By Emmanuel Muwamba – Police on Monday evening rescued a Malawian journalist Mike Chipalasa at Kamuzu International Airport after he posed tough questions to President Bingu wa Mutharika on issues of governance. President Mutharika was returning from a state visit to Seoul, South Korea where he attended G-20 summit as rotating chairman of the African Union. Among the issues that President Mutharika was expected to tackle were on the recent Roman Catholic Bishop’s pastoral letter which accused the President of undermining the office of the Vice President Joyce Banda. Before his departure to Korea which also took him to India,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 16th 2010 |
Promise Zalakata Kamanga – Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika yesterday declared that he had no problems with his young brother Peter Mutharika’s 2014 presidential bid. The president’s young brother has been tipped as a possible successor of the ruling DPP and currently the party has been using traditional chiefs through state owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation to campaign for him. “Peter Mutharika is a Malawian. As a Malawian he is free to contest for any position in this country. Is it a crime to be a President’s brother?” questioned the President. Mutharika was speaking to journalists in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe on... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 16th 2010 |
By Promise Zalakata Kamanga – Lilongwe – Malawi just like many other African countries more especially in the Sub Saharan region continues to face myriad challenges in their endeavour for economic development. One major contributing factor is the geographical making that has mostly rendered the big part of the continent inaccessible. It was for this reason that Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika in the year 2006, unveiled ambitious plans to construct Shire-Zambezi Water Way connecting Malawi to the Indian Ocean. “After completion, Nsanje World Inland Port will be a modern multipurpose terminal with complex infrastructure, equipment and services. This will... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 16th 2010 |
By Emmanuel Muwamba – President Bingu wa Mutharika arrived in the country on Monday from South Korea where he attended the G20 meeting as chairperson of the African Union to ramptous welcome but he also took time to clarify on issues such as fuel and foreign exchange scarcity which are crippling the economy. The President pointed a finger at businessmen of Asian orgin saying they syphon money out of the country. “When someone is milking my people [of foreign exchange], when someone is abusing my people I will not sit quite,” said Mutharika adding that he will not hesistate to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 15th 2010 |
By Promise Zalakata Kamanga – Lilongwe, Malawi- At least 100 hospitality units in Malawi are expected to be graded following the launch of the system end last week. This is the first time in the history of the country to have its accommodation units graded since its independence in 1964. The grading system, which has been postponed several times before, stands to be the real test of hospitality industry and the local consumer body has since commended its introduction. “Names will be changed if what claims to be a hotel is only a lodge, every unit will be called by... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 12th 2010 |
