Dear Malawians, I greet you, good neighbours, with hot tears in my eyes. Although our government initially tried to hide the illness of His Excellency the President Michael Chilufya Sata, when Lusaka realised the inevitable may happen, it quickly owned up and announced that our dear leader was under the weather and was being evacuated […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday sent condolences to Zambia at the death of president Michael Sata, but stressed it believed there would be a peaceful political transition in the African nation. In a letter sent to Zambia government, Mutharika said he learnt with “deep sense of shock and profound sadness” the death of Sata. […]
Zambia reverted to white rule on Wednesday when vice president Guy Scott of Scottish descent were elevated to the top job after the demise of President Michael Sata on Tuesday. The Cambridge-educated economist Scott, 70, became the first white leader of an African country since FW de Klerk stepped down as president of South Africa […]
President of Zambia Michael Chilufya Sata, 77 passed away in London at King Edward VII’s hospital, Beaumont St, where he had been hospitalised from October 19, 2014 according to Zambia Reports and Reuters. Sata, who had been receiving medical care in London for the past week, died at approximately 2100 hours local time on Tuesday […]
Former president Bakili Muluzi has dismissed critics who accused President Peter Mutharika for picking the former leader to represent him at Zambia’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations in Lusaka. Critics have been accusing Mutharika of delegating a retired president instead of sending a sitting vice president, with others claiming, there could be bad relationship between the […]
Some Malawians have questioned the motive behind President Peter Mutharika’s gesture to delegate the former leader Bakili Muluzi to represent him at Zambia’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations in Lusaka next week. Commenting on a Nyasa Times story in a discussion section, the readers wondered why sending former leader to such an important function when the […]
Malawi former President Bakili Muluzi will represent President ProfPeter Mutharika at Zambia’s 50th Independence Anniversary to be held in the capital Lusaka on October 24. Muluzi will lead the Malawi delegation after being delegated by President Mutharika amid speculation that the governing ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is working on offering United Democratic Front (UDF) president […]
A senior government official in Zambia has refuted reports that Malawi former president Bakili Muluzi on Tuesday paid a visit to Zambian President Michael Sata and held talks. The Zambian Watchdog, Muluzi and his group flew into Zambia using a private jet and parked it at Lusaka International Airport. But Zambian government have parried the report […]
Chinese and Zambia governments have committed to support Malawi government in areas of road infrastructure, education and health, among others. This was noted when new Zambia’s High Commissioner to Malawi, Salome Mwansa Mwananshiku, and the Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Zhang Qingyang, submitted their letters of credence to President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday at Kamuzu Palace in […]
The Malawi Under 20 national team left the country Thursday morning for Zambia ahead of their Saturday’s 2015 CAF Youth Championship third round return leg qualifier against Zambia.The match will be played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. Malawi trail 2-1 having lost at home in the first leg two weeks ago.The Junior Flames coach Ernest Mtawali expressed optimism that […]
Malawi Under-20 national team failed to utilise home-ground advantage on Saturday after succumbing to Zambia to a 2-1 loss at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre in the crucial final Senegal 2015 Africa Youth Championship. Zambia outplayed Malawi in the entire first half when they were made comfortable despite playing away from home. The visitors made their intent clear […]
Malawi national under 20 coach Ernest Mtawali said his team is ready to take on Zambia on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium in the first leg of the Senegal 2015 Africa Youth Championship. Beaming with confidence after a training session at Kamuzu Stadium, Mtawali said they had good preparations for the match. “So far so good. […]
There is an influx of Zambians at Mchinji District Hospital which has triggered drug shortage at the health facility, the Malawi News Agency (Mana) has learnt. Speaking in an interview last week, hospital spokesperson Frank Kaphaso blamed the situation on the silence on the policy of access to medical services by foreigners. Kaphaso said lack […]
Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda has commended Malawi for holding democratic and peaceful elections. Banda said this yesterday on arrival at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe. He said, unlike other elections that are associated with chaos, Malawians voted peacefully and remained calm until the time the results were announced. “I would like to congratulate […]
President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan and Zambia’s Micheal Sata have said they are looking forward to working closely with newly-elected President of Malawi, Professor Peter Mutharika. The Nigerian President, in a statement made available to Nyasa Times, urged all Malawians to set aside their political differences and work in harmony with their new leader for […]
Veteran Zambian politician Vernon Mwaanga has denied reports which appeared in Malawi News accussing him of interfering in the latter’s forthcoming elections. Mwaanga, together with Major Richard Kachingwe, were linked to a report that they were hired by the Malawian President Joyce Banda as political consultants ahead of the elections scheduled for May 20. But […]
Many Malawians on Tuesday paid tributes to Zambian based legendary commentator Dennis Liwewe, who died on Tuesday aged 78. Liwewe succumbed to liver complications at Levy Mwanawasa Hospital in Lusaka. His son Ponga said: “He died this morning and we are all sad. He was a pillar of the family and always taught us good […]
Zambian Railways Limited (ZRL) intends to run a passenger train between Chipata and Lilongwe District in Malawi as one way of increasing its passenger traffic in 2014. ZRL Regional Manager for Nacala Corridor, Moses Sipumo, said his company wants to increase the passenger traffic from the current 200, 000 to 400, 000 people per year. […]