April 05
Malawi: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera [press release]
GAVI
More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first… Read more »
Malawi: Atupele Muluzi Raises Red Flag Over Bon Kalindo Arrests, Re-Arrests
Nyasa Times
United Democratic Front (UDF) aspiring candidate Atupele Muluzi has raised a red flag to international human rights activists over arrests and re-arrests of comedian turned rights… Read more »
April 04
Malawi: Save the Children Hands Over Mk800m Worth of Assets to Partners in Screp Programme
Nyasa Times
Save the Children Malawi has handed over motor vehicles and office furniture and equipment to government agencies and non-governmental organizations, which participated in the… Read more »
April 02
Malawi: Govt Maintains Its Stand Not to Hike Electricity Tariffs
Nyasa Times
The Ministry of Energy has sustained a suspension of a 40.9 percent electricity tariff adjustment. Read more »
Malawi: High Court Rebuffs VP Chilima's Defense Team in Corruption Case
Nyasa Times
The High Court in Lilongwe has today ruled that it is premature for the defence in Vice President Saulos Chilima's corruption case to seek some of the disclosures from the State at… Read more »
Malawi: WFP Urges Global Support As Malawi Faces Looming Food Crisis Triggered By El Niño
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for urgent resources to deliver life-saving food assistance to two million people reeling from the devastating impacts of… Read more »
Malawi: Cervical Cancer Claimed 51.5 Per 100,000 Women in 2023, Chiponda Calls for Concerted Efforts to Eliminate It
Nyasa Times
Malawi lost 51.5 per 100, 000 women to cervical cancer in 2023 alone, placing the disease among the most dangerous health burdens in the country. Read more »
March 28
Malawi: Chakwera Hosts US Senators - Hails Strong and Enduring US-Malawi Partnership During Talks
Nyasa Times
President Lazarus Chakwera has praised the enduring alliance between Malawi and the United States during bilateral discussions with members of the USA Congress consisting of five… Read more »
Malawi: DPP MP Lipipa Reiterates His Reservation With 2024/25 Budget - 'Its Populist but Unrealistic.'
Nyasa Times
DPP MP for Blantyre City South Noel Lipipa has reiterated his earlier stand on the 2024-2025 budget estimates emphasizing that the financial plan delivered by the Minister of… Read more »
Malawi: Cannabis Bill Pass, DPP Boycott Deliberations
Nyasa Times
Parliament passed a Cannabis Regulations Amendment Bill on Thursday which seeks to authorize the cultivation and production of local variety also known as Chamba. Read more »
Malawi: Govt Commends Nice for Promoting Wash At the Grassroots
Nyasa Times
The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has commended National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) for taking an active role in raising awareness and promoting water,… Read more »
Malawi: Associations Taking Enviable Strides in Enhancing Wildlife Conservation
Nyasa Times
Resolute in helping conserve Kasungu National Park, Kasungu Wildlife Conservation for Community Development Association (KAWICCODA) is implementing a MK300 million project, seeking… Read more »
Malawi: Faith Leaders Promise to Sensitise Their Flock On Benefits of Malawi Water & Sanitation Project
Nyasa Times
After a series of engagements with various stakeholders on the implementation of Malawi Water & Sanitation Project (MWSP), Blantyre Water Board (BWB) and project implementing… Read more »
Malawi: How Afrobarometer Misses Facts About Political Realities On the Ground
Nyasa Times
Using the recent by-election held in Karonga, our political expert Joshua Mweneko, uses how MCP and DPP have been faring in Karonga since 2014 and questions how Afrobarometer… Read more »
Malawi: UNDP Tells Malawian Women to Embrace Renewable Energy
Nyasa Times
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has challenged women to embrace renewable energy for social-economic development to make meaningful strides within their respective… Read more »
Malawi: Gerald Kazembe Eyes MCP's First Deputy Secretary General Position At the Pending NEC Convection
Nyasa Times
Currently serving as the Second Deputy Secretary General of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Gerald Kazembe, hailing from Mangochi Monkey-Bay, eyes to move one notch higher,… Read more »
March 26
Malawi: 2024/25 National Budget Passed, DPP Says Implementation Is Key
Nyasa Times
Parliament on Tuesday passed the 2024/25 National Budget where members adopted 44 votes of estimates. Read more »
Malawi: 'Malawi Does Not Have Capacity to Handle Colorectal Cancer Patients'
Nyasa Times
Women's Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has called upon the Government of Malawi and its stakeholders to invest more in cancer screening infrastructure and programs, enabling… Read more »
Malawi: MEC Shames Aford for Misleading the Public About MCP Dishing Out Handouts
Nyasa Times
Just a day after Aford called on Malawi Electoral Commission to disqualify Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from ongoing Karonga by-elections allegedly for dishing out handouts, the… Read more »
Malawi: Public University Students, Hails Chakwera for Hiking Student's Upkeep Allowances
Nyasa Times
The leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Malawi has commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his directive of hiking the… Read more »
Malawi: Railway Transport Registers Progress in Landlocked Malawi
Nyasa Times
Malawi experienced substantial development and strategic positioning for the future in regards to rail development with notable highlights being, among other things, increased… Read more »
Malawi: Sigh of Relief From Girls At Mpingu As They Receive Sanitary Pads
Nyasa Times
Girls from Mpingu area in Lilongwe on Monday 25 March, 2024 were all smiles as a private citizen in the name of Alice Kanyama took an initiative to help the girls with sanitary… Read more »
March 25
Malawi: Call for 'Urgent Support' After Disaster Declared
DW
Malawi's President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera declared a state of disaster in 23 of its 28 districts on Saturday, hot on the heels of neighboring Zambia, which has also appealed for… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Reaffirms Unwavering Diplomatic, Military Support to War-Torn DRC
Nyasa Times
Heads of State and Governments under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to providing both diplomatic and military support… Read more »
Malawi: Sale of Bonya Stopped With Immediate Effect in Rumphi
Nyasa Times
Rumphi District Council has asked traders along the lakeshore areas to stop selling small Fish locally known as Bonya for sustainability of fish in Lake Malawi. Read more »