Chipungu: Govt secures land for displaced Kasasile families after protest march

Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has told Parliament that government has identified land for the permanent resettlement of people displaced from the Kasasile area in Nkhata Bay, following their eviction from land belonging to the Malawi Defence Force (MDF). The minister said the announcement followed rising tensions over the dispute, […]

Malawi ahead of Nigeria in Africa prosperity index: Good score on governance, poor economy and worsening corruption  -Legatum study

The Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank’s Africa prosperity index, published on Wednesday, indicates that  Malawi has dropped four places ranked at number 24th most prosperous African country,  ahead of  Nigeria – Africa’s biggest economy – at 26th rank. The  Legatum Institute’s Africa prosperity index,  measures the human and economic prosperity of nations by eight subindexes , governance, […]