Month: March 2021 Posts

Chakwera orders ministries, agencies to buy local

Mar 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to prioritize procurement of locally made goods and services. He issued the directive on Sunday during an address to the nation, saying the order… ...

‘We gave you over 1 million votes’ – Chisi attacks Chakwera & Chilima

Mar 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Umodzi Party President John Chisi says his party contributed over one million votes to the Tonse Alliance during the 2020 Fresh Presidential Elections. He made the claims in an interview broadcast on Tuesday evening on… ...

KTPL closed, 179 workers left jobless

Mar 24, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Kanengo Tobacco Processors Limited (KTPL), one of the tobacco processing companies in Malawi, has closed its factory leaving 179 people jobless. According to a letter dated 24th March 2021, the closure is due to financial… ...

Tonse Govt accused of abandoning projects initiated under DPP regime

Mar 24, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the Tonse alliance administration has abandoned some development projects initiated during the DPP administration in the Lower Shire districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje. DPP spokesperson on Finance Joseph… ...

UTM, AFORD supporters clash in Karonga

Mar 24, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

A fracas between Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) and UTM party supporters erupted on Tuesday at Kasisi in the area of senior chief Kilupula in Karonga District. With just few days before people of Karonga Northwest… ...

By-elections campaign could trigger third wave of Covid-19 – CHRR

Mar 19, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has expressed concern that the ongoing political campaigns for the March 30 by-elections will lead to further spread of Covid-19 and even trigger a third wave of the… ...

Chakwera says can’t give timeframe for fulfilling promises

Mar 17, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has again promised to fulfill the Tonse Alliance's campaign promises but has argued that the promises cannot be implemented overnight and he cannot provide a specific timeframe. The Malawi leader made the… ...