Month: August 2020 Posts

Piles of rubbish in Mzuzu dismay Chilima

Aug 19, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed shock over poor waste management in Mzuzu City. Chilima is in Mzuzu and on Tuesday he engaged with Heads of Parastatals and Local Councils based in the Northern Region.… ...

Chilima thanks US for video conferencing equipment

Aug 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed gratitude to the United States of America  for donating video conferencing equipment to the Public Sector Reforms Department. Chilima who is also Minister of Economic Development and Public Sector… ...

Chakwera and Chilima’s lawyers get K323 million

Aug 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Days after being awarded K7 billion, lawyers for President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima have also been awarded K323 million in legal fees. Senior Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Justus Kishindo, has… ...

Chilima urges Ombudsman to continue representing interests of Malawians

Aug 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to continue addressing complaints of maladministration and violation of human rights. Chilima made the remarks in Lilongwe on Wednesday when he met Ombudsman Martha… ...

All AFORD councillors dump party

Aug 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

All the councillors who were elected on Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) ticket in the 2019 elections have left the party to join alliance partner UTM. Councillor Vincent Kayuni from Karonga central ward and Hiwett Mkandawire… ...

Talking Blues: Presidential benefit of doubt? That quota is exhausted

Aug 11, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Since independence, Malawi has had six presidents who have presided over ‘seven’ regimes. We had the Kamuzu era, Bakili’s lost decade, Bingu’s first and second terms, Joyce Banda’s cash-gate stained short stint, Peter Mutharika’s six… ...

Elections case costs: Law expert urges MEC to appeal

Aug 11, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

A law expert has questioned the K7 billion elections case legal fees and has advised the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to appeal. Danwood Chirwa, who is Dean of Law at University of Cape Town, said… ...