Published: September 1, 2010
Number of Malawi hungry growing -report |
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Despite denials by President Bingu wa Mutharika who says Malawi is self-sufficient in food, independent reports show that hunger is gripping the southern African nation. A new report released on August 30 by the USAID funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews-Net) says food insecurity persists in southern Malawi. The Fews-Net latest report shows that some [...]
Published: September 1, 2010
MISA-Malawi dresses down Mutharika on media threats |
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The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has condemned President Bingu wa Mutharika for taking a direction towards oppressing the media in the country. MISA-Malawi has since asked Mutharika to champion media freedom and regard the media as partners in development. In its media statement dated September 1 2010, MISA-Malawi is [...]
Published: August 31, 2010
CPJ condemns Malawi leader’s threats on newspapers |
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned threatening comments made by President Bingu wa Mutharika against Malawian news outlets last week. Mutharika threatened to close newspapers that report critically about his administration after the private weeklies Malawi News and Weekend Nation cited a regional agency’s report forecasting food shortages in the country. “I will [...]
Published: August 30, 2010
Malawi News stand by its story on hunger |
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Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) stands by its story which irked President Bingu wa Mutharika that Malawians face hunger this year, company general manager has said. Tikhala Chibwana, a PhD holder, is at the helm of BNL, a company under the Blantyre Printing & Publishing, a going concern Dr Kamuzu Hastings Banda left and also where [...]
Published: August 17, 2010
Wa Mutharika showcase new Malawi flag to SADC |
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Malawi President and chairperson of African Union (AU) Bingu wa Mutharika took the opportunity OF 30th Heads of State and Government SADC Jubilee Summit in Windhoek to present the new Malawian flag. “Our flag was designed to show half the sun to conform with the notion that we just got up from sleep,” Wa Mutharika [...]
Published: August 17, 2010
Bingu says Africa should give attention to safemotherhood |
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Malawi President and Chairperson of African Union Bingu Wa Mutharika said SADC needs to significantly reduce maternal, infant and child mortality by 2015. He told the 30th SADC summit that member states should support the Millenium Development Goal initiative and make a difference in the health of women and children. “Your Excellencies will recall that [...]
Published: July 7, 2009
SADC shuns Bingu as Comrade Mugabe is booed |
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe who stirs mixed feelings in many Malawians received hisses at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre where he was attending the country’s 45th independence celebrations on Monday. The celebrations, where he was the only other head of state with his host Bingu wa Mutharika, appeared to have been studiously shunned by the 16-member [...]
