Peter Mutharika Archives

President Mutharika plants himself on the ground, instead of a tree

Jan 25, 2016 Aubrey Makina 905 &

...and the Internet is not amused With reports of bad health about Malawi President Peter Mutharika circulating in the country, his recent submission to the force of gravity has just made the situation worse. According… ...

Mutharika asked to review political party bill

Jan 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) has asked Malawi President Peter Mutharika to revisit the draft Political Party bill as the country is currently using an outdated act in registering political parties. The law which Malawi… ...

Mutharika tells off donors

Jan 22, 2016 Martha Chikoti 115 &

…says would not accept their ultimatums on ATI Malawi President Peter Mutharika says his government will not table the Access to Information (ATI) bill because of ultimatums from the media, donors or civil society organizations… ...

Revealed: some Admarc officials bribed to defame DPP

Jan 19, 2016 Thula Chisamba 141 &

It has been revealed that some officials working with the Agriculture Development and Marketing Cooperation (Admarc) have been hired by some opposition politicians to defame Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government by deliberately compromising… ...

Mutharika speaks tough on tax evasion

Jan 19, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has warned individuals, corporations, and trusts against evasion of taxes by in the country. Speaking on the state broadcaster through a program called 'Talk to the President' oover the weekend, Mutharika… ...

Mutharika contradicts himself

Jan 18, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 136 &

President Peter Mutharika says Malawi will suffer if people continue to neglect the environment, a contradiction to plans set by his administration to extract oil on Lake Malawi which experts say will result in the… ...

Revealed: Mutharika wanted media blackout on Kalemba row

Jan 14, 2016 Happy Arnold Soko 44 &

A court document containing case judgment on the Clerk of Parliament issue has revealed that President Peter Mutharika ordered Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya to bar the media from publicizing the case involving the appointment… ...

Councillors threaten to strike over delayed motorcycle loan

Jan 14, 2016 Luke Bisani 49 &

Ward Councillors in Malawi have threatened to strike over government’s failure to provide a motorcycle loan as promised by President Peter Mutharika's administration. Speaking during a press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday morning, Malawi Local… ...

Will God save Malawians from hunger?

Jan 13, 2016 Jimmy Kainja* 168 &

Malawi President, Peter Mutharika recently called for and attended national prayers asking God for good rains in the current rain season. At the moment most of the districts in Malawi are experiencing a dry spell, some… ...

Malawi Patients sleeping on the floor hospitals

Patients keep sleeping on the floor at QECH while Mutharika spends millions on his toilet

Jan 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 208 &

A photo has appeared on Facebook of a patient sleeping on the floor at Malawi's Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital at a time that the country's leadership has come under fire for extravagance. Information that Malawi24… ...

Mutharika pardons 230 prisoners

Jan 07, 2016 Richard Jimu 28 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 230 inmates from the country's prisons a symbol of forgiveness during the Christmas and New Year Celebrations, Government says. According to statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security dated… ...