Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira has urged Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to ensure it step up its efforts to connect electricity to clear the backload of delayed new connections that exists. Kutsaira made the remarks on Tuesday in Blantyre when he addressed ESCOM’s top management team during a familiarisation […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Binton Kutsaira says he is overwhelmed with the progress being made by Mkango Resources at Songwe Hill in Phalombe District as it continues to fast track its Rare Earth mineral exploration. Mkango Resources is conducting a bankable feasibility study for rare earth mining at Songwe Hill through its […]
Natural Resources minister Binton Kutsaira on Monday morning locked out civil servants from his ministry who were reportedly late from work. Kutsaira locked out the unsuspecting civil servants at 7:30 am, saying he wanted to instill discipline to ensure efficiency in the ministry. “I do not condone late coming because this affects government business negatively,” […]
As Malawi’s ruling party Democratic Progressive (DPP) continue to make charges in its rank and file ahead of next year’s sticky Tripartite elections, the party has removed its regional governor for the centre, Dean Josiah Banda and replaced him with Bintony Kutsaira. However, the party has said it has redeployed Josiah to other duties. Kutsaira, […]
Government has made a commitment to support community based seed multiplication undertaken by smallholder farmers in order to improve availability of and access of high quality seed in the country and SADC region. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Bintony Kutsaira pledged extension services to the Association of Smallholder Seed Multiplication Action Group (ASSMAG) who are under the Harmonised […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have moved to cool speculation linking the former transport minister Sidik Mia becoming a running mate of Dr Lazarous Chakwera but said the party was flattered that the Lower Shire political giant is linked with join it. MCP spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwila said the party’s president has not picked […]
President Joyce Banda on Sunday appointed Bintony Kutsaira who had just defected from MCP to her ruling People’s Party to the position of deputy minister of agriculture and food security and urged members of his People’s Party (PP) to hold their ambitions for higher positions until appropriate time comes for them. Banda welcomed Kutsaira in […]
Nomadic politician and former Malawi’s head of government intelligence, Binton Kutsaira has for the second time ditched the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to join the ruling People’s Party (PP). Kutsaira, a former Secretary General for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was formally welcomed into the party during a political rally conducted by President Joyce Banda at […]
Just days after Malawi ex-spy Bintony Kutsaila’s re-admission into the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) seemed to be certain, some of the youth members have written the party’s President John Tembo asking him not to accept the former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) strongman into the party. In a letter addressed to Tembo the group calling itself the […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has replaced Presidential aide on Women Affairs, Mai Margret Chiponda with her People’s Party Director of Women, Clara Mary Makungwa. Mai Chiponda, who is also DPP deputy director of women, has also had her request to join PP rejected because she had not “showed any remorse” her utterances, according to PP […]