Chinese and Zambia governments have committed to support Malawi government in areas of road infrastructure, education and health, among others. This was noted when new Zambia’s High Commissioner to Malawi, Salome Mwansa Mwananshiku, and the Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Zhang Qingyang, submitted their letters of credence to President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday at Kamuzu Palace in […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Sunday returned from United States where he attended first ever US-Africa summit in Washington describing it a “success” as Chinese media point out that the US is “playing catch-up” in Africa. President Mutharika told journalists at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe upon arrival, saying the country has benefited a lot […]
Malawi’s Ministry of Heath Wednesday signed a bilateral agreement with the Chinese Ministry of National Health and Family Planning in Lilongwe which will enable Chinese heath specialists work in two of the country’s referral hospitals; Kamuzu and Mzuzu Central hospitals whilst training Malawi’s medical personnel in the process. Signing the agreement for Malawi, Minister of Heath […]
When I read in the media that the newly elected Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika promised during his inauguration last week that while he intends to keep Malawi’s traditional donors (the West), he shall extend Malawi’s opportunities for bilateral development partners to the East, and names like China and Russia came out, I was a little […]
Chinese Ambassador Pan Hejun has ended his tour of duty in Malawi, saying he is leaving with hope that the country will this year yield more economic and infrastructural benefits from the existing bilateral relationship between Lilongwe and Beijing. Hejun made the remarks when he bid farewell to Malawians during a ceremony held in Lilongwe […]
Newly elected President, Professor Peter Mutharika, has said his country will look for “new friends” in countries such as Russia and China – nations who care less on issues of human rights and governance. Malawi is traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, who place mostly conditions of governance and human rights for their support. Mutharika […]
Chinese Government Wednesday handed over 226 solar powered street lighting systems to Malawi government and donated 533 solar mobile systems to Ministry of Health through Ministry of Energy. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at ministry of energy headquarters in Lilongwe, Energy Minister Ibrahim Matola said the 226 solar street lighting systems have already been […]
About 1000 Nigerians are languishing in Chinese jails; one out of every five Nigerians in Thailand is serving a jail term, about 1000 Nigerians in British jails and 500 are in Brazilian jails. Actually, Britain, having been overwhelmed, has resolved to send Nigerian convicts in Britain home to the oil-rich nation. Now, am Malawian, why would I […]
Malawian man Kingston Phiri was convicted and sentenced to serve six years in prison in default of paying K1 million fine after being found guilty by Lilongwe Magistrate Court in Friday for illegal possession of ivory. Phiri, who was arrested at Kamuzu International Airport on April 7 in possession of 74kg of ivory set for […]
The Malawi Government with funding from the China government has earmarked close to K112.5billion for the construction of a new Chileka International Airport in Blantyre. The new airport is expected to ease some of the challenges which the travelling public have been worrying about due to the dilapidated state of infrastructure at the current airport. […]
Chinese contractor who is constructing a magnificent 40,000 capacity national stadium in Lilongwe has apologized to workers and Malawi in general following recent incidents of abuse particularly to Malawian workers at the project site. The apology comes few days after heavy criticism from Malawians and several human rights bodies. Projector coordinator Emily Shen made the […]
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has reacted to Chinese brutality to Malawian workers at the construction site of a National Stadium in the capital city Lilongwe by stating that it will organise the worker with a view of bringing them together to speak and act collectively to protect their rights. There have been reports […]
Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe have seized 120 kg of illegal ivory which was reportedly being smuggled to China. Police Spokesperson at the airport, Peter Botha, confirmed the interception of the stuff but was quick to mention that no arrests have been made yet. The police publicist said the ivory, […]
A newspaper report on Tuesday highlighted Chinese brutality to Malawian workers at the construction site of a National Stadium in the capital city Lilongwe. And Nyasa Times correspondent followed up by visiting the construction place where it established that indeed workers were being abused. Those who spoke to Nyasa Times collaborated the Daily Times report […]
China has donated K30 million to Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood to help its efforts to accelerate reduction of maternal mortality rate in the country. The money will be used for the construction of maternity waiting home at Salima District Hospital. Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday, Vice President Khumbo […]
The Chinese Embassy in Malawi’s capital city Lilongwe has asked the government to deal with insecurity challenges in the country, saying it is unacceptable that citizens have continued to be robbed and killed during day and night. The call comes in the wake of rising cases of insecurity in the country and after Zhou Feng, a […]
President Joyce Banda on Tuesday officially launched a multi-billion Kwacha housing project in the Capital, Lilongwe, with an observation that adequate and decent housing is a catalyst for development and one of the requirements for sustainable livelihoods. “Adequate and decent shelter is one of the basic needs including food, health, education and employment. It is, […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda, who on Friday winds up her official to the People’s Republic of China, addressed the First China-South Asia Exposition and Twenty First Kunming Import and Export Fair, in Kunming, Yunnan Province in China on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The […]