the coveted Grand Master title. Mwale, who is a Fide Master that he attained at the World […]
Barely weeks after private owned MIJ radio expelled staff for taking part in a strike where they demanded better working conditions and pay hike, the radio has been hit by another severe blow following revelations that some of the remaining employees have thrown the towel. The radio, according to various sources, is set to lose […]
The Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) radio management have dismissed 13 employees in what it calls restructuring exercise. The move is a result of series of meetings between management and the board which were trying to find ways of bailing out the station from financial constraints. It follows the strike which the workers had recently […]
By Dillinger Soko, Nyasa Times The Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) radio has fired its reporter Jospeh Mwale for allegedly recording a conversation in which ruling DPP presidential candidate Peter Mutharika was captured slandering other DPP members and playing stinking tribal politics. Mutharika was also heard making comments about his own candidacy for president in […]