A 29-year-old Zimbabwean woman has been arrested by Malawian Immigration authorities at the Regional Office in Lilongwe for fraudulently attempting to acquire a Malawian passport. According to media reports, central region immigration public relations officer Inspector Pasqually Zulu identified the suspect as Miss Filda Sibanda who was arrested on Monday November 15, 2021. Inspector Zulu […]
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Following negotiations President Dr Lazarus Chakwera earlier had with Ahmed Elsewedy President and CEO of Egyptian multinational electrical company, Elsewedy Electric, the country has signed a US$1 billion (K816 billion) deal. Minister of Trade, Sosten Gwengwe signed the MOU on behalf of the Government on Tuesday in Durban, South Africa. Gwengwe said Elsewedy will bring […]
Cape Town — Climate change, combined with economic hardship is contributing to acute global food insecurity, hunger, and poverty, but solutions such as climate-resilient crops and agricultural practices raise hope. Agriculture is facing the tremendous challenge of feeding millions of people and with extreme climatic events like heatwaves, cyclones, fires, droughts, floods and desert locust invasions, which […]
Some education experts in the country have said much as the government is set to recruit 5 703 teachers in the current financial year, the number is still abysmal as far as the teacher-pupil ratio is concerned. The Ministry of Education has advertised for the recruitment of 2 200 secondary school teachers while through the […]
In a bid to get the best of the deals at the Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Durban South Africa, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera convened a preparatory briefing with his Minister of Trade, Sosten Gwengwe, his Minister of Tourism, Dr Michael Usi, and his Ambassador-Designate, Her Excellency Stella Ndau. Malawi’s participation at the Fair provides a […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has begun a mass distribution of mosquito nets, aiming to reach almost half the country’s population of 18 million people. Health authorities say the campaign is aimed at reducing the spread of malaria, which in Malawi currently accounts for 36% of all hospital outpatients and 15% of hospital admissions. The Global […]
Leading global travel publisher, Lonely Planet, has yet again named Malawi among the top 10 countries as Best in Travel list for 2022 and rising African star, making its second appearance in eight years on this most respected of travel inspiration lists. The destinations chosen by Lonely Planet span the world and are intended to […]
Malawi is among 10 countries selected to pilot the Education for Adaptation Acceleration (E4AA) initiative in climate change. According to a statement from the Ministry of Education, the initiative has been agreed upon by a high level delegation at the COp26 sideline meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, where Malawi’s Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje, is attending. […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission on Thursday, 4th November, 2021 engaged the leadership of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe regarding the determination on the number of constituencies for the 2025 elections. Speaking during the meeting, MEC Chairman, Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale highlighted that the […]
Mayor for the Lilongwe City Council, Juliana Kaduya, and the Malawi Police Commissioner responsible for Central West Region, Peter Chasweka, have hailed the organizers of safety and security trade expo 2021, saying it was a good platform for various security players to interact and share various security skills for the betterment of the country. Organized […]
Police in Mangochi have arrested eight people (4 men and 4 women) who were conducting initiation ceremony of four male children of 4 to 6 years old before the closing of school’s third term and without the consent from the authorities. They were arrested on Monday night at Mwanjombe Village Traditional Authority Chowe in Mangochi, […]
The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) says it is considering securing an interim relief pending a judicial review on the constitutionality of the amended Labour Relations and Employment Act, which President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera assented to recently. MCTU says it feels “gravely betrayed” by President Dr Chakwera for assenting to the amendment bill […]
At its 4th meeting of 2021 held on November 2-3, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) maintained the policy rate at 12.0%. The Liquidity Reserve Requirement (LRR) ratio on domestic and foreign deposits is at 3.75% while the Lombard rate is at 20 basis points above the policy rate. […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi’s parliament Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi’s national assembly, is seen as a victory for albinos who have faced attacks in this southern African country since 2014. Until last Thursday, when he took the […]
The devastation that COVID-19 has brought on global economies and the grief it has left on many families cannot be overemphasized. Many countries are now counting the cost and putting up strategies to counter reoccurrence of the disastrous experience. In the same light, Non Governmental Organisations have intensified efforts to ensure the vulnerable are protected […]
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, which has been conducting discussions for the 2021 Article IV Consultation with the Malawi government and other stakeholders has said Malawi’s economy is showing signs of recovery as daily COVID-19 positive cases remain relatively low, but the recovery is gradual. However, the IMF says Malawi needs to urgently address […]
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Malawi: Delivery Unit Labs On Track
Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima says he is impressed with the progress being undertaken by Ministries and Departments in the rolling out of the Presidential Delivery Unit. Dr Chilima was speaking in Lilongwe after visiting the delivery labs to appreciate for himself the role they are taking for the betterment of the nation. After President […]
With Malawi’s top-level leadership fully committed to addressing bottlenecks that are hampering the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, WHO’s emergency ‘surge’ team is on the ground, supporting the national initiative. WHO consultant Zora Machekanyanga travelled from Zimbabwe last week to join team leader Dr Charles Byabamazima and Dr Caroline Ryan. They are part of one of […]