In Malawi the Civil Society Grand Coalition petitioned the country’s President through the Blantyre City Council on February 27 2014. The coalition among others demands that Malawi Parliament convene to deliberate on the Preliminary Forensic Audit Report (FAR), the sale ...
Category Archives : Southern Africa
Youth league President acquitted of terrorist charges in absolute monarchy
Feb 26, 2014
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Bheki Dlamini, President of the Swaziland Youth Congress (SWAYOCO), the youth wing of Swaziland’s largest illegal political party PUDEMO, and former education and mobilizing officer of the Foundation for Socio Economic Justice, has been acquitted of charges of terrorism and ...
Malawi President prefers Trade and Industry Minister to VP Kachali
Feb 20, 2014
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The lucky person to partner Malawi President Joyce Banda on valentine day has been unveiled. He is the country’s Industry and Trade Minister Sosten Gwengwe, and the nation is expected to witness the two parading along the Presidential drive as ...
Who will dine with Malawi President Joyce Banda on Valentine’s day?
Feb 12, 2014
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February 14 is Saint Valentine’s Day. It is also known as Feast of Saint Valentine but widely revered as Valentine’s Day. This a day that is celebrated globally although it remains a working day in most parts of the world. There ...
MEC urged to be more vigilant during voters roll verification
Feb 6, 2014
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As the expedition towards the tripartite elections in Malawi draws closer some experts have asked the stakeholders in the electoral process to be tactical enough to detect any possible foul during inspection of the preliminary voters roll. The exercise rolls ...
Police brutality attracts the wrath of Malawi Photographers Association
Jan 28, 2014
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The Photographers Association of Malawi (Photama) has condemned continued police hostility to the media saying such actions are retrogressive and a joke to the country’s hard won democracy. The condemnation comes in the wake of the recent police seizure of ...
A rocky economic start to 2014 for Zimbabwe
Jan 20, 2014
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HARARE, Jan 14 2014 (IPS) - Evelyn Mhasi, a qualified nurse, has not worked in her profession for the last seven years. Hiring in several Zimbabwean government sectors, including nursing, remains frozen despite colleges churning out skilled professionals each year. For ...
IMF approves US $20million disbursement for Malawi under the extended credit facility arrangement
Jan 18, 2014
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LILONGWE, Malawi, January 18, 2014 – African Press Organization (APO) –The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third and fourth reviews of Malawi’s economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. ...
Malawi government to deport abusive Chinese nationals
Jan 14, 2014
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The government of Malawi has warned that it will not hesitate to deport any foreigner found abusing Malawians at work places as recently reported in the media that a Chinese company constructing a 40,000 capacity national stadium in the capital ...
President Joyce Banda’s government to construct new international airport in Malawi
Jan 11, 2014
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Malawi’s aviation sector is expected to register a major transformation and rejuvenate the country’s commercial city, Blantyre, if what the country’s President said at a rally Thursday January 9 2014, is something to bank on. Addressing a rally at Andisen School ...
Malawi breaks the jink in the Southern Africa Lawn tennis competition
Jan 10, 2014
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Malawi, has for the first time, made it into the knock-out stages at the Southern Africa Junior Championships, with all of its four representatives shining in their respective categories. Taking place in Gaborone, Botswana, the Malawi team has reached the quarter-finals, ...
Arrested Zambians freed after paying fine in Malawi
Dec 17, 2013
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Zambian Chief Calls for amicable solution to cross boarder wrangles A traditional leader in Zambia has called upon authorities in Zambia and Malawi to find a long lasting solution on cross-border matters affecting people of the two countries so that ...