Sometimes, wrote Friedrich Nietzsche, people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. Under the so-called Tonse Government, this behaviour is quickly becoming the norm. As I write, there are multitudes refusing to believe that the much-touted Tonse Philosophy was all a hoax despite increasing evidence. Before I proceed, let […]
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera shojis expressed this admiration of the infrastructural and economic development taking place in Tanzania without reliance on foreign aid. The President said when he made a two-day state visit to the East African country where he laid a foundation stone for the Mbezi Luis upmarket bus terminal in Dar es Salaam, […]
Protests organised by the Women Manifesto Movement comprising various women empowerment civil society organisations (CSOs), pressing for equal representation should not be taken lightly, an influential Malawian newspaper has said in an editorial comment. Women held street protests Friday and accused President Lazarus Chakwera of failing to fulfill the Gender Equality Act which requires 60-40 […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said he has agreed with his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli that there was a need to build a good friendship between the two countries first before engaging each other over the border dispute on Lake Malawi, which is potentially rich in oil and gas. Speaking to journalists at Kamuzu International […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday returned from Tanzania for an official visit but quickly defended himself from accusations that that he was putting lives of Malawians at risk for defying Coronavirus (Covid-19) guidelines when he removed his face masks during the tour to the neighbouring country. Throughout his two-days tour, Chakwera did not put […]
When confronted to explain his apparent disregard for women in his public appointments, we expected President Lazarus Chakwera to be considerate and, of course, apologetic in his response. He should have been considerate and apologetic because after disregarding women in his appointments, the last thing we expected from him was another insult towards women. By […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has cut short his official trip to Tanzania, after holding official talks with President John Pombe Magufuli, visited Malawi Cargo Centre and met some business investors in private. State House has confirmed the Malawi leader is returning home a day earlier to attend to urgent domestic priorities. Women have organised demonstrations against […]
Should we say President Lazarus Chakwera goofed on all the appointments to the boards of parastatal organizations or citizens are simply resisting his choices? Even before the healing of the wounds from the public criticism over his perceived gender bias in the appointments, Chakwera has received another backlash from the Youth Alliance over his alleged […]
Tanzania is set to open a port office in Malawi within the next two months to enable Malawians to deal with port related issues, Tanzanian president John Magufuli when he hosted President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday. “I have directed my minister of transport, Minister Kamwelwe and TPA [Tanzania Ports Authority] to open a TPA office […]
State House has been forced to make a spin to control the damage as a result of President Lazarus Chakwera remarks which appeared, he has backtracked on his campaign promise to create one million jobs, saying the government can only employ 200,000 people. Chakwera said the government could not create jobs on its own and […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has described his visit to Tanzania as strategic aimed at strengthening business ties between the two countries. Chakwera was speaking at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday when he was departing for the United Republic of Tanzania for a three day state visit. He said considering the nature of Tanzania being the […]
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has gone to Tanzania for a three-day State visit on the back of un resolved boundary dispute on Lake Malawi but will visit the Malawi Cargo Centre, the port of Dar es Salaam and also inaugurate the Mbezi Luis Upcountry Bus Terminal. Speaking at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday morning […]
United Kingdom (UK) has committed an extra £10.8m (about K11 billion) to support Malawi in tackling serious and organised corruption. The UK’s Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, made the announcement after he had an audience with President Lazarus Chakwera at his official Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Tuesday evening. Since 2016, the UK has been […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has hailed his day-return State visit to Tete, Mozambique describing it as a move to further cement the bilateral relationship between the two countries, saying talks with his counterpart Philip Nyusi also touched on the need to improve trade links between the two countries. Chakwera, speaking to the press at Kamuzu International […]
Governance expert and commentator Makhumbo Munthali has given President Lazarus Chakwera a critique of his first 100 days in office and cautioned the Malawi leader against giving a false hope. Munthali’s critique published in the Daily Times newspaper of October 6 2020 cautioned that that the nation has had before some largely good starts of […]
Mixed reactions of positive potentials and criticisms of lost opportunities shadowed the review of the first 100 days of the Lazarus Chakwera led Tonse Alliance administration in extended coverage of Malawi two daily newspapers through editorial comments. Editorial comment in Tuesday’s newspapers ranged from pro-government’s The Daily Times commending the President and his team for […]
President Lazarus Chakwera is going to Tete, Mozambique for a day-return state visit where he is expected to hold discussions with the Mozambican leader Filipe Nyusi. This is his third state visit after Zambia and Zimbabwe. The President, just like during his trips to Zambia and Zimbabwe, has not disclosed the agenda of his meeting […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday failed to explain why he has failed to balance gender in his Cabinet and parastatal boards in his assessment of the first 100 days in office, challenging women’s rights activists to produce a list of women who qualify to be placed in boards particularly those that require specialised skills. Chakwera […]