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Self-proclaimed pastor arrested for operating fake social media account for Triephornia Thomson Mpinganjira
Nyasatimes | Lingadzi Police in Lilongwe has arrested a 30-year-old suspect based in Mzuzu, identified as Azimenye Michael Sikwese, for creating a fake Facebook account bearing the name and photo of Dr. Triephornia Thomson Mpinganjira.
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Finance Minister Chithyola hands over 10 NEEF-funded boreholes in Balaka, advise people to repay loans
Nyasatimes | Minister of finance Simplex Chithyola-Banda, has urged Malawians who are benefiting From National economic empowerment fund (NEEF), to repay back the loan accordingly, so that many others should benefit directly or indirectly.
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National crisis looms as health workers and judiciary staff plan strikes dues unmet conditions of service
Nyasatimes | The country’s healthcare and justice delivery systems are set to crash from next week if government does not attend to their workers’ grievances on salaries and other conditions of service. The unions are the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives in Malawi (Nonm) and Physician Assistants Union of Malawi (Paum) as well as the Judiciary […]
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Indian sentenced to 11 years in prison for setting a shop on fire, destroying property worth K650m
Nyasatimes | The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced an Indian national to 11 years imprisonment for setting on a shop on fire and burning property worth K650 million. This was misappropriating a sum of K45 million due to betting.
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Chaos in Mponela as MCP and Aford members attack each other, leaving several injured
Nyasatimes | The Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) has accused the Malawi Congress Party(MCP) of attacking its supporters at Mponela in Dowa last evening. Director of Public Relations and Marketing Officer for the Party Chris Taulo has told Nyasatimes that at the time, the party supporters were doing preparations for the Mega rally that the party intends to […]
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Chakwera launches Malawi Red Cross 2024 Flag week, donates K2m
Nyasatimes | President Lazarus Chakwera, who is also Patron of the Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), has today inaugurated the MRCS 2024 flag week with a donation of K2 Million. This year’s flag week is being commemorated on the theme “Keeping humanity alive” and it is specifically in memory of volunteers who risked their lives saving people […]
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Mulandu wa Bushiri awuimitsa mpaka pa July 17 akuti chifukwa otsogolera boma, a Malunda, adwala
Nyasatimes | Bwalo la Lilongwe chief resident magistrate laimitsa mpaka pa 17 July 2024 kumva mulandu omwe dziko la South Africa likufuna kuti mneneri Shepherd Bushiri ndi mkazi wawo apite mdzikolo kuti akayankhe milandu.
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A polisi amanga anthu awiri pokuva ndalama pafupifupi K111 million kwa munthu yemwe anawapasa lift
Nyasatimes | Anthu awiri ali mchitokosi cha polisi ku Lilongwe powaganizira kuti anali nawo m’gulu la anthu anayi omwe adabera munthu yemwe anakwera galimoto yawo ndalama yokwana 64 000 dollars (pafupifupi K111 million). Apolisi apezaponso K5 million pa ndalama yobedwayo komanso galimoto la mtundu wa Honda Fit ya ndalama pafupifupi K10 million, yomwe akuganizira kuti idagulidwa ndi […]
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Belgium company, Philip Moris International, partners Malawi Govt in accelerating mechanization of agriculture
Nyasatimes | Philip Morris International (PIM), through its implementing Partner; Pyxus Agriculture Malawi, has launched the Malawi Entrepreneur Mechanism Initiative which aims at supporting tobacco farmers with tractors on loan. In this initiative, farmers will get a tractor on loan after paying 20% deposit, with an 11% interest.
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14 Malawians missing, nine confirmed dead, in collapsed construction building in South Africa
Nyasatimes | Fourteen Malawians are missing, while nine are now confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed in George Town, South Africa, last week. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Charles Nkhalamba, told Nyasatimes today that 34 Malawians were trapped in the ruble.
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Namiwa’s CDEDI wants Govt to pay back funds used for Kamuzu Day celebrations, Kunkuyu says all holiday celebrations have costs
Nyasatimes | The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has urged the Tonse Government and President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to rise above party politics and stop from dipping its fingers in the public to finance Malawi Congress Party (MCP) campaign rallies a head of the 2025 General Election.
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South Africa suffers a fresh blow in Bushiri case as court reject protection of witness from being grilled
Nyasatimes | It never rains but pour for South African government in the ongoing extradition case involving Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, as the Chief Resident Magistrate Court has rejected their application to have the defense change the questioning techniques used in the cross examination.
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Human rights lawyers organisation takes up poor woman’s illegal vending case in Lilongwe
Nyasatimes | A human rights lawyers organisation has bailed out a Lilongwe woman who is facing prosecution for illegal vending in the Capital City by providing her with probono services in court. Lawyers Forum for Human Rights has also provided Olive Leko K100,000 cash to boost her business.
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As South Africa only witness continues to tumble in court, does SA really have a case to extradite the Bushiris?
Nyasatimes | The extradition case involving Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife resumed at the Lilongwe Magistrate Court Tuesday with the same pathetic display of unprepared and uninformed responses from Sibongile Mnzinyathi, South Africa’s sole witness who is also the Director of Public Prosecution in Gauteng Province.
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Matola in France: Calls for collaboration of African countries to address lack of clean cooking access
Nyasatimes | Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has called for collaboration among African countries to address the cross-cutting issue of lack of clean cooking access. Matola made the remarks at the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa held in Paris, France under the theme:”Catalysing Multi-stakeholder Partnerships.
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NICE presses for listening, responsive elected leadership
Nyasatimes | National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust has emphasized the need for elected leaders to be responsive and always listen to views and needs of the people and be able to present them to the government.
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Ministry of Transport launches 2024-2030 strategic plan
Nyasatimes | The Ministry of Transport and Public Works has launched a strategic plan to be used from 2024 to 2030, which it believes will have a bearing on the progress that Malawi can make on some of the global sustainable development goals.
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Battle of Aford’s two Chihanas goes nasty as Yeremiah faces disciplinary action for endorsing APM
Nyasatimes | Controversial Mzimba East member of Parliament, Yeremiah Chihana, faces disciplinary hearing from his sponsoring party, Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), for making a statement regarding an alliance and support from AFORD to Professor Peter Mutharika in the 2025 elections.
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Triephornia Mpinganjira buys return ticket for mother to travel to India to attend to her daughter in ICU
Nyasatimes | Business lady and philanthropist Mrs. Triephornia Mpinganjira has bailed out a mother Mrs Musaiwa with a return air ticket to go to India to attend to her daughter Queen Musaiwa who suffered a brain infection while studying there.
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Lawyers plan mass demonstration to force authorities to table the 2023 Judicial Service Administration Bill
Nyasatimes | Delay to table the Judicial Service Administration Bill 2023 and the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2023 in Parliament, has irked lawyers who are contemplating of demonstrating in quest to force the authorities to expedite the process.
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Lake Malawi waters increase by 44 centimeters, second highest since 1980
Nyasatimes | Lake Malawi’s water levels have increased by 44 centimetres, making it the second highest since 1980 according to the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA). This has caused unprecedented flooding of the lake in lakeshore districts of Mangochi, Salima and Nkhotakota.
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Mponela resident arrested for insulting President Lazarus Chakwera on WhatsApp group
Nyasatimes | Sainani Nkhoma is in police custody in Mponela on suspicion that he wrote words carrying offensive insults against President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on WhatsApp group. Nkhoma is suspected to have made a comment on a picture of President Chakwera seeming to be dancing on Tik Tok carrying offensive language on May 5, 2024 on ‘Mponela […]
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83-yr-old APM reiterates he is winning next year, calls Chakwera a tribalist, only appointing from Central Region
Nyasatimes | Former president Peter Mutharika yesterday reiterated his message that he will contest and win in next year’s poll but took a considerable swipe at President Lazarus Chakwera’s leadership saying he is only appointing people from the Central Region and loans under National Economic Empowerment Fund [Neef] are only being given to people from the Central […]
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CSAT renews media collaboration in providing public checks and balances
Nyasatimes | The Centre for Social Accountability and Transparency (CSAT) has reiterated the need for it to join hands with the media in the country in providing checks and balances regarding issues to do with accountability and transparency.
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Journalists urged to improve coverage on Sexual Reproductive Health issues
Nyasatimes | Journalists have been urged to improve media coverage on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) issues including access to safe abortion. Centre for Solution Journalism (CSJ) Executive Director, Brian Ligomeka made the call on Friday in Lilongwe during the training for journalists on reporting on Sexual and Reproductive Health issues.
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Malawian workers being paid less than others, forcing them to look for jobs elsewhere, the BBC reports
Nyasatimes | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), in an article published on Wednesday this week on its website, reported that they interviewed a Malawian worker in Israel who said that some of his compatriots working on other farms were receiving less than the minimum wage in Israel.
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Direct cash transfer of K214million distributed to over 500 families affected by floods in Nkhotakota.
Nyasatimes | International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Danish Red Cross have through Malawi Red Cross Society made a distribution of K214 million to over 500 families affected by floods in Nkhotakota. Each affected family from Matiki, Ngala, Nyamvu camps under Senior Chief Kanyenda in the lakeshore district has pocketed K100, 000.
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Malawian women’s football star, 17-yr-old Leticia Chinyamula, wins Cosafa Award
Nyasatimes | Malawian women’s football star Leticia Chinyamula won the Most Promising Player during the inaugural Cosafa Award held on Thursday in South Africa. She beat her Ascent Academy teammate Rose Kabzere and Zambian Esther Banda.
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Communities in Salima hail the installation of electricity
Nyasatimes | Communities in Kaphirimtiwa in Salima have hailed the installation of electricity under the Malawi Rural Electrification Program (MAREP) phase nine saying it will help to make life easy for many. For instance, headteacher for Kaphirimtiwa Community Day Secondary School Brino Pindani says management of examination will no longer be a burden as printing of examination […]
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Demonstrations against Lilongwe District Council over refugees relocation postponed
Nyasatimes | Demonstrations forcing Lilongwe District Council to remove Burundian and Rwandan refugees that returned to the streets to illegally engage in businesses, were postponed to allow for further dialogue on the matter. The demonstrations by Small Scale Business Operators Association of Malawi were scheduled for Thursday at Lilongwe District Council’s office premises.
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Africa Fertiliser Summit: Chakwera commits to implementation of continental fertilizer, soil health initiative
Nyasatimes | Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says his government is committed to implementing continental fertilizer and soil health action initiative and others aimed at improving soil productivity. Chakwera made the remarks at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya.
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ACB given 14 days to disclose money spent on investigating, prosecuting discontinued case
Nyasatimes | In a quest of transparency and accountability, a grouping of CSOs in the country have demanded the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should, within 14 days from 8th May, update Malawians on its position regarding the discontinued cases and disclose the amount of money spent on investigating and prosecuting these matters.
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