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www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/25/imfs-to-appraise-malawi-economic-performance-in-june-says-fin-minister-3rd-review/

 President Joyce Banda on Tuesday opened the  36-bed Dowa Maternity Waiting Home  near the district hospital with a call to all expecting mothers to report to the hospital in time for safe delivery. The maternity waiting Home has been constructed with fun

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/21/jb-opens-maternity-home-in-dowa-pushes-for-higher-safe-motherhood-agenda-in-malawi/

Malawi government through the Office of the President and Cabinet has finally settled for $15 million offer from Virgin Airline, a British company plying trade under Bohnex Enterprise Limited which is interested in the presidential jet. Three offers were

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/21/buyer-for-malawi-presidential-jet-identified-virgin-airline-offers-15m/

Malawi President Joyce Banda used her state of the nation address to announce the restructuring of the state grain marketer, Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC). Banda explained that over the years, ADMARC had not performed to the

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/18/admarc-to-be-restructured-for-efficiency-jb-tells-malawi-parliament/

Malawi Fashion Week (MFW) 2013 Public Relations Manager Kimpho Loka has defended prices the organisers have set for a day pass ticket for the event starting May 30 to June 3. Loka said K6, 000 and K10, 000 for VIP day pass ticket is justifiable because or

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/19/malawi-fashion-week-justifies-day-pass-ticket-prices/

Male circumcision may be one of the possible solutions to family breakups in the country, one of the country’s health experts has said. Health and Communication Expert, Timothy Bonyonga said most women like men whose foreskin is cut off for the pleasure t

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/18/malawi-divorce-cases-increase-due-to-genital-infection-health-expert-calls-for-men-to-cut-foreskins/

Malawi’s Economic Planning and Development Minister Ralph Jooma has allayed fears that the Kwacha which is reportedly appreciating against the United States dollar will again start depreciating soon after the tobacco selling season, saying the government

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/13/malawi-to-rely-on-legumes-for-foreign-exchange-earnings-after-tobacco-sales-minister/

Absenteeism rate among adolescent girls in Malawi primary schools due to poor menstrual hygiene is expected to drastically reduce following a launch of a project known as Keeping Girls in School which seeks to distribute, for free, reusable sanitary pads

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/13/keeping-girls-in-school-m

The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) is playing double standards in the employment of two top senior public officers within the government system who were both arrested and cleared of corruption charges, according to a report in the Malawi News.

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/11/double-standards-at-opc-as-acb-advices-govt-against-recruitment-malawi-news/

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/10/malawi-electricity-tariffs-hiked-fuel-prices-cut/

Opposition UDF president and 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi  will launch a ‘Jubilee Movement’ next Wednesday May 15  in Blantyre to champion transformational change as Malawi turns 50 years next years since it got independence from Britain. Un

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/09/atupele-to-launch-malawi-jubilee-movement-on-may-15/

There were skirmishes Wednesday  in Malawi central tobacco growing district of Kasungu when police fired teargas at demonstrating student teachers. The students, from Kasungu Teachers Training College (TTC) were, protesting against their delayed three-mon

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/08/malawi-police-engage-student-teachers-in-running-battles-fire-teargas/

Pressure is mounting for the Malawi ruling People’s Party (PP)  to disclose the source of money which they used to purchase  more than 50 vehicles for the party that are currently going at around MK15 million each  and valued in excess of K750 million in

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/08/malawi-ruling-pps-purchase-of-k750m-fleet-of-vehicles-questioned-apollo-named-donor/

The Malawi Kwacha has appreciated against the US dollar from K420  to trade at K380 from Monday this week in what economic analyst say is due to the inflows from the tobacco trade - Malawi’s main foreign exchange earner accounting for more than half of al

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/07/malawi-kwacha-gains-ground-against-us-dollar-economy-resuscitating/

One of the country’s commercial banks, Indebank, has launched the Mbwe! Mbwe! Mbwe! Promotion targeted at fixed deposit account holders and customers stand a chance to win a grand prize of K1.5 million (about $3 571). Indebank chief executive officer Will

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/06/be-a-millionaire-in-malawi-indebank-launches-mbwe-mbwe-mbwe-promotion/

The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), an umbrella organisation for major faith communities represented in Malawi has reacted angrily to President Joyce Banda’s failure to sign the to  sign the  Table  Mountain  Declaration media accord.   The committee says

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/06/pac-unhappy-with-pres-bandas-handling-of-media-accord-slowly-drifting-to-dictatorial-tendencies/

President Joyce Banda has said that Malawians should not think that for being a woman leader she is brainless person who can be signing anything without proper consultations. She made the statement on Monday during a political rally she held at Utale Comm

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/06/malawi-pres-banda-says-being-a-woman-doesnt-mean-i-am-brainless-reacts-to-media-accord-rejection/

Musician Lawrence Khwisa (Lulu)  has come up with a song which tells the story of fashion in Malawi  after organisers of Malawi Fashion Week (MFW) asked for his services. Lulu said he has titled the song “Malawi Tiye” Accoridng to Lulu, the song  “tells t

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/05/malawi-tiye-lulu-sings-for-fashion-to-release-album-july/

Findings by the Malawi’s Ministry of Health have shown that 450 000 people are on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) in the country. Secretary of Nutrition and HIV and Aids in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) Edith Nkawa said this in Lilongwe at

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/04/27/450000-people-on-life-prolonging-aids-drugs-in-malawi/

Traditional chiefs in Malawi deserve total respect because they are catalysts of social and economic development of the nation, President Joyce Banda said. Speaking on Saturday during the official elevation ceremony of Senior Chief Mponda at his Headquart

www.nyasatimes.com/2013/05/04/jb-lauds-chiefs-role-in-development-elevates-mponda-malawi-pictorial/