When Malawi’s Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr. Ben Malunga Phiri, stood before an audience at Peking University to reflect on the Communist Party of China’s governance experience, he was doing more than delivering a courtesy speech during a ministerial study tour. He was articulating a sentiment increasingly common among policymakers across the […]
Minister of Local Government Dr Ben Phiri has held up China’s rapid economic transformation as a model for Malawi to draw from, following a presentation delivered during his ongoing study tour at Peking University in Beijing. In a statement on his study tour, Phiri said the programme had offered valuable insight into the development models […]
Malawi’s government signed an agreement Monday with Chinese company Hongtai Investment Group to supply two marine vessels and upgrade a shipyard on Lake Malawi, in a project worth $20 million. The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed in the capital Lilongwe, covers the delivery of a cargo vessel and a passenger vessel as well as the […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Dr Ben Phiri has revealed he will spend the entire month of September in China, undergoing intensive training in governance and public administration at Peking University, alongside fellow leaders from 48 countries around the world. In a Facebook post, Phiri said he had made the decision to dedicate […]
Lilongwe’s night sky was set ablaze with light and music tonight as Malawi and China came together to celebrate their growing people-to-people ties with a spectacular gala event unlike anything the capital has seen in recent memory. The ‘Lights Across the Sky: A China-Malawi Symphony Gala’ was held at the Bingu International Convention Centre, drawing […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Charles Mhango has revealed government has signed a fresh supplementary agreement with the Chinese government to finally revive the long-stalled judicial service complex project sitting directly opposite Parliament in Lilongwe. Speaking candidly in Parliament on Monday, Mhango didn’t mince his words in describing the site’s sorry state, branding it […]
Malawi’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika has received a lavish gesture of goodwill from China as he celebrates his 86th birthday today — with President Xi Jinping personally sending him a heartfelt letter and gift. China’s Ambassador to Malawi, Lu Xu, presented the special birthday token at a ceremony held at Kamuzu Palace, declaring that the […]
China has handed over a donation to Malawi’s Parliament, with both countries signalling plans to strengthen legislative ties and deepen their strategic partnership. The ceremony, held on June 30 at the Parliament Building, was attended by Ambassador Lu Xu, Speaker Sameer Suleman, First Deputy Speaker Victor Musowa, and representatives of MPs. Ambassador Lu said China […]
The 12th China Medical Team has provided free specialist treatment to more than 30,000 people across Malawi in the past year, in an outreach effort aimed at easing pressure on overstretched public hospitals and improving access to care in rural communities. At Kabudula Community Hospital, where the team held its latest clinic on Tuesday, team […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested a Chinese national and a Malawian on allegations that they trafficked six girls from Kasungu to the Capital City for abuse. Police spokesperson for central east Harry Namwaza said the law enforcers have arrested a 35 year old Luhui Hului and his Malawian counterpart, Chikondi Nkhata Kumwenda, 28 for […]
China has since quite a while ago assumed an outsized part in the realm of digital forms of money. Regardless of whether going about as one of the focal centers of computerized money mining, on account of monstrous activities gaining by modest power, or as an essential market for digital forms of money of all […]
The People’s Republic of China has handed over the third batch of medical supplies to Malawi government to support fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Counsellor for Chinese Embassy, Liu Guoyu said on Sunday at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe during the handover ceremony of the thid batch of medical supplies valued at US$ 1 million […]
Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Abida Sidik Mia, on Tuesday inspected a construction project dubbed “Grand Business Park” along the by-pass road in the capital Lilongwe. The project is being championed by a Chinese Investor operating under the “China—Lilongwe Grand Holding Corporation Limited” legal name. Arriving at exactly 3 afternoon, straight from […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Kezzie Msukwa and deputy minister Abida Sidik Mia have told the Chinese-owned Hena Guoji Development Company Limited, which is in a joint venture with Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), constructing houses in Lilongwe’s Area 49 Sector Five, to revise downward the rentals they are charging. The moment of truth […]
Zhejiang Communications Construction Company and Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) have donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Mzimba Police Station to support its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Presenting the items on Friday, the company’s health, safety and human resource manager Liu Fei said they gave the police the PPE in recognition of their support […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested two Chinese nationals from Qingdao Recycling company for manufacturing outlawed thin plastics. National police spokesperson James Kadadzera has confirmed of the arrest at Bunda Turn Off in the capital city. “We received a tip from the department of Environmental Affairs. We were working on the tip,” said Kadadzera. He […]
First Lady Monica Chakwera has said she is saddened with rising numbers of people contracting Covid-19, the strands for coronavirus pandemic in the country. Madam Chakwera said there is great need for Malawians to take precaution measures; like washing hands, social distancing and face covering to prevent the spread of the contagion. She was speaking […]
The Lin-Zhang syndicate, believed to be one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs, is in the process of being dismantled by authorities in Malawi. Having been found guilty of at least one wildlife trafficking offence of a listed or protected species, nine members the Lin-Zhang syndicate were expected to be sentenced on Friday, […]