Month: August 2020 Posts

Chakwera is a hypocrite – Nankhumwa

Aug 12, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has accused President Lazarus Chakwera of playing double standards in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic by imposing restrictions that he vehemently opposed when he was in the opposition. On Friday… ...

Chakwera is a liar – Nankhumwa

Jul 28, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has hit back at President Lazarus Chakwera for accusing the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of stealing more than MK1 trillion during its six years in power. In his… ...

Nankhumwa visits Viola, Ntopwa 1

Jul 11, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa today visited DPP members Jomo Osman and Gerald Viola who have been arrested by Police in the Southern Region. Nankhumwa who is also Leader of Opposition… ...

Mutharika to thank people for their votes

Jul 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa says former President Peter Mutharika will come out to thank people in the region for voting for him. Mutharika lost the presidency in the… ...

Nankhumwa hails Mutharika as a tolerant leader

Jul 01, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has hailed former President Peter Mutharika as a tolerant leader who remained calm despite "serious political provocation and personal denigration". Nankhumwa made the remarks in Parliament on Tuesday during his… ...

Nankhumwa is new Leader of Opposition

Jun 29, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator for Mulanje Central Kondwani Nankhumwa is the new Leader of Opposition in Parliament. This follows DPP leader Peter Mutharika’s defeat in the June 23 Presidential Elections. On Monday, Parliament resumed… ...

Mutharika’s presence to boost DPP campaign – Nankhumwa

Jun 01, 2020 George Banda - MEC Stringer 0 &

  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has said the presence of President Peter Mutharika on the party's campaign trail will boost morale among its supporters ahead of the court-ordered… ...

Govt to buy maize from farmers next month

Mar 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says government will start buying maize from farmers next month. According to Nankhumwa, resources have been allocated for buying maize in April as the ministry wants… ...

Malawi Parliament passes cannabis bill

Feb 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Parliament has passed the Cannabis Regulation Bill which allows the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal benefits. Agriculture Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa introduced the bill Cannabis saying it would help diversify the economy and boost the country’s… ...

Nankhumwa blames traders for worsening hunger in Malawi

Feb 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the current food insecurity has been worsened by traders who want to make abnormal profits. Nankhumwa was speaking in Parliament on Friday when he presented… ...

Govt to buy maize from farmers soon after harvest

Feb 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says it will buy maize from farmers soon after the crop is harvested at the end of the 2019/2020 growing season. Minister responsible Kondwani Nankhumwa said this… ...

Nankhumwa commends small-scale farmers

Jan 29, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended small-scale farmers for their significant role in socioeconomic development of Malawi. Nankhumwa said this on Monday during Nasfam's 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in… ...

Agriculture sector contributes 30% to Malawi’s GDP

Jan 11, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the agricultural sector provides 90 percent of export earnings which contributes 30 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Malawi. Nankhumwa revealed this on… ...

Opposition parties want to create chaos in Malawi – Mutharika

Jan 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

… Says he is leader for whole Malawi not one region President Peter Mutharika has accused opposition political leaders of lying to Malawians in rural areas about the outcome of the presidential elections case in… ...

Mutharika launches K70 billion agricultural commercialization project

Jan 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has today launched the Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) Project which seeks to graduate 650,000 small and medium scale farmers from subsistence to commercial farming. The six-year project is being implemented by the Ministry… ...