United States-based Malawian social media ‘flexer’ Chawezi Sibongile Banda, daughter of Malawi’s former Finance Minister, the late Aleke Kadonamphani Banda, well known as ‘Chacha’ has dragged to court Lilongwe businessperson and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) official Mike Msungama over default payment of $47 200, Nyasa Times has learnt. According to case Number 52 of 2020 […]
When you give education to children, they can go any mile to realise their full potential, that is what Chawezi Sibongile Banda, daughter of Malawi’s former Finance Minister, the late Aleke Kadonamphani Banda, well known as ‘Chacha’ learnt from his deceased father and is taken it upon herself to share her resources with the disadvantaged to […]
Former president Bakili Muluzi on Saturday paid tributes to one of his former ministers Aleke Kadonaphani Banda, popularly known as AKB, saying he remembers him for, among others, his unwavering efforts to bring about change in the country’s politics. Muluzi was speaking as a ceremony which family members, friends and colleagues gathered at Chirimba in […]
Chawezi Sibongile Banda, daughter of Malawi’s former Finance Minister, the late Aleke Kadonamphani Banda, well known as ‘Chacha’ has spoken about how her father taught her the spirit of generosity as she donated blankets at an orphanage in Utale, Balaka. The United States-based Chacha, who owns ‘Chacha Care Home’ in Richmond, in the State of Virginia, […]
Wealth tends to create more wealth, but a rich background is not the only way to the top. Chawezi Sibongile Banda, daughter of Malawi’s former Finance Minister, the late Aleke Kadonamphani Banda, may have born with a silver spoon in her mouth but she started out her own journey from being ‘dirt poor’ to a […]
Thoko Banda, son to former cabinet minister Aleke Banda, is not going to Belgium as earlier announced due to his unsatisficatory qualifications and performance during the interviews by the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Malawi Parliament. Banda, the newly-appointed Malawi’s envoy to Zimbabwe who initially appeared on the lists of diplomatic appointments made in August […]
Thoko Banda, son to former cabinet minister, the late Aleke Banda, who has appointed to be Malawi ambassador to EU in Brussels has maintained his links to Thyolo, saying he is a bonafide citizen of the President’s home citizen having been born there. The fifty-year-old Banda has also clarified on his credentials. Public Appointments Committee […]
Newly appointed Malawian Ambassador to Brussels, Thoko Banda, has found himself angering and crossing paths with his new boss President Arthur Peter Mutharika after the Head of State felt embarrassed with the blatant lies by the new diplomat on his qualifications and home of origin that could have impressed the president to appoint him for the […]
Thoko Banda, son of former cabinet minister the late Aleke Banda, told parliamentary Public Appointment Committee (PAC) that he hails from Thyolo and not Nkhatabay the home of his father. Banda who was being interviewed by 20 members PAC for the position of Malawi Ambassador to the EU after being appointed by President Peter Mutharika. His CV indicated that […]
Many years ago when Aleke Kadonaphani Banda, may his good soul continue to rest in eternal peace, was Minister of Agriculture there was an Agriculture Policy conference somewhere in Lilongwe. As a green journalist, learning the ropes of the trade, I was told to make sure I get hold of the minister’s opening speech in […]
At 49 Thoko Banda, the dude who wants to lead the 15 million of us after the 2014 elections, is no “spring chicken”. But, hey, in a race in which an octogenarian thinks he still has his mojo to transact state business on Capital Hill, Thoko is to us what Obama was to Americans some […]
Thoko Banda, son to former cabinet minister, the late Aleke Banda, who announcement on Monday that he will contest for the presidency in next year’s tripartite elections as an independent candidate, has criticized the Joyce Banda administration for not separating party from the state. Speaking at Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre, Thoko attacked the […]
Thoko Banda, the son of one of the great conviction politicians the late Aleke Banda, who has been in diplomatic service for a long time, is supporting UDF president Atupele Muluzi’s Agenda For Change, saying it is time for the new generation to take over the reigns of power and bring new politics with genuine democracy. […]