Representing the SADC
Cape Town — Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Memory Banda from Malawi. Sawubona wena. It is a great honour to stand in front of all of your great leaders coming from different organisations and to be here today to share different of the global … Read More “Africa: Memory Banda from Malawi Tells Her Child Marriage Story” »
Cape Town — LISTEN Good afternoon, everyone. How are you? Are you excited to be here? It’s so great to see all of you, and my cards are falling because I like to speak with my hands, which is a very good thing we do in Africa here. My name is Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell. I’m … Read More “Africa: ‘1, 2, 3. A Girl Has Just Been Married. And We Can Keep Counting’ – Girls Not Brides CEO” »
Cape Town — Lakshmi Moore, program director for Girls First Fund Girls First Fund is the first and largest donor collaborative of its size that is solely dedicated to funding efforts to end child marriage. I’m joined here today by a panel that I hope will inspire you all. Together with Girls Not Brides, Vow … Read More “Africa: End Child Marriage – ‘Ensure Perpetrators Are Blamed and Shamed, And Not The Girl’” »
… they’re there to speak about ending child marriage in this generation, not 10 years from now. Memory Banda, children’s rights activist And now it is my great pleasure to introduce the next conversation. Please welcome Redi Tlhabi, who moderates the next discussion with the global philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates … Read More “Africa: When Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney Walk into a Room …” »
The implementation of this year’s Affordable Input Programme (AIP) has yet again faced hitches, which have resulted in the government missing its deadline on the implementation of the programme. Addressing journalists at Kanengo in Lilongwe on Wednesday, the Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale said the programme has encountered a number of hiccups, causing delays in … Read More “Malawi Government Misses Deadline On Aip Implementation” »
Parliament has passed the Tobacco Industry Bill, which seeks to repeal the Tobacco Industry Act No. 10 of 2019. The act has been replaced with a new and comprehensive legal framework for the regulation of the tobacco industry in Malaŵi. Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale told Parliament on Wednesday that the new law is meeting … Read More “Malawi Parliament Passes Tobacco Industry Bill” »
Group Head of Business Communications at British American Tobacco (BAT), Jonathan Atwood, says tobacco harm reduction presents the opportunity for a more progressive environment where both tobacco harm reduction and the role of nicotine are far better understood. Atwood made the sentiments in a keynote speech he read on behalf of Kingsley Sanchez at this … Read More “Malawi: Tobacco Harm Reduction Presents an Opportunity for a More Progressive Environment – BAT” »
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday unveiled eight new tractors with associated implements that include plows, harrows, riggers and planters, for the Mega Farm Support Unit. In a statement published on his Facebook page, Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale said through the contract signed with the Mega Farm Support Unit, the tractors will be made … Read More “Malawi: Agriculture Ministry Hands Over 8 New Tractors With Associated Implements to Mega Farm Support Unit” »
Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma has vowed to bring people at the centre of the law in order to continue fighting against corruption in the country. Chizuma was speaking during Anti-Corruption Awareness Day on Friday at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources-LUANAR Bunda campus in Lilongwe. She said, “You cannot … Read More “Malawi: Chizuma Vows to Bring People At Centre of the Law to Fight Corruption” »
Parliament has sent back to the committee a report by Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises to scrutinize some areas. The activities for the report were carried out in the 2021/2022 financial year. The report presented to the house on Tuesday by the Deputy Chairperson of the committee, Yona Dadawiza Mkandawire had some recommendations which … Read More “Malawi: Parliament Sends Back Report for Scrutiny” »
