Malawi President Joyce Banda, currently visiting the People’s Republic of China, has described China as a “true and trusted friend” during her meeting with that country’s Vice President, Li Yuanchao in Beijing on Tuesday. She expressed gratitude and appreciation for the support that the China continues to provide to the people of Malawi “under the […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda who is currently in China on official visit has met officials of Huawei Technologies and beckoned them to invest in the southern African nation. During the meeting, the Malawi leader urged them to invest in the sector of information and communication technology, which is one of the priority areas her government […]
President Joyce Banda has hailed the energy deals that her government has sealed with Chinese companies, saying they will facilitate industrial revolution, which is needed for social economic development in Malawi. During her first visit to the People’s Republic of China as Malawi’s Head of State, President Banda has also urged Chinese captains of industry […]
Fiscal and Fraud Section of Police in Blantyre on Tuesday arrested two Chinese national, Slibing Gu aged 43 and Jang Peng aged 41 for found in possession of 2, 300 Metcash and US$9, 765 without supporting documents in their bedroom in Limbe. Blantyre Police Assistant Public Relations Officer, Lameck Thembachako said on April 23, Police […]
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has candidly told the West to stop telling Africans what to do saying they should come to Africa only as partners and not to dictate on what African governments must do. “We don’t want the west to come and tell us what to do,” said President Banda who is in the […]
In a classic shoddy work, some parts of the much-touted Karonga-Chitipa road have already started getting damaged barely a month after President Joyce Banda officially opened it amid much ballyhoo. The Malawi leader made history last month after she inaugurated the 102 km road having been neglected since Malawi’s independence in 1964. However, its expeditious […]
China has called on the Malawi government to seriously invest in modern technologies which is key for economic recovery and transformation of countries globally. The call was made by China’s deputy minister of state administration for radio, film and television, Li Wei on Friday in Beijing during an audience with Malawi’s minister of information and […]
By Hudson Mphande, Nyasa Times Malawi Government would have to cough more than K25 billion (almost US$71 million) to see through the opening of the Malawi University of Science and Technology, the brainchild of the country’s late President Bingu wa Mntharika which coincidentally was constructed at his home in Ndata, Thyolo district. The project has […]
Two Chinese national haves been arrested at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe for attempting to smuggle foreign currency and ivory, Malawi Police said on Wednesday. Police Spokesperson Rhoda Manjolo identified the two Chinese nationals as Bing Tang and MShinxin Wang. The two, who were working as engineers on the recently inaugurated Karonga/Chitipa road, had […]
The Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday has adjourned the case involving a Chinese businessman who was found guilty for making fake Malawi national football team replica jerseys to 15th January, 2013. According to assistant superintendent Damiano Phillip, he identified the man as Haung Hong Gin (44), of Chinese nationality. “His offence was making a […]
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda on Monday made history by officially inaugurating a long-awaited Karonga-Chitipa Road 102 Km road that has been neglected for almost 50 years since independence in 1964. The People’s Republic of China funded construction of the Karonga-Chitipa Road in a grant of $70 million, which is around MK 10 billion for the road project. China Road […]
Limbe in Blantyre, once the cushy terrain of Indian (Asian) business people, is now taking new shade with several Chinese shops sprouting in the raucous trading town. And judging by the speed at which the Chinese are settling in, the Indian business people risk being pushed out of Limbe as their wares are cheaper than […]
The imposing Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must), which is located within former president late Bingu wa Mutharika’s Ndata farm, being constructed with a grant from the Chinese government amounting to 79 million dollars would be ready before end of 2012. Minister of Education and Technology Eunice Kazembe said on Monday in Parliament that the ultra-modern […]
Governing People’s Party second deputy secretary-general Frank Mwanafumbo on Sunday returning from a China is said to have had h three big LED TVs seized by Customs on arrival at Kamuzu International Airport with the South African Airways. A source at the airport emailed Nyasa Times informing that Mwenefumbo wanted to evade tax on his […]
The state-of-the-art 40,000 seater stadium project in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe has received a boost after the Governments of Malawi and China have signed a framework agreement on provision of concessional loan on the construction of the facility. The new sports arena billed to be of high-tech Olympic standard, is expected to be completed in two years. China […]
Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Pan Hejun has assured Malawians that the state-of-the-art 40,000 seater stadium project in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe will be completed in two years. Hejun said this on Thursday inside Capital Radio’s Straight Talk interview programme. He rebuitted the reports that claimed the Chinese government has withdrawn funding for the new sports arena […]
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 […]
Minister of Lands and Housing Henry Phoya has disclosed that Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) will construct more than 1,000 housing units as one way of ensuring easy access and affordable houses in urban areas. Phoya told reporters in Lilongwe on Tuesday that a Chinese investor Henan Guoji Investment, will carry the project and help bridge the […]