Month: September 2021 Posts

State Capture? Chakwera meets controversial Pakistani business mogul Chaudhry

Sep 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has met businessperson Karamat Chaudhry Ullah who in the past was accused of using the name of the Malawi President at the time to intimidate investigators of a corruption case. A picture… ...

Malawi honoured by AAI for consolidating democracy

Sep 14, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi has been honoured by the Africa American Institute for Malawians’ contribution to democracy. State House Director of Communications Sean Kampondeni said yesterday that Malawians have been honoured for the resilience they showed over the… ...

Minister wants Chakwera to intervene in land dispute  

Sep 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Lands, Kezzie Msukwa, wants President Lazarus Chakwera’s intervention in a dispute over Nkhozo Estate in Rumphi which Africa Invest wants to sell but communities say should be given back to them. The 2500… ...

State House downplays concerns over conflicting statements on AIP

Sep 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

State House has downplayed concerns over conflicting statements from Minister of Agriculture and President Lazarus Chakwera on the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). This morning during the State House brief, Director of Communications at State House,… ...

Chakwera promises improved conditions of service for health workers

Sep 10, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration will over the next four years address challenges health workers are facing  in order to ensure significant progress in their conditions of service. He made the remarks this morning… ...

Woman charged for sharing video clip ‘to ridicule President Chakwera’

Sep 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 5 &

A woman aged 20 appeared before a court in Lilongwe yesterday after she was arrested for sharing on a WhatsApp group a video clip which the state believes was aimed at ridiculing President Lazarus Chakwera.… ...

Talking Blues: In many ways, we are our own ‘Taliban’

Sep 05, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Because there are disturbing parallels between war-ravaged Afghanistan and tranquillity-filled Malawi, writing off developments in Afghanistan as mere news would be a colossal mistake. Where should I begin? On 15 August 2021, nearly twenty years… ...