Diplomats Archives

Nepotism and rot: Chakwera appoints Chilima’s in-law to embassy position

Jun 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rot continues to dominate President Lazarus Chakwera’s appointments with the latest case being the appointment of his deputy’s mother-in-law to an ambassadorial post. Chakwera has also re-appointed a former ambassador with a track record of… ...

Chakwera appoints new ambassadors

Jun 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed new heads of mission to six countries, including South Africa where Malawi’s diplomats have been expelled over illegal alcohol trade. The Public Appointments Committee of Parliament has confirmed the six… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, spare us from dishonourable diplomats

Jun 13, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron” - Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. He transformed the Soviet Union from a… ...