Month: April 2016 Posts

Mutharika gives Chaponda final warning

Apr 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 53 &

President Peter Mutharika has warned newly appointed minister of agriculture George Chaponda that he risks being fired if he does not take his duties. Chaponda was minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation and he… ...

Malawi, SA to resolve migration issues

Apr 11, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 100 &

Malawi and South Africa have agreed to resolve migration issues within a period of three months through an interactive ministerial meeting to be held in South Africa. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation… ...

Malawi’s Ethiopian diplomats in trouble!

Apr 07, 2016 Richard Jimu 1 &

Malawi's deputy ambassador Doreen Kapanga and secretary Fletcher Chowe in Ethiopia have been suspended on allegations that they were involved a series of corrupt activities that saw the Malawi government being defrauded money amounting to K20 million, government… ...

Govt says dismissal of Kabwila’s daughter is not political persecution

Mar 09, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 52 &

Government has denied assertions that politics was involved in decision to sack Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila’s daughter who was an intern at the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation. Louisa Angela… ...

Lake Malawi row blamed on Joyce Banda

Mar 09, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 111 &

The Malawi government says it will resolve the lake wrangle with Tanzania but has blamed the Joyce Banda administration for failing to resolve the matter quickly. Minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation George Chaponda… ...

Malawi24 Exclusive: DPP preparing Chaponda for Presidency

Jan 29, 2016 Aubrey Makina 64 &

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima might not be the President in-waiting for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Malawi24 has been tipped. According to an analyst who monitors political trends Gibson Kauye, the ruling DPP is… ...

Chilima after 2019

Jan 01, 2016 Fletcher Simwaka 32 &

He is occupying the office in which his predecessors barely survived. But will the Vice President, Saulos Chilima, defy odds and go all the way beyond 2019? FLETCHER SIMWAKA goes deeper: Politics is about strategy;… ...