About 19 new United States Peace Corps were, on Thursday sworn in after undergoing 11-weeks of community based training at Chinkhombwe Village in Kasungu district. The volunteers will be assigned to various Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) throught Malawi where they will work alongside their local counteparts to teach English, Mathematics, Physics and Science to strengthen academic […]
United States of America (USA) Ambassador Jeanine Jackson says the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should ensure a “clearer” voters roll to ensure a credible, free and fair May 20 Tripartite election. Ambassador Jackson said MEC should ensure voter’s roll is clearer so no voter should be denied a right to vote. “Voter’s roll needs to […]
United States Ambassador Jeanine Jackson has said the corruption scandal aptly called ‘Cash-gate’ has not only affected the social-economic status of Malawi but also claimed lives of its citizens. “When drugs are pilfered, it is not only drugs that are lost, but lives, too. When funds are stolen from the Treasury, the provision of life-saving […]
United States government has lauded the Joyce Banda administration on the steps it had taken so far in addressing the cash-gate scandal at Capital Hill. Malawi has been rocked by widespread corruption, losing millions of funds to theft by linking mostly top officials of ruling People’s Party and civil servants which the government blames on […]
Britain and Unites State of America through their diplomatic missions in Lilongwe have urged Malawian political party leaders to desist from hate-filled speeches and conduct issue-based campaigns in the run up to next year’s tripartite elections. In a joint statement British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin and US Ambassador Jeanine E Jackson issued on Tuesday, […]
Malawians are now living in fear, the United States Ambassador Jeanine Jackson has observed. The envoy speaking in an exclusive interview with private radio, Capital FM on its popular Straight Talk programme hosted by Brian Banda, said she was also “certainly aware that Malawians are struggling.” Afraid Jackson said since she took her tour of […]