Donors decry allowance culture
A consortium of donors is demanding Malawi Government to endorse the full board arrangement where civil servants attending donor-funded activities are not paid cash, or risk aid withdrawal for the...
View ArticleCan of worms for new HIV plan
The Ministry of Health (MoH) last week went ahead to launch a new HIV policy known as the Test and Treat Policy in anti-retroviral therapy (ART) before addressing critical issues of concern as...
View ArticlePolice arrest seven health accounts officers
Police in Lilongwe have arrested seven Ministry of Health (MoH) accounts officials over allegations that they had a hand in misappropriation of millions of kwacha meant for fuel at the ministry. MoH...
View ArticleMoH talks tough against unethical conduct
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a circular to all district health officers (DHO) urging them to be vigilant in instilling discipline and adherence to the professional code of conduct among...
View ArticlePastors condemn ritual albino attacks
Pastors of Churches of Christ in Malawi (CCM) last Friday condemned the ritual attacks and killings aimed at people living with albinism in the country, saying government and all Malawians of...
View ArticleBlantyre gospel festival winds up today
mega interfaith gospel banquet christened Love Malawi Festival Blantyre winds up this afternoon with evangelistic outreach and electrifying bicycle ride demonstrations at Njamba Freedom in Blantyre....
View ArticleHas God failed protect, secure pastors?
Abigail Nkhoma, 21, knows what she is supposed to do every time she travels outside her homestead—ask her hosts about the direction to the nearest church. “Do you have a Pentecostal church nearby? I...
View ArticleThe circus called Muluzi’s case
is important, sometimes, to appreciate an ant when, out of resilience, goes on an anthill and dares to murder an elephant. Our appreciation, of course, should not be driven by what the ant can...
View ArticleDefrosting your fridge
Let me start by defining defrosting. Defrosting is the process of removing the ice or frost from the evaporator or freezer, according www.brighthubengineering.com. Defrosting is important for a...
View ArticleExit paraffin, enter solar lamps
It is next to impossible these days to find paraffin at any filling station in Malawi. Apparently, the commodity has outlived its usefulness. Those who rely on paraffin as a cleaning agent for...
View Article‘Tidagwirizira ukwati wa mnzathu’
Akuti wokaona nyanja adakaona ndi mvuu zomwe. Naye wokagwirizira ukwati wa mnzake, adakapezako banja. Izitu zikupherezera pa wolemba nkhani wa Times Group ku Mzuzu, Sam Kalimira, yemwe adakumana ndi...
View ArticleGovernment wants Nyala Mines licence cancelled
Government has for three years been seeking to annul the contract of Nyala Mines Limited, an international mining consortium that exports gemstones, accusing the company of under-declaring its sales....
View ArticleMCP ‘grassroots’ leaps to Chakwera’s defence
The infighting in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the major opposition block in the country, took a dramatic twist yesterday when the party’s Central Region branches paraded what it termed genuine...
View ArticleMHRC investigates prisoner’s death
A family of a prisoner who escaped Mikuyu Prison in Zomba this week before he was captured by guards claimed that their relative was beaten to death by prison guards who went on to attempt to conceal...
View ArticleJapan gives K1.3 billion emergency aid to Malawi
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe, Friday received the second emergency grant aid worth $1 850 000 (K1.3 billion) from the government of Japan. The grant was...
View ArticleMutharika to take good roads to districts
President Peter Mutharika said on Friday that his government would take the upgrading of roads to all districts after the programme is completed in cities’ residential areas. Mutharika was speaking...
View ArticleMDF, US military laud Sadc regional exercise
The US military and its counterparts in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) have said various southern Africa regional forces, the MDF in particular, are better equipped for missions and emergencies both...
View ArticleNomads break prison united
Be Forward Wanderers are getting closer to the Carlsberg Cup defence with each game. Yesterday, they became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the cup following a narrow 1-0 victory over...
View ArticleCarlsberg condemns Chitowe Stadium Incident
Carlsberg Cup sponsors Carlsberg Malawi Limited have condemned the violence that erupted at Chitowe Stadium in Dwangwa on Friday, where Mafco and Nyasa Big Bullets players clashed, forcing Football...
View ArticleFirst-round passes TNM test
As the first-round of the Super League concludes this afternoon, sponsors TNM have expressed satisfaction with management, level of competition and increased patronage. Briefing Nation on Sunday,...
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