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African diplomats including Malawi’s Thomas Bisika urge UK government to back Bill to speed up debt restructurings

April 28, 2025

Bambos Charalambous, a Labour MP, has introduced a private member’s bill on the issue.—Picture by Richard Townshend/UK Parliament/PA * Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through London * Malawi, which has a GDP per head of US580 has been trying to get debt writedowns while being battered by climate and economic shocks that have led to fuel, fertiliser and medicine shortages * “This unsustainable debt has really grossly affected social and economic development…

Pasuwa names 8 from Nyasa Big Bullets; 6 from Silver Strikers; 5 from Mighty Wanderers to face South Africa in CHAN qualifiers

April 27, 2025

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* His counterpart Molefi Ntseki names 6 drawn from South Africa’s top sides, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs * Both go into camp tomorrow ahead of the qualifiers with the Flames hosting South Africa at Bingu National Stadium on Saturday May 3 and second leg at Loftus Versfield Stadium * The winner will secure their place in the CHAN finals that will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Maravi Express Coach, Kalisto Pasuwa has named his…

Lobbying for next Pope heats up, with outcome less predictable than ever

April 27, 2025

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* Pope Francis sought to lower age profile and broaden spread of college of cardinals and for most it is their first conclave * In 2013, more than half of cardinal electors were European. Now, the proportion has dropped to 39% while 18% come from Asia, 18% from Latin America and the Caribbean, and 12% from sub-Saharan Africa * The bookmakers’ favourites to succeed Francis are Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s chief diplomat, and Luis Antonio Tagle, a Filipino cardinal…

Tanzania’s ministry of agriculture rescinds decision on export and import ban on agricultural produce to and from Malawi

April 26, 2025

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* Malawi is a landlocked country and is, therefore, protected by international laws regarding the transport of goods through neighbouring countries like Tanzania * The WTO/GATT 1994 agreement: Article V—Freedom of Transport, protects the rights of landlocked countries and gives them the right to transit goods through neighbouring countries in the best and safest way * Goods in transit should not be detained or delayed without a valid reason and unfortunately retaliation is not considered as such if you…

Is Tanzania just trying to apply pressure for Malawi to capitulate to its demands to reverse agricultural trade importation ban?

April 24, 2025

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* As its agriculture minister Bashe says fresh diplomatic talks were ongoing after has already effected it trade importation ban on Malawi and South Africa * We are taking this step to protect our business interests. This is business — in business, we must all respect each other Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira It seems Tanzania is applying pressure on Malawi to capitulate to its demands to reverse agricultural trade importation ban as its agriculture minister Hussein Bashe is quoted…

‘Malawi and South Africa have genuine trade concerns which should not be swept under the carpet’—advises Tanzanian development administration specialist

April 24, 2025

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* Malawi’s decision to impose restrictions on Tanzanian agricultural imports stems from protection of domestic industries challenges * Southern African Development Community (SADC) is there to fix these trade thistles — sadly, all members of SADC seldom use it as they should * The Tanzanian posturing to impose trade barriers on South Africa and Malawi, albeit not a cabinet resolution, defeats why SADC is there in the first place By Duncan Mlanjira Tanzanian development administration specialist, Rutashubanyuma Nestory, defends…

Pope Francis’ funeral scheduled for Saturday, 26 April

April 22, 2025

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* His body is currently laid out in the coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence where he lived during his 12-year papacy * Papal funerals have historically been very elaborate, but instructions set out by Francis are much simpler * He will be the first Pope in more than a century not to be buried in the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Instead, he will be laid to rest in Rome’s Basilica of…

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of faith, compassion, love and service; promoting peace, justice and unity—President Chakwera

April 21, 2025

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* He will always be remembered for his courage in advocating for reform in governance worldwide, which he himself led by example * Through radical reforms he advanced in the Catholic Church including the ‘Encyclical Laudatory si’ By Duncan Mlanjira In joining the world in paying tribute to late Pope Francis, who peacefully passed on today, Easter Monday, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said in his statement that the 266th Pontiff “leaves behind a legacy of faith, compassion, love and…

Pope Francis, the voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies on Easter Monday

April 21, 2025

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* The Pope gave the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Sunday * In what marked his highest-profile appearance yet since being discharged from hospital after suffering a severe health crisis earlier this year * Despite his poor health, Pope Francis made an appearance in public on Sunday, greeting delighted crowds at the Vatican By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse & Ivana Kottasova, CNN Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who…

Fired employee Labuschagne behind the smear campaign of IFAW’s partnership in Malawi over translocation of elephants to Kasungu National Park

April 19, 2025

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* Labuschagne got deported from Malawi on January 23, 2024 over the smear campaign based of what IFAW describes as false allegations * The media reports by UK’s The Guardian and the Daily Maverick on March 26, 2025 are an effort to apply pressure to IFAW to capitulate to Labuschagne’s demands * Malawi government has overall jurisdiction and responsibility for all national parks and wildlife including Kasungu through Department of National Parks & Wildlife * IFAW has become the…