By Draxon Maloya Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has died on Wednesday at the age of 61 years. Vice President Suluhu Hassan confirmed Magufuli’s death in a statement issued on Wednesday evening on state television saying Magufuli died of heart complications at a hospital in Tanzania’s capital, Dares Salaam contrary to earlier media reports that…
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MCP Expelled Two For Gross Indiscipline
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) through the office of its Secretary General has with immediate effect expelled two of its Southern Region members for gross misconduct. The two, Robson Kaferapanjira and Phillip Thondoya have been expelled for the following gross misconducts:- Collecting rentals from MCP Chichiri offices in Blantyre in defiance of clear directive from…
Tree Harvesting Affects Water Supply to Health Center in Chikangawa
By Draxon Maloya Harvesting of trees is reported to have disrupted the supply of portable water from one of the dams in Chikangawa Forest to households under Group Village Headman, Simon Bondera Nyirenda and Chikangawa Health Center in Mzimba District. Group Village Headman Simon Bondera Nyirenda has since lodged a complaint through the media.“The situation…
Mzuzu Councilors Fear Young CSO Leaders
By Draxon Maloya Ward Councilors in the city of Mzuzu have expressed discomfort with a new breed of young leaders who are being groomed by various civil society organizations. The Councilors registered their concerns on Tuesday at an engagement meeting which Youth and Society (YAS) organized for Mzuzu City Council on political accountability, citizen engagement…
Luke International moves in to end girl-child school dropout
By Draxon Maloya Luke International has intensified it’s efforts in mitigating menstrual cycle related girl-child school dropout and absenteeism. The organisation has constructed and renovated girls changing rooms at Kakombwe Primary School in Mzimba North and Chakoma Primary School Nkhata Bay District respectively. Speaking on Thursday when handing over Kakombwe girls change room facilities, Luke…
VOMI Co-Founder Albert Tambula Applauds Mkumbira
LAST WORDS: Tomorrow is a biggest day in Ireland and the AMAI history as we are changing leadership, I personally knew Henry Mkumbira Phiri more than 10yrs ago. To be honest with you, the guy is intelligent, hard working, genius or let me just say he is Complete. Malawians living in Ireland or outside have…
Mkumbira Poised For AMAI Chairmanship
By Draxon Maloya Malawians living in Dublin, Ireland will today Sunday exercise their Democratic right by casting votes to elect their new leaders in diaspora. The name that has emerged the favorite to take the Chairmanship is that of a charismatic, Henry Mkumbira who has all along assisted many people (Malawians) both across the sea…
Landless People To Smile As Govt Is Set To Help Them In Mulanje, Thyolo
Government through the Ministry of Lands has promised the people of Mulanje and Thyolo that it will help them by providing a lasting solution to land issues in the two districts. Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa said this in Thyolo on Friday at the Education Office during the interface meeting with stakeholders fighting for the…
Pay Back The Money – HRDC
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition has penned the Presidential Task-Force on Covid-19 and leader of opposition in Parliament to return allowances they received within seven days. In a press statement signed by its Chairperson, Gift Trapence and HRDC National Coordinator Luke Tembo it states that Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa and other members from the…
DPP neck to neck with DoDMA on Covid-19 funds
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called upon the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to come forth with a full report of how it used funds for the fight against Covid-19. On January 17, 2021 President Lazarus Chakwera told the nation that his administration has released 6.2 billion Kwacha in August 2020 for…