Category: Malawi

Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi. The lake’s southern end falls within Lake Malawi National Park – sheltering diverse wildlife from colorful fish to baboons – and its clear waters are popular for diving and boating. Peninsular Cape Maclear is known for its beach resorts.
President: Lazarus Chakwera Trending
Capital: Lilongwe
Recognised regional languages: List: Yao; Tumbuka; Tonga; Sena; Lomwe; Ngonde; Lambya
Population: 18.14 million (2018) World Bank

Malawi’s mining sector has no regulatory laws and policies

July 25, 2013 Global Author

BLANTYRE (MaraPost)—Malawi urgently needs laws that will govern its mining sector if the country is to fully reap the benefits of the industry, a UK based Mineral Law and Policy expert Professor Peter Cameron of the University of Dundee in Scotland has recommended. Professor Cameron and other experts from France and UK are in the country to help Malawi put... Read More

Insults to President Joyce Banda merit a fine and conviction

July 25, 2013 Global Authordictator, Joyce Banda, Malawi

Blantyre, Malawi, july 24 (Raphael Tenthani/MaraviPost) _ A court in the northern Malawi city of Mzuzu has convicted a 37-year-old man for calling President Joyce Banda "stupid" and a "failure". Japhet Chirwa, who was arrested on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to the single charge of 'conduct likely to cause breach of the peace', a misdemeanour under Section 182 of the Penal... Read More

MALAWI PRES JOYCE BANDA CHALLENGES CRITICS TO PROBE HER

July 3, 2013 Global AuthorJoyce Banda, Malawi, Marvipost

Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE Joyce Banda BLANTYRE (MaraPost)—Malawi President Joyce Banda says she ascended to presidency not to enrich herself but serve the interests of all Malawians regardless of their political affiliation. President Banda has since challenged her critics to probe her should they think she is accumulating wealth from the public confers. Banda was speaking in… Read More

Malawi Coup presiding judge Ivy Kamanga getting death threats

March 25, 2013 Global Author

BLANTYRE—Malawi High Court Judge Ivy Kamanga, who is presiding over treason case involving former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top officials including its acting president Peter Mutharika has gone into hiding following anonymous death threats she has been receiving relating to the case. Kamanga, according to acting registrar of the High Court Michael Tembo, has been receiving anonymous death threats... Read More

President Bingu WA Mutharika’s sudden death and the accused 12 coup plotters

March 17, 2013 Global AuthorBingu Mutharika, Death Of Bingu, Malawi, Maravipost.com, Peter Mutharika, Raphael Tenthani

The Muckraker toyed around with the idea of titling this entry ‘The Vandals and Villains of April 5’ because he intended to discuss the people who wanted to push this country to the precipice during those “three mad days in April”. The chosen title however should serve the purpose. Bingu died when nobody thought he would. Almost everybody, except those... Read More

Malawi coup plotter suspect Goodall Gondwe resigns as economic planning minister

March 16, 2013 Global Author

Dr Goodall Gondwe, who is still recuperating from high blood pressure he suffered Monday after being arrested for allegedly trying to block President Banda’s ascendency to the Office of President last April has finally resigned as economic planning and development effective Friday. . Read More

Malawi Foreign Affairs Minister assures citizens amid tensions with Tanzania over lake Malawi

October 11, 2012 Global AuthorForeign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Oil Exploration, Tanzania

BLANTYRE--Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume Thursday led a team of government officials on a tour of the border district of Karonga to assure people of their safety amid simmering tensions with Tanzania. "We wanted to assure the people that their security is guaranteed," Chiume said. . Read More

Paladin Energy Malawi’s Kayelekera mine administration too corrupt and dishonest

October 9, 2012 Global Author

Karonga Youth for Justice and Development, a non-governmental organization in Karonga, is calling on government to closely monitor all activities taking place at the Kayelekera Uranium Mine, arguing that since its inauguration seven years ago, the district and Malawi at large have not benefitted from it. The Kayelekera Uranium Mine, located in Karonga, northern part of Malawi, has proven reserves... Read More

Kitwete bluffing! Fed up, Malawi suspends talks with Tanzania as border spat reaches ‘next level’

October 3, 2012 Global AuthorBorder Dispute, Joyce Banda, Malawi, Tanzania

BLANTYRE--Malawi President Joyce Banda has announced that Malawi was suspending dialogue with its northern neighbour Tanzania over the border dispute because the issue has gone "to the next level". "It's now a big issue," Banda told a news conference Tuesday on arrival in Lilongwe from New York where she made her maiden appearance at the United nations. "We wrote a... Read More

Malawi-Tanzania lake border dispute dangerous says Malawi President Joyce Banda

October 3, 2012 Global AuthorBorder Dispute, Lake Malawi, Lake Nyasa, Malawi, Tanzania

BLANTRYE--Malawi’s President Joyce Banda returned home Tuesday after a two-week visit to the U.S. with a confession that the Malawi-Tanzania dispute over Lake Malawi was becoming dangerous and put the lives of Malawian fishermen at risk. Speaking to journalists at the State House in Lilongwe, Pres Banda said she was saddened to learn that Tanzania has incorporated the lake into... Read More