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BBC World Questions series is coming to Malawi next week to debate issues such as power cuts, anti-corruption measures, and the country’s economy.
The event will be held on Tuesday 8th November, 2022 in front of a large audience in the country’s capital city, Lilongwe.
Some of the discussion topics on this debate will be food security, energy supplies and power cuts, anti-corruption measures, the environment and climate change.
The panel will include Minister of Information and Government spokesman Gospel Kazako, Vice Chancellor of the Malawi University of Science and Technology Professor Address Malata and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician Marie Mainja.
Charles Kajoloweka, human rights activist, founder and executive director of Youth and Society (YAS), will also be on the panel.
Gwenan Roberts who is the commissioning Editor of BBC World Service English said that he is delighted that they are partnering with the British Council for this edition of World Questions in Malawi, and they look forward to listening to the debate.
Vera Ng’oma, Country Director for the British Council in Malawi, said: “We are delighted to welcome BBC World Questions to Malawi for the first time, this is a great chance to hear from people across the country about issues that affect us all and we are looking forward to a lively discussion.”
The World Questions is a series of international events and programmes created in partnership with the British Council. The programme will be presented by the BBC’s Royal Correspondent, Jonny Dymond who will chair the hour-long debate which will be led by questions from the audience.
The programme will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Umodzi Park Hotel, Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. There will be a reception at 5.30pm, with the recording starting at 7pm.
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