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May 7, 2024, 12:26 am
Tanzania-Malawi Lake Dispute - Diplomat Chikago Suggests That Malawi Should Surrender the Lake's Northern Section
- [Nyasa Times] Former diplomat John Chikago has suggested that Malawi should relinquish the northern section of the lake as Tanzania cannot be stopped from using the waters.
Govt Delay to Table Judicial Service Administration Bill Worries Malawi Law Society
- [Nyasa Times] The Malawi Law Society (MLS) says the delay in tabling the Constitution (Amendment) Bill alongside the Judicial Service Administration Bill both of 2023, is heavily impacting on Malawians seeking justice.
Africa-Us Business Summit - Chakwera Dines With Us Investors, Woos Them to Invest in Malawi
- [Nyasa Times] Malawi leader Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera,on Sunday met United States of America (USA) based investors at the the Malawi-Texas Roundtable in order for him to outline investment opportunities Malawi is having poised under Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM).
Chakwera Sells ATM Strategy to Us Investors and He Vows to Break Malawi Free From Poverty Shackles
- [Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, who is in the United States of America for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, has emphasized the need for Malawi to break free from the shackles of poverty through strategic investments.
Report Exposes That Very Little of Approved Funds in the Education Sector Is Being Disbursed
- [Nyasa Times] Disbursement and utilisation of funds in the country's education sector is fraught with significant discrepancies with little of the approved funds trickling down, according to a Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) 2023/24 education budget analysis.
Martha Chizuma's Incompetence Prompt Discontinuation of SKC Corruption Case
- [Nyasa Times] The media is awash with reports about the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Masauko Chamkakala discontinuing the corruption case involving the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima.
Museveni Accuses World Bank of Prioritizing Seminars Over Development
- [Nyasa Times] President Museveni has accused the World Bank of prioritising loans for 'seminars' instead of helping poor African countries address structural bottlenecks hindering their development.
Chakwera Told to Immediately Cut Ties With Israel Govt
- [Nyasa Times] Malawi Palestine Solidarity Movement (MPSM) has asked the Malawi Government to cut ties with Israel and instead support Palestine people's right to liberty and Statehood.
President Chakwera Calls On Journalists to Tell the Malawi Story
- [Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has challenged Malawi media to help build the nation by telling the Malawian story.
Electricity From Farm Waste - How Biogas Could Help Malawians With No Power
- [The Conversation Africa] In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates - just 14.1% of the total population have access to the main grid. In rural areas, the electrification access rate is even lower, estimated at 5.6% in 2021.
Zimbabweans and Malawians Registering?
- [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Zanu and the MCP may be mobilizing Zimbabweans and Malawians to register as Mozambican voters. The people benefit because their voters card serves as an ID document and they can go in and out of Mozambique, where some trade good across the border. Meanwhile their votes will be used by Frelimo.
'Israel Wants Thousands Of Malawians to Work in Construction Industry' - Minister
- [Nyasa Times] Government officials say 80,000 workers are wanted in Israel to work in the construction industry in the Jewish state.
Malawi, Israel Sign Labor Export Deal On Farm Workers
- [VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and Israel have signed a new deal for Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel.
Malawi Takes Steps to End Poverty Among Women and Girls
- [VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and its development partners are trying something new to help the country's most vulnerable women and girls get out of extreme poverty. Besides enhancing their socio-economic status, a new three-year program will strengthen their resilience to crises, shocks and disasters.
Malawi Challenges USA and European Nations to Lift Sanctions On Zimbabwe
- [Nyasa Times] Malawi has told the United States of America and European countries to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
Eye Health Project Tackles Inequity By Bringing Health Services To The Community
- [Sightsavers] A pioneering eye health project in Malawi has broken barriers to health equity by bringing health services to community level. The project, supported by international development organisation Sightsavers, reached over 122,000 people, including women and people with disabilities, across rural and high-poverty areas in the South West Health Zone.
Another Political Party Born? Nankhumwa Hints At Announcing His New Party
- [Nyasa Times] Former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the south, Kondwani Nankhumwa has taken up on social media platforms to tell his followers that he will soon announce his next political move following his unprecedented expulsion from the party he helped to found.
Malawi Law Society Summons Lawyer, Andrew Mdala, for Non-Payment of K68 000 Petrol Bill
- [Nyasa Times] The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has summoned lawyer Andrew Mdala to a disciplinary hearing for allegedly failing to square a K68,000 fuel and oil bill at a gas station in Blantyre for over a year.
Malawians Are Asking - Why Has the U.S. Not Banned Chilima As He Is Also Answering Sattar-Related Corruption Cases?
- [Nyasa Times] Social media is awash with questions with regards to the move that the United States of America (USA) government made on Wednesday to ban former Solicitor General and Principal Secretary for Justice Reyneck Matemba, former director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority John Suzi Banda, former Malawi Police Service (MPS) lawyer Mwabi Kaluba and former police Inspector General George Kainja from entering that country.
Inspiring - Malawi's First Locally Made Led Bulbs Ready to Be Launched On 29th May in Lilongwe
- [Nyasa Times] Dek Engineering Company has introduced, the locally made, first of its kind LED bulbs in Malawi called Eka-Lite LED Bulbs to be launched on 29th May in Lilongwe.
Tanzania-Malawi Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over $30m Port Project
- [Business Day Africa] Tanzania and Malawi are on the brink of a diplomatic standoff following Dodoma's decision to commence the upgrade of Mbamba Bay Port, situated on the shores of Lake Malawi.
I Won't Tolerate Laziness, Disgruntlement in Public Service, Says Chakwera
- [Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has spoken strongly against laziness and disgruntlement among civil servants, warning that his government will not tolerate these tendencies.
Malawi's President Moves in to Stop Tobacco Smuggling
- [VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered police to tighten border security to control tobacco smugglers who sell the crop to neighboring countries for better prices. However, analysts and some farmers say tobacco smuggling would only stop if buyers offer competitive prices to farmers.
Wages of Sin - Escom Vandal Dies Due to Burns After Electrocution
- [Nyasa Times] 32-year old man has died after getting electrocuted while vandalising ESCOM cables at Maselema in Blantyre.
Sports Fraternity Mourns Former Malawi Sports Minister Dossi
- [Nyasa Times] The sports fraternity is mourning former Minister of Youth and Sports Moses Dossi who died in the early hours of Thursday at Adventist Hospital in Blantyre.
Historical! Malawi Opens Diplomatic Relation With Israel, MOU On Labour Export Deal Signed
- [Nyasa Times] Malawi Embassy in Tel Viv, Israel, has officially been opened today with a blessing of also having the memorandum of understanding (MOU)with Israel on the labour export deal signed.
Vuto La Ma Pasipoti Lizatha? a Zikhale Akuti Makina Alipowo Akuchedwa, Akupanga Mapasipoti 500 Okha Pa Tsiku
- [Nyasa Times] Nduna yoona za m'dziko a Ken Zikhale Ng'oma yati makina amene akuwagwiritsa ntchito posindikiza ziphaso zoyendera (passports) akugwira ntchitoyo mochedwa kwambiri.
Salty Water Contributes to Broken Boreholes in Nsanje
- [Nyasa Times] The Pacific Limited a firm currently repairing for free broken boreholes in Nsanje district has cited high water salinity levels in the district as a major factor contributing to broken boreholes in the district.
Ekhaya FC Set Pace for Commercialisation
- [Nyasa Times] Ekhaya FC have set the tone for commercialisation when they unveiled their uniforms and replica jerseys for sale on Wednesday at the Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.
