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DPP’s internal leadership squabbles taking spotlight away from Tonse Alliance’s administration failures—political analyst Cedrick Ngalande

June 30, 2022

| Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics

Nankhumwa (3rd from right) at the centre of it all * Nankhumwa should have been expelled from the Party a long time ago * The legal experts in the Party should have studied a way of expelling Nankhumwa or sidelining him without crossing the law * He is willing to drag the Party through the mud, but the Party does not appear to be firm in dealing with him * The current injunction should have been anticipated and proper…

Government slashes fuel allocation for senior officials to 250 litres a month

June 30, 2022

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Colleen Zamba, Secretary to the President & Cabinet * Controlling officers are advised to ensure that only those officers who have received authority from my Office to self-drive are allocated this fuel * This authority only applies for local travel and for long distance travel, they should be assigned drivers from the pool By Duncan Mlanjira As part of the austerity expenditure control measures, Secretary to the President & Cabinet, Collen Zamba has directed that all Grade D directors…

CDH Investment Bank donates fuel wood to Courageous Kids Foundation in Chilobwe that takes care of 70 street-rescued kids

June 29, 2022

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| Education, National, News

The tree logs that CDH Investment Bank donated received by the happy kids * We learnt that Courgaeous Kids does not have solid sponsors and spends about K8,000 a day to procure firewood * Of late, the Foundation has been struggling to afford firewood and at times kids are left without food * We hope our activity shall encourage other well-wishers to come forward and help these youths * Who are positively contributing towards the good of the nation…

Parliament reinstates Nankhumwa as Leader of Opposition as DPP internal leadership wrangle rages on

June 29, 2022

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Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba * Now invites him to attend Parliament Business Committee meeting scheduled for today * Main purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the 6th meeting in the 49th Session scheduled for July 18-August 12 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Parliament has changed its earlier stand in which it recognized Democratic Progressive Party’s appointment of George Chaponda as Leader of Opposition and has since reinstated incumbent holder, Kondwani Nankhumwa to attend the august House’s Business…

More drama in DPP; 22 MPs obtain court injunction Party’s appointment of Chaponda as Leader of Opposition

June 28, 2022

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| Courts, News, Politics

* I am satisfied that a good cause has been made out for the grant of an order of interlocutory injunction * Subject to an inter partes hearing on the 7th of July, 2022 at 9:00 in the forenoon * Chaponda is restrained from acting or holding out as Leader of Opposition in or outside Malawi Parliament * DPP is also restrained from recognizing Chaponda as Leader of Opposition and further restrained from implementing its decision * The status…

22 DPP MPs obtain court injunction Party’s appointment of Chaponda as Leader of Opposition

June 28, 2022

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22 DPP MPs obtain court injunction Party’s appointment of Chaponda as Leader of Opposition More to come in a moment

Parliament recognises appointment of Chaponda as DPP Leader of Opposition by inviting him to Business Committee meeting

June 28, 2022

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Chaponda, DPP Mulanje South West MP * As Jeffrey maintains appointment as null and void after over half DPP MPs snubbed from Mangochi caucus * Main purpose of the Business Committee meeting is to prepare for the 6th meeting in the 49th Session of Parliament * You are therefore being requested to attend this meeting in your capacity as Leader of Opposition By Duncan Mlanjira Beleaguered Democratic Progressive Party vice-president, Kondwani Nankhumwa — in liaison with fellow renegade, secretary…

MACRA invests 31 motorbikes for Malawi Posts to improve delivery of mail and courier for rural communities

June 27, 2022

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| Business, National, News

MPC Board chairperson receiving the Yamaha XT250 motorcycles * Provision of universal postal services in the rural areas is a great burden to the public postal operator * One of the obligation of the public postal operator is to collect and deliver mail to rural and under-served areas * The motorcycles should help to bridge the last mile from district post offices to the rural remote post offices By Duncan Mlanjira Through the Universal Service Fund, Malawi Communications Regulatory…

Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc partners with ESCOM in energy conservation by reducing its power demand by 4MW during off-peak hours

June 27, 2022

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* Finalizing plans to improve the use of its own power with ESCOM support * So that it can further reduce its power demand from ESCOM * Enabling ESCOM to provide increased access to power for new and existing users By Duncan Mlanjira Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc — in partnership with Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) — has started reducing its power demand by 4 megawatts during its off-peak business hours through shifting its irrigation practices as part…

Out of 72 DPP MPs, 40 were not invited where Nankhumwa was removed as Leader of Opposition

June 27, 2022

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The caucus at PAGE House in Mangochi * Notable DPP gurus absent included Nankhumwa himself; Jappie Mhango; Mark Botoman; Chimunthu Banda; Ralph Jooma; Noel Lipipa Nicholas Dausi * Nankhumwa has been replaced by George Chaponda while Simon Vuwa Kaunda was appointed Chief Whip By Duncan Mlanjira Not even half of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Members of Parliament were invited to Sunday’s extraordinary meeting held at party president Peter Mutharika’s PAGE House in Mangochi where beleaguered vice-president for the South,…