Malawian President Dr Joyce Banda on Tuesday addressed the Scottish Parliament at Queensberry House in Edinburgh, Scotland at the end of her three-day official visit. In her speech, President Banda said when she became President in April 2012 after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, she found Malawi whose economy had totally collapsed because of misrule […]
A Scottish schoolgirl blogger and charity fundraiser met Malawian President Joyce Banda on Monday, March 18, 2013 in Scotland as part of a week of celebrations marking 200 years since the birth of missionary David Livingstone. Martha Payne, 10, a pupil at Lochgilphead Primary School in Argyll manages the ‘NeverSeconds’ blog. She has raised £129,000 […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has expressed delight with the announcement UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) that it is giving Malawi £37 million in aid to help tackle HIV and boost the supply of vital medication. The announcement was made on Monday at DFID’s Scottish headquarters in East Kilbride when President Banda met the International […]
Malawi and Scotland has entered into a football partnership announced when President Joyce Banda on Sunday travelled to Hampden Park in Glasgow where she presented the Scottish Communities League Cup to winners St Mirren. President Banda made the presentation after attending a memorial service of Scottish missionary Dr David Livingstone at Blantyre Livingstone Memorial Parish […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Sunday joined Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond to mark 200 years since the birth of Scottish missionary Dr David Livingstone. President Banda visited the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre before attending a church service and also got the economic boost with announcement of Salmond of the five millon Pounds in […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda will address the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday where she is visiting to be part of the commemorations for 200 years since the death of missionary Dr David Livingstone. Livingstone was a missionary and explorer in Africa, establishing the first links between Scotland and Malawi 150 years ago. He is adored by many […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda is this weekend poised to visit Scotland for world’s renowned Scottish explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone’s 200th anniversary fête, as a special guest of honour. According to a local Scottish TV, Stv TV the Malawi leader who has just been named as the most powerful woman in Africa, will be […]
Malawi High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK), Bernard Sande met youngsters in Scotland’s Glasgow city during an official visit . Sande, who was joined by Mufwa Munthali, trade counsellor of the Malawi High Commission, and Dr Peter West, the Hon Consul for Malawi in Scotland visited Hutchesons’ Grammar School on the South Side. According to […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has been invited to attend celebrations commemorating 200 years of the life of Dr. David Livingstone and his contributions to the world to be held in London. Under Secretary for Scottish Parliament David Mundell made the invitation at a meeting with the Malawi President held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on […]
Scottish government has provided 50 scholarships to Malawian students studying in the country’s Universities as one way of improving and increasing the number of needy students attending higher education. Speaking after an audience with President Joyce Banda, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary, Michael Russells said under the David Livingstone program, Malawians will receive scholarships to study […]
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Michael Russell has landed in Malawi’s Capital Lilongwe for a weeklong working visit starting Monday, October 29. Rusell, who is being supported by the British High Commission in Lilongwe, will, among others, represent his country during the annual Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation with the Malawian Government […]
The Law Society of Scotland has called for an end to a surge of intimidation and violence against Malawi lawyers and has also urged the Bingu wa Mutharika government to resolve the current judicial strike action. The Scottish Lawyers made the plea in a statement released on Friday and a copy made available to Nyasa Times. “We have developed a close […]
The Scottish Government is to donate almost £2 million to a climate-change programme aimed at providing sustainable, reliable electricity supplies in rural areas of Malawi. The Scotland culture minister, Fiona Hyslop, said the Malawi Renewable Energy Acceleration Programme had been awarded more than £1.7m over three years to push forward the “climate justice” agenda by […]