Month: September 2020 Posts

Chakwera for peaceful co-existence in SADC

Sep 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Tione Andsen - MANA Malawi President, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, has called for peaceful co-existence among member states in the SADC region in order to attain sustainable development. He said this during the opening… ...

Malawi, Zambia hold bilateral talks

Sep 22, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera visited Zambia on Tuesday where he held talks with President Edgar Lungu aimed at enhancing relations between the two countries. Speaking in an interview, Chakwera said the discussions centred around how people… ...

Chakwera to visit Zambia on Tuesday

Sep 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will visit Zambia on his first foreign trip as President of Malawi. Chakwera will go to the neighboring country on Tuesday for a day-long official working visit. According to the Malawi Ministry… ...

I am not Malawian – Zambian President says amidst doubts of his citizenship

Jul 11, 2017 Russell Kondowe 314 &

Zambia President Edgar Lungu who is being accused of showing dictatorial tendencies has dismissed reports that he is originally Malawian. According to a Zambian publication Kitwe Times some quarters have alleged that Lungu is not… ...

Zambia: Edgar Lungu to be sworn in tomorrow

Sep 12, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...Chilima to be in attendance Malawi's vice President, Saulos Chilima is expected to attend Zambia President elect Edgar Lungu swear-in ceremony which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. Chilima was delegated by President Peter Mutharika… ...

Zambia elections: Lungu’s inauguration will be illegal, UPND has not accepted the court decision

Sep 06, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Losing opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that the UPND has not accepted the decision taken by the Constitutional Court to dismiss its election petition. Out of five Judges of the court, two wanted the… ...

Mutharika congratulates Lungu for winning Zambia elections

Aug 18, 2016 Bright Malenga 60 &

Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika was among the first heads of state to congratulate Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu for emerging victorious in last Thursday’s polls. According to results announced on August 15 by… ...

Zambia Elections: Lungu swearing in next week

Aug 17, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 15 &

Zambia's President-elect Edgar Lungu will be inaugurated next Tuesday, Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska has announced. Dr Msiska said in a statement yesterday thatthe ceremony will be held at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka… ...

Zambia Elections: Opposition makes rigging claims as Lungu leads with 24 constituencies left

Aug 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 78 &

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has accused the country’s election mangers the Electoral Commission of Zambia of deliberately not providing the G12 in Lusaka so as to live room for manipulation of results. Mr Hichilema who… ...

Greedy Malawians warned to stay away from Zambian elections 

Aug 10, 2016 Luke Bisani 28 &

Might be the love for voting or just simple greed that they will get free materials if they participate in a neighbouring country's election. Authorities from Zambia have warned Malawians against voting during the forthcoming… ...

Zambian elections : Lungu shuts down opposition media 

Jun 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 36 &

Authorities in Zambia have closed the country’s main private owned newspaper, a move that has been described as an attempt to stifle the media ahead of elections in August. Managing editor of the Post newspaper,… ...

Controversy refuses to die over Malawians registered in Zambia elections

Jun 11, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 31 &

It is said that the people of the two countries are related and even the names sound similar, so do the languages. However the issue of voting in each other’s election has stirred a hornets… ...

Malawians ready to vote in Zambian elections despite threats

May 26, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 171 &

Malawians have vowed to go to Zambia and vote during the country’s August 11 elections despite threats from Zambian politicians. A Zambian newspaper, The Post, quoted village headman Chisamba of Mchinji who said he is… ...

Mozambique applauds Malawi’s gesture

Apr 26, 2016 Luke Bisani 55 &

The Mozambican government has applauded Malawi for hosting its citizens who are fleeing violence in their home country. Speaking during a tripartite meeting held at Kamuzu Palace, Mozambican leader Filipe Nyusi said Malawi has played… ...

Zambian President cancels Kanene appointment

Jan 18, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 102 &

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that he has with immediate effect withdrawn the appointment of musician Clifford Dimba popularly known General Kanene as an ambassador against gender-based violence. The President’s decision to revoke Kanene's… ...