Month: March 2020 Posts

Mutharika fires Kutsaira for second time in a week

Mar 18, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has removed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor for Centre Bintony Kutsaira, less than a week after Mutharika also fired Kutsaira from the cabinet. According to a statement from the DPP, Mutharika… ...

Malawi will get electricity from neighbours – Kutsaira

Mar 06, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Bintony Kutsaira says Malawi will have access to more electricity from neighbouring countries in the SADC region through regional integration in the electricity sub-sector . Speaking at the… ...

Government to electrify four areas in Mangochi

Feb 24, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Government says it will soon electrify four areas in Mangochi under Malawi Rural Electrification Program (MAREP). MAREP is being implemented by the Department of Energy Affairs under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining.… ...

New Forestry Act to bring sanity in charcoal business

Feb 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Parliament on Thursday passed the New Forestry Amendment Act of 2019 which Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira said has a provision for issuing licences to charcoal sellers. According to Kutsaira, the… ...

Kutsaira says he cherishes Parks Ranger uniform

Jan 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Minister of Natural Resources Energy and Mining, Bintony Kutsaira got netizens and Viphya communities cheering about his Forest Guard and Parks Ranger uniforms following a National Forestry Season Launch on Saturday at Viphya Plantations… ...

Forestry department seeks to inculcate tree planting culture in youth

Jan 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Director of Forestry, Stella Gama, says government wants to inculcate a culture of tree planting in young people to help address the adverse effects of climate change. The Director was speaking during a tree planting… ...

Kutsaira urges action to combat climate change

Jan 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Bintony Kutsaira, has urged Malawians to take part in tree planting exercise in order to combat climate change. Kutsaira said this after leading Malawians in planting 1,250… ...

Kutsaira hails Gomani V for promoting tree planting

Jan 21, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira has hailed Inkosi Gomani V for promoting tree planting in his area. Kutsaira made the remarks on Monday during a tree planting exercise at Lizulu in… ...

More funding needed to fight climate change – Kutsaira

Dec 06, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira has urged developed countries to continue building funding for least developed countries in the areas of climate change resilience and adaptation. Kutsaira was speaking in Madrid,… ...

Govt wants 50% of Malawians to have access to electricity by 2030

Nov 28, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government says it wants to increase the electricity access rate to 50 percent from the current 11 percent by 2030. Minister of Natural Resources Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira said this on Wednesday during the… ...

Peace Parks gives Malawi new plane for Nyika National Park

Nov 27, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has received a new Savannah aircraft which the ministry says will help in the fight against poaching at Nyika National Park. On Monday, Peace Parks presented Malawi's… ...

Contract negotiations with ‘ghost’ company were cancelled – Kutsaira

Oct 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira has refuted reports that government awarded a K7.8 billion consultancy contract to a ‘ghost’ company saying negotiations were cancelled at an early stage. The minister made… ...

Prince Harry visits Liwonde, honours British soldier

Sep 30, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Prince Harry today visited Liwonde National Park where he paid tribute to a British soldier who was killed by an elephant during a counter-poaching operation. The Duke of Sussex laid a wreath for Mathew Talbot,… ...

Minister Kutsaira locks out late comers

Jul 22, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira this morning locked late comers out of the ministry's offices at Capital Hill and warned that the ministry will take action against them. Kutsaira went the… ...

DPP pledges to conduct transparent primary elections

Aug 10, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has pledged to conduct fair and transparent primary elections. Central Regional Governor for DPP Bintony Kutsaira made the pledge during a meeting which the party organized with 66 DPP aspirants… ...