Mutharika launches Poppy Week: Malawi leader donates K1 m to Ex-Service League

President Peter Mutharika on Thursday, November 1, inaugurated  this year’s Poppy Week at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe and bought a Poppy flower at K1 million. Mutharika inaugurated the Poppy Week ahead of Remembrance Sunday which will be held on Sunday, November 11. The President’s K1 million pay for the first Poppy flower is one way […]

Mutharika inaugurates 2017 Poppy week: Donates K1 million towards the event

President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday inaugurated the Poppy week at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe and bought a Poppy flower at K1 million calling on the public to fully assist the retired soldiers who fought in two World Wars. In his remarks,  Mutharika said he was aware of the challenges the war veterans and ex-soldiers are […]

British High Commission, Malawi army to raise K10mil for war veterans

British High Commission in Lilongwe  and the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) have joined forces in an initiative to raise K10 million towards helping world war veterans and ex-service men. British High Commissioner to Malawi Holly Tett says there is a need to properly look after brave and dedicated soldiers from Nyasaland who fought alongside the […]

Mutharika launches Poppy Appeal  with K1mil donation ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday inaugurated the Poppy Week at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre ahead of Remembrance Sunday  which  will be on November 13 – the second Sunday of November. Mutharika bought a Poppy flower at K1 Million as a way of fundraising for the Commonwealth Ex-Service Leagues of Malawi (COLEM) for for ex-servicemen and […]

Mutharika gets expensive poppy: Drums support for war veterans

President Peter Mutharika has in the spirit of showing support for local veterans of World War I and II, bought a Puppy flower at value of K1.5 million as he launch 2015 Poppy Day. Mutharika was meeting with some retired war veterans at Kamuzu Palace on Monday evening on the occasion of the 2015 Poppy Day Inauguration […]

JB inaugurates 2013 Poppy week: Donates K1.5m to Malawi world war veterans

President Joyce Banda has launched the 2013 Poppy week with a call to the nation to support the Commonwealth Ex-servicemen of Malawi (CELOM). Speaking at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, President Banda who is the patron of the group, said she is aware that the two World Wars caused great devastation and brought untold suffering to […]

Malawi’s Banda inaugurates this year’s Poppy week: Calls for support to world war veterans

Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda launched this year’s Poppy week at the New State House in Lilongwe with call to the public to fully assist the retired soldiers who fought in two World Wars. President Banda said she is aware of the challenges the ex-soldiers are facing and that she will do anything in her powers to […]