Month: September 2021 Posts

Malawi prepared to work with China on wealth creation – Mkaka  

Sep 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka has expressed admiration over China’s development trajectory that has enabled the country to lift over 100 million people out of extreme poverty and he has stated that Malawi… ...

Malawians basking in poverty: 2 in 10 people are extremely poor

Sep 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A comprehensive Malawi Poverty Report prepared by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows that 2 in every 10 people in Malawi are basking in extreme poverty as Central Region leads the pride of poor Malawians.… ...

Abeco Water Tanks Save the Day

Jun 28, 2021 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Water tanks dot the horizon of many African countries including Malawi. Africa as a continent is plagued by weather patterns that are extreme and the continent suffers from water scarcity. Water has become the most… ...

Chakwera says conflicts have impoverished Africa

Jun 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says conflicts over natural resources have left Africa poor while people from other continents are benefiting from the same natural resources. Chakwera made the remarks after arriving from Mozambique where he attended… ...

NGOs call for more investments in social protection programs

Jan 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) and International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for more investments in social protection programs such as cash transfer, saying such programs can improve the welfare of people. OSF with support from… ...

Inability to select 140,440 learners to secondary schools is a tragedy, says Oxfam

Jan 06, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Oxfam Malawi says it is a tragedy and a recipe for poverty that the Ministry of Education is unable to select 140,440 learners to secondary schools despite the learners passing the Primary School Leaving Certificate… ...

World Bank, IMF calls for debt relief for poorest countries

Mar 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked bilateral creditors to offer debt relief for countries such as Malawi due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint statement on Thursday, the World… ...

I want to leave Malawi happier than I found it – Mutharika

Jan 22, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says his goal is to leave Malawians happier than he found them by providing basic social services to every community. The president made the remarks in London on Tuesday during a public… ...

We can make Malawi a rich country – Mutharika

Dec 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

… calls on Malawians to stop complaining and blaming others President Peter Mutharika says people in the country can create wealth and make Malawi a rich country. Mutharika was speaking on Friday at Sanjika Palace… ...

USAID launches K51.5 billion project

Nov 21, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Amid continued efforts to reduce levels of food insecurity at household level in the country, USAID has launched the $70 million (MK 51.5 billion) Titukulane Project. According to the Malawi government, the development is in… ...

World Bank tells Malawi to address urgent needs

Oct 10, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The World Bank has told Malawi to prioritise urgent needs when allocating resources as one way of reducing poverty. The Bank’s country manager for Malawi Greg Toulmin made the remarks at the fourth Developmental Cooperation… ...

Some countries use poverty to control other nations – Mutharika

Sep 27, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Malawi President, Peter Mutharika, has said some United Nations member states of use poverty to control people of other countries. The Malawi leader said this in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)… ...

Elderly woman abandoned by her children, rescued by a community

Aug 31, 2019 Luke Bisani 2 &

For three years, Telezina Julius and her grand-daughter had been spending nights in a shed made from the remains of iron sheets of a house she had. Each passing day, Julius who lives in Mulanje… ...

Social cash transfer beneficiaries affording three meals per day

Jul 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Implementers of the Social Cash Transfer Program (SCTP) also known as  Mtukula Pakhomo, says the program has transformed lives of beneficiaries in Nkhotakota district. The implementers said many households have managed to buy livestock and… ...

Malawi education: Poverty major cause for school dropouts

Jan 02, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

When going towards the South West of Lilongwe in Traditional Authority (TA) Malili, one comes across a school which is surrounded by 20 small villages with over 80 households in each village. Zapita is one… ...