Month: January 2021 Posts

MCP’s Mkandawire visits Mia family

Jan 14, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) second vice president Harry Mkandawire today visited the family of Sidik Mia in Chikwawa where he described Mia as a selfless person who committed his resources to supporting the party and… ...

Chakwera declares state of national disaster

Jan 12, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has declared a state of national disaster across Malawi due to the Coronavirus pandemic and has appealed for assistance in cash and in kind. The president made the declaration on… ...

Belekanyama, Mia die of Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Mohammed Sidik Mia and Minister of Local Government Lingson Belekanyama have died of Coronavirus. The Government has confirmed the deaths of the two ministers who were also members of… ...

Make tough decisions on Covid-19 – APM to Chakwera

Jan 12, 2021 Aubrey Makina 0 &

Malawi former President Peter Mutharika has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to make tough decisions on the rampaging Covid-19 which has since claimed two lives in Chakwera’s cabinet. In a Facebook post reacting to the… ...

Malawi Transport Minister tests positive for Covid-19

Jan 08, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Sidik Mia is self-isolating after testing positive for Coronavirus. Mia announced in a statement today that he has Covid-19. “I wish to inform you that I have tested positive… ...

Chakwera skips Magufuli inaguration, sends Mia to represent him

Nov 04, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will not attend the inaguration ceremony for Tanzania's John Magufuli and the Malawi leader has delegated Minister of Transport Sidik Mia to represent him. According to a letter by Secretary for Transport… ...

Government to intensify roads maintenance

Oct 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Sidik Mia says the Tonse Alliance will intensify road maintenance works across the country as it is an aspect that has been neglected over the years. Mia said this… ...

Malawi president maintains cabinet

Jul 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has maintained his cabinet despite criticism over the inclusion of a husband and wife as well as two siblings in the 31-member cabinet. After the cabinet was announced on Wednesday,… ...

Marital status was not considered when selecting cabinet – Chakwera

Jul 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his cabinet saying marital status was not considered when he was forming his cabinet. The Malawi leader has come under fire from Malawians for selecting family members in his cabinet… ...

The new cabinet is a huge disappointment – analyst

Jul 09, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A social commentator has described President Lazarus Chakwera's cabinet as a huge disappointment. The Malawi president on Wednesday appointed a 31 member cabinet of which other notable people include; MCP's Sidik Mia, UTM's Michael Usi… ...

Lower Shire Chiefs honour Mia with Mbuya title

Jun 15, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

  Chiefs from the Shire Valley districts of Nsanje and Chikwawa have honoured Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Muhammad Sidikk Mia with a traditional 'Mbuya' title for his interest to serve the aspirations… ...

Mia reiterates commitment to support Tonse Alliance

May 20, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

…Distributes maize flour to 1000 families Vice President for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Muhammad Sidik Mia, has reiterated his commitment to support the Tonse Alliance saying his focus is to see regime change.… ...

I will only leave MCP if Mutharika drops out of presidential race – Mia

May 18, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President Sidik Mia says he will only leave the party if Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, President Peter Mutharika, drops out of the 2020 presidential race. Writing on his Facebook… ...

Come back to DPP/UDF alliance – Atupele calls back ‘uncle’ Sidik Mia

May 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

As the race for votes in the 2020 election intensifies, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) runningmate Atupele Muluzi has extended an olive branch to Malawi Congress Party strongman Sidik Mia. In whistle-stop tours that he conducted… ...

Mia says Chakwera can choose new runningmate

Mar 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President has given party leader Lazarus Chakwera blessings to choose another person as runningmate ahead of the fresh presidential elections. In a statement on Facebook today, Mia said the ongoing… ...