Rumphi Central MP (UTM Party) Dr Matthews Mtumbuka has urged Malawi university students to treat failure not as something to fear but as an integral part of the path to success, drawing on his own winding journey from a rural upbringing to Oxford and eventually Parliament. Speaking on Sunday at a gathering of the National […]
A Member of Parliament has told of his pride after a primary school in his constituency saw every single one of its candidates selected for secondary education — with 10 pupils earning coveted spots at National Schools. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and running mate to UTM Party’s presidential candidate, made the comments […]
Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and UTM’s presidential running mate, has hit back at deputy security minister Norman Chisale over remarks threatening to have opposition members physically punished, dismissing the comments as a throwback to an era Malawi has long since moved past. In a post on Facebook, Dr Mtumbuka directly challenged Mr […]
Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and UTM’s presidential running mate, has made a string of donations to Catholic lay organisations during a tour through Kasungu, Mzuzu and Rumphi, as he travelled to attend a major church conference in the north of the country. The MP’s first stop came at Nkhamenya Parish in Kasungu, […]
UTM presidential running mate and Rumphi Central MP, Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, has publicly praised National Assembly Speaker Sameer Suleman, urging Malawians to celebrate his patriotism regardless of political affiliation, amid an escalating public clash between the Speaker and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In a Facebook post, Mtumbuka described Suleman in glowing terms, calling […]
UTM presidential running mate and Rumphi Central MP, Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, has praised Bolero United Football Club and its owner Jimmy Butao for what he described as a fearless performance against Blue Eagles Football Club, after the local side held the respected national team to a goalless draw. The result came before a large crowd […]
UTM Party presidential running mate Dr Matthews Mtumbuka set aside party politics on Sunday to serve as guest of honour at a Catholic choir album launch in Zomba, using the moment to urge worshippers to put their talents to work for God. The Rumphi Central MP was the star attraction at Holy Trinity Parish in […]
Malawi’s state-backed fuel importer is facing severe political backlash after $404,000 (£300,000 / K700m) of state funds disappeared in a suspected fraudulent transaction, raising fresh concerns over corporate governance and institutional oversight in the Southern African nation. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, the Presidential running mate of the opposition United Transformation Movement (UTM) and a Member of […]
UTM Vice President Dr Mathews Mtumbuka has hit back furiously at former Vice-President Khumbo Kachali after his cheeky “2060” jab at party leader Dalitso Kabambe, dismissing the remark as either “a pure (insensitive) joke” or “a senior moment” — or possibly both. The sharp rebuke comes after Kachali left crowds at the Livingstonia Synod elective […]
Rumphi Central MP ( UTM Party) Matthews Mtumbuka has called on the government to introduce guaranteed quotas for people with disabilities across education, agricultural subsidies and social protection programmes, warning that forcing them to compete on equal terms with the wider population is leaving many behind. Mtumbuka said people with disabilities continue to face significant […]
A Malawian MP used his time on the floor of parliament to deliver an extraordinary rundown of his own personal spending on public infrastructure — insisting he had been forced to dig into his own pocket “on behalf of government” to tackle poverty in his constituency. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and deputy […]
Information and technology expert, Dr Matthews Mtumbuka says the modern insurance customer has become very complex, owing to the digital transformation and that they have several insurance options to choose from as the digital age has made the customer’s access to information so easy. Mtumbuka said this when he presided as the guest of honour […]
One of the towering figures in the telecom industry has cleared the mist on the Airtel largest Initial Public Offer (IPO) sale on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), saying the telecom company is on the strong financial footing. Dr Mathews Mtumbuka, who worked for Airtel for eight years including one year at Airtel Rwanda and three […]
Celebrated Malawian engineer and scholar, Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka, has been appointed new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Eastern and Southern African Research and Education Network, UbuntuNet Alliance. Mtumbuka, who has had a long time stint with multinational companies in the fields of oil and telecommunications, among others, becomes the first Malawian to head the […]
Chief Commercial Manager for leading telecommunications company Airtel, Charles Kamoto is acting managing director of the company in Malawi while Dr Matthews Mtumbuka an information technology (IT) director is now cluster IT governance lead for Malawi and Zambia. Kamoto moved from rival Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) where he worked for 15 years to Airtel as chief […]
Principal Secretary in the ministry of education science and technology responsible for higher education Charles Msosa has warned against the abuse of £9 million Scottish aid. Msosa was speaking in Lilongwe during the 2015 National Symposium for Scottish Government Malawi Grant Partners. The Scottish Government has invested more than £37 million over the last decade in […]
A University of Malawi graduate, Norbert Nthara, beat six other fellow young scholars from some SADC countries in interviews South Africa scholarships administered under Rhodes University. The Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland (BLMNS) region carries out interviews for finalist to study to earn scholarship. Nerbert, who graduated with a BSc IT, Distinction (2014) at […]
Malawi Scotland Partnership (Masp) has launched a Communications Resource Centre at HHI in Blantyre to enable people have easy access to communications and information facilities. Masp Board Chairperson Dr Mathews Mtumbuka said during the official launch on Saturday that the organisation said the facility was launched after observing that individual members and member organisations were […]