Malawi Under-20 football side failed to utilize home ground advantage when they were held 0-0 by visiting Swaziland Under-20 in an Africa Cup of Nations Under-20 first leg encounter played before a small crowd at Bingu National Stadium on Saturday, March 31 2018. The junior Flames were themselves to blame for not punishing the visitors, […]
Malawi gifted Zimbabwe a place in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)finals after they defeated Swaziland at home 1-0 in the final day of the qualifiers as Nswazirimo Ramadhan kicked off his job as Malawi caretaker coach with a victory. Gerald Papa Phiri Junior scored the only goal of the game at the Kamuzu Stadium […]
Malawian coach Meke Mwase title hopes at Mbabane Highlanders in Swaziland was shattered after Leopards beat Mbabane Swallows to finish top of the league. Mwase’s side also won their last game 2-1 but it was not enough to hand the former Malawian national team captain his first ever title as coach. Highlanders were on pole […]
Former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi as a special envoy to Swaziland to continue a process of engaging the Kingdom to undertake further democratisation efforts in the run up to the 2018 elections met a broad spectrum of stakeholders including King Mswati III. Muluzi, who governed Malawi from 1994 and retired in 2004 at the end […]
Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, has confirmed the appointment of former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi as a special envoy to Swaziland to continue a process of engaging the Kingdom to undertake further democratisation efforts in the run up to the 2018 elections. Muluzi, who governed Malawi from 1994 and retired in 2004 at […]
Swaziland’s Manzini Wanderers has hired Malawian tactician Charles Manda as their new head coach with the team’s Managing Director Mduduzi ‘Tsotsi’ Mabila revealing that the club want to get “back to basics” under their new coach. “We are delighted to confirm Charles Manda as our new coach,” Mabila said in an interview with Nyasa Times. […]
Swaziland has offered to play Malawi’s Flames in the run up to the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers group preliminary round. Swaziland coach Harries Madze Bulunga told Times of Swaziland on Monday that Malawi were in their plans for friendly games alongside Angola and Tanzania. Bulunga said he would like to face tough oppositions and Malawi, Tanzania […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera will lead Africa Union Observers team to Swaziland Parliamentary Elections. A statement from Mec states that Justice Mbendera will lead a team comprising members from Pan-Africa Parliament, the AU Parliament representatives committee, electoral management organisations and civil society organisations. Justice Mbendera said the appointment was an honour […]
The Commonwealth secretariat has appointed former Malawi Head of State Bakili Muluzi to chair a Commonwealth Expert Team for national elections in Swaziland scheduled to be held on September 20. Muluzi confirmed to Nyasa Times that he was approached by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to chair the group which will comprose five members. […]
One of Malawi’s respectable judges, Michael Mtegha, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Milpark Hospital in South Africa and tributes have been pouring in. Mtegha was until his death Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Swaziland. He has died at the age of 69. He had been in hospital for about two weeks […]