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Parliament to be dissolved on July 23 after roll out of official election campaign period from July 14

May 27, 2025

* The 50+1% to take effect for the September 16, 2025 Presidential Election of the valid votes cast through direct, universal and equal suffrage * Where such majority is not obtained by any candidate in the first poll, a second poll must be held within 60 days after the declaration of the result * In which the candidates who obtained the highest votes cast in the first poll shall be the only candidates By Duncan Mlanjira Following the re-run…

Malawi population keeps growing but the number of healthcare workers has not kept pace—Mangochi chief preventive officer

May 27, 2025

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* While progress has been made in several thematic areas of environmental health, many challenges persist * As Secretary for Health, Samson Mndolo emphasizes the critical role of district environmental health offices By Fostina Mkandawire, MANA At a review meeting in Salima yesterday, chief preventive officer for Mangochi District, Chimwemwe Jella, highlighted that while progress has been made in several thematic areas of environmental health, many challenges persist. “These diseases continue to strain our already limited resources, the population…

One Acre Fund broadens soil health campaign in Blantyre District

May 27, 2025

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Manure production is the answer * The campaign is meant to help farmers boost crop yields by restoring and maintaining quality soil * You can have fertiliser and other inputs, but if the soil lacks nutrients, the harvest will still be poor — healthy soil means better yields and better income for farmers By Gift Wahuta, MANA One Acre Fund, in collaboration with district agriculture office, are planning for 2025 soil health campaign with One Acre Fund reaffirming to…

Tanzania completes East Africa’s longest bridge without loans

May 27, 2025

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* The US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge project spans 3.2km across Lake Victoria set to open to traffic on June 19, 2025 * The bridge reduces reliance on ferries, improving travel safety and efficiency, and unlocking economic potential in the Lake Zone By Solomon Ekanem, Africa Business Insider Tanzania has completed is US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge, the longest in East Africa and one of the 10 longest on the African continent — without relying on loans but using…

Some politicians still express skepticism about MEC’s technological electoral management devices despite exhaustive explanations of its efficiency

May 26, 2025

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MEC chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja was on national broadcaster MBC explaining the effectiveness of the EMDs * Several experts of repute have constantly defended MEC over the EMDs, but some of the delegates — even after MEC meticulously explained the devices’ reliability and transparency — were skeptical * The transition from bulky biometric voter registration kits (BVRKs) to more efficient hand-held EMDs was informed by comparative learning visits to South Africa and Zambia * And consultations particularly with the…

Police IG “candidly acknowledges” presence of ‘invisible actors’ who influence violence from behind the scenes using youths

May 26, 2025

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* As she reiterates the police’s commitment to neutralise such influences where possible ahead of September 16 General Elections * Establishes an Electoral Security that includes MEC and other security institutions — MDF, Malawi Prison Service and Immigration Department By Duncan Mlanjira In its summary of the 6th All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference convened by the quasi-religious group, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on May 20-21 at Sunbird Mount Soche in Blantyre, the Inspector General of the Malawi Police Services (MPS), Merlyne…

‘Malawi’s overreliance on maize as food and economic staple means poor harvests immediately trigger inflation volatility’—RBM Governor

May 26, 2025

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* As inflation remains one of Malawi’s most stubborn economic challenges —the highest in southern African region though it recently declined from 30% to just below 29% * The country’s GDP growth remains modest, projected at 3.2% in 2024, largely driven by a rain-fed, low-mechanisation agriculture sector * While the suspension of the ECF has created uncertainty, it also presents an opportunity for Malawi to redefine its economic trajectory * Malawi must craft and implement homegrown, inclusive, and sustainable…

Contrasting stories of two African women Presidents: Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan and Namibia’s Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

May 25, 2025

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* The two African female presidents have inherited challenges arising from independence gaining political parties that now deems power as an entitlement or a reward for securing independence rather than to be earned from having an impact in their countries Both presidents are facing a popular resistance to the continuity of their regimes from the younger generation that feels alienated, and the two presidents have approached the challenges differently By Rutashubanyuma Nestory, Tanzania Digest Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan…

Images of Crayfish smuggled into country by Zambians that was seen for first time by Malawiians arouse hot debate on social media

May 24, 2025

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* Court has since convicted the Zambians for illegally bringing into Malawi without government authorisation the live crayfish commonly referred to as lobsters * Authorities need to be vigilant — this can be an act of terrorism where they may have had intentions to throw them in our lake to destroy the good fishes we have * Let them be investigated, maybe a similar act was already done — we need high intel. These appear to be a big…

Energy-saving stove manufacturing factory in Chiradzulu impresses Trade Minister Mumba

May 24, 2025

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* Apart from promoting environmental conservation, the factory supports import substitution which is government’s goal in attaining an industrialised economy by 2063 * By promoting factories, government was safeguarding local jobs, encouraging entrepreneurship and building national industry base By Brenda Nkosi, MANA Minister of Trade & Industry, Vitumbiko Mumba has described the newly-operating energy saving stove manufacturing factory in Chiradzulu, Burn Manufacturing, as an impressive development whose low-cost stoves are efficient. On his tour of the factory yesterday, Mumba…