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Chakwera cancels two trips to save forex

Jun 13, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nancy Tembo has announced that President Lazarus Chakwera will not attend two international meetings, saving K268 million in line with the expenditure control measures the President announced on 31st May 2022.… ...

Chakwera hired private jet for K450 million — DPP

Jun 02, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused Government of lying about the cost of President Lazarus Chakwera's trip, saying the the party has evidence indicating that the jet Chakwera hired cost about (US$450,000) K450 million.… ...

Chakwera limits foreign trips to three for remainder of 2022

Jun 01, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, yesterday outlined measures aimed at controlling the use of funds in government. The measures include restrictions on foreign trips for all government officials for the period between June and… ...

Chakwera going to Switzerland

May 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will leave for Switzerland today where he will attend the World Economic Forum. The Malawi leader is expected back home on May 29. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a… ...

Forex crisis: Ethiopian Airlines suspends ticketing services in Malawi

May 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The continued shortage of forex in Malawi has forced Ethiopian Airlines to suspend ticketing services in the country All travel agents in the country are not able to sell Ethiopian Airlines tickets to travellers due… ...

Chakwera to visit Mozambique

Apr 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will travel to Mozambique tomorrow for a four-day state visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday that Chakwera will leave Malawi on 21 April and return home on… ...

Chilima traveling to USA with 40 delegates

Apr 03, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's vice president Dr Saulos Chilima is this month slated to attend the United Nations Economic and Social Council Forum for Financing Development and he will be accompanied by 40 delegates. According to a document… ...

UK warns of terrorist attack in Malawi

Mar 31, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

The United Kingdom government has warned that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Malawi . The advice on the UK government website is based on information from UK Counter Terrorism Policing.… ...

CDEDI asks Chakwera to stop traveling and save Malawians’ money

Mar 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Chilima stop local travels in the name of crop inspections and Public Sector Reforms respectively, saying they are… ...

Chakwera to travel to Belgium

Feb 15, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will attend the 6th European Union–African Union Summit from Thursday to Friday this week in Brussels, Belgium. Chakwera announced the trip in a Facebook post yesterday. He said the summit offers renewed… ...

Police arrests 14 fake passengers in Blantyre

Jan 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Blantyre have today arrested over 14 people for pretending to be bus passengers at Wenela Bus Depot. According to Blantyre police public relations officer Sub Inspector Peter Mchiza, the suspects were arrested on… ...

16 fake passengers arrested in Lilongwe

Jan 21, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Police have today arrested sixteen fake passengers at Lilongwe Bus Terminal. The suspects, 12 men and four women, are expected to be charged with conduct likely to cause a breach of peace which contravenes… ...

Malawi Police arrest twenty fake bus passengers

Jan 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have rounded up 20 people at Lilongwe Bus Depot after they posed as passengers in order to trick travellers into boarding a bus on the mistaken belief that the bus was close… ...

Lilongwe emerges top trending destination in 2021 for South African travellers

Dec 23, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 1 &

Malawi capital city, Lilongwe, has become the top trending destination which travellers in South Africa searched in 2021. While it has been a difficult year to travel, but this didn’t stop South Africans from travelling.… ...

Chakwera going to Botswana on Sunday to visit SADC headquarters

Dec 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will travel to Botswana on Sunday to visit Southern African Development Community (SADC) headquarters in Gaborone. The Malawi leader, who is also SADC chairperson, will undertake the visit from 12 to 15… ...