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Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni thinks there are lessons to be learnt from Malawi’s recent elections

July 3, 2014October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jessie Kabwila, kenya, Leonard Mulekwa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Museveni, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

A three man delegation from the Uganda Electoral Commission spent a weeklong visit in Malawi to study voter education processes. Inspite of flaws in the Malawi recents elections the Ugandans believe there are still positive lessons to be learnt. Uganda has less than two years to prepare for the next national elections and this time, election officials say they want... Read More

Mec acted impartially throughout Malawi’s election period- EU Chief Election Observer

May 22, 2014 Global AuthorEuropean Union, Malawi, Malawi Elections, Mbendera, MEC, Observer Veronique De Keyser

BLANTYRE (AGV)--While President Joyce Banda is pressing for manual vote recount, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU COM) says the Malawi Electoral Commission has acted impartially throughout the election period. The Commission also sought inclusive solutions in an effort to enfranchise all voters in the country, according to EU COM Chief Observer Veronique De Keyser. Read More

Malawi President Banda pleads with Pastors to pray for peace to avoid Rwanda like Genocide

April 10, 2014 Global AuthorJoyce Banda, Kamuzu Palace, lilongwe, Malawi, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

BLANTYRE (AGV)--Malawi President Joyce Banda has urged Pastors fraternal to pray for peace of the nation as political parties are busy campaigning for tripartite election. President Banda also said there is need to pray for the media in the country to only present stories not containing hate speeches to avoid inciting violence. The Malawi leader spoke Wednesday evening at Kamuzu... Read More

Rwandan Genocide: Not the first nor last in Africa

April 9, 2014 Global AuthorAfrican Union, Belgium, Bill Clinton, German, hutu, Malawi, Rwanda, Tutsi, US

Exactly 20 years ago today, things had fallen apart in Rwanda, for the next 100 days after 7 April, 300 people, mostly Tutsi’s, died per hour. The final tally: about a million dead, rape ruled so did the Machetes. To sum it quickly, The Hutus came to Rwanda before the Tutsis, The Hutus are darker and shorter while the Tutsis are taller... Read More

SA deports Malawians for staying illegally as more wait at detention immigration centre

March 13, 2014 Global AuthorHudson Mankhwala, Malawi, Malawi Migration to SA, South Africa

BLANTYRE--Malawians who were staying in South Africa without valid travel documents have arrived in the country following the sweeping exercise which is taking place in richest African country. Malawi’s Chief Immigration Officer Hudson Mankhwala has confirmed the development. According to Mankhwala, the deportees were staying in South Africa without ‘valid work permits and travel documents. . Read More

Our Malawi our economy: The road to recovery, Stability and sustainable self-reliance[2014 and beyond]

March 12, 2014 Global AuthorCashgate, IMF, Malawi, Malawi's Economy

Malawi as a nation is wallowing in economic dire-straits and is in a crisis situation that needs ingenious and judicious policy reform to avail itself. The IMF and the international community of western donors have injected their infamous so called recovery ‘bitter pills’ but the million dollar question that crops to mind when we reflect upon our situation remains whether... Read More

For Malawi’s President Joyce Banda the plane nightmare that will never go away

March 12, 2014 Global AuthorBilly Mayaya, Bingu Plane, Brown Mpinganjira, Cashgate, Joyce Banda, Malawi, Malawi Graft

BLANTYRE --More pressure is piling on President Joyce Banda and her People's Party led government with human rights activists threatening to engage the Stolen Asset Recovery Unit of (StAR) of the United Nations if government fails to take back the Presidential Jet it traded off in two weeks. This follows similar calls from the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) on... Read More

Malawi Finance minister Mkwezalamba contradicts his boss President Joyce Banda on Jet proceeds

March 7, 2014 Global AuthorCashgate, Joyce Banda, Malawi, Malawi Graft, Malawi Prez Jet, Maxwell Mkwezalamba

BLANTYRE(MaraPost)—Malawians are yet to know the truth as to how the proceeds were used as government officials continues giving conflict information with latest being the minister of finance dismissing Joyce Banda’s information that some of the money realized from the Jet sale were used to fund Farm Input Loan Programme (FILP). Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday in the afternoon, President... Read More

Convene Parliament or step down, PAC tells Malawi President Joyce Banda

February 26, 2014 Global AuthorCashgate, Chimunthu Banda, Dr. Maxwell Mkwezelamba, Fahad Assani, Governor Charles Chuka, Joyce Banda, Malawi

BLANTYRE (AGV)--Public Affairs Committee's (PAC) all-inclusive stakeholders conference ended on Wednesday with delegates unanimously demanding for the convening Parliament by March 10 to discuss the forensic audit report, the sale and whereabouts of proceeds of both the Presidential jet and 'rotten maize'. Delegates were earlier told by Justice Minister Fahad Assani and Finance Minister Dr. Maxwell Mkwezelamba that Parliament would... Read More

Malawi’s Information Minister Brown Mpinganjira accuses foreign envoys of support for mass protests

February 25, 2014 Global AuthorBritain, Brown Mpinganjira, Cashgate, Egypt, Joyce Banda, Libya, Malawi, Tunisia. Bingu Wa Mutharika

BLANTYRE(MaraPost)—Malawi’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Evangelist Brown Mpinganjira, has accused some foreign envoys in the country of being behind the planning of the anti Joyce Banda administration mass protests slated for Thursday 27 February 2014. Minister Brown Mpinganjira told ZBS on Tuesday that s the reasons cited for the demonstrations scheduled for February 27 are not valid but... Read More

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