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Nomads suffer first Super League defeat
Mighty Be Forward Wanderers’ nine-match unbeaten run in the TNM Super League came to a heartbreaking end Sunday when they suffered a 0-2 defeat to Silver Strikers at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Two...
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Four golfers for Standard Bank Int’l tourney identified
John Mphande and Connie Muguvu put up a grand show to win the Standard Bank Invitational Golf Tournament played in the fresh-grown greens of Nchalo Sports Club in Chikwawa on Saturday. The triumph...
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Losing to SA unacceptable, says Kaliati
Former Malawi netball team coach Edith Kaliati has urged the Queens players to learn to hate any defeat with passion, especially against rivals South Africa’s Spar Proteas. Kaliati, who retired a few...
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FMB doubles hockey league sponsorship
FMB has doubled the Southern Region Hockey League (SRHL) sponsorship to K2 million and has set aside an extra K500 000 (US$1 111) for the inaugural Central Region Hockey League (CRHL). The bank’s...
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Government partners boxing in fight against malaria
Government has pledged to support the ‘Knockout Malaria’ initiative because it is addressing issues of national importance. Minister of Health Jean Kalilani and her Youth Development and Sports...
View ArticleEither Mutharika or kachaje lied
Having combed with a fine toothcomb through The Daily Times’ story about Economists Association of Malawi (Ecama) suggesting that President Peter Mutharika lied on the economy, I have failed to come...
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Court orders Yeremia Chihana’s release
The High Court in Blantyre yesterday ordered the release of businessperson and politician Yeremia Chihana who Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) in conjunction with the Malawi Police Service (MPS)...
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APM given 14 days
Disgruntled people of Phalombe District yesterday petitioned President Peter Mutharika over government’s failure to roll out the district hospital project five years after it started receiving funding...
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Goodall raises budget to K930bn
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has raised the proposed 2015/16 National Budget from K901.6 billion to K930 billion (US$2.1 billion) to meet increasing demands...
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Subsidy to cost beneficiaries more
Beneficiaries of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) will have to dig deeper into their pockets as government has announced an increase in the price of subsidised fertiliser as part of the reforms....
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Benefits of the new system
Following the roll out of the upgraded Malawi Traffic Information System (MalTIS), the Directorate has been awash with numerous enquiries and feedback from stakeholders from all walks of life. Many of...
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Businesses urged to participate in Zambia trade fair
Zambia High Commissioner Salome Mwananshiku has urged Malawian businesses to participate in the 51st Zambia International Trade Fair (Zitf) scheduled for July this year. Mwananshiku said the trade fair...
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Milk sector cries for donor support
The country’s dairy sector is one of the most marginalised, the Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) has said, citing minimal participation of donors and inadequate government support. MMPA...
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AGRICULTURE SECTOR BUDGET QUESTIONED
Some non-State actors have faulted allocations in recent annual budgets, arguing they are not reflective of Malawi’s long-term development agenda such as the discarded Vision 2020. The expert, however,...
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It’s about compromise, lessons from Magna Carta
Monday June 15 2015 saw the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth, lead the United Kingdom in the celebrations commemorating the Great Charter of Liberties known in Latin as Magna Carta. That marked 800...
View Article2015: Crucial year for climate negotiations
Due to its geographical location and its booming population, Malawi is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The impacts of climate change in Malawi are being manifested in various...
View ArticleSome criminals have all the luck
Something about the arrest of Kondwani Guta, a police officer serving suspension for robbery, and the death of Perekani Malunga in prison, makes for depressing reading. Guta was based at Chilobwe...
View ArticleA Cashgate beneficiary testifies
Because of the cold weather that has pervaded Cashgate City, which has been our operations launch pad for all our tourism-cum-business-cum journalism activities for some time now, we, Sheikh...
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Kuwala shines bright in Canada
Malawi fashion continues to climb up the ladder of success as some designers emerge while others maintain a shine on international stage. One common fact with most of these designers is that they...
View ArticleOn your marks, get set, go!
The hardest part about changing your spending habits is simply getting started. You see, it is interesting to observe how one lives a frugal life when they do not have much money but somehow all the...
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