Sumbuleta confirmed Malawi Broadcasting Corp boss, Mungomo now director
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...
View ArticleRelocate 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...
View ArticleMzuzu’s ‘Devil Street’ selling banned sachet liquor, drugs: Malawi Police not...
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...
View ArticleMota 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...
View ArticleMalawi 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleMalawi 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...
View ArticleCarlsberg street bash in Mponela: Zambia’s Malonda ndi Kumbuyo hitmaker...
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...
View ArticleMalawi 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...
View ArticleSipe featuring Piksy – ‘Ndalama’: Malawi ex-Big Brother ‘hotshot’ launches...
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...
View ArticleMalawi 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,...
View ArticleOf 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...
View ArticleGalaxy 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...
View ArticleLucius 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...
View ArticleI’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...
View ArticleMvelani 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...
View ArticleGwaladi 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleMalawians 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...
View ArticleMalawi 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...
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