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Malawi summons South African ambassador after Zuma gaffe

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Blantyre, Malawi, Oct. 23 (AFRICAGVILLAGE) _ South African High Commissioner to Malawi Cassandra Mbuyane-Mokone was summoned in the capital, Lilongwe, Thursday by Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Ephraim Mganda Chiume to explain President Jacob Zuma's 'disparaging remarks' against the southern African country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. "Her Excellency Mbuyane-Mokone explained to the Hon. Minister that President... Read More

Khumbo Kachale Malawi’s VP Reports Arrests in Malawi ‘Cashgate’ Scandal

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BLANTYRE — Malawi's VP, Khumbo Kachale, has announced that the government is cracking down on corruption in the cabinet in the wake of what has become known as the "Cashgate" scandal, in which more than $10 million has been discovered to be missing from public coffers. Speaking to parliament on Monday, Vice President Kachale said the investigations conducted so far... Read More

Why Malawi Pres. Banda dropped Lipenga, Kasambara from cabinet

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Malawi President Joyce Banda announced a new cabinet on Wednesday dropping finance minister Ken Lipenga and senior lawyer Ralph Kasambara as Justice Minister. She didn’t give any reasons but new information has emerged that she blames Lipenga for failing to deal with the malfeasance at treasury and Kasambara is being linked to the shooting of last month of the Budget Director,... Read More

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda hires new cabinet, sacks two key ministers

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Blantyre, Malawi, Oct. 15 (AGV) _ Malawi president Joyce Banda, who last Thursday sacked her entire cabinet, has hired a new one comprising mostly her former team with a few surprising additions. Banda, southern Africa's first female president and Africa's second, has fired Finance Minister Ken Lipenga and Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara. The two are at the centre of investigations... Read More

Malawi president appoints new Cabinet

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BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) – Malawi’s president has appointed a new Cabinet that includes replacements for the finance and justice ministers, amid allegations of high-level corruption in one of Africa’s poorest countries. President Joyce Banda sacked her previous Cabinet last week. The government overhaul follows the Sept. 13 shooting of Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, who is believed to have been targeted… Read More

Malawi President Joyce Banda fires cabinet amid worsening corruption scandals

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Blantyre, Malawi, Oct. 10 (AGV) _ Malawi president Joyce Banda has sacked her entire cabinet in the wake of reports of worsening corruption in her government."Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by Section 94 (1) and Section 95 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi,... Read More

The Collusion with Patriachy and Cyber Gender based Violence

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Many people have asked me: what is patriarchy? Patriarchy is a social system in which the male is the primary authority figure central to social organization and the central roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property, and where fathers hold authority over women and children. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female... Read More

Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete threatens Malawi over lake dispute

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LILONGWE(AGV)--Speaking on Thursday during the country's heroes' day celebrations, Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete made a rumbling speech saying its armed forces were ready to protect the country against any foreign threat to its territory, raising the stakes in an escalating border dispute with Malawi. . Read More

Insults to President Joyce Banda merit a fine and conviction

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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

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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