Minister of Youth and Sports Enock Chihana officially re-opened Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday, December 22, 2012 four months after it was closed pending on renovations on some spectator’s stands. Government closed the Kamuzu Stadium in September this year pending renovations on some spectators’ stands However, the closure of the stadium did not go well with […]
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Enock Chihana on Wednesday ordered for the auditing of every penny that government has pumped into the renovation of the BAT ground. He said this when he visited the ground soon after its reopening. He had also earlier visited the Surestream Academy Stadium formerly MDC Stadium where he appreciated […]
In an effort to rebrand itself ahead of the expected 2014 tripartite elections, Malawi’s once mighty opposition party, Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), has finally settled to hold its long awaited national convention during the first two weeks of December, 2012. This was agreed last Saturday during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in […]
Government minister has faulted the two previous democratic regimes saying they made a serious mistake to ignore strategic establishments initiated by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) government which were potential in the enhancement of socio-economic development. Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Enock Chakufwa Chihana took a swipe at United Democratic Front (UDF) and Democratic Progressive […]
Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Enoch Chihana said on Friday government was taking all necessary steps to ensure that youths in the country were given opportunities to participate in development projects. Chihana was speaking in Salima during the International Youth Day Commemoration. “Youths in Malawi represent 55 percent of the population. The statistics emphasise […]
Malawi’s Sports and Youth Development Minister, Enock Chakufwa Chihana,has implored the private sector in Malawi to pump in more financial support into sports in order for the country to produce a high level quality of athletes to compete at the Commonwealth games. Chihana made the appeal in London on Thursday in an interview with Nyasa […]
Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture, Enock Chakufwa Chihana who is also Aford’s MP for Rumphi Central says the police officer who used lethal weapons to kill 20 demonstrators on July 20 2011 should be caged, saying they don’t belong in a democratic society. Chihana made the call in Parliament on Wednesday, stressing that the […]
The newly elected Minister of sports and Civic education Enock Chakufwa Chihana told a local radio MIJ on Friday that his major task is to develop sports and soccer in particular which he says its levels has gone down comparing to the past. He said his main task “is to improve all sports disciplines thus […]
Rumphi central Member of Parliament (Aford), Enock Chihana, has told parliament that it is high time Malawians invoked the Constitution to demand a referendum on whether President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government mandate should go beyond 2012 given its poor governance and economic management record. But leader of government business in parliament Dr. George Chaponda trashed […]
Malawi’s opposition Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) says it will finally hold its national convention early 2012 to elect new office leaders. AFORD National Chairman Enock Chihana said this exactly two months after the party failed to hold the long awaited national convention in November 2011, as he had earlier announced. Chihana, who is also Member […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) National Chairperson Enock Chihana has asked President Bingu wa Mutharika to resign immediately saying he has failed to provide a rescue plan for Malawi. “Where is this country going with this person ? We know where we are coming from but Mutharika is leading this country into highway to hell,” Chihana […]
Malawi Parliament convened on Monday but could only meet for less than 20 minutes . One of the activities in the House was the swearing in of legislator Enock Chihana of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) who emerged victor during September 7 by-elections in Rumphi Central constituency 19 polls. Chihana, son of late pro-democracy champion Chafukwa […]
Two opposition political parties have become part of the Alliance for Democracy (Aford) and will formaly form what has been christened as the Aford Grand Alliance. According to a statement made available to Nyasa Times, the political parties are the Malawi Democratic Party (MDP) of Kamlepo Kalua and the National Unity Party (NUP) of Harry […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of president Bingu wa Mutharika and newly formed northern region based People’s Development Movement (PDM) on Tuesday officially protested that Aford candidate Enock Chihana was tactically campaigning while voting is in the process on Tuesday in the Rumphi Central constituency by-elections in defiance of the electoral law. According to […]