Tanzanian President John Magufuli will pay a two-day State visit to Malawi from April 24 to 25 ahead of the watershed Tripartite Elections in the southern African nation where the East African leader is revered for his anti-corruption measures and the slashing of unnecessary public expenses. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in […]
Tanzania government has made a strong statement of honouring South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) in their country when it accorded him a special and rare escort of police officers including some riding on horses. Bushiri jetted in Tanzania on Tuesday to begin his three day gospel crusade in the northern […]
The State House has come out with blazing guns, firing shots at local media for suggesting that President Peter Mutharika earns K3.8 million monthly. According to the State House, Mutharika instead earns K1.5 million monthly despite a couple of increments over the years. The State House was reacting to an article “Magufuli’s K3m salary thrills local […]
As the boarder wrangle over the ownership of Lake Malawi between neighbouring countries Malawi and Tanzania continues, a High Level Mediation Team (HLMT) chaired by former Mozambican President Joachim Chisano has agreed to bring together Presidents for the two countries to seek their guidance on the resolution of the famous Lake Malawi Boarder Dispute (LMBD). […]
Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Dr Augustine Mahinga has said that part of Lake Malawi belongs to Tanzania, where they call it Lake Nyasa. Mahinga said this on Monday when he met Malawian President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. “This is a sensitive and contentious matter,” said Mahinga. He said […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s mission to forge a good diplomatic relationship with his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli appeared to bear some fruits on Monday as the two leaders held discussions on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa that even saw the pair hold hands and uttered cordial words. State […]
Government says it has asked the Tanzanian government to facilitate the meeting of President Peter Mutharika and President John Pombe Magufuli on the sidelines of the UN meeting in New York to discuss the Lake Malawi issue which has further soured the relationship between the two countries. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Francis Katsaira […]
A popular Nigerian Prophet T.B Joshua, founder and leader of the Synagogue Church of all nations has ignored to respond to Malawian President Peter Mutharika accusations that he is fake evangelist and instead has praised Tanzania President John Magufuli. Mutharika publicly attacked Joshua over an alleged prophecy that he would die soon. “Let me tell […]
Malawi government has for the second time formally protested to Tanzania over its decision to publish a new map before the two countries have resolved a dispute over the boundaries of Lake Nyasa/Malawi. The Joyce Banda-led administration first protested attempts by Tanzania to redraw the border and accused its neibhour of treating it in a […]
I was writing this article in a very nice hotel outside the country when I had been at a conference. My Tanzanian counterparts did not have the trouble of waiting hours at airports, being fed in hotels like battery cage chicken and asked to fill in those conference evaluation forms the conference organisers circulate, asking […]
For such a small country, Malawi likes its things big. Big cabinet, big number of civil servants, five big presidential residences, a big parliament and big cars on the big presidential convoy. Anyone with any truth in them will tell you, though, that Malawi can run on half the number of civil servants, half the ministers, […]
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima will travel to Dar-Es-Salaam to attend President-elect John Pombe Magufuli’s inauguration on Wednesday in the Tanzanian capital. Magufuli, a former chemistry teacher who celebrated his 56th birthday on Thursday as results were announced, ran on an anti-corruption platform, and secured a convincing victory over his closest rival, ex-prime minister Edward […]