Acting president Chimulirenji handover K75m relief items to Mangochi

State vice-president, Everton Chimulirenji , who is acting president and also Minister of Disaster Management Affairs  on Wednesday handed over relief items from Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) of Kenya through Alliance One Tobacco (Malawi) Limited at Chisawa Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chimwala in Mangochi. He, […]

Chimulirenji applauds Malawi Electoral Commission on performance to deliver ‘credible elections’

State Vice President Everton Chimulirenji has commended Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for its significant contribution in strengthening democracy in the country for the past 20 years. The Vice-President expressed his gratitude on Monday when he officially opened the Electoral Commissions Forum of Southern Africa Development Community (ECF SADC) countries at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre. […]

Chimulirenji cheers victims of the Nkhoma-Kamphata road accident

Vice President Everton Chimulirenji on Saturday cheered victims of the Nkhoma-Kamphata road accident that has claimed 8 lives and left 14 injured with one at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Chimulirenji who is also Minister responsible for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA), said the accident was so shocking and a big blow to […]

Mutharika leaves mantle to Chimulirenji as Malawi acting president

President Peter Mutharika who has departed the country for New York to attend the  United Nations General Assembly has left the mantle  of command to vice president Everton Chimulurenji  now Acting President. Mutharika left the country in the hands of Chimulirenji was seen dismissing the military parade mounted by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) at Kamuzu […]

Mutharika wants Chimulirenji not to emulate the way of failed VPs before him

Since the advent of multiparty democracy in Malawi in 1994, the relationship between President and vice has always not been good. Bakili Muluzi was the first multiparty President in 1994. He served his constitutional two five-year terms and paved way (after an unsuccessful third term bid) for the late Bingu wa Mutharika in 2004. Halfway […]

Mutharika, Chimulirenji declare assets: Malawi MPs have September 18 as deadline to state their wealth

President Peter Mutharika and vice president Everton Chimulirenji have declared their assets with the office of the director of Declaration of Assets. The office deputy director Michael Chiusiwa has confirmed this, saying the law gave them up to August end to declare their assets after their election to their respective high offices of the land. […]

Veep Chimulirenji honours Malawi Society of Japan founding member

Vice-President Everton Chimulirenji on Saturday honoured the founding member of the Malawi Society of Japan (MSJ) Mitsumune Kaizuka for the society’s “diligent and lasting contribution to the socio-economic development initiatives of Malawi”. Kaizuka was one of the first Japanese volunteers to be deployed to Malawi in 1971 through the Japanese Volunteer Programme to offer services […]

Chimulirenji hails meeting with Japanese Prime Minister: Malawi VP returns Sunday

Vice-President Everton Herbert Chimulirenji says his meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday was “very” fruitful and that the latter had pledged his government’s continued support to Malawi in various areas. The Veep, who represented President Arthur Peter Mutharika at the 2019 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan, […]

VP Chimulirenji beckons Japanese investors to Malawi

Malawian Vice President, Everton Chimulirenji has urged Japanese investors to come and invest in Malawi saying reforms implemented in various areas in the country offer favourable environment for investment. The Vice President made the remarks when he took his turn to speak at the TICAD7 in Yokohama, Japan, during the second plenary session themed: “Accelerating […]

JICA to consider supporting Malawi’s proposed projects: Chileka Airport and Mtayamoyo Bridge

Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has said it would continue having dialogue with Malawi government on the Chileka Airport and Mtayamoyo Bridge among other projects the country is seeking support for. JICA Executive Senior Vice President, Kazuhiko Koshikawa, said this in an interview on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, after he held a side meeting with […]

Malawi VP Chimulirenji arrives Japan for conference on African development TICAD7

Malawi Vice President, Everton Chimulirenji  on Tuesday morning arrived in Japan to participate in the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), holding in Yokohama from August 28 to 30. Chimulirenji will represent President Peter Mutharika  to the conference which participants are drawn not only from African countries but also from international organisations, private […]

Chimulirenji says Malawi stand to benefit from Sadc industrialisation promotion

Vice-President Evertin Chimulirenji has said  Malawi as a member of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), stands to benefit in numerous ways following some resolutions made on intra-trade, industrialization promotion and job creation during the 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government which ended Sunday. Chimulirenji disclosed this to Malawian journalists who covered […]

Malawi veep Chimulirenji in Tanzania for SADC summit

Malawi’s Vice President, Everton Herbert Chimulirenji, Friday arrived in the United Republic of Tanzania to attend, on behalf of President  Peter Mutharika, the 39th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) from 17 to 18 August in Dar es Salaam. President Mutharika delegated the  Chimulirenji to demonstrate his […]

Malawi VP Chimulirenji hails World Bank for support towards disaster mitigation

State Vice PresidentEverton Chimulirenji has hailed the World Bank for supporting Malawi Government through the Malawi Flood Emergency Response Project (MFERP) following the 2015 floods that affected 15 districts including Mangochi. Chimulirenji expressed the appreciation on Saturday at Chantulo Primary School ground in the area of Senior Chief Nankumba in Mangochi on a familiarization tour […]

VP Chimulirenji warns corrupt ministers: Malawi Cabinet undergo orientation

Malawian vice-president Everton Chimulirenji has warned that President Peter Mutharika will not hesitate to sack or prosecute any of his ministers implicated in corruption. Chimulirenji was speaking at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in the eastern lakeshore tourism district of Mangochi on Monday at an orientation workshop for the cabinet. “As ministers and deputy ministers, you are […]

VP Chimulirenji worships at Prophet Mbewe’s Shalom Mount Valley

Malawian Vice President Everton Chimulirenji Sunday worshiped  at Living Word Evangelistic Church (Liwec) at Shalom Mount Valley in Machinga of controversial Prophet David Mbewe and stressed the need for a peaceful co-existence between government and the church, saying both have a common goal of improving people’s lives in the country. Chimulirenji presided over the presentation […]

VP Chimulirenji leads DPP victory parade in Blantyre

Vice-President Everton Chimulirenji on Friday led hundreds of supporters of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a victory parade in Blantyre to celebrate the party’s triumph in the May 21 tripartite elections. Chimulirenji clad in blue suit was on the front line together with DPP regional governor for the South, Charles Mchacha and party […]

K290bn estimated for Malawi disaster recovery: VP Chimulirenji launches report

An assessment conducted on the 2019 Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) floods has estimated K 290 billion as the amount needed for recovery and reconstruction of damaged goods and property. According to the report the estimation of needs is based on the value of the capital damage, the cost of quality improvements, technological modernization, relocation, […]