Month: September 2022 Posts

Minister Chimwendo Banda for local production to save forex

Sep 28, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mbandira Community College Minister of Youth, Richard Chimwendo Banda says producing goods such as garments locally can help save the much needed forex instead of using it to import things the country can produce. He… ...

Government plans to re-introduce physical education in schools

Sep 15, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 1 &

Government has expressed commitment to re-introduce physical education (PE) in primary and secondary schools as one way of helping improve sports from the grassroots. Minister of Youth and Sports, Richard Chimwendo Banda said government will… ...

Sports minister pledges to support kickboxing

Jul 18, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister  of Sports Richard Chimwendo Banda says the ministry of sports is ready to support kickboxing in the country. Chimwendo made the remarks over the weekend at Riverside Hotel in Lilongwe where Sungold Food Processing… ...

Malawi hailed for constructing new sports facilities

Jul 16, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Namibia's Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Agnes Tjongarero says the Aquatic Sports Complex and the Griffin Saenda Indoor Sports Complex which Malawi is constructing are very impressive and show the country's readiness to… ...

Malawi needs K11 billion to host Region 5 Youth games

Jul 14, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Goverment says it needs 11 billion Kwacha to host the Region 5 Youth Games which will start in December and will attract over 2000 athletes. Today, organisers of the Region 5 Youth Games engaged… ...

Region 5 Youth Games launched in Malawi

Jul 02, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Richard Chimwendo Banda on Friday officially launched the Region 5 youth games. The event took place at BICC in Lilongwe. Speaking at the launch, Chimwendo said as a Ministry and… ...

Sattargate: Government dispel Chilima impeachment claims

Jun 30, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 1 &

Parliament will not impeach Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima over his alleged involvement in corruption with Zuneth Sattar, government has said. There had been reports that one of the issues Parliament would discuss when it… ...

Chimwendo calls for investigation into Martse’s death

May 25, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Richard Chimwendo has asked Malawi Police Service to conduct an investigation into the death of hip-hop artist Martin Martse Nkhata who died on May 23 and has been buried today.… ...

‘March for youths’ organiser meets Chimwendo

May 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An organization which said it will conduct a solidarity march for youths in Malawi is reconsidering its plans after meeting Minister of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda on Friday. The minister during the meeting assured the… ...

Malawi Parliament approves budget

Mar 23, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The National Assembly has passed the 2022/23 National Budget which is pegged at K2.84 trillion and will run up to March 31, 2023. The budget has passed after members scrutinized votes from about 13 ministries… ...

Malawi Parliament suspended due to strange smell

Mar 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Proceedings interrupted as some legislators screamed that there was smoke in the House. Some Members were spotted fleeing following the alert. Leader of the House, Richard Chimwendo Banda, asked for the suspension to allow technicians… ...

Govt asks Malawians to be patient: ‘We are looking for solutions’

Dec 12, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Civic Education Timothy Mtambo has asked people in the country to be patient with the Tonse Alliance Government because it is looking for solutions to the high cost of living. Mtambo made the… ...

Zambia’s Hichilema to visit Malawi next week

Dec 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda says Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will visit Malawi next week. Chimwendo disclosed this in Parliament yesterday when he was addressing the House at the end of the 4th… ...

Chimwendo defends display of ‘dead helicopter’ during Malawi Police celebrations

Dec 03, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda says a dead helicopter was taken to Lilongwe for the Malawi Police centenary celebrations for people to know how the Malawi Police Service has been destroyed over the… ...

Chakwera wants to fix Malawi Police

Nov 30, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his government wants to create a better Malawi Police Service and he has directed the Ministry of Homeland Security to solicit views from police officers on how challenges facing the police… ...