Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, was on Saturday, December 21, among thousands of mourners who attended the funeral of Malawi’s cerebrated musicians and guitar maestro, Joseph Tembo, at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Tembo, who was also former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) MP for Chikwawa Nkombezi, died on Thursday, December19, 2019 […]
Sports Minister Francis Phiso has hailed the ‘Honourable Kondwani Nankhumwa Football and Netball Trophy’ tournament for the role it is playing in shaping the youths in Mulanje Central constituency and surrounding communities into disciplined and productive citizens. The tournament’s final games were played on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Chisitu School ground in the constituency. […]
Minister responsible for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President (South), Kondwani Nankhumwa, paid a “huge thank you” to the members of the regional committee in the region on Friday, December 13 2019, for their “continued dedication and loyalty to the party and its leadership”. “I have come here […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said mountain ecosystems are under serious threat from over-exploitation driven by poverty and rapid population growth. He made the remarks at Likhubula in Mulanje where he was Guest of Honour at the official commemoration of the International Mountain Day on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The […]
A University of Malawi media studies lecturer has tipped the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to pick its vice president (South) Kodwani Nankhumwa as heir to the party top leadership, saying he has many undiluted political attributes to move the DPP forward. Focus Maganga says in his published article that Nankhumwa – Minister of Agriculture, […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the major challenge that the water sector is facing in Malawi is climate change and its associated effects, noting that floods, drought and water pollution have now become part of life. He was speaking at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on Tuesday, December 4, 2019, when […]
Mulanje Mission CCAP Church of the Blantyre Synod has Reverend Innocent Brave Chikopa as the Presbytery’s new Moderator replacing Reverend Dr. Billy Gama, who was recently elected as Blantyre Synod’s General Secretary. On Sunday, December 1 2019 Mulanje Mission CCAP Church held a special church service under the theme “What Makes Someone a Leader” to […]
Malawi is experiencing a number of challenges in the sanitation sub sector, including solid waste management, faecal sludge management and sector regulation, which require a holistic and multi-sectoral approach to manage and deal with, Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He made the observation when he officially opened the National Sanitation […]
Civil Society Agriculture Network (CisaNet) role in complementing government’s efforts in improving the agriculture sector in the country has been applauded by Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa. Nankhumwa was speaking during an interactive meeting with Cisanet Board Members on November 27 2019 at his ministry’s headquarters, Capital Hill in Lilongwe. The […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said while farm inputs contribute to enhanced agriculture productivity, recommended agronomic practices have to be followed if Malawian smallholder farmers were to significantly benefit from these inputs. He made the remarks when he presided over donation by his ministry of two metric tonnes of maize […]
Government is concerned about negative publicity on the use of forced child labour in the tobacco sector and its impact on sustainability and competitiveness of the crop in global markets, Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He was speaking in Lilongwe, on Thursday when he officially opened the 2019 ‘Tobacco Industry […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked the players in the tobacco industry to work closely together in maintaining the integrity of the Malawian tobacco on the international market. The minister was speaking on Thursday, November 21, 2019, during the official opening ceremony of the 2019 Tobacco Industry Conference convened by […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) southern region Vice President Kondwani Nankhumwa says cohesion and unity of purpose among district and constituency leaders in the party’s southern region stronghold is paramount in ensuring that DPP effectively discharges its momentous, noble duty of governing the country and uplifting the lives of Malawians from the poverty cycle. He […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged primary, secondary and University students to embrace agriculture technology by bring in innovations that would help the agriculture industry to flourish. Speaking during the second annual Agricultural Transformation Summit on Thursday, 14 November at Bingu Conference Centre in Lilongwe Nankhumwa said considering that […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said government is prioritizing diversification of the country’s food and export base, but it fully realizes the enormity of the task and therefore the need for contribution from other local and international partners to succeed. Nankhumwa made the remarks on Thursday, November 14 2019, […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has applauded the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) for complementing Malawi government’s efforts in providing safe water to the City of Lilongwe. Nankhumwa made the remarks on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in the capital, Lilongwe, when he was guest of honour during the commissioning of Lilongwe Water […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the southern region, Kondwani Nankhumwa, on Saturday, November 9 2019 organized a trip to Lake Malawi in Mangochi for constituency and district governesses from the region’s 54 constituencies and DPP’s 25 political districts. Nankhumwa said he had organized the trip to Sunbird Nkopola Lodge for the women […]
Government has the interests of cotton farmers at heart hence the allocation of K1 billion in this year’s national budget intended to support the development of the cotton, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He made the remarks at the official launch of the Cotton Production Campaign for the 2019/20 […]