Month: July 2022 Posts

SKC, Chakwera face each other for Malawi’s independence

Jul 06, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima met at Malawi Independence Day prayers today amid a rift in the ruling Tonse Alliance. The two leaders were at Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe where… ...

Independence Day celebrations moved to Lilongwe

Jun 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has moved Independence Day celebrations to Lilongwe from Blantyre in order to cut costs. Speaking at a press briefing this morning, Minister of Lands Sam Dalitso Kawale said the day will be commemorated by… ...

Govt urged to cancel Independence Day celebrations

Jun 24, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged Malawi Government to cancel the planned Independence Day celebrations, saying millions of taxpayers' money should not be wasted on celebrations while Malawians are suffering. Nankhumwa said this in… ...

Property owners urged to paint buildings ahead of Malawi Independence Day

May 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has told property owners in the city to decorate and beautify their premises and properties ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on 6 July. BCC acting chief executive officer Lytton… ...

We spent K87 million on Independence Day Celebrations – Chimwendo

Jul 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Despite State House on Monday saying it did not expect the cost for Independence Day celebrations to exceed K70 million, Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has revealed that K87 million was spent on… ...

Chakwera mocks ‘ugly’ independence decorations

Jul 06, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the Independence Day decorations placed on roundabouts are “ugly”. The Malawi leader was speaking today in Lilongwe during the National Service of Worship to commemorate Malawi's 57th independence. “When you see… ...

Chakwera pardons 156 prisoners

Jul 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has granted pardons to 156 prisoners, the Ministry of Homeland Security has confirmed. The prisoners have been pardoned as a show of goodwill by the president as the country is celebrating 57… ...

Govt cuts Independence celebrations budget following backlash

Jul 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Tonse Alliance Government has reduced the budget for the Independence Day celebrations after Malawians protested on social media. Government yesterday said it wanted to spend K244 million on Independence Day Celebrations which were slated… ...

Chakwera faces wrath of angry Malawians over K0.2 billion independence celebrations

Jul 01, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Malawians have expressed anger that the Tonse Alliance Government has chosen to spend K244 million on Independence Day celebrations in the midst of an economic slowdown and the threat of Covid-19 third wave. Chairperson of… ...

Malawi to waste K0.2billion on independence celebrations

Jul 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Tonse Alliance administration has come under fire over its plans to spend K244 million on July 6 Independence celebrations. Chairperson of the organising committee Richard Chimwendo who is also Minister of Homeland Security has… ...

Chakwera, the Malawian Martin Luther King Jr: Fuels Malawians into action

Jul 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday delivered a speech that has inspired the country with the same zeal of American revolutionary Martin Luther King Jnr. Speaking during his inauguration as Malawi's 6th president, Chakwera touched the… ...

Chilima, wife test negative for COVID-19

Jul 06, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima and his wife Mary Chilima have tested negative for COVID-19. Chilima revealed about the tests in a Facebook post today. “Yesterday, Madam Mary Chilima and I went for COVID-19 tests and… ...

Malawi Defence Force soldier fired over audio clip

Jul 11, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has fired a soldier who recorded an audio clip that went viral on social media after the Independence Day celebrations. This is according to MDF spokesperson Major Paul Chiphwanya who… ...

Malawi leader calls for peace, hails military in Independence Day address

Jul 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Peter Mutharika on Saturday called for peace and hailed the country’s security forces for maintaining order. Speaking during the main Independence Day celebrations in Blantyre, Mutharika said there are millions of Malawians who are… ...

Mutharika says Chakwera, Chilima know they lost May 21 election

Jul 06, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Peter Mutharika says his political opponents joined post-election protests instead of waiting for the final determination of the Malawi polls case because they know they “lost the election big time.” Mutharika was re-elected in… ...