Section 12 (1c) of Malawi’s Constitution lays down the fundamental principle on which the constitution was founded. It states that ‘the authority to exercise power of State is conditional upon the sustained trust of the people of Malawi and that trust can only be maintained through open, accountable and transparent Government and informed democratic choice’. As […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Friday visited former president Joyce Banda at her residence in Lilongwe to convey his condolences to the former president and her husband, retired Chief Justice Richard Banda following the death of their son Geoffrey Kachale Banda . The son died on Wednesday from Covid-19 and was laid to rest on Thursday […]
The doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to vaccinate 20% of Malawi population which President Lazarus Chakwera mentioned last Sunday is a donation courtesy of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance under the Covax Global Vaccines Facility, British High Commission says. In a statement released in Wednesday, British High Commissioner David Beer said Malawi is among first beneficiary […]
A veiled claim by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that the Tonse Alliance-led government is slow and has lost direction cannot go without comment. This assertion is allowable only in the context of democratic fundamentals of free speech but fails to present facts as they ought to be. The art of running government affairs vis-à-vis […]
Today marks exactly one year after the Constitutional Court nullified the 2019 elections citing massive irregularities and fraud. The ruling meant that the election of president Peter Mutharika had been set aside and that a fresh election would follow which was eventually won by President Lazarus Chakwera who led the Tonse Alliance with Saulos Chilima […]
Malawi is today February 3 remembering this day one year after the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court judgement nullified the May 21 2019 Presidential Election and ordered a fresh election which Tonse Alliance won but Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said the administration led by President Lazarus Chakwera is now hopeless. […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday evening announced that Malawi– has finally secured doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which government will give to “as many citizens as possible” for immunity against the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Chakwera disclosed this on Sunday evening when he addressed the nation on the ongoing war against the Covid-19 pandemic, describing the acquisition […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said the new variant of coronavirus that has been circulating in South Africa called 501.V2 is now being seen in Malawi as the Covid-19 cases continue to surge with increased death rates. The new variants appear to be more contagious, which is a problem because tougher restrictions on society is needed […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has commended several Malawian institutions and private citizens for their vibrant initiative to raise money and contribute to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicines in public hospitals to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Chakwera said he has ordered the presidential taskforce on Covid-19 to engage the various […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has joined hundreds of people who are paying tributes to the chairperson of Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) who succumbed to covid-19 on Thursday. In his condolence message, Chakwera says Semphere was elected to the position of chairperson of MHRC just a few months ago. “Reverend Semphere had dedicated his life to […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has congratulated US president Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris on their inauguration on Wednesday but has been silent on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s re-election in last Thursday’s presidential polls that his closest challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has vowed to contest in court. Biden was sworn in as the […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is also Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for South, has officially responded to the set of anti-coronavirus restrictions which were outlined by President Lazarus Chakwera this week, saying it does not have measurers to cushion loss of livelihood in one of the world’s poorest countries, where most people […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday launched the country’s new master plan, Malawi 2063, a successor to Vision 2020, with an emotional call to the citizenry for mind change, dedication and to embrace the power of hope and belief that Malawi can develop. Speaking from Kamuzu Palace where he was joined virtually by Vice President Saulos […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has launched the country’s second long-term national development plan, dubbed “Malawi 2063” with a call not to tolerate or smile on anyone who engages in wasteful conduct. The Vision 2063, which succeeds Vision 2020, was launched virtually at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe and was among other attended on the internet live portal […]
There are growing fears that President Lazarus Chakwera and his Tonse alliance administration might fail to implement some of its campaign promises due to Covid-19. One of the key campaign promises include the creation of one million jobs. George Phiri, a political expert with Livingstonia University said the upsurge in new infections and deaths over […]
After directing that Vice-President Saulos Chilima should lead a ministerial task-team to review Covid-19 guidelines in order to respond effectively to the virus pandemic, President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday came out with substance over style to deliver a comprehensive strategy aimed at defeating the invisible enemy. Among others, President Chakwera announced the injection of over K17 billion […]
Two legal teams that represented President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice-President Saulos Chilima in the May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition have been paid the legal fees by government after the courts ordered they be paid costs in billions; Treasury has confirmed. Chakwera had eight lawyers while Chilima had four, and the 12 initially claimed […]
Strategy meeting for the 2025 elections by Malawi Congress party (MCP) gurus in December 2020 at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe may have contributed to the Covid-19 attack on some cabinet members who lost two of their colleagues on Tuesday. Transport Minister Sidik Mia and Local Government Minister Lingson Berekanyama both succumbed to the disease in […]