The Parliamentary Women Caucus (PWC) has embarked on a drive to motivate youths, especially young girls in rural areas to stay in school. The Caucus Chairperson, Lonnie Chijere Phiri, said in an interview with Nyasa Times on Wednesday, that the group will visit a number of primary schools to motivate and encourage girls to finish […]
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The Department of Correctional Services has granted former President Jacob Zuma permission to attend the funeral of his late younger brother. In a statement, the department said a sentenced offender who was granted permission to leave a correctional centre remained a sentenced offender even while temporarily outside. “The permission granted to Mr Zuma is for […]
Nyasa Times can inform that wife to State Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima is not accompanying the President to London for the Global Education Summit 2021 despite being scheduled as one of the keynote speakers at the global summit. The side event will be held under the theme: A multi-stakeholder approach to educating girls in […]
Some officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) have been caught pants down in what clearly appears to be a case of money laundering and forex externalization. Nyasa Times is in possession of a signed document authorizing the payment of USD76,516.64 or MK 61, 508, […]
Malawi can build a robust private sector, create jobs, and recover more quickly from the Covid-19 pandemic by introducing targeted reforms and attracting investment in key sectors, according to a report from IFC and the World Bank published on Monday, July 19, 2021. The World Bank Group report, the Malawi Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD), […]
Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has ordered all government workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, or lose pay if they refuse. But one of the largest government worker groups is resisting compulsory vaccinations, while another is calling for compliance with the directive. After a cabinet meeting late Tuesday, Monica Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe’s information minister, told reporters […]
Pfizer and BioNTech have reached an agreement with a South African company to produce their COVID-19 vaccine for distribution in Africa, the biotechnology companies said Wednesday. The Biovac Institute in Cape Town will manufacture 100 million doses of the vaccine annually starting in 2022. The company will mix vaccine ingredients it receives from Europe, place […]
As the dust settles on insurrection, government must acknowledge the urgent need to repurpose a failing security system. The attempted insurrection of the past week affirms the extent to which South Africa suffers from debilitating political, social and economic pathologies. With high unemployment, inequality, poverty, xenophobia and racism, the country will face internal security problems […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed today’s announcement of a collaboration between South Africa’s Biovac Institute and the global pharmaceutical producer Pfizer as a breakthrough in the protection of African nations against COVID-19. Speaking in his capacity as African Union Champion on COVID-19, President Ramaphosa said: “Today’s agreement will contribute significantly to health security and sustainability […]
Maputo — The Mozambican Attorney-General’s Office (PGR) has announced that criminal charges are being brought against the Chinese company Feishang Resources Africa Ltd, and nine individuals in connection with the attempt to export illegally to China 76 containers of unprocessed timber. One of the individuals charged is Chinese, and eight are Mozambicans, including six officials […]
Maputo — The trial of 19 people accused of crimes in relation with the scandal of Mozambique’s “hidden debts” has been set for 23 August, according to a report in Wednesday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Mediafax”. Those of the accused under detention in the Lingamo prison in the southern city of Matola received and […]
The government must step in and stop the strike, otherwise we will lose our jobs, says store cashier Unabating taxi violence in Cape Town has forced many workers to stay home and miss work for yet another day. Commuters, bus and taxi drivers all fear for their lives as the conflict between the Cape Amalgamated […]
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures Former Life Esidimeni managing director Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa warned Gauteng Health department officials that the “rushed” process of transferring patients out of their care would be “disastrous”, the Life Esidimeni inquest heard in the Pretoria High […]
A Chitungwiza woman and her daughter were robbed of at least US$20 000, a laptop and a smartphone at gunpoint by eight assailants who invaded their house on Monday night. National Police Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday. “Police in Chitungwiza are investigating an armed robbery case which occurred on July 19, […]
Chief Court Reporter Two prisoners serving jail sentences for robbery and assault have been released by the High Court when it reviewed the convictions because the Mount Darwin magistrate who sentenced them accepted their guilty pleas without explaining the elements of the charges they were facing. Now Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi will have to decide […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has discouraged Zimbabweans not to use contraceptives, saying the country needs more people to fully harness its abundance as well as underutilised resources. In an interview with New Zimbabwe.com Tuesday, the party’s president Innocent Ndibali said the country’s current population of + 15 million is far less considering the […]
HARARE lawyer Kudzai Mukanhairi has been deregistered after she was found guilty of unethical conduct. Mukanhairi, who practiced for 10 years, was found guilty of by-passing a colleague, Lindaa Chipato, wresting her client while besmirching her with lies. A disciplinary tribunal chaired by High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa found Mukanhairi guilty and ordered her […]
Government and business leaders from industries affected by the recent destruction of property and violence, in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, have committed to working together to rebuild the South African economy. This commitment was made by 90 business leaders during a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in the wake of the civil unrest. The […]