President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi economy has shown resilience despite Covid-19 and he is optimistic that it will recover as his administration is working on policies designed to reorient the governance framework from one that enriches a few individuals to one where all Malawians can prosper together. He said such policies are in line with […]
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Chakwera upbeat on Malawi economy, Tonse govt ‘likiliki’ on policies on prospering together: Kwacha depreciation ‘ temporary’
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Mwanavekha raps Chakwera’s govt over electricity price hike: Offers solution including salary increase of civil servants
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson of Finance and the Economy in Parliament Joseph Mwanamvekha has decried the hike in the price of electricity, saying it would have negative ripple effect to the rest of the economy and hurt poor Malawians even more. Mwanamvekha said this in interview with Nyasa Times in reaction to a recent […]
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India new envoy to Malawi gives credentials
The new Indian High Commissioner Subbia Gorpalalerishnan says his government is committed to enhancing bilateral relations for the two countries socio-economic development. Speaking at Mtunthama State lodge in Lilongwe on Tuesday when he presented his letters of credence to President Lazarus Chakwera, the new envoy said although the two countries already enjoy good bilateral relations, […]
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Malawi crop inspection report projects maize bumper harvest: Chakwera hails AIP for ‘3 times a day’ meals against all odds
President Lazarus Chakwera has expressed delight with a crop inspection report that Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe presented to him on Tuesday which has projected a bumper yield due to his Tonse Alliance government’s flagship Affordable Input Program (AIP). The report was presented at Kamuzu Palace in which the ministry beamed a video documentary depicting […]
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Chakwera tweaks new cabinet line-up: Zikhale, Kawale, Chizuzu, John Paul being considered
President Lazarus Chakwera has tweaked his cabinet line-up which was to be released on Wednesday, and is finalising the list of ministers that would revamp the image of a Tonse Alliance government hit by graft scandals by some ministers. Nyasa Times sources indicate that the President was considering some new faces who include Malawi Congress […]
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Malawi ready to draw inspiration from Asia’s lessons on economic success – Chakwera
President Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawi is ready to draw inspiration from Asia’s remarkable economic transformation. Chakwera said this in Lilongwe Wednesday during the launch of the book The Asian Aspiration – Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia seeks to answer. Co-authored by Director of The Brenthurst Foundation. Greg Mills, Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo Olusegun Obasanjo, former Prime […]
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Chakwera hosts Malawi national football team: ‘Do not go to Afcon as underdogs’
President Lazarus Chakwera has urged the Malawi national football team nicknamed the Flames, to stay focused and not be the whipping boys in the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cameroonian capital, Yaounde. Chakwera, who is the former Malawi National Sports Council board chair, sounded the encouraging remarks Thursday afternoon when […]
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Political commentator says Chakwera can do better without making unfulfilled promises
A political commentator says president Lazarus Chakwera can do better by not making promises which he can hardly fulfil. This follows his failure to announce a new cabinet on March 31. Humphrey Mvula said Chakwera was pressuring himself by presenting to the public promises he is failing to fulfil. Chakwera promised he will announce his […]
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CDEDI calls Chakwera ‘a Fools’ Day comedian’ for deferring cabinet reshuffle
The vibrant human rights watchdog, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), has described President Lazarus Chakwera as a Fools’ Day comedian for deferring indefinitely the release of the new Cabinet. In February this year, Chakwera promised the nation that he be reconstituting his Cabinet before the end of March 2021 after assessing […]
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MCP takes Chakwera to court over MEC commissioners: Mkaka seeks judicial review on appointment of Nanthulu, Duwa, Kunje and Mathanga
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is seeking judicial review on the appointment of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners Arthur Nanthulu, Steve Duwa, Linda Kunje and Jean Mathanga and in a matter filed at Lilongwe registry of the High Court, the party has put State President , the position currently held by Lazarus Chakwera, as defendant in […]
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Talking Blues: Easter reflection – What will it take for Chakwera to cross the Rubicon?
“Take we the course which the signs of the gods and the false dealing of our foes point out. The dice is cast.” – Julius Caesar In April 2016, we debuted in the Times Family; in the Daily Times of Friday 29 April 2016, to be specific, with an entry titled “Accidental leadership will be […]
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Political scientists fault Chakwera over cabinet review process
A grouping of political scientists have given a sharp criticism to President Lazarus Chakwera for his failure to be accountable in the way the review of cabinet as he indicated that he was going to subject the ministers to a follow up assessment where each minister will have to make a report on how they […]
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Malawi police summon Nyasa Times journalist over Cdedi report: ‘Thou shalt not criticise Chakwera’
Malawi Police summoned Nyasa Times journalist Watipaso Mzungu on Tuesday and held him detained at Area 30 Police headquarters in Lilongwe, interrogating him over a story published online on 1st April 2021 that quoted head of Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (Cdedi) Sylvester Namiwa who called President Lazarus Chakwera a joker and a […]
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Chakwera heading to Maputo for SADC Troika summit to discuss terrorism in Mozambique
President Lazarus Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Maputo, Mozambique where the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders that make up the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation on Thursday, 8 April 2021 will hold a meeting in Maputo to explore avenues of putting an end to the terrorist attacks that have rocked Mozambique’s Cabo […]
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Activist Namiwa risks arrest over calling Malawi President Chakwera ‘a joker, time-waster and a comedian’
Inspector General of Police George Kainja has hinted that police have launched an investigations against outspoken human rights activist and head of the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (Cdedi) , Silvester Namiwa, over disparaging comments he made against President Lazarus Chakwera in which he described Chakwera as a joker, time-waster and a comedian […]
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New MHRC commissioner Chikondi Chijozi sworn in: Chakwera says ‘lets build new Malawi free of human rights abuses’
President Lazarus Chakwera has urged commissioners of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to take on the work of championing human rights by ensuring that they also practice human rights to match their language at the taxpayer funded human rights watchdog. Chakwera said this when he swore in lawyer Chikondi Chijozi to join the seventh cohort […]
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Chakwera off on Sadc mission in Maputo to address Islamic insurgency in Mozambique
President Lazarus Chakwera leaves for Mozambique this morning to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Double Troika Summit which will discuss the Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique. President Phillipe Nyuse of Mozambique has however ruled out allowing foreign troops in his country to fight the terrorists. He says what is important is to strengthen […]
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Chakwera says Malawi as neighbour to Mozambique has an obligation to keeping peace against Islamic terrorists
President Lazarus Chakwera has left Lilongwe for Maputo for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Extraordinary Double Troika Summit which seeks to find a lasting solution to the Islamic insurgency in Mozambique. Speaking on departure at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe on Thursday morning, Chakwera said Malawi, as a neighbour to Mozambique, has an obligation to […]
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Chakwera back home as SADC calls for ‘immediate technical deployment’ to deal with Mozambique Islamist insurgency
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika heads of state summit which Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera attended on Thursday in Maputo said the acts of terrorism perpetrated against innocent civilians in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, could not be allowed to continue without a proportionate regional response. Since 2017, an Islamist insurgency has raged in Mozambique’s oil-rich Cabo Delgado […]
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Chakwera says Malawi ready to host SADC extraordinary summit
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says Malawi is ready to host the forthcoming Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) extraordinary meeting scheduled to take place in August, this year. The President was speaking at a press briefing at Maputo International Airport in Mozambique on Thursday before departure for Malawi after attending the Extraordinary Double Troika Summit on to […]
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