Month: September 2020 Posts

Activists warn Chakwera against abandoning campaign promises

Sep 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A rights group has warned President Lazarus Chakwera against shelving Tonse Alliance campaign promises, saying the Chakwera administration will be branded as a team of liars if it fails to deliver on the promises. Executive… ...

Chakwera says Tonse Govt will ensure Malawi is well protected

Sep 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his administration will ensure that no inch of the sovereign territory of the country is encroached. Speaking in a radio address at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Saturay, Chakwera said the… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, the rubble in Malawi cannot just be wished away

Sep 20, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Saying that President Lazarus Chakwera’s Sermon of the Eight Rubbles delivered on this year’s independence cum inauguration day excited many Malawians is an understatement. That sermon struck the right chords. It thrilled the nation. Cynics… ...

MP says his constituents not impressed with budget

Sep 17, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Phalombe North East has claimed that people in his constituency are not impressed with the 2020/21 budget. The legislator, Dennis Namachekecha Phiri, who is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Asian business community pledges to support Tonse Government

Sep 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Asian Business Community (ABC) says it is excited over the reforms being championed by President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration and the grouping is ready to work with the administration. ABC Mzuzu chapter chairperson Ash Rashid Bano… ...

Chilima challenges SMEDI on disbursement of K75 billion

Sep 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has challenged Small and Medium Development Institute (SMEDI) to demonstrate that it can manage to disburse loans apolitically to small businesses under the planned K75 billion loan programme. Chilima made the… ...

Government should come out clearly on sports resumption

Sep 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

It is obvious that there is an apparent disconnect between Malawi Government, sports associations and reality. As it is, associations are seriously hoping to resume their games as soon as possible- perhaps with no spectators… ...

CAMA bashes budget: ‘It’s a sham’

Sep 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) says the national budget is a complete departure from what Malawians expected as the Tonse Alliance has discarded its promises. CAMA executive director John Kapito made the remarks in a… ...

Expert commends Tonse for continuing DPP era projects

Sep 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

An economic expert has commended the Tonse Alliance Government for focusing on continuing projects initiated during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. The expert, Dr. Thomas Chataghalala Munthali, who is also Director General of National… ...

Malawi Budget: No passport fees cut, removal of connection fees

Sep 11, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

In its first budget, the Tonse Government has failed to deliver on popular promises to reduce passport fees and remove fees on utility connections. The Tonse Alliance, during the campaign for the 2020 presidential elections,… ...

We are not divided – Tonse Alliance

Sep 10, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have dismissed reports about divisions within the Tonse Alliance government. According to a statement signed by MCP spokesperson Maurice Munthali and UTM publicity secretary Dr Chidanti Malunga, President… ...

Chihana summoned to hearing after criticizing Chakwera

Sep 09, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Member of Parliament Yeremiah Chihana has been summoned by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) to a hearing after he bashed President Lazarus Chakwera in Parliament. In his response to Chakwera’s… ...

Speaker says UTM, PP legislators have not crossed floor

Sep 08, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Monday ruled that UTM and People’s Party (PP) Members of Parliament have not crossed the floor by moving to the government side in Parliament. The Speaker’s ruling on… ...

CSOs expect Tonse Govt to deliver on promises in first budget

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Elijah Phompho Civil Society leaders under the platform of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for the Consolidation of Democracy have said they are expecting Tonse Alliance campaign promises to be fulfilled in the budget which… ...

Minister Msungama fires aide over claims that he is a DPP cadet

Aug 28, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama has fired his personal aide over claims that the aide is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Msumgama confirmed the dismissal of Arnold Chintengo who worked… ...