By Nyasa Times Published: April 29, 2010
The three are Christopher Ngwira of Mzimba Hora, Mzimba Luwerezi parliamentarian Bofomo Nyirenda and Ackim Mwanza of Mzimba Solora constituency.
The MPs were suspended after they voiced their views against the controversial directive by President Bingu wa Mutharika to impose the infamous quota system of university selection.
The three parliamentarians suggested that the quota system should also
By Nyasa Times Published: April 28, 2010
Malawi national football Under-20 coach Franco Ndawa says his side is not intimidated with the announcement by Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to give fans an offer to watch the African Under-20 Championship qualifier match between Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Heroes and Junior Flames at the Uhuru Stadium on Friday free of charge.
TFF Spokesman, Florian Kaijage is quoted by Daily News of Tanzania that the offer will only apply to popular stand seats.
“We need massive support, therefore fans should not shy away from the offer, and they should come to cheer Ngorongoro Heroes in their
By Nyasa Times Published: April 27, 2010
Government has drafted a marriage, divorce and family relations bill which will be presented to parliament to outlaw men from marrying more than one wife, Minister of Gender, Women and Children, Patricia Kaliati has confirmed.
Kaliati said the bill had passed cabinet committee on legal matters chaired by Minister of Justice and Constitution Affairs Prof Peter Mutharika and that it would be tabled in the National Assembly in September.
"What we want from this Marriage, divorce and family relation, we are trying to reduce the gender based violence. We just want to protect our
By Nyasa Times Published: April 26, 2010
The conference which has been organised by the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) together with Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) attracted delegates from civil society, law experts and faith leaders.
It was opened by CHRR board member retired judge Tujilane Chizumira who urged delegates to have understanding of LGBTs.
"Before we start condemning them we should first accept that these are our fathers, mothers, daughters and sons,”
By Nyasa Times Published: April 25, 2010
Every hand that must have been involved in the cancellation was naïve and bashful
By Nyasa Times Published: April 24, 2010
President Bingu wa Mutharika has come out in the open to express disapproval of homosexuality in Malawi.
The President commenting for the first time since the arrest and trial of gay couple, 26-year-old Steven Monjeza and 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga, said homosexuality was bizarre.
Mutharika who wedded with Callista on April 17 was speaking at the ordination of Monsignor Montfort Sitima as the auxiliary bishop of Blantyre Archdiocese of Blantyre.
"Homosexuality is a strange act in the country," Mutharika said.
He said the country was being haunted by several ills, among them domestic violence, child
By Nyasa Times Published: April 23, 2010
Delegates to the three-day 43rd board and annual general meeting of the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (RETOSA), which was held in the commercial city of Blantyre, Thursday enjoyed the climax of their visit to Malawi when they could not resist purchase of herbal powdered aphrodisiac popularly known as Gondolosi when they visited Mulanje on excursion.
The delegates, who came from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa and hosts Malawi visited the tea districts of Mulanje and Thyolo and spent some time at the Lhomwe heritage centre at
By Nyasa Times Published: April 22, 2010
The Mwanza Central legislator praised the Bingu administration for being far much better than the previous Bakili Muluzi regime in terms of economic development.
"When it comes to development, when it comes to moving away from mere pediatrics of empty promises, mere political rhetoric, when it comes to real government, financial discipline, fiscal prudence, food security, water and sanitation, then this Bingu administration has far much performed," said Dausi in his long-winded style of speech.
Asked what his job was at OPC as deputy minister, he said: ""It's not something that is extraordinaire per se but it's a position that is in the office of the president therefore it is something that day to day you have to make sure that
By Nyasa Times Published: April 21, 2010
Finance Minister blamed the then UDF government for buying the Sapitwa aircraft, which is currently grounded in South Africa, after being in operation for relatively short time soon after the purchase.
"The fact of the matter is that this plane was not such a good deal. Spent too much on it and since we bought, we really haven't made any money
By Nyasa Times Published: April 20, 2010
Malawians should expect a reasonable 2010/11 budget, which will focus on core sectors of the economy, Finance Minister Ken Kandodo has said.
"It will be a very good budget," Kandodo told Capital Radio Straight Talk programme on Tuesday evening.
"We want to invest in the Greenbelt initiative. We also want to continue in the investment in our road network. We will continue with poverty reduction projects," he said.
The finance minister has been holding the customary pre-budget consultations with different interest groups like captains of industry.
He has already met with several important functionaries to bolster his views about the budget to be presented in June in parliament.
"Ideally a minister of finance should consult every single Malawian but the practice is difficult to achieve; so first of all
By Nyasa Times Published: April 19, 2010
Malawi has the new First Lady, Callista wa Mutharika, who tied the knot with President Bingu wa Mutharika last Saturday.
"Why doesn't the state consider that they should be having what they call the First Lady Foundation so that when the other person leave, the First Lady Foundation should still move," Kaliya told Capital Radio on Monday.
Previous first ladies, late Ethel Mutharika and Patricia Shanil Muluzi
By Nyasa Times Published: April 18, 2010
The party is divided into two camps, one supporting President Bingu wa Mutharika and his younger brother Peter Mutharika; the other supporting Vice-President Joyce Banda in the race to succeed the President for leadership of the party and the national Presidency when his presidential term expires in 2014.
Because of constitutional term limits on the president, President Mutharika is ineligible to run a
By Nyasa Times Published: April 17, 2010
The 16-year-old Twalibu is the only surviving victim of last year's October 7 blood suckers' attack that left her sister's son Razak dead on the spot. Her elder sister Sheila died few weeks at the hospital where the two were admitted.
Narrating her story at Quarry-Soche where she is staying with her brother, Yusuf, Twaibu said she
