Government says it is in talks with neighbouring countries in a bid to create more border posts in areas where there aren’t any to monitor the movement of people and combat cross border crime. Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has confirmed this, saying there are some areas with long borders but without border posts, […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicolas Dausi on Thursday presided over the distribution of relief items to 3,790 flood victims in Mulanje District. The victims suffered stormy rains that damaged their houses and household property last Sunday. Dausi accompanied by the Mulanje District Commissioner Charles Makanga inspected some of the affected structures in the area of […]
Rain-battered Malawi is bracing itself for more flooding chaos and government has set aside K68.5 billion ($94.1 million) for the humanitarian response plan, Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has said. “There will be more flooding this year,” said Dausi during the official launch of the 2019 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Plan at Kapili Primary School ground in Salima. Large parts […]
Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi on Tuesday visited people that were recently affected by stormy rains in Matapila Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Mazengela in Lilongwe. Following the stormy rains on Sunday, December 10 2018, a 38 year old woman, Loveness Mphezi died after being struck by lightning as she sat on the veranda of […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has rubbished the assassination claims on the estranged State Vice President Saulos Chilima, saying such strong allegations require evidence. Chilima claims the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led governmentis trying to eliminate him as he prepares to challenge President PeterMutharika in the May 21 2019 presidential race. He told a political rally in Mwanza on Friday […]
Government has provided relief support to 269 households which were affected by the stormy rains that devastated some parts of Mangochi between November 23 and 25. Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi presided over the symbolic presentation of material support on Friday at Senior Chief Mponda Headquarters in Mangochi where, among other things, six of […]
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has described the statement made by Balaka West parliamentarian, Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri as gross misrepresentation of facts that the government distributed a mere five kilograms of maize to food insecure families instead of 50kgs in the just ended once off relief maize distribution. DoDMA spokesperson Chipiliro Khamula says each […]
Government has admitted it is handing out a mere five kilograms of maize to a family in the ongoing relief food distribution to mitigate the impact of hunger instead of the targeted 50 kilograms bag of maize. Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi conceded this after he was confronted by Balaka west parliamentarian Patricia Dzimbiri […]
Member of Parliament from Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua has said in Parliament that some Indians , Chinese and Nigerians are exploiting the Malawi youth, especial girls who are used as drug traffickers. Kalua said foreigners have now made Malawi their heaven such that they enter the country illegally and do “dirty business”. He said: “ […]
Minister of Homeland Security, Nicolas Dausi has called on the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) to enforce traffic laws to reduce road accidents in the country, saying Malawi loses 1 333 people every year to road accidents. “It is incumbent upon government to ensure that the directorate and Malawi Police Service come together […]
Government has commended the Roman Catholic Church in the country for its unceasing efforts to combine the philosophies of faith to that of holistic personal development which centres on service delivery in key areas of the economy. Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi made the remarks on Saturday during a double celebration at […]
Malawi government has issued a stinging rebuttal to criticism of China’s development aid in to the southern African nation. There have been fears that Malawi-China bilateral agreements have clauses that allow China to seize national assets in the event that the borrowing nation defaults on its loan repayments. Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas […]
Chikhwawa Diocese Bishop Peter Musikuwa has warned politicians against using vulgar language as they canvass for votes in the run up to the 2019 election, saying this is a recipe for violence. His Grace Musikuwa said this on Saturday remarks during Chikwawa Parish 100 years Centenary Celebrations which took place on Saturday at the parish’s […]
Members of parliament sitting on Media and Communications Committee have expressed concern over the government delays to implement the Access to Information (ATI) law, two years after the House passed it. This was said when Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) officials appeared before the committee to update it on the progress of the implementation of […]
In what has become a mainstay of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gaffes, the party has made yet another capitulation by apologizing to the influential Catholic Church over remarks made against Pope Francis by one of it officials, Hophmally Makande, in Bangwe, Blantyre, last week. Speaking to State controlled MBC on Tuesday, DPP spokesperson, Nicholas […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) publicity secretary Nicholous Dausi, who is also Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has dismissed Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) pledge to create one million jobs if elected president in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. President Peter Mutharika already dismissed Chilima on the issue but Dausi added his voice during […]
The youth in the country have been advised to utilize existing technological opportunities so that they can assist in the development of the country. Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, said for the youth to be relevant on the global stage and to the country, they have to take interest in technological opportunities […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi has set another deadline to operationalise the long-awaited access to information (ATI) law before end of this year, a promise which comes over two years since since President Peter Mutharika assented to it. Opening another workshop, one in a series of workshops for the operationalization of the law, […]