Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dedza East MP Juliana Lunguzi faulted Mulanje South MP Bon Kalindo (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP for joking over President Peter Mutharika’s 25-minute address delivered on Friday, saying it was a serious matter. Kalindo, who is also a comedian alias Winiko, brought laughter to the House when he suggested that the President’s speech […]
Member of Parliament for Dedza East, Juliana Ndamvetsa Lunguzi and MCP’s Shadow Minister of Health has taken to her chin the campaign for votes for a Malawian young lady, who has been nominated for the Youth Leadership Global Landscape awards to be held in Paris, France from 5th to 6th December 2015. Lunguzi, a Registered Nurse and Midwife […]
The UN-Habitat is inviting and encouraging young people between the ages of 16 to 32 from around the world to vote for their representatives for the 2015-2017 UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board. Candidates and voting are organized by continent with each voter allowed to vote for two candidates, one male and one female. The Youth Advisory […]
People of Phalombe District, sick and tired of being taken for a ride by successive Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) governments despite supporting the party in large numbers, have petitioned President Peter Mutharika over government’s inability to roll out the district hospital project years after it started “receiving funding” in the national budget. As recently noted […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of Parliament (MP)for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi, has accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cares less about the health of ordinary Malawians in the villages by allocating less than 10 percent of the total budget to the health sector budget. Lunguzi said the ordinary Malawians, mostly in the rural villages […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dedza East, Juliana Lunguzi had no kind words for the Peter Mutharika administration when she critiqued the proposed 2015/16 National Budget, saying the financial plan has failed the litmus test. Lunguzi told the House that the litmus test for the Budget was to pass s a […]
Dedza East parliamentarian Juliana Lunguzi Monday announced the launch of the Dedza East Trust online portal (www.dedzaeast.org) intended to be a forum for debate and networking on developmental initiatives in villages and institutions of the constituency and beyond. Founded last week, the site becomes the first initiative of its kind by a Malawian politician. Lunguzi, […]
Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly prejudicing Malawi of tax revenue in continued bad headlines the Chinese people in thje southern African nation. Zai Jinji and his wife Yin Yunye were arrested this week for allegedly evading payment of value-added tax (VAT). They are alleged to have contravened electronic fiscal device regulations that require […]
Malawi flagship online news source, Nyasa Times has named “Malawi media” and journalist Raphael Tenthani as its ‘Person of the Year’ for work in informing the masses during the year of elections, playing rightful role as public watchdog and also keeping the nation updated on cashgate scandal. The Record The Nyasa Times introduced the ‘Person of […]
· NGOs have petitioned parliament to adopt legislation banning the production of liquor sachets Several of Malawi’s NGOs and consumer watchdogs are demanding a total ban on the sale of liquor spirit sachets, which they blame for fuelling alcohol abuse among the youth. “Malawians are poor, so the most attractive recreational drug they can afford […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health Julian Lunguzi on Saturday hailed Malawi newspaper giant Nation Publications Limited’s (NPL) for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) project whose aim is to raise funds for the purchase of medical supplies and equipment for maternity wings in the country. Lunguzi hailed NPL when she joined the company’s chief executive […]
Malawi Parliament Tuesday allowed Government to borrow from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Fund for International Development $13.1 million (about K5.3 billion) for purposes of constructing the National Cancer Centre in Lilongwe. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe told the House that would be constructed next to College of Medicine in […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it has decided to have the National Cancer Centre built in Blantyre rather than Lilongwe as earlier communicated because the ‘principles’ of the loan, Opec Fund for International Development, felt the centre be constructed adjacent to a medical school. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall […]
A behaviour challenge on treating cooperating partners has been issued to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government by opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dedza East Parliamentarian, Juliana Lunguzi. Lunguzi appealed to government not to cross path with donors responsible for procuring the country’s drugs. “What I would love to see therefore, and to hear, is […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it ready to support the 2014/15 national budget so long it is pro-poor. The budget has to protect and advance people’s welfare, according to MCP Spokesperson Jessie Kabwila. Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe is expected to present a K743 billion zero-aid budget to Parliament. Kabwila therefore said the current administration […]
United Nations (UN) women in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Children’s Affairs are calling for girls and women from Dedza who are willing to serve as role models for the district. According to Dedza South East Constituency Juliana Lunguzi the call has been made due to poor indicators in education completion […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dedza East parliamentarian Juliana Lunguzi has said the Ministry of Health should not only concentrating on screening people for Ebola in airports and disregarding many other small borders. The MP who is also chair of parliamentary health committee said they noted that health authorities are emphasizing the screening at the airports, […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi says decentralization is a must if Malawi is to develop and there is need to understand the “vehicle” which is supposed to deliver development. Lunguzi, who is also the chairperson of Health Parliamentary Committee, spoke after meeting with officials from Dedza district commissioner’s office. During the […]