Former Malawian president Joyce Banda has delivered a blistering call to action to African leaders and the international community, demanding they finally move beyond empty political promises and take real, concrete steps to get women a seat at the table in peace efforts across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes Region. […]
There are critical moments in the life of a constitutional democracy when we must step back and confront a fundamental question: what does the supreme law of our land, the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, demand? Since our hard-fought-for democracy, the recurring debates over the status, authority, and security of tenure of Malawi’s First […]
Former President Joyce Banda delivered a powerful message on the future of Malawi’s development today, insisting the country’s ambitious 2063 vision can only be realised if vulnerable women, youths and children are given the support they need to unlock their full potential. Banda made the remarks while touring Zomba, where she toured a host of […]
As Malawi celebrates 62 years of independence, a powerful question hangs over the nation: Has political freedom truly delivered the economic liberation that millions of Malawians still long for? While the country commemorates the historic events of July 6, 1964, three former Heads of State have delivered a strikingly similar message—Malawi’s greatest battle is no […]
Former president Dr Joyce Banda says she will not seek a return to State House in 2030, declaring she has “done my part” and is now focused on supporting national efforts from outside frontline politics. Speaking in an interview with a local television station, Banda said serving Malawians “does not only happen from State House”, […]
“We are one and we must work together with a common goal.” Former President Joyce Banda, who is also People’s Party (PP) President on Sunday led Alliance partners to launch the forth coming Nkhata Bay central by-elections amid calls for unity of common purpose. The former president, Banda pleaded with Tonse Alliance partners to be […]
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda joined the rest of women in a network of women forming the Supporting Advancement of Gender Equality (SAGE) Initiative in congratulating President Mahammadu Buhari and the people of Nigeria for the support rendered to the effective processes of electing Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first female director general of the World Trade […]
Former Malawi presidents are mourning Tanzanian president John Magufuli who died last night following Covid-19 complications. Magufuli died aged 61 from a heart condition according to his vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan which some medics say might have been triggered by Covid-19, an infection which he denied its existence. Former president Joyce Banda said the […]
Government has made some changes to security detail for former presidents Joyce Banda, Peter Mutharika and Bakili Muluzi. Malawi Police Service has withdrawn two security guards from Banda and replaced with five; and deployed five to Mutharika and one to Muluzi. This is according to police communication dated 17th February, 2021. The withdrawn police guards […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Friday visited former president Joyce Banda at her residence in Lilongwe to convey his condolences to the former president and her husband, retired Chief Justice Richard Banda following the death of their son Geoffrey Kachale Banda . The son died on Wednesday from Covid-19 and was laid to rest on Thursday […]
Former president Joyce Banda’s son has died on Wednesday of coronavirus disease ( Covid-19). Geofrey Banda was admitted to Bingu National Stadium field hospital for Covid-19 four days ago. Anorld Mnelemba, an aide to the former president says on his Facebook wall that the body of Banda will be buried today at Area 18 cemetery […]
The Tonse Alliance propagated the clean water campaign under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Former president Joyce Banda is one of the leaders in the alliance. In her quest to implement the charity works she undertakes at the same time complementing government’s effort in achieving clean water for […]
President Lazarus Chakwera isn’t the first Malawi leader to pay courtesy call on a frustrated, angry and irritated immediate former president. Bakili Muluzi did that in 1994 when he took off time and visited the ailing and tired Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda at Mudi Residences in Blantyre. It was a courtesy call that, in all […]
Former president Joyce Banda has expressed concern over the continued exclusion of rural women and girls in development programmes and policies although they make up the larger population in Malawi. Banda has also deplored the tendency by various stakeholders to speak on behalf of rural women instead of giving them a platform to voice out their […]
Joyce Banda who became the first female president of Malawi and the second in African history, continues to place her focus in helping the underpriviledged people as she hosted a fundraising event aimed at raising funds for vulnerable children and orphans. First lady Monica Chakwera and Spouse to Vice President Madam Mary Chilima graced the […]
Former president Joyce Banda has decorated minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati as champion for women’ rights. The accolade has come at a time when the government is fighting gender-based violence as the country is witnessing increased cases of rape and defilement. Banda, herself a global member of the Women Leaders […]
State House has dismissed media reports that the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBIGC), which is expected to establish a Delivery Unit to help the government in service delivery, will siphon taxpayer’s money through salaries and other expenditures, saying the government would not spend any money on the service. Speaking at Sanjika Palace on […]
The former United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Tony Blair wants to set up an advisory office on governance results delivery at Malawi State House and the Office of the President and Cabinet, a return to the country years after Blair and his team pulled out as official consultants to the then president Joyce Banda. According […]