Police in Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga are taking a bold step towards reducing crimes, which is reportedly rampant in the district largely because of its border status with Tanzania. Cases of illegal immigrants and theft are common in the border district especially its southern part at Mlale due to three border routes of […]
Late President Bingu wa Mutharika prided himself as being Mr Unpredictable and we can perhaps proclaim President Joyce Banda as ‘Mrs Undecided’. Barely four days after the Malawi leader hinted that continuing with mediation talks in the border dispute with Tanzania was a waste of time, her administration has made a sudden turnaround saying Malawi […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda has said her government will take the Lake Malawi border dispute with Tanzania to International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying the mediation by former presidents of the southern Africa has been compromised. President Banda told reporters at a news conference she held at Kamuzu Palce in Lilongwe on return from visits […]
Malawi government has vowed that it will “vigorously” defend its Lake Malawi, saying the lake border disputes with Tanzania will move to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Netherlands if mediation by three former African leaders fail. Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation Minister, Ephraim Mganda Chiume, told a trade and investment forum in […]
Malawi Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ephraim Mganda Chiume had a scheduled meeting on Friday with retired Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano in Maputo, Mozambique over the prolonged Lake Malawi boarder dispute with Tanzania amid oil exploration. Chissano, who is also the Chairperson of Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, is […]
The BBC has reported that the UN human rights chief has condemned a recent spate of “horrific attacks” on people with albinism in Tanzania, including the murder of a young boy. The government should act to stop the “vicious killings” and discrimination they faced, said Navi Pillay. The mutilation and murder of people with albinism […]
ON February 28, The Nyasa Times of Malawi, an online publication that credits itself for publishing ‘breaking news’ about the country, published a ‘Special Editorial’ entitled: “Malawi – Stand up for what is yours.” The article made sweeping, reckless and careless accusations against Tanzania as regards the border dispute between the two countries on Lake […]
The Malawi government is condemning Tanzanian officials for making sentiments, which it says are in breach of the agreement of resolving the Lake Malawi boarder claim. Tanzanian media quoted the country’s foreign affairs minister Benard Membe saying that the SADC former Heads of State Forum will decide ownership of the lake which will rest the […]
Malawi women have been urged to pray for God’s intervention on the Lake Malawi border dispute with Tanzania so that it goes in the southern African nation and that the matter is resolved amicably. The call was made by Women’s World Day of Prayer Chairperson Regina Phanda during this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer […]
Patriotism has been said to be an indispensable weapon in the defence of civilization against barbarism. Nothing defines barbarism better that the premeditated and internationally unacceptable act of one country unilaterally assuming ownership of another sovereign state’s bequeathed property. Unfortunate as this is, this is what Tanzania is doing and worse is now using unorthodox […]
A friend of mine recently posted a distressing message on his Facebook page. He warned Malawians of a possible conspiracy in the region against Malawi on the Lake Malawi saga. I do not know whether such conspiracy exists or not. I have not talked to him about this story. Conspiracy stories aside, a much more […]
The Mzuzu Magistrate Court has fined 44 illegal immigrants from Somalia and Tanzania MK25,000 each or in default serve a three months custodial sentence after convicting them for either illegal stay or entry. Police in Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu in conjunction with Forestry officials nabbed the foreigners in an operation meant to rid the […]
Malawi Government authorities have submitted the country’s official position to the Africa Forum for Former Heads of State and Government over the ongoing border dispute with Tanzania over Lake Malawi. Malawi’s foreign affairs minister Ephraim Mganda Chiume made the submission on Thursday to the Chairperson of the Forum and Former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano […]
Over 200 scientists and leading experts on plant viruses have gathered in Arusha, Tanzania for a five-day global conference to reflect on a global strategy to combat emerging and re-emerging diseases with a focus on Africa. The participants, drawn from over 40 countries around the world including Malawi, will also provide researchers a platform to […]
Tanzania Government has doubted the practicability of an agreement by Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and its counterpart, the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) to mediate in the ongoing Lake Malawi/Nyasa border dispute. The two countries’ major religious bodies agreed last week to intervene and mediate in the matter following a prolonged stalemate after the […]
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and its counterpart the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) have agreed that they should intervene and mediate in the ongoing Lake Malawi border dispute. MCC and CCT made the agreement following a clear stalemate which has forced the two countries to approach the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) former heads of state […]
Mozambique’s former president Joachim Chissano has agreed to mediate a border dispute over Lake Malawi amid oil exploration, Nyasa Times understands. Malawi and Tanzania last week made a joint submission to the Africa Forum for former Presidents to mediate on their dispute over the boundary along Lake Malawi. A delegation of the two countries delivered a […]
Malawi government said Sunday it will contribute a military company to the 4,000 member Southern African Development Community (SADC) Peace keeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight M23 rebels, Vice President Khumbo Kachali has announced. The Vice President, who represented President Mrs. Joyce Banda to the SADC extraordinary meeting of the Heads of State held […]