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Chakwera says Tonse Govt will deliver on its promises

Mar 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the Tonse Alliance is determined to deliver on its promises and he has claimed that the signs of the government’s resolve to fulfill the promises are plain to see. The Malawi… ...

Nankhumwa urges Govt to reduce fuel prices, scale up cash transfer

Jan 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged Government to scale up cash transfer programme and reduce fuel prices to help cushion the suffering of Malawians due to rise in Covid-19 infections. He said this today… ...

Nankhumwa tells Chakwera to reverse fuel price hike

Dec 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has demanded the Lazarus Chakwera administration to reverse the fuel price hike saying Malawians are suffering. Nankhumwa has said this today in a statement on the fuel price increase which… ...

People resent me because I lived outside Malawi for 40 years – Mutharika

Oct 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Former President Peter Mutharika has claimed that some people in the country dislike him because he lived outside the country for a long time hence they concluded that he is not truly Malawian. He made… ...

30% of IMF aid will be siphoned to 2021 financial budget

Oct 23, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

30% of the $102 million aid that the International Monetary Fund dedicated to Malawi will be directed towards the 2021 financial budget in order to shore up the issues caused by the recent pandemic. The… ...

Malawi leader attacks donors over subsidies

Oct 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has condemned donors for opposing subsidies in Africa when their governments also provide subsidies to their own farmers. He was speaking at Pilimiti Primary School Ground in Zomba during the launch of… ...

World Bank chief agrees with Chakwera on debt relief

Oct 05, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

World Bank President David Malpass has agreed with Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, on the need for debt cancellation for developing countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. Malpass said up to 100 million people could be… ...