Month: January 2021 Posts

Talking Blues: Of Pandora’s box, Sisyphus, the crab, the crane and double-crossing

Jan 24, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Then I witnessed the torture of Sisyphus, as he wrestled with a huge rock with both hands. Bracing himself and thrusting with hands and feet, he pushed the boulder uphill to the top. But just… ...

Nankhumwa urges Govt to reduce fuel prices, scale up cash transfer

Jan 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged Government to scale up cash transfer programme and reduce fuel prices to help cushion the suffering of Malawians due to rise in Covid-19 infections. He said this today… ...

RTMU writes President Chakwera over Chikangawa forest dispute

Jan 19, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Local sawmillers under Reformed Timber Millers Union (RTMU) have written President Lazarus Chakwera expressing discontent over the Department of Forestry's decision to sign a pact with a foreign investor whom the RTMU accuses of  removing… ...

Chakwera m’busa wabodza

Jan 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...anama kuti ndalama zaboma zinathandiza amalawi kuthawa Covid ku Joweni A Malawi omwe anavotera mtsogoleri Lazarus Chakwera chaka chathachi awuzidwa ndi mtsogolerIyu kuti anachalira vimadzi vamphusi chifukwa iwo sali pano kukwaniritsa lonjezano lomwe ananena. Ena… ...

Chakwera caught pants down

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has been caught with pants down. Chakwera told the nation yesterday that K535 million out of K6.5 billion Covid-19 funds were used to repatriate Malawians from South Africa. The Malawi leader… ...

Chakwera lauded over Covid-19 speech: Malawi registers over 100 thousand suspected cases

Jan 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President has been lauded by commentators on social media over measures taken to curtail the spread of Covid-19 in the speech made last night with over 12 thousand cases confirmed in the country. Chakwera… ...

Chakwera told to step down for making false campaign promises

Jan 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately step down for making false campaign promises. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa in a Monday press statement… ...

Malawi leader admits abandoning campaign promises

Jan 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has admitted that he has abandoned his campaign promises, saying the promises were made in conditions that no longer hold. Chakwera made the admission in his national address on Sunday following a… ...

Iwalani za malonjezo a campaign, sitima yakumana ndi Namondwe – Chakwera

Jan 18, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Kodi mukudikila ntchito 1 miliyoni, kutsitsa mtengo kwa passport, ngongole za achinyamata ndi amayi kufika pa 15 billion, kapena kulumikiza madzi ndi magetsi ulere? Mukudikila madzi a mphutsi, sizitheka zimenezo. Mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a… ...

MSCE Exams to proceed

Jan 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi government through the ministry of education has announced that the on-going Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) Examinations will continue as planned. The announcement follows the Presidential address on Sunday, January, 17, 2021,… ...

Schools closed in Malawi over Coronavirus

Jan 17, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the closure of all schools in the country for three weeks as Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country with over 5,000 cases recorded this month. Chakwera has announced… ...

Chakwera says Malawians must sacrifice individual freedoms

Jan 16, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says people in the country must sacrifice individual freedoms in order to defeat the challenges being currently experienced. In his message on Friday to commemorate John Chilembwe Day, President Chakwera said Chilembwe… ...

Concerned citizens petition Chakwera over illegal sale of school land

Jan 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Concerned citizens in Zomba have today presented their petition to the State President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on alleged illegal sale of school land by the Zomba City Council. Students from Chilunga Community… ...

Malawi Govt pays lawyers for Chakwera, Chilima

Jan 14, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Lawyers who represented President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima in the elections case have been paid their legal fees by the government. The court ruled last year that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should… ...

Chakwera declares state of national disaster

Jan 12, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared a state of national disaster across Malawi due to the Coronavirus pandemic and has appealed for assistance in cash and in kind. The president made the declaration on… ...