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Mutharika accused of sugar-coating Malawi situation

Oct 06, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 69 &

Critics have accused Malawi President Peter Mutharika of undermining the crisis that the country is experiencing by painting a wrong picture in his speeches at the just ended United Nations General Assembly. Mutharika joined several… ...

Joyce Banda scoops an award

Oct 05, 2015 Macmillan Mhone 190 &

Former Malawi President, Joyce Banda has been awarded with the 2015 ‘Women of Distinction Global Leadership Award in Politics’ by Celebrating Women International (CWI) at a ceremony that took place last Saturday in the Bahamas.… ...

Malawians demand truth of Mutharika’s UN trip

Oct 05, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 175 &

The expenses spent by Malawi President Peter Mutharika and his entourage of about 115 delegates to United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York continue to raise eyebrows as more Malawians are demanding an explanation… ...

Mutharika to meet Ministers

Oct 05, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 25 &

Malawi leader Peter Mutharika is expected to meet cabinet Ministers to brain storm how he can go about with the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG's). The United Nations summit for the adoption of… ...

Mutharika administration feeling media storm

Oct 05, 2015 Macmillan Mhone 116 &

…. fears campaign against presidency As the media storm on Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s travel to the United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA) continues, government has accused the media of being dragged into a newly launched… ...

MEC rolls out constituency demarcation exercise

Oct 05, 2015 Hajira Halilu 10 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is to start constituency demarcation exercise this month. According to MEC Chief Elections Officer, Willie Karonga the electoral body has in this years strategic plan that it conduct the exercise… ...

Malawi Govt to impose strict measures on forest products

Oct 05, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

As one way of preserving forests, the Malawi government has announced that it has put in place strict measures in order to rectify illegal production and transferring of forest products. Some people in Malawi depend… ...