Malawi: Kaphale Apologises to Court Over Losing His Cool in Election Case

Nyasa Times

Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale offered his apologies to a five-judge panel in the Constitutional Court hearing the historic presidential election petition case for making… Read more »

Malawi: Correction Fluid Was Used on Results Sheets - Chakwera

Nyasa Times

Hearing of the historic presidential elections nullification petition case in Lilongwe has been adjourned to September 30 2019 after Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale on… Read more »

Mozambique: World Bank Funding for Interconnecting Mozambique and Malawi

AIM

The World Bank has approved grants and loans totalling 57 million US dollars for the project to interconnect the Mozambican and Malawian electricity grids. Read more »

Malawi: John Soko Wins Supporters' Player of the Month Award

Nyasa Times

Blue Eagles FC goalkeeper John Soko has been voted August Supporters' Player of the month in the ongoing Zampira Predict and win competition. Read more »

Malawi: Community Sputum Collection Groups Thwart 15 000 TB Cases

Nyasa Times

Community sputum collection points across Malawi managed to identify at least 1000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients in 2018 alone and helped the sick to access treatment, effectively… Read more »

Malawi: Cancer Centre to Be Operational October 1

Nyasa Times

The government says the National Cancer Centre will become partially operation by October 1 2019 giving hope to Malawians seeking radiotherapy treatment within the country. Read more »

Malawi: Poverty Fuelling School Dropout in Mangochi - Parents

Nyasa Times

Parents and guardians from Sub-Traditional Authority (ST/A) Chiunda and Traditional Authority Chowe in Mangochi have said poverty is the leading cause of school dropout among girls… Read more »

Malawi: Presidential Guard Threatens Principal Secretary With Gun

Nyasa Times

Malawi Police in Lilongwe have released unconditionally President Peter Mutharika's guard who threatened a Principal Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Lands and Housing with a gun… Read more »

Malawi: Police and Immigration in Joint Security Operation

Nyasa Times

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and the Police have started running joint security operations exercises. Read more »

Malawi: Bring Back Electoral Reforms Bill, Parliament Told

Nyasa Times

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) wants Parliament to bring back Electoral Reforms Bill which was shot down in the House last year. Read more »

Malawi: Judge Ntaba Says Professionals Key Ingredient to Development

Nyasa Times

In her key note address at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Malawi (ICAM) conference at Sun 'n' Sand Holiday Resort in Mangochi on Thursday… Read more »

Malawi: New Twist To Malawi Protests As Rights Group Make Fresh Demands

Nyasa Times

Anti-Jane Ansah protests in Lilongwe have ended after organisers, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) made fresh demands, asking parliament to reject the appointment of Duncan… Read more »

Malawi: Attorney General Makes Fresh Application to Court to Force Hrdc Suspend Demos

Nyasa Times

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has made fresh application to the Supreme Court of Malawi to force the anti-Jane Ansah protest organisers to suspend their demonstrations until… Read more »

Malawi: USAID Project to Help 15 000 Malawi Students to Access Higher Education

Nyasa Times

About 15, 000 secondary school graduates in six selected districts countrywide have been targeted to benefit from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Transfers District Commissioner Navicha After Protests

Nyasa Times

Government has transferred the District Commissioner for Mchinji Rosemary Navicha after strong protests and boycott of payment of market fees by traders. Read more »

Malawi: Mozambique Says Issue of Malawi Nsanje Inland Port a Closed Affair

Nyasa Times

An influential newspaper in Mozambique has described as a closed affair the issue of Nsanje Inland Port. Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Soldiers Attacked By Protesters - Don't Provoke Army, HRDC Warned

Nyasa Times

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has confirmed that some of its soldiers were attacked by some protesters who were holding a vigil at Karonga Roundabout, when they tried to help… Read more »

Malawi: 76 Malawians Return Home, Fleeing Xenophobic Attacks

Nyasa Times

At least 76 Malawians fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa have arrived in Malawi in government sponsored buses and warned others not to go to the Rainbow nation, saying the… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Says Rerun Bid Not Motivated By 'Last-Chance Saloon' On Malawi Presidency

Nyasa Times

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera, the second petitioner in the on-going presidential elections case took to witness stand to be… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Army Soldiers Attack Radical Protesters, Police Arrest 20 in HRDC Demos

Nyasa Times

Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers from Chirumba Barracks on Thursday attacked a group of radical protesters holding demonstration in Karonga for vandalising and looting privately… Read more »

Malawi: President Mutharika Arrives in U.S. for UNGA

Malawi News Agency

President Professor Peter Mutharika arrived in New York in the United States of America on Thursday to attend this year's 74th United Nations General Assembly. Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Police Arrest Mozambican Couple for Marketing Child With Albinism

Nyasa Times

A couple from Mozambique is in police custody in Malawi for allegedly trying to find a market for their four-year child with albinism. Read more »

Malawi: Council Suspends Hospital Official Over Illegal Purchases, Ambulance Use

Nyasa Times

Mangochi district council has suspended its procurement officer for flouting procurement procedures after he was caught by communities in the district illegally using an ambulance… Read more »

Malawi: Study Highlights the Importance of Men in Childcare and Nutrition [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

In Malawi, as in many other patriarchal societies, women have historically been responsible for housework, food and childcare. Women's household responsibilities have often left… Read more »

Malawi: Mutharika Wants Chimulirenji Not to Emulate the Way of Failed VPs Before Him

Nyasa Times

Since the advent of multiparty democracy in Malawi in 1994, the relationship between President and vice has always not been good. Bakili Muluzi was the first multiparty President… Read more »