South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected leader of the African National Congress on Monday in a close-run vote that will set the direction for the country and the scandal-plagued party that has ruled since the end of apartheid. As ANC leader, Ramaphosa, a 65-year-old union leader who became a businessman and is now […]
The past 12 months have seen a series of notable successes for African women – with two Nobel Peace prizes, a second president and the first female head of the African Union Commission. For the BBC’s Africa Debate programme, Malawian campaigner Jessie Kabwila asks if Africa’s women are on the rise. It is easy to […]
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi and other former African heads of state on Wednesday met newly elected African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa. Muluzi was joined at the meeting with Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, , John Kufuor of Ghana and Karl Auguste Offman of Mauritius . The […]
Malawi’s Head of State Joyce Banda has hailed African men “for creating space” by way of discouraging and removing gender barriers to enable women occupy important decision-making and leadership positions in society. She said this on Monday when she met in audience Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma at Southern Sun Hotel, Pretoria in the Republic of […]
Malawi is among 50 African countries participating in Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) ministerial conference in Beijing, China with trade and economic growth topping the list of agenda. The gathering, according to the People’s Republic of China Malawi Embassy, is vital platform for collective dialogue and effective mechanism for practical cooperation between China and Africa […]
Vice President Khumbo Kachali said on Monday the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to the post of African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson demonstrated SADC’s unity. Kachali, asked for Malawi’s reaction as one of the countries that backed the South African Home Affairs Minister, said Dlamini-Zuma’s victory demonstrated that there was solidarity within SADC. He said SADC […]
Malawi on Sunday helped to secure the victory of South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to become the first female head of the African Union (AU) Commission. The ex-wife of South African President Jacob Zuma beat incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon after a closely fought contest for the chairmanship of the organisation. Malawi’s Vice President Khumbo Kachali, representing President Joyce Banda, was […]