Former President Dr. Joyce Banda, who is also People’s Party(PP) founder has strongly condemned remarks made by her party’s Secretary General Ibrahim Matola directed at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Dr. Jane Ansah during National Elections Consultative Forum, At the meeting which was held in Blantyre on Friday, Matola verbally abused MEC Chairperson Justice Dr. […]
By Moses Nyirenda The Lilongwe based entertainment tag- Focus 265 Management will host a music concert dubbed ‘Showdown Concert’ scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Salima Culture Club. One of the Focus 265 Management Managers, Charles Tawakali Mhone, well known as DJ Tawa, confirmed to Malawi News Agency (Mana) in an […]
By Sam Majamanda, MANA Mulanje based local Non-governmental Organization Othakarhaka Foundation Executive Director, Idah Puliwa on Tuesday advised secondary school learners to put God first in their education if they are to succeed. Puliwa made the remarks during a donation of school materials to learners under its bursary scheme in various secondary schools in the […]
By Alex Chitwere , MANA African Development Bank (AfDB) has reassured government of Malawi of its continued support in addressing development challenges faced in the country. ADB’s Acting Country Manager, Eyerusalem Fasika made the remarks on Wednesday during the launch of the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP) phase one in Chikwawa. She said the organization […]
President Professor Arthur peter Mutharika in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 95 (2) of the constitution has dissolved the cabinet with effect from today 13th March 2020. According to a statement from the Chief Secretary to the government, Lloyd Muhara following the dissolution of the cabinet and until the appointment of […]
Catholic bishops in the country, under the banner Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), has banned catholic Christians from shaking hands amid concerns of the spread of deadly corona virus. ECM’s President, Most Reverend Thomas Luke Msusa, announced the ban in a statement dated 13 March 2020. Reverend Msusa also encouraged Catholics to wash their hands […]
By Arnold Namanja, MANA Vice President for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa has defended his use of Biblical verses at political rallies, saying the tendency was part of his person and cannot be separated from him. He said he had learnt with dismay that some critics were questioning his repeated reference […]
By Glory Msowoya, MANA Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Public Relations Officer, Saidi Banda says works for Malawi Rural Electrification Project MAREP phase 9 will commerce on October 1,2020. Saidi revealed this on Monday saying the ministry is in the process of designing and surveying sites and power line routes. “It is expected […]
By Fostina Mkandawire, MANA Malawi will for the next three years represent the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the International Labour Organization (ILO) governing body after being endorsed by SADC Ministers responsible for Employment, Labour and Social Partners (ELS). The endorsement comes after member states agreed that Malawi has the necessary capacity to represent […]
By Kenneth Jali ,MANA Transport and Public Works Deputy Minister, Charles Mchacha has expressed worry over flimsy construction progress made so far on the 61.2-kilometer (km) Lirangwe – Chingale – Machinga road whose initial completion date was revised to May 8, 2020. On Tuesday after touring the project, Mchacha said in an interview he was […]