Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) senior officials and the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a meeting in Beijing during which the two sides vowed to further strengthen their ties. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, DPP was led by Secretary General Wakuda Kamanga durig the meeting Kamanga spoke highly of China-Malawi ties, which […]
Malawi government has received a boost to complete the 106-km Karonga–Chitipa road, in northern region after signing with China two financial agreements worth K4.3 billion and a cooperation protocol which includes additional financing for the road project. Finance Minister Dr Ken Lipenga signed on behalf of Malawi government while Chinese ambassador Pan Hejun signed on […]
The Chinese owned Malawi Cotton Company (MCC) has said that its core interest is not to make more profit for itself but rather to make cotton production more profitable to the common Malawian farmer and the Malawi government in the process. Assistant Manager of MCC Xin Jia said that the company generated over 20 million […]
2010 Feb 17: SUBJECT: MALAWI: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENGAGEMENT REF: A. 09 LILONGWE 77; B. 10 STATE 10152 CLASSIFIED BY: Bodde Peter, Chief of Mission; REASON: 1.4(B), (D) (SBU) SUMMARY: Malawi terminated its relationship with Taiwan and established ties with the People’s Republic of China in December 2007. Malawi made the abrupt change […]
Immigration Department will be expected to inspect papers of Chinese national doing business in the districts as part of a campaign ‘flush out’ those living in the country illegally, government has directed. The influx of Chinese nationals who are snatching business opportunities from Malawians even in villages with their cheap imports is causing problems; a […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Malawian worker, who was severely beaten by his Chinese employers for allegedly failing to account for business funds, has withdrawn the assault charges in court. Police in central region district of Kasungu arrested four Chinese nationals who assaulted Henry Kazembe on suspicion that he misappropriated K290, 000 from Damao Shop […]
By Collins Mtika, NyasaTimes Chinese shop owners in Mzuzu and their Indian counterparts have beefed up security at their shops to avoid looting on the scheduled August 17 nationwide demonstrations. They have also indicated that they intend to hire many armed Policemen to guard their shops on the day. “What we have been doing since […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Malawi’s estranged Vice-President Joyce Banda, who was Foreign Affairs Minister when the country switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan after 41 years to Mainland China in December 2007, said Beijing has put its marking the country in terms of infrastructure development. A memorandum of understanding covering industry, trade and investment was […]