Gold deposits found in Malawi
Lilongwe – Preliminary investigations of gold deposits in central Malawi have identified three targets that contain anomalous values of the precious metal. The exploration undertaken by South East Africa Mining Exploration (SEAMEX) carried out the study involving systematic stream sediments sampling and geological observation in the central tobacco growing district of Kasungu where they found [...]
Malawi President Joyce Banda recruits a 22 member government of national unity cabinet
Malawi President Joyce Banda Thursday recruited 21 politicians to spearhead the country’s government of national unity. The recruited ministers include former vice president and United Democratic Front (UDF) second vice president Dr. Cassim Chilumpha, 2014 UDF presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi who is son to former president Bakili Muluzi and vocal Maravi People’s Party (MPP) president [...]
Activist ask Malawi government to freeze former President Mutharika’s accounts
Human rights activist Ben Chiza Mkandawire has asked the Malawi government to freeze the accounts of late Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika and proble his dealings with some local and international companies. Mkandawire has since urged government to put in adequate security in some state and private institutions to avoid the concealment of evidence of [...]
Malawian in South Africa says government and DPP officials distanced themselves from late Mutharika at Waterkloof Airbase
Lilongwe – A Malawian staying in South Africa has expressed disappointment with the behaviour of the country’s embassy staff and Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) top officials who were sent by President Joyce Banda to make arrangements for the return to Malawi of the remains of the country’s fallen head of state Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika [...]
Malawi to hold AU summit
The Malawi Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu has said that the cabinet has decided to go ahead to host the African Union Summit in July in honor of the Union’s former head and Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika. Mutharika headed the Union in 2010. New Malawi president Joyce Banda was one of [...]
Thousands of Malawians pay last respects to Mutharika
Thousands of Malawians have been flocking the southern African nation’s capital city, Lilongwe, since Monday to pay their last respects to departed President Professor Bingu wa Mutharika who died on Thursday April 5 of cardiac arrest at state run health facility, Kamuzu Central Hospital. Led by Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda and the deceased family, [...]
President Joyce Banda appoints her party deputy Khumbo Kachali as Malawi’s new Vice President
Lilongwe – Newly ascended Malawi President Joyce Banda Wednesday appointed her People’s Party (PP) vice president Khumbo Kachali member of parliament for Mzimba West as the country’s vice president. Kachali, who was late president Bingu wa Mutharka’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) second vice president after Joyce Banda, was fired together with Banda from the DPP [...]
Malawi’s Banda trying to panel-beat country’s international image as she sacks top cabinet ministers
Lilongwe – Malawi President Joyce Banda has said that since she took over the reign of government last Saturday she has been in touch with the international donor community to try to panel beat the battered image of the southern African country and salvage their support. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday Banda said [...]
Malawi’s DPP appoints Peter Mutharika as party president
Lilongwe – The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appointed fallen president Bingu wa Mutharika’s young brother Peter, to take over party leadership and steer the troubled party to the 2014 presidential and parliamentally elections. A statement by the party secretary general Wakuda Kamanga says the decision was made when the elder Mutharika took ill on [...]
Malawi’s Police Chief becomes first political casualty
Lilongwe – The Malawi Inspector General of Police, Peter Mukhito, has becomes the first political casualty in President Joyce Banda’ three day old government. Police Commissioner Lot Dzonzi takes over the running of the state security apparatus. According to government reports the police chief, who was touted as the most professional policeman in the southern [...]