The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has added its voice to the growing calls for the Tonse Alliance government to listen to the cries of Malawians over the rising cost of living. In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 entitled ‘Heed the Cry of the People; The Call of Moses’, and […]
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The First Lady Monica Chakwera has disclosed that Malawi ranks 12th highest contributor of child, early and forced marriages across the globe, with 42 percent of girls getting married before reaching the age of 18. Speaking during the opening of the National Girls Education Symposium in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Chakwera expressed disappointment with the rating, […]
State House officials are reportedly piling pressure on the Board of Directors for the Technical and Vocational Training Authority (TEVETA) to hire underqualified Elwin Sichola as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Authority. Inside sources at the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) have confided in Nyasa Times that Sichiola is being favoured by […]
Lack of alternatives to firewood and charcoal is halting efforts aimed at addressing deforestation in the country. The news follows a continued debate on a link between urban demand for charcoal and depletion of forests in Malawi participated by charcoal vendors and environmental conservation stakeholders. According to Isaac Kaluzi, a charcoal trader, it is difficult […]
The Ministry of Trade has announced that it has started issuing Maize Export Licences with immediate effect. The ministry’s Principal Secretary Christina Zakeyo, in a statement issued on Wednesday, says the decision has been taken by the government following an updated national food balance sheet as of 30th June, 2021. The balance sheet indicates that […]
The National Planning Commission (NPC) on Tuesday 30 November 2021, launched a 10-year strategic plan for the period 2021- 2030. According to the Director-General of the NPC, Thomas Munthali, this is the first strategic plan since its establishment three years ago. “The National Planning Commission was established through an Act of Parliament in 2017 with […]
Lack of follow-up and care to the trees which are planted yearly during the tree planting season is said to be frustrating efforts that are aimed at restoring nature in the country. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM) made the revelations when FDH Bank PLC donated 20,000 tree seedlings to both WESM and Blantyre […]
Canada Tuesday banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10 the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa, according to AFP. “Foreign nationals who have transited or stayed in these 10 countries cannot enter Canada if they have been in those countries […]
Presidential taskforce on CoVID-19 has endorsed use of Pfeizer-BioNTech vaccine that covers for people as young as 12 years old and above. A statement from the taskforce’s chairperson, Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Sunday, stressing that this extension is only for Pfeizer-BioNTech vaccine “for the time being, until further expert advice is available and […]
AUTHOR: Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, who arrived in the country on Monday, joined his host counterpart President Lazarus Chakwera to launch the construction works for Mozambique-Malawi power transmission interconnection project at Phombeya in Balaka District on Tuesday Construction of the interconnection project, from which Malawi is expected to be supplied […]
The 2021 Shurah Council of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has retained Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad as chairperson for the association for next 10 years. The association’s Secretary General, Alhaji Twaib Lawe, told journalists in Blantyre that the re-election follows the amendment of their constitution in 2017. “This system helps to conduct a fair and […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has strongly condemned acts of violence that occurred during two different protests in Limbe on Wednesday and Blantyre on Thursday. On both days, separate groups countered anti-government protestors resulting in violence at both events. There was even teargas fired at the Bon Kalindo-driven protests in downtown Blantyre as the […]
Oryx Energies is alleged to have bought blocks of flats valued close to K30 billion (approximately $3.5 million) for suspended NOCMA CEO Gift Dulla, Nyasa Times has established. The stretch of flats is in Lusaka, Zambia around Kingsland – ZAF area in big-ticket Ibex Hill. Malawi Police Service’s Fiscal and Fraud section last year arrested […]
One time powerful government top dog and high-ranking senior official in erstwhile ruling party, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Ben Phiri will soon face justice over his role during the annulled 2019 Presidential poll as he allegedly to be the one behind the procurement and supplying of correctional fluid known as Tippex across the country for […]
The Malawi Government says it is optimistic about continued and increased financial support from Scottish Climate Justice Fund, as one of the least developed countries. Deputy Director of Forestry in the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources, Ted Kamoto, made the remarks on Thursday during the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) hub closing cocktail, which […]
The Minister of Health and Population Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has expressed government’s comment to providing the necessary support for effective implementation of community health programmes, especially at district council and community levels. Chiponda made the commitment during the official launch of the National Community Health Day in Malawi, which took place at Kapiri Ground in […]
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) constitute 30 percent of illnesses and contribute about 40 percent of deaths in Malawi, Chief of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Population, Queen Dube, has disclosed. Dube spoke during a two day first ever national stakeholders conference on NCDs and mental health, which took place in Lilongwe from Thursday […]
The Minister of Health and Population Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Wednesday launched the 2020-2025 Digital Health Strategy, with a commitment t improve the flow and use of information in support of the delivery and management of healthcare services. Chiponda said the government realizes that increasing demands on healthcare systems call for a change in the […]