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Malawi: New Report Highlights Press Freedom Challenges[MISA] A recent report released by the civil society organisation Civic and Political Space Platform (CPSP) shows that the media in Malawi continue to grow despite facing very tough conditions.
AllAfrica | 07-Feb-2012 15:45
Malawi's President Calls for NGOs to Be More Transparent
President Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi addresses the media after closing the AU summit in Uganda's capital Kampala.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 04:18
Police, street vendors clash in Malawi
Police in Malawi say they have fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:44
Police, street vendors clash in Malawi
Lilongwe police spokesman Kingsley Dandaula described running battles early Monday, the deadline city officials had given vendors to move their tiny businesses to flea markets.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:44
Nations Cup Co-Hosts Bite Dusts
[Vanguard] Mali last night came back from a goal down to beat hosts Gabon 5-4 on penalties after scores were tied 1-1 at extra time at a packed Libreville National Stadium. Gabon's loss means that the two host countries are out of the competition after Equatorial Guinea lost 3-0 to Ivory Coasts, Mali's next opponents in the semifinal.
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 14:02
Close of IFC Funding
Funds will primarily be used to finance the evaluation of the Company's Dutwa Nickel Project.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 12:34
How Rivalry Between Nigeria And South Africa Stalled AU Elections
RIVALRY between Nigeria and South Africa, and a deep diplomatic cleavage in the African Union, may have led to the failure of the AU to elect a substantive chairperson for the AU Commission after four rounds of voting that ended without the emergence of a winner last Monday in Addis Ababa.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 02:32
Ugandans Invest in Trees, For Profit, Conservation
An aerial view of a settlement in Mabira Forest Reserve, 55km east of the capital Kampala, April 21, 2007.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 19:31
Taxing International Inbound Calls - Is There a Middle Way?
[Balancing Act] London - Many African regulators' have introduced a tax on international inbound calls. It started with Côte d'Ivoire and then spread like a plague to Gabon, Ghana and Senegal, to name but a few. The latest country wanting to join the fold is Liberia and operators are seeking to persuade the regulator LTA not to go ahead. Isabelle Gross talks to Marzen Mroue, the CEO of Lonestar/MTN in Liberia and Richard Chisala, board member of Macra, the regulator in Malawi about this
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 14:28
Malawi: Consumers Have a Right to Fuel and Forex Black Market
[IPS] Lilongwe - The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an acute scarcity in Malawi. The shortage is so severe that even the Consumer Association of Malawi, an influential consumer rights body, has come out in support of the black market.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 10:57
Malawi's Consumers Have a Right to Fuel and Forex Black Market
The queue outside a petrol station. Because of the fuel shortage people have to wait in long queues and endure sleepless nights at petrol stations.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 09:02
Rwanda: Mugesera Trial Delayed to Allow Him Time to Find Lawyers
Mugesera, who was deported from Canada last month, on Thursday requested an Intermediate Court Judge in Kigali for two months so that he can get lawyers of his choice before his trial gets underway.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 08:02
Malawi: Nation Rated Low on Press Freedom
A latest Worldwide Press Freedom ranking for 2011-2012 has listed Malawi as one of the worst countries in the world in promoting press freedom.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 19:28
Malawi: Nation Rated Low on Press Freedom
[MISA] A latest Worldwide Press Freedom ranking for 2011-2012 has listed Malawi as one of the worst countries in the world in promoting press freedom.
AllAfrica | 02-Feb-2012 17:38
Entertainment
Fashion designer Asia Idarous is expected to team up with her colleagues in the industry to raise funds as a move to contribute towards construction of a Kikale drug abuse rehabilitation centre, next week in Dar es Salaam.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 15:18
Bishops Endorse Journalists' Group
[CISA] Lilongwe - The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has approved a journalists organisation as one of its bodies to help the local church in its evangelization mission.
AllAfrica | 02-Feb-2012 10:55
Government starts wetland demarcation
The government has embarked on boundary demarcation and gazetting of wetlands countrywide in a move aimed at conserving the marshlands, which are fast disappearing due to encroachment.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 04:59
South Africa: African Union Deals Blow to Govt
The 18th Summit of the African Union that took place in Addis Ababa this week has led to a sudden surge of interest into the workings of the organisation.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 20:20
The Right to Wear
[Independent] About 2,000 Malawian women staged a protest on Jan. 20 against attacks on trouser-wearing women, who were stripped in the streets this week by a gang of unemployed youths and sidewalk vendors. "We have to say no to abuse against women. We have to fight for women's rights," Vice President Joyce Banda told the women, clad in white t-shirts in the commerical capital Blantyre.
AllAfrica | 01-Feb-2012 13:48
Eighteenth Ordinary Session of the African Union ends with...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization / - The Heads of State and Government of the African Union , meeting at the 18th Ordinary Session of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 29 January 2012, on the theme "Boosting Intra-African Trade", ended deliberation today 30 January 2012, at the new Conference Center of ... (more)
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 11:55
African Summit Draws Road Map for Free Trade Area
Egypt Online (Cairo)-The African Union (AU) summit called on member states and regional economic blocs to enhance industrial development and joint trade in the continent.
AllAfrica | 01-Feb-2012 07:10
Murdered student was planning to confront man over money
MURDERED student Rudo Mawere told friends she was going to confront a man who owed her money on the day she was killed.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 06:41
'Time is nothing when there is determination'
Alice Muhirwa's determination and focus are admirable in a country where oppression of dissenting views is part of daily life.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 02:31
Madonna rekindles charity projects in Malawi
Madonna announced she has teamed up with an American charity to build schools in Malawi, reviving a project she had earlier dropped due to financial mismanagement and lawsuits.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 22:12
After Attacks, Malawi President Retracts Negative View of Women in Pants
The remarks triggered an outbreak of beatings and of tearing clothes off women over their choice of attire.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 20:03
Collaborate and offer customers positive experiences
LOSERS Do you compensate disappointed customers? My brother booked two rooms at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel Entebbe a full three weeks ahead of his trip and also confirmed a hotel shuttle ride from the airport.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 18:03
Africa: Hague Court and African Union in Stand-Off Over Bashir Visits
ISS (Tshwane/Pretoria)-The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lodged an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the governments of Chad and Malawi for their alleged failure to arrest and surrender President Omar Al-Bashir of the Sudan when he was within their borders on state visits last year.
AllAfrica | 31-Jan-2012 17:17
Malawi to Host 19th AU Summit in June 2012 - Tuesday, 31 January 2012 10:31
Addis Ababa, January 31 - The heads of state and government of the African Union on Tuesday agreed to hold the 19th Ordinary Session in Lilongwe, Malawi in June 2012.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 13:53
Malawi: Country's Media Freedom Ranking Collapses
OSISA (Johannesburg)-The days when Malawi's increasingly autocratic leader, President Bingu wa Mutharika, and his equally undemocratic ministers and cronies could act with impunity, safe in the knowledge that the rest of the world was not interested in what was happening in the 'Warm heart of Africa', have well and truly gone.
AllAfrica | 31-Jan-2012 12:41
Malawi: Activists Condemn the Stripping of Women
The 39 members of the Solidarity for African Women's Rights Coalition based in 18 African countries have condemned the stripping of women wearing trousers and short skirts by male vendors in three major cities in Malawi namely Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 09:38
Activists Condemn the Stripping of Women
Foroyaa (Serrekunda)-The 39 members of the Solidarity for African Women's Rights Coalition (SOAWR) based in 18 African countries have condemned the stripping of women wearing trousers and short skirts by male vendors in three major cities in Malawi namely Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre.
AllAfrica | 31-Jan-2012 06:26
Dilemma sets in as Kampala taps run dry
As Ugandans try to cope with power shortage, the next big problem they have to deal with is water scarcity.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 05:24
Wakiso RDC halts sand-mining on Lake Victoria shores
Wakiso Resident District Commissioner Dan Kaguta has directed Mr David Naluwayiro, the Chief Administrative Officer, to halt all activities involving sand-mining at Kasanje Sub-county on Lake Victoria shores, saying the activities have degraded the lake.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 01:09
Madonna's Charity Plans Ten Schools In Malawi
Madonna's Charity Plans Ten Schools In Malawi Posted by AJ Grey on 01.30.2012 They'll be finished by 2013... Madonna's Raising Malawi charity is planning to build ten new schools in the country, which will be run by the local community.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 20:59
Dlamini-Zuma fails to clinch AU top job
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is vying to unseat AU head Jean Ping, is one of South Africa's most powerful women, known for her competent management and stern personality.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 16:05
Zambia: Permanent Secretary Summons Business Executives Over Upaid CEEC Funds
NORTHERN Province Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba has summoned business enterprises that obtained loans from the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission for a meeting aimed at recovering K12 billion owed to the Fund.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 12:00
To Men Who Strip Women in the Streets - Go Hang!
Citizen (Dar es Salaam)-Slightly more than a week ago, some street vendors in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, suffered what appeared to be a bout of collective madness.
AllAfrica | 30-Jan-2012 08:16
Former Malawian Leader Seeks Respect
Former Malawian President Bakili Muluzi says more respect must be shown to former heads of state like him, especially those who worked to advance democracy and who voluntarily stepped down after their terms ended.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 07:55
Tough term as schools open amid high costs
As the First Term for primary and secondary schools starts today, government has warned all schools against time wastage at the beginning of the term, saying it hampers syllabus coverage .
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 06:55
Sewage system serves beyond capacity
Kampala's sewerage system, which was constructed in 1940 and last expanded in 2004, can only serve one million people of the current 4 million city residents.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 02:41
Madonna says charity plans 10 schools in Malawi
Nearly six years after it was created, Madonna's Raising Malawi charity is set to break ground on the construction of schools in the impoverished country, but they will be run by the local community, not the superstar's organization.
Topix.net | 29-Jan-2012 19:12
SA drug mule arrested in Malawi
Convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is seen at the High Court during a bid to get a retrial.
Topix.net | 28-Jan-2012 10:05
Malawi's Muluzi seeks damages
Webster's Guide to World Governments Malawi, Featuring President Bingu Wa Mutharika and Vice President Joyce Banda Now R194.95 buy now Blantyre - Former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi is seeking compensation from the government after he was accused four years ago of plotting a coup against his successor, his lawyer on said Thursday.
Topix.net | 27-Jan-2012 10:12
Malawi businessmen on spending spree in Montgomery to support biodiesel venture
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange spoke with business leaders from the Republic of Malawi before his weekly media briefing Jan.
Topix.net | 26-Jan-2012 22:44
Malawi: Street Vendors Strip Women Naked
's street vendors' latest attacks on women have angered rights activists who have launched a campaign against their latest violent tactics.
Topix.net | 26-Jan-2012 17:34
Army asked to evacuate flood victims in southern Malawi
Lilongwe. The Malawi Defence Force has despatched helicopters and marines to vacuate thousands of villagers who are stranded in Malawi's flooded villages in the Lower Shire Valley district of Nsanje.A Rodney Simwaka Nsanje District Commissioner says heavy rain down pours that have hit highland areas since last week have burst the country's longest, ... (more)
Topix.net | 25-Jan-2012 22:36