Month: December 2020 Posts

Repair of burst pipe at Nkula to take 10 days

Dec 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it will take the company 10 days to repair the burst pipe at Nkula B Power Station. The company said this on Tuesday when Minister of Energy Newton Kambala visited… ...

Chakwera shielding underperforming, corrupt and scandalous ministers

Dec 11, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera promised Malawians that he would fire underperforming ministers after giving them a 5-month probation period. Despite some ministers being shredded in scandals including serious allegations of corruption and tax evasion, Chakwera… ...

Kambala faulted for cancelling NOCMA tender process

Dec 02, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Energy Newton Kambala has come under fire for cancelling the process of recruiting new fuel suppliers at National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA). Former NOCMA board member Fryson Chodzi says the minister should… ...

Government for affordable, renewable and reliable energy

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By  Blackson Mkupatira - Mana Government has begun engaging investors in the energy sector to discuss means of generating affordable and reliable electricity in the country. Minister of Energy, Newton Kambala said the country is… ...

Chakwera administration wants Malawi to have enough power by 2021

Jul 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Energy Newton Kambala says the Lazarus Chakwera administration wants Malawi to have enough power by 2021. Kambala made the remarks on Tuesday when he visited Tedzani and Nkula Hydro power stations. At Tedzani,… ...

Kambala pledges loyalty to UTM

Dec 19, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Businessman Newton Kambala has pledged loyalty to UTM following his loss at the party's convention. Kambala lost the position of Treasure to businessperson and Former Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South West Iqbal Omar at… ...

Newton Kambala, the first Malawian to make a cellphone call

Feb 21, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 87 &

Malawians make numerous calls everyday but entrepreneur Newton Kambala was the first to make a mobile phone call. Kambala who hails from the Malawi's central region district of Mchinji district and was born in 1962… ...

New Political party UTP dragged to court

Jun 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 66 &

The newly formed United Transformation Party (UTP) is already facing its first court battle as some members are challenging the party’s leadership. In contrast to the principle of standing united, members of the newly formed… ...