Lazarus Chakwera Archives

NGOs threaten legal action over parastatal boards

Sep 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Four non-governmental organisations say they will drag government to court over lack of women in parastatal boards if President Lazarus Chakwera fails to reconstitute the boards within seven days. The NGOs are Human Rights Defenders… ...

Talking Blues: Malawi, a nation of Bassanios and Unokas

Sep 27, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

"In my school days, when I had lost one shaft, I shot his fellow of the self-same flight, the self-same way with more advised watch to find the other forth - and by adventuring both,… ...

Activist Kajoloweka snubs Chakwera

Sep 25, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youths rights advocate, Charles Kajoloweka Mhango has refused to take up the position of board member of the National Youth Council following his appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera. Kajoloweka who is Executive Director of Youth… ...

Chakwera calls for debt cancellation

Sep 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera, who is also chairperson of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), has asked for debt cancellation saying it would help LDCs recover from effects of COVID-19. He made the appeal on Thursday in his… ...

Does Chakwera hate women? It seems so

Sep 25, 2020 Aubrey Makina 1 &

There is a troubling pattern already with Lazarus Chakwera’s leadership and it can no longer be glossed over: it is a patriarchal leadership that favours men, regardless of their competencies, over women. When Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Malawians want Chikomeni included in Cannabis Authority board

Sep 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians have appealed to President Lazarus Chakwera to include Ras David Chikomeni Chirwa on the board of the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA). The Chakwera administration on Wednesday announced boards of over 60 parastatals including the… ...

Chakwera for peaceful co-existence in SADC

Sep 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Tione Andsen - MANA Malawi President, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, has called for peaceful co-existence among member states in the SADC region in order to attain sustainable development. He said this during the opening… ...

Malawi, Zambia hold bilateral talks

Sep 22, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera visited Zambia on Tuesday where he held talks with President Edgar Lungu aimed at enhancing relations between the two countries. Speaking in an interview, Chakwera said the discussions centred around how people… ...

Kuwani declares himself Malawi President

Sep 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Mbakuwaku Movement for Development (MMD) ;eader Peter Kuwani has declared himself President of Malawi. In a statement today, Kuwani has claimed that he is the only presidential candidate in the 2020 presidential elections who fully… ...

Chakwera administration urged to fire ACB director

Sep 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A legal expert has advised the Lazarus Chakwera administration to replace the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general if the government is serious about fighting corruption. The expert, law professor Danwood Chirwa, said the government should… ...