The board of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has approved ormer spokesman of Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) Aubrey Sumbuleta to be director general of MBC. Sumbuleta has been acting in the post since Benson Tembo was removed and deployed to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra). The board has also approved Albert Mungomo as director of programmes...
Sumbuleta confirmed Malawi Broadcasting Corp boss, Mungomo now director
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Relocate pubs operating in residential areas, Mzuzu Youth ask council
Beer halls operating in residential areas within Mzuzu City must be relocated to elsewhere, Chiputula Youth Organisation (CYO) has petitioned. Happy Mhango, CYO executive director, said at a sensitization meeting funded by National AIDS Commission (NAC) in Zolozolo Township in the city that “the problem has become so extreme in the Chiputula and Zolozolo locations.”...
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Mzuzu’s ‘Devil Street’ selling banned sachet liquor, drugs: Malawi Police not aware
Despite government effecting a ban on the sale of sachets in February this year, a Nyasa Times investigation has revealed that they are being sold in abundance in the township of Luwinga in Mzuzu City – less than 200 metres from Luwinga Police Unit. A tour to the Devil Street, named after Lilongwe’s ‘Devil Street’ on Tuesday,...
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Mota Engil eyes revival of hotel project along Lake Malawi
A Portuguese based company, Mota Engil officials are expected to arrive in Malawi next week to hold talks with Malawian President Peter Mutharika over the abandoned $50 million project in the lakeshore district of Mangochi. Government entered into an agreement with the multinational in Public Private Partnership (PPP) which could have completely transformed area which...
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Malawi celebrities: Who fits the status?
For a long time in Malawi, the existence of “celebrities” popularly referred to as “celebs” has been making rounds in the showbiz industry. Some say there are no celebrities in the showbiz industry while others say they are. Well, to begin with let’s understand the concept of “celebrity status”. A celebrity in simple language and...
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New Malawi music: Zani Challe drops ‘Ndiphunzitse’
South Africa-based Malawian singer-cum-rapper Zani Challe has finally dropped her first 2015 release titled “Ndiphunzitse”. It comes out after it was leaked online and found its way on some Malawi radio stations in April and had to be taken down and off air awaiting the official release. The song is Zani’s second single after her...
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Malawi Entertainers Promotion to launch mobile musical stage -Jai
History in the music circle is to be made in Malawi as for the first time the country will have a magnificent state of the art mobile musical stage courtesy of long time music promoter-cum-lawyer Jai Banda who owns Entertainers Promotion Music Company. All roads in the Capital City, Lilongwe will on Sunday 31st May,...
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Carlsberg street bash in Mponela: Zambia’s Malonda ndi Kumbuyo hitmaker headlines
Local distributors for Carlsberg beer brands in Mponela in the central region have organised a street party which starts Friday and wraps up Sunday. One of the main organisers of the event, Richmond Msowoya, whose marketing firm operates Mponela Carlsberg depot, said in an interview yesterday that all is set for the street party, dubbed Mponela Invasion...
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Malawi author Muthi long-listed for K7m worth Africa Prize
Multi-shortlisted writer Muthi Nhlema has yet again been long-listed for another international short story prize, the Writivisim Prize. Muthi, an engineer by training, is still in the limelight for his novella Ta’oreva which is competing in an international short story award being administered by freeditorial.com. The winner, according to freeditorial.com website, will cart home US$15 000 (about K7...
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Sipe featuring Piksy – ‘Ndalama’: Malawi ex-Big Brother ‘hotshot’ launches music career
Malawi’s housemate in the Big Brother Hotshots, Sipe, has opened a new page in her music career as she releases the song “Chikondi Ndi Ndalama”, which has become an instant hit. The track first came out as a video on Friday before the audio was released. It has become a darling to many Malawian DJs...
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Malawi artists on ‘We are one Africa’ music project
Malawian Christian rappers KBG, SAMUEL, C-Scripture and David Kalilani have been featured on a music project which is called “We Are One Africa”. The four-track project also has artists from Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique and aims to inspire unity among Africans. “This year has been filled with sad...
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Of opportunities, Malawian artists, do’s and don’ts at Lake of Stars
Lake of Stars returns and as usual, expectations are ‘steamy’ for the event which is among the Top Ten Arts Festivals in Africa. Proudly so, such a top-notch event traditionally happens to be hosted on Malawi soil along the palm fringed beaches of Lake Malawi. Mangochi precisely. We continue being the warm heart of Africa! Yeah,...
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Galaxy journalist Chivwati Gondwe weds
Galaxy FM Senior Sports Presenter Dickson Chivwati Gondwe (DCG) on Saturday, May 30, 2015 exchanged marriage vows with his sweetheart Chifundo Kudzula, also a journalist at Sheaffer Conference Hall in Lilongwe before celebrating the wedding at SOS Children’s Village where friends, relatives, journalists and other well wishers joined the celebrations. Nyasa Times’ Alex Mwazalumo captured some of the exciting...
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Lucius Banda gets personal in ‘Thank You’: Malawi music icon’s new album
On the event of a landmark 18th album, Malawian music icon Lucius Banda has taken a different approach in his songwriting, opting to telling more personal stories that the standard practice of writing to please the audience. In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times in Lilongwe on Thursday June 4,2015, the legendary musician said with ‘Thank...
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I’m not Maskal but Mastol: New Malawi gospel rapper
“I am not Maskal but Mastol, a name which originates from my real name Massah Topola, which was later combined to form my artist name. Seriously I don’t like it when people compare me to Maskal because my music is different, more over I am not into music to make a name. “I believe that...
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Mvelani says no ‘pay per upload’ as Malawi Zoom hits on music sites
A new music “streaming” platform Mvelani says it does not charge artists to upload or doctor its download numbers to favours others, saying they are more “ethical”, after MalawiZoom.com questioning why Malawian artists have to pay for their music to be on Malawi-music.com, the leading music download site in the country. Since the critical lifestyle...
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Gwaladi out on bail: Malawi singer faces sex assault rap
Popular street-performer, Joe Gwaladi has been granted bail after spending a week in police custody for allegedly sexually assulting a 14-year-old girl in Phalombe last month. Phalombe First Grade Magistrates granted the musician bail following convincing plea by his lawyer, Chancy Gondwe. Gwaladi was arrested on 27 May,2015 and the court last week refused to...
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‘Embarrassingly rich’ pastor Salanje splashes K100,000 for budding artist
Budding urban music artist Mascot, well known for his hit song Phuma Nje, had one kind of a surprise when he made K100, 000 from an unreleased single titled Ngati Salanje, courtesy of the “embarrassingly blessed “ Pastor himself; Hastings Salanje. This comes amidst the recent Salanje frenzy where by the self proclaimed rich pastor...
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Malawians in Derby form association
Malawians living in Derby, England have formed an association to provide a platform for social-economic cooperation and networking of members. The group, to be affiliated to the Malawi Association (UK), is set to empower its members to engage with people from other communities by promoting cooperation in a multicultural society. Speaking when they established their committee,...
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Malawi govt pumps K100m to fashion industry: VP’s wife hails Lilly Alfonso
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has assured fashion designers in the country that his ministry is working tirelessly to make sure that the fashion industry is fully supported, saying it has potential in promoting Malawi tourism. Nankhumwa made an assurance on Friday at Bingu International Conference Center during Malawi Celebrity fashion Night...
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