As we speak, people are weeping and wailing because the Malawi Government has devalued the over-valued currency the Kwacha, which was not backed by any foreign exchange reserves, nor any export commodities of note, save for tobacco. In the face of tobacco’s increasing poor performance, Malawi’s major source of foreign exchange are grants from bilateral […]
Malawi national football team aka the Flames left for China on Sunday morning via Chileka Airport in the commercial city Blantyre where coach Kinnah Phiri said he would want give exposure to many locally based players. The Flames are to use the China training camp to prepare for [2014] World Cup and [2013] Africa Cup […]
Controversy still surrounds the Flames trip to China, as many soccer analyst have described it a shopping trip basing on the fact that the team will play only one strengthen testing match with a Chinese Under-22. According to Chinese website, it shows that Malawi will play a Chinese Under-22 side because China senior team was […]
China says it is ready to hand over to the Malawian government the US$90- million conference building built with Chinese aid loan in the country’s capital of Lilongwe, according to Chinese Ambassador Pan Hejun. The 1, 500-seat Malawi International Conference Centre project, which is affiliated with a 130-room business hotel, a 1,000-seat dining hall and […]
In the very early years of the state, Malawi successfully resisted diplomatic allurement from China in favour of Taiwan in the one-China policy antagonism. The adamancy of President Hastings Banda in fervently recognizing the Pro-Western Taiwan, perhaps, informs why the contemporary presence of the Chinese on the land is less cerebrated. It widely appears that […]
Malawi has blamed capital projects implementers, who assist the country in the construction of various infrastructures, of fuelling the increase in the spread of HIV and AIDS with the Chinese being the major culprits. Principle Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet responsible for Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Dr Mary Shawa, said on Tuesday […]
I find the contents of (22nd February 2012) Daily Times Page 3, entitled, “MP blames forex woes on Chinese” rather disturbing. Let me start by saying the following; the Chinese, apart from their home land, the People’s Republic of China, also live in almost every other country on this planet. They live and work in these […]
Malawi government has announced that the newly built international conference centre with Chinese aid which is next to the country’s first five-star hotel at City Centre in the capital Lilongwe will be named after President Bingu wa Mutharika. Minister of Tourism Parks and Wildlife Daniel Liwimbi disclosed this at the parliament building in Lilongwe on […]
Malawi government on Thursday conceded it made an error on point of law to relocate the Chinese funded national stadium project, which was supposed to be built between Area 47 and 49 in Lilongwe, to Blantyre. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Mchinji North East, Alex Chitete, said the project was approved by parliament and […]
Business people in Karonga district have always put the blame of their dwindling businesses on Chinese nationals whom they accused of peddling dirt-cheap goods. Even many people who testified during a Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the July 20 anti – government protests in Karonga last month, they told the Commissioners that Chinese shops were […]
The uncompleted 106kms Karonga- Chitipa road has been named Bingu Highway in honour of President Bingu wa Mutharika. This was done by Chiefs from Karonga and Chitipa with their respective ruling DPP MPs on Saturday. They claim the decision was done in consultation with their constituents. Notably T/A Kyungu was not at the function but […]
Minister of sports and youth development, Vuwa Kaunda, says his ministry could consider to shift the dates for the Malawi national football team, the Flames, camping in China in preparation for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 World Cup qualifiers . Initially, the Flames were expected to be in China either in April or May […]
Lilongwe football followers have expressed their frustrations over government’s decision to relocate the multimillion kwacha state of the art national stadium the Chinese are planning to build. The much hyped multimillion kwacha stadium, was meant to be constructed at a site between Area 47 and Area 49 Gulliver in the capital city. However, Malawi Government […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika whose administration is facing cash problems following western donors withdraw of aid due to governance and human rights concerns, says he was grateful to China for its assistance without any strings attached. Malawi President noted that China does not demand democratic reforms, good governance and anti-corruption drives as a condition […]
The much talked state-of-the-art national stadium which is supposed to be constructed by the Chinese government will not be in the capital city Lilongwe as earlier on indicated. Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Pan Hejun, told reporters in Lilongwe that the project will be moved to the commercial city of Malawi, which is Blantyre. “Actually, we […]
A longest serving Chinese diplomat in Malawi, Zhou Haihong, bade farewell to the country at the end of his tour of duty when a reception in his honour was held in Lilongwe. Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Pan Hejun said Zhou has served at the China mission in Lilongwe for four years. Zhou said he was […]
Malawian authorities have conceded that people in northern districts of Karonga and Chitipa will have to wait a little longer before they can start taking pleasure in smooth travel between them. This follows fresh revelations that the 106kms long Karonga-Chitipa Road which government reported that it would be ready for usage next month, December, will […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika is piling pressure on China to save the country’s economy teetering on the brink of collapse after traditional donors rebuffed his zero budget financial plan, a report by African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. But analysts say opening up to China, especially in the private sector, can strangle indigenous business […]