The on-going investigations into the Cash-gate scandal have revealed that late president Binguwa Mutharika had US$7 million dollars stashed in a South African Bank, Information Minister, Brown Mpinganjira, disclosed on Friday. Mpinganjira said it had also come to light that the former Malawi President had another account in the UK where a sum of US$26 […]
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Brown Mpinganjira says he will be a fool to close-up the public broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) from opposition parties. Mpinganjira, veteran journalist and politician, has also laughed off MBC’s a political satirical program Makiyolobasi which was introduced by former MBC director Bright Malopa during Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Aid withdrawal and economic sanctions only strengthens the resolve of the oppressor against the oppressed, the very people in whose name aid money is given. Aid withdrawal and economic sanctions make bad leaders worse and struggling economies have crumbled. There are various examples around the world but for Malawi the last two years of Bingu […]
Malawians will be getting weekly progress reports on the implementation of the Action Plan to Address Weaknesses in the Financial Management Systems (IFMIS), Information Minister, Brown Mpinganjira disclosed on Monday. Mpinganjira said government had set up a ministerial committee to monitor the implementation of the Action Plan and that the committee would be meeting every […]
Malawi government spokesperson, Brown Mpinganjira, has amplified President Joyce Banda stand that she will keep on criss-crossing the country visiting people despite being placed under local and international travel restrictions, following the withdrawal of budgetary support by donors. President Banda said on Saturday at a political rally in Lilongwe that through travelling in all parts […]
Malawi government is staring a possible divorce with the West – its key patron since independence – and heads to East after the Western donors decision in withholding aid because of massive corruption in government. The foreign donors that fund nearly half of Malawi’s government budget have frozen assistance for the second time in two […]
Minister of Information Brown Mpinganjira has put a spin on his criticism to Western donors for suspending budgetary support to Malawi after the government exposed corruption, saying he was not lashing at them. Mpinganjira, a veteran politician and unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2004, said he did not blame donors for withholding aid over the cash-gate […]
Malawi’s Minister of Information and a senior member in Joyce Banda’s People’s Party , Brown Mpinganjira seemed to be at a loss to understand the donors decision to with-hold aid to our beloved country – Malawi. He actually is quoted to have called them or their decision, “Silly”. When a government starts to describe donors […]
Information Minister Brown Mpinganjira has accused Malawi donors of hurrying withholding their aid to the country over cashgate scandal without giving much thought of the consequences of their decision on the welfare of Malawians and fear such action would create on other African leaders. Speaking during the launch of the CCAP Blantyre Synod radio on […]
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Brown Mpinganjira has trashed calls by the civil society organisations (CSOs) operating under the resuscitated Grand Coalition calling President Joyce Banda to resign and pave for an interim government if the State fails to conduct a fast-tack trial on suspects involved in the looting of public resource dubbed cash-gate […]
Leader of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Parliament Dr George Chaponda and Information Minister Brown Mpinganjira (BJ) on Thursday took the gloves off and traded stinging jabs over the cashgate scandal. Chaponda had intended to move a ‘vote of no confidence’ against President Joyce Banda administration in parliament after in a string of graft cases […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda will not discontinue the present cash hand-outs to supporters who attend her political rallies, the ruling People’s Party (PP) has said. On Tuesday civil society organisations asked the president Joyce Banda to stop making cash hand-outs as doing so would ignite suspicions that she is benefitting from the unpopular cash-gate scandal. […]
Former Minister of Irrigation and Water Development Brown Mpinganjira has directed Mulanje District Council that all civil servants from the north but working in Mulanje to be re-deployed to other districts. Nyasa Times has established that following the order the District Council has already transferred the district’s Director of Administration a Mr Munthali to Mchinji […]
Minister Water Development Brown James (BJ) Mpinganjira has downplayed reports that he has asked the office of the District Commissioner (DC) in Mulanje to inform and seek his permission first before allowing any activity to take place in Mulanje Central Constituency. According to a letter in possession of Nyasa Times dated August 15th, 2013 written […]
Malawi’s Minister of Water Development and Irrigation Brown Mpinganjira on Wednesday launched the African Development Bank (AfDB) funded Small scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project (Sivap) in Machinga. Under the project Zumulu Irrigation Scheme alongside other schemes in four other districts will be rehabilitated to improve crop production and farm income among beneficiaries. Speaking at Chibwana Village, […]
Seasoned politician Brown Mpinganjira aka BJ has asked President Joyce Banda not to neglect the district of Thyolo because of the notion that the area is the home of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying the district never benefitted from the party’s 8-year rule under the late President Bingu wa Mutharika. Speaking during the official […]
Part A: Cometh a mysterious package One day, the story goes, a mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opens a package. What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered, salivating with anticipation. He was however devastated to discover that it was, of all things, a mousetrap! Quickly retreating to the […]
President Joyce Banda on Wednesday witnessed the swearing in as Cabinet Ministers in her Government of Brown James Mpinganjira and Dr. James Munthali, urging on them to be committed to the people “whom we were called to serve” and not only her as Head of State. Firebrand politician and one of the founding members of […]