Month: October 2019 Posts

Magufuli copies Chilima’s amnesty on corruption and fraud suspects

Oct 04, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 2 &

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has given people who committed financial crimes a chance to return the money to government, an initiative UTM president Saulos Chilima also promised to implement in Malawi. In the run up… ...

Govt removes tax on first ten tobacco bales

Apr 25, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has removed tax on first ten tobacco bales and has assured farmers that they will experience good prices this season. Mutharika announced this Thursday during official opening of this year’s tobacco season… ...

Malawi to close roads for Magufuli’s visit

Apr 24, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Police says roads in Lilongwe will be closed during Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s visit. Magufuli arrives in Malawi this morning through Kamuzu International Airport. National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said some roads will be… ...

Magufuli to visit Malawi: Lake saga on the agenda

Apr 19, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli will visit Malawi next week with the Lake Malawi wrangle high on the agenda. According to the Malawi Ministry Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Magufuli will arrive in Malawi on… ...

Round up all the gays – Tanzania orders

Nov 02, 2018 Alex Chikanga 7 &

...'Those who want to campaign for gay rights should find another country' - says TZ Home Affairs Minister Tanzania has launched a 17 anti-gay surveillance squad to hunt down and arrest anyone considered to be… ...

Amangidwa kamba konyoza President pa Facebook

Mar 28, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Anthu awiri amene amatsogolera anzawo pochitila mtudzu President ndi kumema anthu kuti achite zionetselo anjatwa. Izi zachitika mu dziko la Tanzania limene Mtsogoleri wawo John Magufuli wayamba kuonetsa makhalidwe achilendo ofuna kupondeleza ufulu wa anthu.… ...

Tanzania: Opposition leaders jailed for insulting Magufuli

Feb 27, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 28 &

A lawmaker from the main opposition CHADEMA party has been jailed in Tanzania for insulting President John Magufuli. The parliamentarian, Joseph Mbilinyi, has been convicted together with local leader for the party Emmanuel Masonga. According to a… ...

Mutharika earns less than Magufuli – State House

Oct 08, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 2 &

Despite the praise he gets from Malawians for his cost-cutting measures, Tanzanian President John Magufuli draws a higher salary than President Peter Mutharika. State House says Mutharika still receives K1.5 million salary despite being entitled… ...

Malawi, Tanzania mediation talks hailed

Jul 16, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 41 &

One of the country's political commentators has hailed the resumption of mediation talks between Malawi and Tanzania over the longstanding Lake Malawi dispute saying it is a huge step towards resolving the dispute. Malawi government… ...

Mutharika and Magufuli to meet over Lake row

Jul 14, 2017 Luke Bisani 209 &

Malawi's lake wrangle with neighbouring country Tanzania will not end soon as the High Level Mediation Team on the issue has proposed that heads of the two countries are to give guidance on the resolutions… ...

Magufuli starts arresting critics

Jul 05, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 48 &

After making headlines as a reformer and becoming a darling of many Africans including Malawians who are unhappy with their leaders, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has taken a step higher in his radical reforms on… ...

Malawi, Tanzania put differences aside

May 17, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 42 &

Despite fighting over ownership of part of Lake Malawi, Tanzania and Malawi will meet for a joint Malawi-Tanzania Donors' Conference on the development of the Songwe River Basin Development Programme. According to a press statement… ...

Mutharika dares Magufuli: The whole Lake belongs to Malawi

Mar 23, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has said Malawi owns the whole of Lake Malawi putting questions of his silence on the lake ownership saga to rest. Mutharika was very noisy while campaigning prior to the 2014 presidential… ...

Malawi, Tanzania plan meeting to strengthen ties

Dec 08, 2016 Bright Malenga 83 &

Governments of Tanzania and Malawi expect to hold a meeting of the joint commission for bilateral cooperation early next year in a deliberate move to cement relationship between the two neighbouring nations, Malawi24 understands. The Tanzanian… ...

Forget meeting Magufuli at the UN over Lake Malawi row – Mutharika told

Sep 20, 2016 Richard Jimu 88 &

President Peter Mutharika might have to discuss with himself the row over Lake Malawi that the country has been dragged in by her neighbour Tanzania if he is to still go ahead with his plans… ...