Month: January 2022 Posts

The Ministry of National Unity is useless, Malawians tell Chakwera

Jan 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawians have questioned the retention of Ministry of National Unity, saying there is no war in Malawi to warrant such a ministry. President Lazarus Chakwera dissolved his cabinet on Monday and Malawians on social media… ...

Activist applauds Chakwera for delinking economic planning from Chilima’s ministry

Jan 29, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A Governance and Human Rights advocate says delinking economic planning and development from a portfolio held by Vice President Saulos Chilima and combining it with Ministry of Finance will give more opportunity to the new… ...

Malawi Govt forgets to announce deputy minister’s appointment

Jan 28, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Government says the name of a deputy minister was omitted by human error from a cabinet list announced Friday morning. President Lazarus Chakwera, over the past two days, has been making ministerial appointments following… ...

Chakwera fires Malawi Finance Minister

Jan 28, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Felix Mlusu as Minister of Finance and has taken away Economic Planning from a portfolio held by Vice President Saulos Chilima. The Vice President used to be Minister of Economic… ...

Chakwera declares all flood-hit districts in Malawi as disaster areas

Jan 27, 2022 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

Following floods that have affected over 48,216 households, killed 10 people and left 107 injured, President Lazarus Chakwera has declared all the districts hit by the floods as areas of disaster. In a statement yesterday,… ...

Fuel prices to go up in Malawi

Jan 27, 2022 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has revealed that it is planning to increase fuel prices in the country due to an increase in fuel transportation costs and depreciation of Kwacha against United States Dollar.… ...

Chakwera appoints 12 cabinet ministers

Jan 27, 2022 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed 12 cabinet ministers, including Sam Dalitso Kawale and Mark Katsonga Phiri as Ministers of Lands and Trade and Industry respectively.   The president has also promoted former deputy ministers Vera… ...