Picture him in his boots, khaki trousers and shirt, sleeves rolled up and in a heated debate with officials why the Salima Solar project is taking long to complete or why the construction of three Teacher Training Colleges is moving at snail’s pace in Chikwawa. He then gives them a deadlines, saying Malawians have waited […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) chairperson, Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad, during the National Thanksgiving Prayer Service organised by Interdenominational religious bodies in Lilongwe on Wednesday, prayed against driving a wedge between President Lazarus Chakwera and second-in-command Saulos Chilima so that they can deliver their Tonse philosophy successfully to the betterment of the country. Muhammed preached on […]
Vice president, Dr. Saulosi Chilima on Monday joined a group of 10 young people dubbed ‘walkers’ who have been trekking for 10 days from Blantyre to Lilongwe in a bid to raise funds for the training of 100 tour guides. Chilima joined from Bunda Turn Off and walked a 13 kilometre stretch in a sizable […]
President Lazarus Chakwera and vice-president Saulos Chilima on Monday morning joined hundreds of mourners when they paid tribute to the former Miss Malawi, Blandina Khondowe, who died Sunday afternoon in Lilongwe. Khondowe’s death moved Malawians in an unprecedented way. She was a people’s person. Chakwera and Chilima went to the funeral home in Lilongwe of […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has said the Covid-19 has exposed Malawi’s huge deficit in epidemiological modelling as the Ministry of Health’s Kuunika modeling projected the potential impact of the virus pandemic in the country given several control measures, including a nationwide lockdown human rights defenders opposed. Speaking at the official opening of the 2020 Economics Association […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has challenged researchers in the country to develop homegrown innovations and technologies to achieve the new vision of inclusive wealth creation and self-reliance. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reformsmade the call on Wednesday when he officially opened the 3rd National Innovations and Research Dissemination Conference in […]
Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, has appealed to stakeholders to utilise statistical information in planning, policy formulation, programming and governance. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development, made the appeal in his brief statement made today as Malawi joins the rest of the African countries in celebrating this year’s African Statistics Day, […]
The head of the influential Catholic Church in Malawi has urged the Tonse Alliance government led by President Lazarus Chakwera and his Vice-President Saulos Chilima to fulfil their promise of serving Malawi better, saying people are now becoming weary. Archbishop Thomas Msusa said on Monday on the side-lines of the graduation of students at Catholic […]
State Vice President, Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) on Friday took the National Clean-up Day initiative to Blantyre City and has called for collective action in cleaning the country to make Malawi a better place to live. Chilima launched the Clean Up Initiative for Blantyre City at Nyambadwe Primary School, saying waste management has become a […]
President Lazarus Chakwera and vice president Saulos Chilima have joined African leaders in congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, following their victory. Biden was declared president-elect four days after polls closed, marking the conclusion of a bitter race against President Donald Trump that was fought against the backdrop of the […]
Vice President, Dr. Saulosi Chilima has called upon companies and organizations to recognize internal auditors as crucial and not just as box tickers, or mere checkers, saying they play an important role in control and governance. He made the call when he officially opened the 20th Annual Conference for the Institute of Internal Auditors at […]
“[There] are leaders who win competitive elections primarily because of their seemingly uncompromising support of good governance, but upon attaining power steadily adopt autocratic rule. Unfortunately, this reversion is becoming all too common and one must wonder whether the African democratisation project is in retreat, at least in some countries. Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika […]
The China-Africa Textile Factory in Salima could be the beginning of Malawi’s journey to industrialisation, Chinese Ambassador to Malawi Liu Hongyang has said, further promising that the Asian global power will continue courting investors to come to Malawi. Ambassador Hongyang was speaking in Salima on Thursday where he accompanied Vice President Saulos Chilima in visiting […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has said population growth and early teen marriages must be given more attention to avert a looming national crisis. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms, was speaking Tuesday at his offices at Capital Hill in Lilongwe when UUNFPA regional director for east and southern Africa Dr Julita Onabanjo […]
To lead is to take people on a journey towards a collectively defined end. But that process begins with a conversation—people must agree where they want to go and, also, define how they will get there. If a people on a journey don’t agree on their destination, it simply means there is no journey at […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Friday morning led a Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds towards the welfare of war veterans of Malawi Defence Force (MDF). British High Commissioner David Beer also patronized the event which took place at the Lilongwe Golf Club. “Today we commemorate and celebrate our war veterans. We are supporting the people […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has congratulated his deputy, Saulos Chilima for the “fascinating lecture” on mindset change which he delivered on Friday at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. Chakwera made the remarks Friday night during Chilima’s lecture on Mindset Change. The President said the message delivered by Chilima was not only timely, but also “desperately […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has dazzled the nation with his lecture on ‘Mindset Change’ which he ably delivered on Friday night at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, rapping Malawians for their obsession with trivia. Chilima gave a powerful 40-minutes televised lecture which was aimed at challenging Malawians on the need for mindset change as a precursor to […]