The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is recommending criminal proceedings against those implicated in the plunder of funds and government property at Malawi’s High Commission in Kenya. The recommendations are contained in a report which was presented in parliament by the committee’s Chairperson Mark Botomani. According to Botomani, what transpired in Kenya should not be […]
Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has punched holes in ministerial statement on Affordable Inputs Program describing it as ‘unfair’ to urge people not to panic. This comes as Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale in the morning delivered the statement hoping that the AIP will be a success. Nankhumwa said it is unfair to urge people […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says migrating Malawi to a middle-income economy demands the adoption of farming as a wealth creation enterprise. Dr Chakwera made the remarks in Lilongwe during the graduation ceremony of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR). The Malawi leader said the government is investing in the university to ensure […]
Malawi and Germany governments have signed a grant worth K8 billion which will benefit 300,000 people through the Social Cash Transfer Programme. In an interview in Lilongwe after signing the agreement, German Ambassador to Malawi, Ralph Timmermann, said his government through KfW is committed to supporting Malawi in its quest to alleviate poverty in the […]
By Suleman Chitera Alcohol will not be sold at the World Cup’s eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy two days before the start of the tournament. Alcohol was set to be served “in select areas within stadiums”, despite its sale being strictly controlled in the Muslim country. Those in corporate areas of […]
President Lazarus Chakwera says time has come for Malawians to begin rejecting the misconception that farming is a vocation meant for the illiterate and the poor only. He stresses the need for the country to also stop viewing farming as only for subsistence-growing enough just for consumption. Chakwera has spoken this when conferring academic honours […]
DPP Vice President East and member of parliament for Machinga Likwenu says he will print 193 copies of ‘The Modern Diplomat’, a book he authored, to the national assembly. This follows a recommendation member of parliament for Zomba Chisi Hon. Mark Botomani made on Wednesday in the August House. Hon. Botomani was commenting on deployment […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has inaugurated this year’s MACOHA Flag Week with a call to stakeholders to think critically about the skills that persons with disabilities should acquire amidst the changing global economy. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe, Dr Chakwera said there is a need for the country to have tailor-made activities for people […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara has ordered Member of Parliament for Mzimba North Yeremiah Chihana to bring evidence to the house on allegations he made that government has stolen K30 billion meant for the Affordable Inputs Programme. Chihana in his contribution to the statement issued by Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale, alleged […]
