Malawi’s First Lady, Professor Gertrude Mutharika said on Friday the K32 million donation Beautify Malawi (BEAM) Trust received from the People’s Republic of China would rescue 100 girls from child marriages. She made the announcement in Lilongwe when she, on behalf of BEAM Trust, received a cheque donation to the tune of K32,550,000 from the […]
Thirteen Drivers that were employed by China Civil Construction Company to construct the Dowa Boma- Chezi road in Dowa district, have accused the contractor of unlawfully firing them after they protested for salary increments. This is the same road which Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango toured in June, this year to appreciate […]
New Chinese ambassador to Malawi, Liu Hong Yong has hailed the 10 year old diplomatic relations between the two countries as successful. Liu made the remarks when he addressed the media at the New State House in Lilongwe after presenting his letters of credence to Malawi’s President, Professor Peter Mutharika. He said he was looking […]
Home Affairs and Internal Security minister, Cecilia Chazama, says the Malawi government is overly grateful to the support the Chinese government is rendering to the southern African nation since the establishment of bilateral relations over a decade ago. Chazama made the sentiments in the capital Lilongwe during the 91 anniversary of armed forces day of […]
Officials from the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) have asked President Peter Mutharika to deport a Chinese who beat up a Malawian employee in Kasungu this week. Denis Kalekeni, MCTU secretary general said Mutharika should use his powers to deport the Chinese to his home, saying reports of Chinese businessmen harassing or beating up […]
Malawi national women’s football team international striker Tabitha Chawinga has recorded another record in her football career after her team Jiangsu Suning emerged as the champions of the 2018 Chinese National Cup Championship winners after demolishing Dalian Quanjian club 3-0 in final match which was played on Saturday. Jiangsu Suning managed to reach into the final […]
Huawei Technologies believes Malawian students need to be exposed to emerging Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in order to contribute positively to the sector in the country. Huawei Public Relations Officer (PRO) Leo Liu said this at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe when he welcomed six Malawian University students who were in China trained in […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe has flown to China to press for the start of the Kammwamba coal fired electricity project. Trade and Industry minister Henry Mussa has confirmed Gondwe is in China to sign for the commencement of the project. “He is sealing the Kammwamba coal fired electricity deal,” said Gondwe. President Peter Mutharika’s opening […]
China has given Malawi two drones to crack down poachers blamed for the dwindling wildlife in the country. The Chinese ambassador to Malawi handed over the drones to the minister of Energy and Environmental on Friday. The ambassador said China has managed to control and stop poaching because of the use of drones. “This is […]
Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, Shi Ting Wang has said goodbye at end of two year term of office. Speaking during the cocktail on Thursday at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe, the Ambassador said during his stay in the country is a very good memory since the relationship between China and Malawi has come best in […]
Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima was on Tuesday mobbed by thousands of chanting supporters of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Ntcheu when he presided over the handover ceremony of parboiled rice by the Chinese government to Malawi government. The DPP supporters chanted in reaction to a Chilima-for-President crusade that is gaining support and possibly turn into a movement. […]
The Peoples Republic of China have donated over 2 000 bags of rice to the people of Karonga following Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) 2017 report that projected that 20 of the 28 districts in the country will experience hard-hitting food shortages. Karonga, a lakeshore district in the northern region which has persistently been hit […]
China said on Friday it was committed to supporting Malawi in order to help the southern African nation move forward in its development path. Reviewing 10 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Wang Shiting, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi, said China has done a lot in supporting Malawi’s development efforts within a short period […]
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Cecilia Chazama has said the 100 police vehicles from the People’s Republic of China were donated without any conditions. She made the remarks in Parliament when she was responding to a question from Nkhotakota South East legislator Makowa Mwale (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) on what strings were attached to […]
Malawi has benefited a lot from the bilateral relationship she established with the Peoples Republic of China over a decade ago; Chinese ambassador to Malawi Shi-Ting Wang says. Wang said the relations between the two countries have yielded positive results for Malawi in different sectors ranging from education, finance and human resource capacity building. He […]
I have followed with keen interest the recent developments in which the Chinese government has made donations and investments commitments to Malawi. Just a few days ago President Peter Mutharika attended a ground breaking ceremony for the Sogecoa Business Park site at Chichiri in Blantyre. What is of interest was a statement the president made […]
Leader of Transformation Alliance (T.A) Moses Kunkuyu has asked the government to scrutinise and put under microscope all the foreign investors after noting that citizens are not benefiting enough from Direct Foreign Investors. Kunkuyu said this few days after President Peter Mutharika laid a foundation stone where Chichiri Business Park will be constructed in the […]
State Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima has advised the country’s district councils to consider starting directing resources towards interventions that would contribute to building community resilience in disaster prone areas. Chilima made the sentiments on Wednesday in Nsanje during the launch of the 2017/2018 lean season food insecurity response plan and distribution of relief […]