Just a day after Aford called on Malawi Electoral Commission to disqualify Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from ongoing Karonga by-elections allegedly for dishing out handouts, the electoral body has responded with facts saying the clip circulating on social media has nothing to do with by-elections in question. In a statement released and signed by Chief … Read More “Malawi: MEC Shames Aford for Misleading the Public About MCP Dishing Out Handouts” »
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The leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Malawi has commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his directive of hiking the students allowances. In a statement which the council chair has Elia Mwalwanda has signed , and copied to the Office of President and Cabinet, the hiking of the allowances … Read More “Malawi: Public University Students, Hails Chakwera for Hiking Student’s Upkeep Allowances” »
Malawi experienced substantial development and strategic positioning for the future in regards to rail development with notable highlights being, among other things, increased Regional Integration, according to the Director of Railway Services, Geoffrey Magwede. “CEAR and Vale Logistic Limited continued their successful operation of the Nacala Corridor, with increased frequencies leading to a rise in … Read More “Malawi: Railway Transport Registers Progress in Landlocked Malawi” »
Girls from Mpingu area in Lilongwe on Monday 25 March, 2024 were all smiles as a private citizen in the name of Alice Kanyama took an initiative to help the girls with sanitary pads. Kamanya said she wanted to utilize her potential in helping these girls with sanitary pads as it has been a great … Read More “Malawi: Sigh of Relief From Girls At Mpingu As They Receive Sanitary Pads” »
Washington — The World Bank today released the following statement on Zambia: “The World Bank welcomes the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and bondholders on the terms for restructuring Zambia’s Eurobonds. This follows the agreement Zambia reached in 2023 with the official bilateral creditors. The Official Creditor Committee has confirmed that … Read More “Africa: World Bank Group Statement On Debt Restructuring Agreement for Zambia” »
Parliament on Tuesday passed the 2024/25 National Budget where members adopted 44 votes of estimates. The budget is pegged at K5.98 trillion and the sum will be appropriated to the Consolidated Recurrent and Capital Accounts for the purpose set out in the Recurrent and Capital Estimates. The Agriculture Sector has a lion’s share of over … Read More “Malawi: 2024/25 National Budget Passed, DPP Says Implementation Is Key” »
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has called upon the Government of Malawi and its stakeholders to invest more in cancer screening infrastructure and programs, enabling early diagnosis and better treatment outcomes. The call follows revelations that the National Cancer Centre does not have adequate human resource and equipment for detecting and treating colorectal cancer patients. … Read More “Malawi: ‘Malawi Does Not Have Capacity to Handle Colorectal Cancer Patients’” »
Malawi’s President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera declared a state of disaster in 23 of its 28 districts on Saturday, hot on the heels of neighboring Zambia, which has also appealed for aid. The government of Malawi is seeking urgent assistance following Saturday’s declaration by the country’s president of a state of disaster caused by drought. The … Read More “Malawi – Call for ‘Urgent Support’ After Disaster Declared” »
Nairobi — Kenya’s Rising Stars finished second at the tri-nation tournament in Lilongwe, after losing 3-1 to hosts Malawi in their second and final match on Sunday evening. Malawi, who had earlier beaten Zimbabwe 3-2 in their opening match finished top of the tree with six points, with Kenya finishing second with three points following … Read More “Kenya/Malawi: Rising Stars Pick Tough Lessons After Defeat to Malawi” »
Minister of sports and youth affairs, Hon. Uchizi Mkandawire has emphasized the need for the development of different sporting activities in this country as this will help in developing Malawi across all sectors. The minister retaliated that through sports, alot of people are able to generate huge amounts of money. He was speaking this on … Read More “Malawi: Sports, a Key Tool for National Development” »