Month: September 2020 Posts

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 2 &

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 1 &

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… ...