Malawi’s minister of foreign affairs George Chaponda says President Peter Mutharika had already planned to bar Thoko Banda from representing Lilongwe in Harare where he was expected to be an ambassador for the Southern African country, even if he did not pull out by himself. Chaponda told the state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) television during Monday evening news cast […]
“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war” –Napoleon Bonaparte Can someone tell the DPP-administration that it is high time it started governing and stopped picking needless – if not nonsensical – fights? I mean, it is not like someone will wake these fellas […]
Malawi government’s recent attack on former president Joyce Banda that she embarrassed the country at United Nations (UN) meetings has been described as “baseless, malicious and unfounded” by opposition People’s Party (PP). Banda has been attending various meetings in the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in United States of America (USA) after being invited […]
Malawi government has asked former president Joyce Banda to consult the authorities on her external travels to avoid embarrassing the country, saying that her presence at the just ended United Nations General Assembly side meetings in US was an embarrassment to incumbent President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led administration. Banda attended […]
Malawi has established formal diplomatic relations with Indonesia after the two countries signed a joint communique in a ceremony that was held at the United Nations headquarters on the fringes of the 69th session of the United Nations General Debate. The ceremony took place on September 29, 2014 and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, […]
With the deadline for implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) coming next year, the Malawi government is already looking ahead, Presidential Chief Economic Advisor, Collins Magalasi said on Monday in New York. Currently Malawi is mobilizing resources to be used for dealing with development goals where success was not registered. Magalasi said that President Peter […]
One of the initiatives President Professor Peter Mutharika had been promising the Malawi nation during his campaign trail was that he would establish community colleges with the view to imparting entrepreneurial skills in the youths to make them self dependent. What might have appeared as mere rhetoric and campaign gimmick has now started to be […]
Malawi Foreign Affairs Minister George Chaponda has regretted the expulsion of former British High Commissioner Fergus Cochraine-Dyet during former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration. Chaponda said the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration will never repeat such actions because it had a negative impact to the country’s economy. “President Peter Mutharika has made […]
SADC intends to bar individuals and juristic bodies within member states from filing cases at the tribunal if the Heads of State and Governments approve the new protocol this weekend. “The reopening of the tribunal as an interstate court will impact negatively on the rights of SADC citizens to access justice and to effective legal […]
Malawi has commended SADC for playing a key role in the country’s controversial electoral process resulting in the branding of the polls as free, fair, credible and transparent. The country held chaotic tripartite elections on 20 May 2014 that threatened to undermine its 20 year old democracy. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr […]
Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. George Chaponda says the US – Africa Leaders’ Summit which the Malawi leader will attend in Washington DC is a very significant forum because the issues for discussion are relevant to Malawians. President Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika is leading a Malawi delegation to Washington DC and speaking to […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday left for the United States of America (USA) to attend the US-Africa Leaders Summit with a delegation which had more security detail and three cabinet ministers. Mutharika is being accompanied by first lady, Gertrude Mutharika, along with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs George Chaponda, Trade and Indutrsy Minister Joseph […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Chaponda is leading a Malawi’s delegation to the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea days after President Peter Mutharika opted out of trip meeting as a cost-cutting measure. The State House last week announced that Mutharika cancelled his maiden trip to the AU Summit […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has assured that it will not bring back to Parliament a law that includes a provision banning breaking wind in public places. In its past regime, DPP tabled a controversial bill that proposed to criminalise farting in a bid to promote ‘public decency’. “Just go to the toilet when […]
Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Dr George Chaponda, has announced some cost-cutting measures, including the closure some of the country’s embassies. Chaponda said after being sworn-in to take his portfolio that among his primary priorities was reducing the number of embassies that Malawi has partly as cost-cutting measure. “We are a […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson and legislature Dr Jessie Kabwila rapped the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which won the disputed May 20 elections, saying “there is no government” following delays to appoint cabinet ministers by President Peter Mutharika. Kabwila was speaking in parliament on Wednesday over an impasse on whether to proceed to […]
Leader of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera says he is not regretting his recent statement concerning how President Joyce Banda’s administration is handling issues of national interest and on his remarks against the opposition Democratic Progress Party (DPP0 position on people in the northern region. Speaking during Tiuzeni Zoona program on the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has been sued for slander and defamation. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) treasurer general George Chaponda took out the legal suit against Chakwera over the remarks he made to the media that Chaponda said DPP did not need the Northern Region vote to win the May 20 Tripartite […]