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Thabwa Primary School wins Tidye Zakasinthasintha nutrition competition

Oct 25, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Thabwa Full Primary school from Chikwawa district has emerged victorious in the Tidye Zakasinthasintha nutrition competition organized in the district by the European Union (EU) and Malawi Government in partnership with World Food Programme (WFP)… ...

Chakwera asks EU to speed up resumption of budgetary support

Mar 08, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has asked the European Union (EU) to expedite processes towards resumption of direct budgetary support which he says will help bring forex to Malawi. Chakwera made the appeal yesterday when she met… ...

Devaluation does not work in Malawi – European Union

Nov 30, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi Rune Skinnebach has said that devaluation of currency is pointless in a country with low exports like Malawi. Skinnebach said this in Blantyre during a media interaction with journalists… ...

M1 rehabilitation funded by €95.5m loan from EIB

Jul 14, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has borrowed €95.5 million (K98.7 billion) from European Investment Bank (EIB) to rehabilitate part of the M1 Road, covering a stretch of 301 kilometres from Lumbadzi in Lilongwe to Chiweta in Rumphi. Apart from… ...

EU envoy commends Chakwera on fight against corruption

Jun 22, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi Rune Skinnebach has commended president Lazarus Chakwera for taking a broad stand in fighting against corruption. The commendation comes in the wake of the firing of the Police Inspector… ...

Chakwera to travel to Belgium

Feb 15, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will attend the 6th European Union–African Union Summit from Thursday to Friday this week in Brussels, Belgium. Chakwera announced the trip in a Facebook post yesterday. He said the summit offers renewed… ...

Over K6 billion set aside for lean season response

Jan 25, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Development partners, in collaboration with Malawi Government, have committed US$8.2 million (approximately K6.7 billion) for support towards the implementation of the 2021/2022 lean season response targeting households that are food insecure in order to reduce… ...

Malawi hailed for outlawing death penalty

Apr 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Amnesty International and the European Union have praised Malawi for outlawing the death penalty. The Supreme Court of Appeal on April 28 ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional. Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director… ...

International body approves vaginal ring

Oct 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Dapivirine Ring (vaginal ring) for HIV prevention has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a European Union agency that regulates research and research products. The trials on the use of the vaginal… ...

EU hides election report

Mar 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

...says legal proceedings are not over The European Union (EU) says its final report on the 2019 Tripartite Elections will be released after all legal proceeding regarding the elections are over. This is according to… ...

Akazembe ayankhulapo pa za chigamulo cha mlandu wa zisankho

Jan 30, 2020 Cosmas Kagulo 1 &

Pamene anthu m’dziko muno ali tcheru kudikira chigamulo kuchokera ku khoti pa mlandu wa zotsatira za chisankho cha mtsogoleri was dziko lino, akazembe a m’maiko osiyanasiya kuno ku Malawi apempha atsogoleri a ndale kuti azavomereze… ...

EU cancels plan to present report on Malawi Elections

Jan 08, 2020 Richard Jimu 0 &

The European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) has backtracked on plans to present a report on the 2019 Malawi Elections. The Mission was arrived in the country today to present the report but it… ...

EU report poorly timed – Chilima

Jan 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima has described the European Union’s planned presentation of a report on the May 21 Elections as ill-timed and careless. Chilima said this in a letter to European Union dated 7th January,… ...

EU to present final report on May 21 Elections

Jan 07, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) is coming to Malawi to present its final report on the disputed May 21 Elections. Aurelie Valtat, EU Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Political Affairs… ...

Govt angry with MHRC for releasing Msundwe report

Dec 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Government has condemned the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) for releasing the Msundwe report before presenting it to the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare. In a statement today, Minister of Gender… ...