Times 360 Malawi

18/01/2025

front page: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has disclosed that it has certified 15 manifestos for 13 political parties and two independent presidential candidates ahead of the September 16 General Elections.

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18/01/2025

back page: The Ministry of Youth and Sports has turned down Football Association of Malawi (Fam)’s proposal to take full responsibilities of Malawi national football team coaches.

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17/01/2025

Catholic University human resource lecturer, Bright Limani has urged human resource professionals to be professional in their work.

Limani said human resources professionals who are ethical are capable of adding value to their institutions performance.

Limani made the remarks in Zomba during the 2025 human resources management boot camp where he was a facilitator.

One of the participants Josephine Maluwa described the boot camp as an eye opener in gaining new skills in the human resource profession.

Reported by Tiyese Monjeza.

17/01/2025

Alangizi a zaumoyo m'boma la Dedza awapempha kuti adziwonetsa makhalidwe abwino akamagwira ntchito yothandiza anthu maka kupewa kumwa mowa pa nthawi yomwe akugwira ntchito.

Izi walankhula ndi mkulu wa alangizi a zaumoyo m'bomali a Honoratus Kadyampakeni lachisanu pa mkumano owunikila momwe alangizi agwilira ntchito yawo.

Iwo athokozanso alangizi kamba kogwira ntchito ya ukhondo mwa ukadaulo zomwe zapangitsa kuchepetsa matenda a kolera.

Mmodzi mwa alangizi omwe anali nawo pa mkumanowu a Moses Joshua ana mkumanowu wathandizila kuwunika pomwe amachita bwino komanso pomwe akuyenela kuti akonze ndi cholinga choti adziwathandiza anthu mwa ukadaulo.

Wolemba Imam Wali

17/01/2025

Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe has convicted and sentenced 42 year old Yona Mwaungulu to seven years imprisonment for forcing a seven year old girl to perform oral s*x on him.

Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu has told Times 360 Malawi that Mwaungulu committed the offense in May last year at Mtsiliza during the daytime, around 1:00 PM, when he encountered the victim near her house where she was selling roasted sweet potatoes.

Mwaungulu is said to have purchased K400 worth of sweet potatoes from the girl whom he then commanded her to suck his manhood, taking advantage of the lack of people nearby.

Fortunately, a passerby witnessed the act after hearing the girl's cries for help. This led to Mwaungulu's arrest and subsequent conviction today.

Mwaungulu pleaded for a lenient sentence, stating that he is a family man. However, the Magistrate proceeded to sentence him to seven years in prison, aiming to send a strong message to potential offenders.

Reported by Cathy Maulidi

17/01/2025

MDYANGU | 17 JANUARY 2025

17/01/2025

Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale has reaffirmed the government's commitment to building a sustainable agro-based economy capable of meeting the country's food needs throughout the year.

Kawale made the remarks in Chikwawa, during the conclusion of the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) fertilizer loan distribution project to farmers from the Southern Region.

He emphasized that the government would continue to support farmers to ensure agricultural profitability and long-term food security.

"By giving farmers access to essential inputs, we are enabling them to thrive and contribute to national food security," he said.

NEEF Chief Executive Officer Humphrey M'dyetseni revealed that over 36,000 farmers have so far benefited from the fertilizer loan distribution initiative during its first and second phases.

Reported by Llywellenie Mpasa

17/01/2025

Wachinyamata oyima payekha amene akufuna kuzapikisana nawo pa chisankho chaukhansala ku Chitawira/Nkolokosa/ Manja Ward mu mzinda wa Blantyre, Ramadhan Binali, lero wapereka zipangizo zosiyanasiyana zophunzirira pa sukulu za Chitawira ndi Mlambalala.

Binali wakonza malo olembapo aphunzitsi (Blackboards) omwe anaonongeka komanso kupereka zipangizo zothandizira ophunzira monga makope ndi zolembera.

Kupatula zipangizo zophunzirira a Binali aperekanso ufa kwa mabanja ochepekedwa omwe ali ndi ana ophunzira m'sukuluzi.

Wapampando woyendetsa sukulu ya Mlambalala, Mayi Mandele, ayamikira a Shadow wa kamba ka thandizolo ponena kuti labwera munthawi yake popeza ana ena amalephera kupita kusukulu chifukwa chosowa zipangizo ngati polemba.

Wolemba Llywellenie Mpasa

17/01/2025

TIMES EVENING NEWS | 17 JANUARY 2025

17/01/2025

The Malawi Stock Exchange listed--Illovo Sugar Malawi has donated 6,500 bags of maize valued at K240 million to communities around its estates in Chikwawa district.

Paramount Chief Lundu, hailed Illovo for the gesture while calling upon responsible authorities to ensure fairness in the distribution exercise of the relief items.

According to Kondwani Msimuko, the company's Managing Director, the donation is part of its corporate responsibility, aiming at alleviating the severe food insecurity that has affected many households.

In the attached video, he further outlines sustainable plans, including cotton farming training, to support local communities around the company's estates in the district.

Report and video by Emmanuel Chilemba

17/01/2025

Bungwe loona zachisankho la MEC lati lichititsa kalembera wachibwereza kuyambira pa 21 January mpaka 3 February chaka chino.

Malingana ndi wa pampando wa bungweli a Annabel Mtalimanja, mnthawi ya kalemberayu akuluakulu a NRB sadzakhala nawo chifukwa mbali yawo anachita kale.

A Mtalimanja atsindikanso kuti Iwo amene analembetsa kale sadzaloredwa kutenga nawo mbali ndipo ntchito yonse igwiritsa ntchito ndalama pafupifupiK7 billion.

Iwo ayankhula izi pamene amafotokozera atolankhani mu mzinda wa Blantyre za chikonzerochi.

Wolemba Daniel Zimba

17/01/2025

17/01/2025

NKHANI MADZULO | 17 JANUARY 2025

17/01/2025

Bwalo la milandu ku Kasungu layimitsa mlandu okhudza wa polisi, a Patrick Makwale, yemwe anaombera ndi kuvulaza miyendo yonse iwiri ya a Precious Goliat Gowani a zaka 20 kuti uzapitiliranso pa 25 February chaka chino.

Lero, linali tsiku loyamba kuti bwaloli liyambe kumva mlanduwu ndipo mbali yodandaula ndiyomwe yaperekera ma umboni ake.

Malinga ndi a Goliat Gowani patsikuli, anali limodzi ndi anzawo kuseli kwa malo omwera mowa otchedwa "Blue and White" komwe amaphikako nsima ndipo woganiziridwayu, atafika adafunsa kuti mukutani, koma atayankha kuti amaphika nsima akuti woganiziridwayu analiza mfuti kukonzekera kuti aombere zomwe zinachititsa kuti ayambe kuthawa.

Apa woganiziridwayu akuti anaombera chipolopolo chimodzi chomwe chinaombera miyendo yonse iwiri ndi kuvulaza a Goliat Gowani.

Imodzi mwa mboni ku mbali ya wodandaula, omwe ndi mkulu wofufuza ku bungwe la Independent Complaints Commission (ICC), a Livison Gandaganda wati kafukufuku wawo anapeza kachiduswa ka chipolopolo pa malowa komanso anapeza kuti woganiziridwayu anaombera pa mtunda wa mamita a pakati pa 10 ndi 15.

Pa 25 February, bwaloli likuyembekezereka kudzapiliza kumva ma umboni ku mbali ya woganiziridwa.

Wolemba: Nelson Gonjani.

17/01/2025

The Women Judges Association of Malawi (Wojam) has appointed a 94 year old woman, Alice Kavwenje as a role model for girls education in the association's Nzotheka Programme.

Kavwenje who became a widow in 1982 following the death of her husband, has been appointed for her bravery in raising and training her eleven children up to tertiary education on her own.

Wojam trustee Ivy Kamanga, a Judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal told Times 360 Malawi that Kavwenje's story showcases the possibility of women standing firm to raise their children on their own.

According to Kamanga, the association intends to document Kavwenje's story so that it can be used in empowering children and women.

Kavwenje of Kwendakwina village, Traditional Authority Chilooko in Ntchisi district said she managed to train her children through proceeds of farming as she wanted them to be self reliant.

"I am always proud to see my children standing on their own. This is what I wanted, they are even supporting me on a daily basis," she said.

Reported by Pemphero Malimba

17/01/2025

Akubanja la a Samalani Wariwa, a zaka 33, omwe adamwalira ali mmanja mwa apolisi aku Mozambique akana kuti katswiri opima mitembo, a Andrew Mwale, agwire ntchito yawo.

Pafupifupi ola ndi theka zadutsa katswiri opima mitemboyu, phungu wa dera la ku mmawa chakumwera m'boma la Machinga, a Esther Jolobala komanso apolisi akugundana mitu pa nkhani yofuna kupima thupilo.

Kanthawi kena akubanja anakana kusainira mapepala oti katswiri opima mitemboyu ayambe ntchito yake kaamba koti akuluakulu a mdziko la Mozambique sanafike ku nyumba ya chisoni (Mortuary) kuno ku Chipatala cha Zomba.



Aku banja la Wariwa akufunitsitsa kuti apolisi kapena adindo aku Mozambique akhalepo zikamachitika izi.

Pakadali pano, chipata cholowera ku mnyumba ya chisoniyi achitseka.

Wolemba ndi kujambula Jarson Malowa,

17/01/2025

Unduna wa za maphunziro watseka sukulu ya sekondale ya Chaminade Marianist ku Lilongwe kamba kopeleka chilango chokhwima komanso choletsedwa kwa ophunzira.

Mneneri mu undunawu Mphatso Mkuonera watsimikiza izi, ponena kuti sukuluyi yatsekedwa lero kamba koti imagwiritsa ntchito chilango chomenya ophunzira akalakwitsa zomwe ndizoletsedwa.

"Sukuluyi yatsekedwa lero chifukwa choti ophunzira amamenyedwa ngati chilango. Unduna wathu wakhala ukupeleke chenjezo ku sukuluyi kuti isiye kumenya ana koma sanasiye. Ndiye sukuluyi yatsekedwa mpaka atakhala pansi nkukambirana komanso kuika ndondomeko yoti izi zisadzachitikenso," atero a Mkuonera.

Sukuluyi siyinalankhurepo pa zomwe zachitikazi.

Wolemba Cathy Maulidi

17/01/2025

Thupi la a Samalani Wariwa a zaka 33 omwe adamwalira ali mmanja mwa apolisi ya mdziko la Mozambique lafika ku nyumba ya chisoni (Mortuary) pa chipatala cha Zomba.

Kumeneku, katswiri wa zopima matupi a Andrew Mwale aku chipatala cha Kamuzu Central Hospital ku Lilongwe ali mkatimo komwe akuyembekezeka kuyamba ntchito yopima thupilo.

A Wariwa adamwalira ali mmanja mwa apolisi a mdziko la Mozambique komwe malipoti ati adapalamula mlandu wothyola nyumba.

Wolemba ndi kujambula Jarson Malowa,