There is drama over the post of acting chief executive officer (CEO) for State-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) Hellen Buluma as days after President Lazarus Chakwera instructed Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) ZangaZanga Chikhosi to “address the anomaly” of appointing deputy CEO Buluma as acting CEO, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower […]
Government says bilateral working visits by President Lazarus Chakwera is helping Malawi regaining its position of influence within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Region. Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs and International cooperation Elsienhower Mkaka said this ahead of the State President’s two-day working visit to the Republic of South Africa. Mkaka says there is […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has written President Lazarus Chakwera to protest his intention to establish a diplomatic mission with Israel in Jerusalem. MAM in a correspondence to the President through its chairperson Sheikh Idruss Muhammed seen by Nyasa Times has since asked the Chakwera administration to review the issue of opening the embassy in […]
Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka on Saturday returned from a visit in Israel stressing that nothing will change President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem by the summer of 2021 despite that it violates a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution. Chakwera, 65, holds a PhD in theology and has long been […]
Israel has made a commitment to support Malawi’s efforts in developing its first specialised cancer centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka disclosed this Saturday on arrival in Lilongwe from Jerusalem, Israel where he went at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi. […]
Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka on official visit in Israel has met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he formally informed him about President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to open Malawi embassy in Jerusalem, the Jewish state’s capital city a move which has been described as a consequential foreign policy decision for the Tonse Alliance led administration. Netanyahu told […]
Israel has told Malawi to confront Iran for allegedly sponsoring terrorists who attack the Jewish state, according to the Times of Israel. Israel’s foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi said this on Tuesday in Israel when he held a joint press conference with his Malawian counterpart, Eisenhower Mkaka. Ashkenazi also requested Malawi to publicly outlaw the Tehran […]
Malawi is to become the first African country to open an embassy to Israel in disputed Jerusalem Malawi has had diplomatic ties with the Jewish state since 1964 but without opening an embassy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka is in Israel where he has formally informed the government there that Malawi is to become the first […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka has strongly condemned the escalating political tension and violence that has rocked Karonga Central Constituency politics during the ongoing campaign ahead of the November 10 by-election. The stern warning comes at a time when the constituency has already registered eight serious cases of assault and unlawful […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka has pledged Malawi’s support for a political solution regarding Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, recalling that the southern Africa country withdrew its recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in May 2017. Mkaka said this during his visit to Morocco where he held talks with the Minister of […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Eisenhower Mkaka is reported to have amassed more wealth and is amongst top richest ministers in the cabinet of President Lazarus Chakwera giving him more political stamina to hold the balance of power as he has declined to move into official ministerial house whereby now he […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka has suggested that a 37-year-old Kalekeni Lindeire, a Malawian citizen who is arrested in United States of America for allegedly shooting to death Deputy Minister of Defence Jean Sendeza’s 29-year-old daughter Noriah Sendeza, should be extradited and face justice in Malawi. Noriah was shot in Indiana, USA by Lindeire who […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka, has expressed need for debt relief for Malawi and least developed countries in general, saying it would go a long way in mitigating the effects of COVID-19. The Minister said this when he addressed the media on Thursday in Lilongwe at a time the United Nations (UN) General Assembly […]
Minister Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka said Malawi was geared to open up its working relations with the neighbouring countries such Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania for the mutual benefit of the nations. He said this Monday in Lusaka, Zambia during a media briefing, a head of official visit by Malawi’s President, Dr Lazarus Chakwera to Zambia […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka has expressed worry over the escalation of fake news in the country, saying in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, disinformation will slacken government’s efforts to fight it. He said this on Tuesday at Riverside Hotel in Lilongwe during the opening of a capacity building workshop on Covid-19 and regional integration […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Eisenhower Mkaka, says his ministry has undertaken a functional review to create new directorates and divisions as a way of improving service delivery. Mkaka made the remarks in Lilongwe on Tuesday during an engagement with the State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, who is also the […]
Minister of Foreign affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka says it is important that legislators start fulfilling what they had promised the people during campaign time to facilitate development in their areas. Mkaka made the remarks on Wednesday in his constituency, when he officially launched construction of Namulera bridge in Namulera village Traditional Authority (T/A) Mazengera in Lilongwe. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka has distanced himself from some people, who are calling organisations and Asian business community demanding various items in his name. Mkaka said it was unfortunate that some people have resorted to turnishing his image and that of the newly formed government. “I am shocked to learn that […]