WANTED: a magic wand to clean out the foul toxicity in the political air. Required: a disinfectant to suppress the foul virulence in our political rhetoric. Sought: detergent with which to launder violence out of our way of doing politics. Desired: a metamorphosis of our criminal justice system so that it ceases to be an instrument […]
A legislature for one of Malawi’s main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Tuesday told one of the country’s senior Cabinet Ministers to shut his mouth and stop unnecessarily commenting in the House on issues that involve other ministries and has little knowledge of. The MCP parliamentarian for Lilongwe Mapuyu south Joseph Njobvuyalema, who is […]
Charges of treason against Dr Cassim Chilumpha who is now minister of Energy and Mining will be discontinued, the Director of Public Prosecution Bruno Kalemba has hinted. Kalemba was quoted on a local radio saying that discussion were in “top gear” on marking the way forward with the case which has stalled. Chilumpha was arrested […]
Malawi’s dream to have 60 million litres fuel reserves seems to be taking shape following government’s tabling in Parliament of a loan authorisation bill in which it is seeking to borrow US$76.5 million from the Export-Import Bank on India of which which part of the money would be used to fund the reserves to be […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Nkhotakota Central constituency Edwin Banda on Tuesday took to the floor in the National Assembly the controversial deal government entered with uranium miner Paladin, on Karonga’s Kayerekera project. Two small local nongovernment organisations, Karonga Youth for Justice and Development (KYJD) and Karonga Business Community, had proposed holding a peaceful demonstration […]
Minister of Energy and Mining Dr. Cassim Chilumpha who is also Member of Parliament for Nkhotakota South has advised Malawians to concentrate on development rather than on politics in order for the country to achieve meaningful and substantial development. The minister gave the advice Saturday at Nkhotakota LEA School within Nkhotakota South Constituency where he […]
Energy and Mines Minister Dr Cassim Chilumpha has admitted that the fuel shortages which has started hitting motorists in the country are far from over. Chilumpha made the confession to Malawi’s local paper on Saturday. He said the situation is far from normalizing, there were no quick answers to problems in the fuel industry as […]
The Chinese government is planning to invest a whooping $500 million in a thermal energy generation project in Malawi which if completed would produce 1,000 megawatts of electricity for the country. This will be a relief to Malawi as it is currently producing only 280 megawatts courtesy of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) hydro […]
Government has conceded that the current fuel shortages experienced in northern and central region and some parts of the country are due problem of foreign exchange availability. Mzuzu and Lilongwe and surrounding areas have been experiencing erratic fuel supply in the past weeks, forcing motorists to form queues at most filling stations in search for […]
SPECIAL ANALYSIS: Former State Vice president Cassim Chilumpha and Home Affairs Minister Uladi Mussa are expected to go head to head for the position of vice president for the ruling People’s Party at its first ever indaba on Monday in Blantyre. PP goes to the polls in preparation for the 2014 tripartite elections and has […]
Minister of Energy and Mining, on behalf of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Thursday apologized to all customers of the energy entity that were let down due to the institution’s poor services delivery. Chilumpha made the apology when he answered a supplementary question from MP for Rumphi North, Tasokwa Msiska. “I would like to […]
Mwanza Central parliamentarian, Nicholas Dausi on Friday was a centre of controversy in the chamber during contributions on 2012/2013 National Budget. Dausi stood to contribute to the budget which was presented by Minister of Finance, Dr. Ken Lipenga on June 8, 2012. Before he started contributing towards the budget statement, Dausi ridiculed ex- Democratic Progressive […]
Malawi government is expected to be paying about $100 million every month to Mozambique once the interconnection electricity deal is in play, former deputy minister of energy and mines has revealed. Vera Faramenga Chelewani, who is also MP for Nsanje South, told Parliament on Wednesday that Malawi tends to lose out a lot on the electricity […]
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ralph Kasambara has defended the role he played during late president Bingu wa Mutharika regime to have the then vice president Cassim Chilumpha removed from his position. Kasambara – who was also Attorney General – helped Mutharika to remove Chilumpha, including accepting his “constructive resignation” in early 2006 and […]
Minister of Energy and Mining, Dr Cassim Chilumpha Thursday accused former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ministers in Parliament for contributing to the suffering Malawians are currently going through. Chilumpha, Member of Parliament for Nkhotakota Central east , stood on a point of order when DPP leader in the House, Dr George Chaponda asked why some […]
Sins committed by the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) when it was in power continue to haunt Malawians as it has been reported that a British attorney the government hired to prosecute former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha’s treason case is demanding a whooping K70 million in legal fees for this year alone. Malawi Law […]
Merging of Malawi Export Promotion Council (MEPC) and Malawi Investment Promotion Agency (MIPA) would help reduce duplication of efforts and improve efficiency, Minister of Energy and Mining Dr. Cassim Chilumpha has said. He was speaking in parliament when he presented to the house the Investment and Export Bill which was later passed. “The Bill repeals the […]
Energy minister Cassim Chilumpha has said Zimbabwe will supply Malawi with fuel worth $23 million as repayment for a loan extended in 2007. Malawi gave Zimbabwe a soft loan of $100 million in 2007 for buying maize to help deal with critical food shortages worsened by economic sanctions imposed by Western donors. “The government of Zimbabwe […]