The Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Comrade Timothy Mtambo, has urged African countries to promote peace and coexistence in order the continent to fast-track its social and economic development aspirations. Mtambo made the remarks recently during his presentation at the international conference on interfaith and dialogue, which was held by the Supreme Council […]
Faith leader for Mchengautuwa CCAP of the Livingstonia Synod in Mzuzu, Reverend Alfred Mtonga has commended Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance running mate for the forthcoming fresh presidential election, Atupele Muluzi for advancing peace message. Reverend Mtonga said this after Atupele attended prayers ar Mchengautuwa CCAP Church on Sunday and […]
President Peter Mutharika’s running mate, who is also UDF’s leader Atupele Muluzi has urged churches to take a leading role in preaching peace among Malawians as the nation goes to the fresh presidential elections. Muluzi was speaking at Mchengautuba CCAP church of the Livingstonia Synod in the northern city of Mzuzu where he attended Sunday’s […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Mangochi Diocese has advised political party, religious leaders, chiefs other influential leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace ahead of the fresh presidential election. CCJP Mangochi Diocesan Secretary, Bruno Banda made the call on Friday in the district when the organisation met the leaders on the need to […]
President Peter Mutharika has said he is challenging a Constitution Court’s decision to overturn his 2019 election victory, not to stop the next elections but to “correct fundamental errors in the judgement,” saying he is ready to campaign and “win again.” The Constitutional Court stunned Malawians on Monday when it annulled the May 2019 presidential […]
President of Providence Industrial Mission (PIM), Wilson Mitambo has called on Malawians to embrace peace and harmony as the country awaits the outcome of the presidential elections court case. Mitambo said this on Wednesday during John Chilembwe memorial service of worship at PIM in Chiradzulu which was held under the theme: Blessed are the peace […]
State House has acknowledged receiving a letter from a quasi-religious organization, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to meet President Peter Mutharika to ignite the stalled peace talks. State House press secretary and presidential spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani has said the Office of the President and Cabinet is arranging the meeting. “We have the letter and the […]
Government owned civic educator, the National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust has taken up Prophet Sheperd Bushiri’s message of peace building campaign in 10 districts to avert possible post-election court case ruling. NICE executive director Ollen Mwalubunju said there was need to sensitize people on the need to welcome whatever ruling the Constitutional Court might […]
President Peter Mutharika has for the first time openly called on the opposition and rights activists leaders for peace talks to end the current political stalemate which he said is a great scare to investors. Mutharika said this Saturday soon after landing at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe from Sochi, Russia where he had gone […]
President Peter Mutharika has reiterated the need for Malawi to remain peaceful and create conducive environment for foreign investors to invest in the country. The President made the call Friday in Sochi, Russia during a press briefing at the end of the Russia-Africa Summit which he attended. Malawi has been characterised by violent protests since […]
Influential Catholic church has advised its faithful to pray relentlessly for the country’s peace and unity, saying prayer is the only solution to the current political impasse. Archbishop Tarcizius Ziyaye of the Catholic Church’s Archdiocese of Lilongwe said this Saturday when he presided over the launch of mission month at Maula parish. “The current political […]
Some sectionof Malawians are describing as bogus, useless and irrelevant a world peace award an India-based youth organization is to give to President Peter Mutharika. Presidential press secretary and spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani said on Tuesday evening that Mutharika has accepted to receive the award the International Youth Committee will give to the Malawi leader. “According […]
Malawi is the third most peaceful country in Africa and number 40 in the world according to the Global Peace Index 2019 (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics and Peace on Wednesday. The country rose four places compared to last year’s Index where it was placed 36th in the World and seventh in Africa. […]
A national peace conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday turned unpeaceful as three powerful chiefs walked out in protest against a politician’s remark who described some traditional leaders as stooges of government and operatives of the ruling party. Senior Chief Kachindamoto, Paramount Chiefs Lundu and Kyungu stormed out of the conference, declaring that they could not […]
Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has started his official duties in the United State Of America, where he is attending the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly . Mutharika first engagement was attending the opening meeting of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the UN General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters where […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, addressed the 3rd Africa-Arab Summit at Bayan Palace Conference Centre in Kuwait, where she emphasized that international peace and security are prerequisites for rapid development. The 3rd Africa-Arab Summit which opened on Tuesday, November 19 and ended on November 20, 2013 was held under the theme […]
The first ever joint summit between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Pretoria, South Africa has agreed that DR Congo’s M23 movement must renounce the rebellion before signing the Kampala truce agreement. Speaking at Chileka Airport in Blantyre after landing from the summit, SADC […]
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the peaceful Malawi we knew is gradually disappearing right before our eyes. An important instrument of democracy, kumemekeza maustogoleri (a combination ofbata and ulemu) is slowly disappearing into the political horizons. Instead, what we have in its place is the foreign concept of citizenship that is rooted in arrogance, aggression and the deliberate […]