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Embassies To Find Markets For Local Producers

Embassies To Find Markets For Local Producers

Business, International, World News
Entrepreneur Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira has urged government to utilise the country's embassies across the globe to find markets for local producers. Speaking during the Buy Malawi Day Fair underway at Gateway Mall in Lilongwe, he said local entrepreneurs have shown time and again, that they are capable of producing top quality products but are let down by government. "Malawi has power. Look at the products displayed here today. There is no substandard product displayed here. We have demonstrated time and again that we are capable of producing quality products. But despite this, local entrepreneurs have failed to find markets. We have trade fairs and agriculture fairs every year but nothing comes out of these. "Let's borrow a strategy from China and India who use their embassies ac...
Mwamuna Aliyense Akwatire Akazi Asanu– Swaziland

Mwamuna Aliyense Akwatire Akazi Asanu– Swaziland

International
Mfumu Swati yachitatu mdziko la Swaziland yapereka lamulo loti mwamuna aliyense akuyenera kukwatira akazi osachepera asanu mdzikolo apo biii apite ku ndende. Malingana ndi uthenga omwe mfumuyi yatulutsa, boma lake ndi lomwe lidzalipira zonse pa nkhani ya mwambo wabanja komaso kugula nyumba zamabanjawo. Mfumu Mswati yachenjeza kuti yense onyozera alandira chilango chokhwima. Mfumuyi yati ikukhulupirira kuti izi zithandiza kuti akazi ambiri asakhale pamphala potengera kuti chiwerengero cha akazi nchochuluka poyerekezera ndi amuna Kuonjezera apo boma la mfumu Mswati lapereka mwayi kwa amuna ochokera mmayiko ena maka a Kummwera kwa Africa kuti ngati angakonde apite mdzikolo kukakwatira akaziwa ndipo adzapatsidwa mwayi okhala nzika za dzikolo. Mfumu Mswati mwiniyo ali ndi akazi ...
FIFA Pledges Continued support To FAM

FIFA Pledges Continued support To FAM

International, Sports
By Vincent Poya, THYOLO The world football governing body-FIFA says it will continue supporting Football Association of Malawi-FAM towards the implementation of its projects. The assurance came during the FAM induction meeting with a five team member delegation from FIFA at capital hotel in Lilongwe. In his remarks , FIFA head of development programmes in Africa , Solomon Mudege, who led the delegation, said FIFA is pleased with FAM's representation at the world's football governing body and that they will continue supporting FAM. "There is already forward funding from FIFA to FAM to utilise in its strategic plans and that from time to time we will be sending consultants to see how FAM is implementing its projects," said Mudege. Meanwhile, FAM president Fleetwood Haiya comm...
Former Nigeria President Invite Mulli To Nigeria

Former Nigeria President Invite Mulli To Nigeria

Featured, International, Lifestyle
Former President of Nigeria, Olesegun Obasanjo, has invited business mogul Leston Mulli to be part of his 87th birthday celebrations, which will include business meetings in Nigeria. The former president will also launch his book on March 4th, entitled THE ART OF LEADING: Unconvincing Wisdom from Biblical Leaders. In an interview, Muli, who is the group chairman of MBL Holdings, said the visit will accord him as a person and Malawi as a nation with business openings in Nigeria and the world at large. Obasanjo was born on March 5, 1937, and was president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
Ghana Passes Bill Making Identifying As LGBTQ+ Illegal

Ghana Passes Bill Making Identifying As LGBTQ+ Illegal

International, Stories
Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. It is the latest sign of growing opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative West African nation. The bill, which had the backing of Ghana's two major political parties, will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law. He previously said that he would do so if the majority of Ghanaians want him to. Gay sex is already against the law in Ghana - it carries a three-year prison sentence. Last month Amnesty Internationa...
President Hage Geingob laid to Rest at Heroes Acre

President Hage Geingob laid to Rest at Heroes Acre

Health, International, News
Namibias laid to rest late President Hage Geingob, a revered figure in the nation's history, who died at the age of 82 while serving as President. His burial ceremony took place at Heroes Acre in Windhoek, Namibia, a memorial site constructed in 2002 to honor those who fought for Namibia's independence, freedom, and democracy. Thousands of Namibians, alongside heads of state from across the globe, gathered to bid farewell to the late President, reflecting on his pivotal role as a freedom fighter and pan-Africanist. President Dr Lazarus Chakwera was among the dignitaries, who highlighted Geingob's tireless efforts in advocating for freedom, peace, and prosperity in Namibia and Africa. The ceremony was marked by sorrowful faces and tears shed by Geingob's close relatives and chi...
President Chakwera arrives from Namibia

President Chakwera arrives from Namibia

Featured, International
: President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has arrived from Windhoek, Nambia where he attended burial of the country’s president, Hage Geingob, who died on February 4, 2024, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Chakwera left the country Saturday morning through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe to attend the funeral of the late fallen leader. Thousands of mourners gathered in Windhoek to bid farewell to the late President including 25 heads of state from different countries. Upon his arrival at KIA this evening, Chakwera was welcomed by the Vice President Saulos Chilima; Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Collen Zamba; Minister of Homeland Security, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, among other ministers, and traditional authorities.
President Chakwera arrives in Namibia for funeral ceremony of late Hage Geingob

President Chakwera arrives in Namibia for funeral ceremony of late Hage Geingob

Featured, International, News
Windhoek, February 24: President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has touched down in Windhoek, Namibia, to join the nation in bidding farewell to the late President Hage Geingob, who passed away on February 4, 2024. Accompanied by the First Lady, Madame Monica Chakwera, and other government dignitaries, President Chakwera was warmly welcomed upon arrival by Namibian officials, including Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Janet Sande, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Anna Shiweda and High Commissioner Stella Ndau, Malawi's Envoy to Namibia. The President and Malawian delegation will attend the state memorial service at Independence Stadium, paying tribute to the legacy of President Geingob, scheduled for 14:00 hours in the afternoon. The final resting place for the late Preside...
President Lazarus Chakwera has officially opened the Blantyre International Cancer Centre, The private health facility, has been constructed by the Thomson and Barbara Mpinganjira Foundation