Malawian 18 year-old Ellen Chilemba has every reason to walk tall after being shortlisted as one of the 16 finalists of the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. The 16 finalists will each receive a £1,000 grant to advance their development work and guidance from Commonwealth Youth Program (CYP) on how their work […]
The country’s leading designer Lilly Alfonso has described her recent international exploits as a great benefit to her fashion designing career as well as Malawi at large. She was speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times from London, ahead of her participation at the Commonwealth Africa Night event tomorrow (Friday) night. The event, which has […]
*It’s a person’s name that’s the source of his (or her) uniqueness and creativeness and his (or her) work, they say, but the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his (or her) capabilities and talents lies in his (or her) desires to do better. In this ‘one–on-one’ Exclusive Interview, Nyasa Times Senior Journalist and columnist Peter Makossah, referred to […]
Malawian student John Samson, 13, from the Jacaranda School for Orphans, has been named the Junior winner of the Royal Commonwealth Society’s 2012 Commonwealth Essay Competition. John’s essay, entitled The Day I Wore My Best Clothes, beat stiff competition from more than 8,000 entrants from around the Commonwealth to take the top prize. The Junior category runner-up was Celine […]
Malawi will next year be hosting the Commonwealth Youth Parliament Conference, speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda has revealed. Chimunthu Banda made the announcement during the official launch of the first ever Youth Parliament in Malawi on Wednesday, in Lilongwe. This comes after Commonwealth Parliamentary Association came up with a resolution that every […]
Commonwealth Secretary General, Karmalesh Sharma, says his organization was eager to engage Malawi in new areas of cooperation in election management, education and management of natural resources. Sharma was speaking in London after meeting President Joyce Banda where the two leaders discussed various possible areas of cooperation between Malawi and the Commonwealth. “The meeting with […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, who has been leading the Commonwealth Observer Group in Lesotho’s parliamentary elections, has advised political parties in that country that coalition government — a first-time experiment for Lesotho – making process should not be frustrated. Muluzi’s advise come in the wake of a hang parliament after Sunday’s inconclusive election. The former […]
Former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi leading the Commonwealth Observer Group in Lesotho’s parliamentary elections says the polls were won by the party of the long-time prime minister have so far been peaceful and credible. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s Democratic Congress has scooped 41 seats from 80, the simple majority needed to form a government. “It […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi said on Saturday that he believes Lesotho’s prime minister will step down if he loses this weekend’s general elections. Muluzi, who is heading the Commonwealth observer mission to Lesotho, said Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili had assured him that the election results would be respected. “He told me he would be […]
Ahead of Lesotho polls on Saturday, Malawi’s former president Dr Bakili Muluzi, Chair of Commonwealth Observers calls for peoples’ votes to count, on-interference, and no intimidation of voters. In a statement he issued in Maseru on Friday, Maseru, on behalf of the Commonwealth Observer Group which he is leading, urged all stakeholders in the electoral […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, who is leading a team of Commonwealth observers for the Lesotho parliamentary elections set for 26 May, has called on all stakeholders in the process to act responsibly and shun violence in the lead up to, during and after the polls. Addressing journalists on Monday in Maseru, Lesotho’s capital, Muluzi […]
Malawi former president Bakili Muluzi on Saturday arrived in Maseru, Lesotho, leading a team of Commonwealth observers for the country’s parliamentary elections. On arrival at the airport, Muluzi – who is also Africa’s Goodwill Ambassador on Governance and Human Rights -said he was “delighted” to be in Lesotho for such an important mission. He will […]
The Commonwealth has appointed former Malawi Head of State Dr. Bakili Muluzi to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group to the 2012 Parliamentary Elections in Lesotho. Elections will be held in Lesotho on May 26, 2012. Before the election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy suffered a split, with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili planning to found […]
Mutharika: Dead The Commonwealth Secretariat in United Kingdom and European Union (EU) on Saturday issued statement to mourn with Malawians at the passing away of President Bingu wa Mutharika. In a statement issued Saturday in London, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said he hoped Malawians will have the strength to cope with Mutharika’s death and that […]
The Law Society of Scotland has called for an end to a surge of intimidation and violence against Malawi lawyers and has also urged the Bingu wa Mutharika government to resolve the current judicial strike action. The Scottish Lawyers made the plea in a statement released on Friday and a copy made available to Nyasa Times. “We have developed a close […]
Mr Kamalesh Sharma , the Commonwealth Secretary General, in an article posted on Nyasa Times, reiterated that: “[R]ule of law, respect for human rights, non-discrimination, respect and understanding, a culture of democracy, good governance, [and] promotion of sustainable and equitable development . . . are the principles to which our [Commonwealth] leaders have repeatedly committed […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said Malawi’s first ever tripartite elections in 2014 will be “challenging” and called for thorough preparations to ensure they meet the standards of democratic polls. Sharma told a news conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday after the end of his visit to Malawi. He had held talks with Malawi President Bingu wa […]
A first visit to a country is always as stimulating prospect. There is much to take in, to learn and appreciate. My visit gives the opportunity of meeting a cross-section of leaders in Malawi to discuss ways we can offer the helping hand and continue to strengthen the partnership of the Commonwealth and to advance […]