Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Thursday appealed to all Malawians to work hard and make full use of every opportunity in their lives. The Malawi leader called upon his people to emulate the thinking of one Hanahela who had a strong belief that he could even turn rubbish (waste) into riches. Mutharika was speaking […]
The decision by President Bingu wa Mutharika to deport some tobacco buyers from Malawi has had a ripple effect into the current problems Malawi is facing today, Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda has claimed. She said this during a public rally held in Mzimba on Friday. “In Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania prices have been good […]
Malawi’s retired president Bakili Muluzi on Friday successfully resolved the diplomatic standoff between President Bingu wa Mutharika and Zambian leader Micheal Sata arising from a 2007 deportation of Zambia’s President when he was opposition leader then. Muluzi, who arrived in Zambia on Wednesday for a two-day visit, had an audience with Zambian President on Friday […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika who seems to be dancing to the tune of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General Bright Malopa was Thursday night to fooled at the ‘Our People Our Pride’ event that was supposed to showcase some of the country’s untold stories done by people who have no name is society at […]
Malawian government officials should stop protecting the IMF at the cost of their own citizens, President Bingu wa Mutharika said on Thursday amid a public spat with the global lender. Technocrats should not “protect the IMF but protect the people”, Wa Mutharika said in a speech that was broadcast on national radio. Officials who were […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has hit back at critics who argue that his administration will collapse due to fuel and forex crisis that is submerging the country into economic turmoil, saying he will still hold on to the balance of power. Speaking in Ntcheu district on Thursday on remarks broadcast live on state MBC […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika says he remains opposed to devalue the country’s currency, Kwacha, as argued by economists and has challenged International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the devaluation will not benefit Malawi. IMF wants Malawi to further devalue the Kwacha and liberalise foreign exchange before resuming the country’s Extended Credit Facility and cushion the […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika on Tuesday attributed his administration’s malfunction to what he called lack of visionary leadership by the former ruling parties MCP and United Democratic Front (UDF). The President was speaking at Tsabango Primary School in Lilongwe where he elevated 39-year-old Chief Tsabango, real name Patrick Chiwanda, to Senior Chief Tsabango, becoming […]
Malawi’s Local Government and Rural Development Minister Henry Mussa admitted Tuesday that its grain marketor, ADMARC, has no maize to sell the poor populace. His confession comes a few days after Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Kingsley Namakhwa publicly told the nation ADMARC was stocking enough of the staple grain to feed the nation […]
Northerners are the major target of structural and systematic discrimination by the DPP led government with the agenda to bring about extinction of a people alleged to have dominated education and employment opportunities in Malawi, the Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has claimed. The party said in a statement that President Mutharika decided to impose quotas […]
Malawians on Boxing Day hit back at President Bingu wa Mutharika’s Christmass national address to which he atributed “the works of the devil” to the economic turmoil that has hit the country in the 2011. In a speech monitored on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Mutharika said: “Satana anatikhalira pamsana; anabweretsa njiru, kudana, mabodza ndi kaduka. [Satan oppressed […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) National Chairperson Enock Chihana has asked President Bingu wa Mutharika to resign immediately saying he has failed to provide a rescue plan for Malawi. “Where is this country going with this person ? We know where we are coming from but Mutharika is leading this country into highway to hell,” Chihana […]
Zambia President Micheal Chilufya Sata has invited Malawi’s retired president Bakili Muluzi to Lusaka. Secretrary General of Zamba’s ruling Patriotic Front, Wynter Kabimba and Muluzi confirmed about the visit. Kabimba said President Sata wants to express his appreciation to Muluzi “for the support he rendered to him during difficult time.” Honour Muluzi told Nyasa Times […]
If it sells, use it. If it teaches, use it. If it’s true, even better! Semo is a play set in Kwacha Kwayela kingdom ruled by a dictator. Thlupego Chisiza son of the late Du Chisiza Jr is one of the actors and playwright of the play. Thlupego was arrested on 18th of December while […]
Actor Thlupego Chisiza , son of late theatre maestro Dunduzu Chisiza Jr who was arrested for performing a play critical of the government, says he is taking the play Semo back to stage on January 16. Chisiza took to Facebook on Friday to announce that he will stage the play. “Semo is coming back on […]
Long winding queues snake around every service station in Malawi as motorists hunt for the scarce commodity. The scenes are reminiscent of Zimbabwe before the formation of the coalition government in 2009 with motorists queuing for what seems like an eternity. The queues tell of the true story of a Malawi on fire. They tell […]
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has been costing tax payers a lot of money due to his irrational behaviour including arresting critics on politicaly motivated cases. In the recent development, the tax payer will cough K4.5 million ($26 946) compensation to former five security officials who were arrested on trumped up treason charges in 2008. According […]
Malawi is sinking into a bottomless pit because things have been much worse during 2011, says Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Lilongwe Archdiocese. CCJP secretary Mr Peter Chinoko appealed to all Malawians to help improve the economy and help achieve good governance. “Malawi is sinking into a bottomless pit because things have been […]