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Mozambique President Daniel Chapo to visit Malawi to launch Dedza/Calomue One-Stop Border Post

June 4, 2025

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President Daniel Chapo * The bilateral discussions will focus on further deepening and consolidating the cordial and longstanding bilateral relations between the two Republics * The Dedza/Calomue One-Stop Border Post is a landmark development in cross-border cooperation and trade facilitation By Duncan Mlanjira Mozambique President, Daniel Francisco Chapo will arrive in the country for a two-day State Visit from tomorrow, June 5-6 to hold bilateral talks with President Lazarus Chakwera under the theme; ‘Fifty Years of Enhancing Malawi-Mozambique Diplomatic…

CAF president Patrice Motsepe being positioned as South Africa’s ANC presidential candidate at its pivotal 2027 national conference

June 3, 2025

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* Behind closed doors, a coalition of politicians, business leaders and professionals is mobilising a meticulously organised campaign * The reforms he introduced at CAF saw its financial standing, governance and competitiveness improve to become number three in continental confederations of FIFA * These credentials set Motsepe apart from other candidates — and besides, Motsepe does not enter a race if he is not going to win * His rise to the CAF presidency as a Southern Africa candidate…

MEC hosting SADC’s Electoral Commissions Forum for chief electoral officers and executive committee meetings in Lilongwe from tomorrow June 1-4

May 31, 2025

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* Hosting these important meetings reflects our commitment not only to our national mandate, but also to regional cooperation in strengthening democratic electoral processes * These engagements provide valuable space for sharing lessons, addressing common challenges, and advancing electoral professionalism * The meeting shall give a platform to member commissions conducting elections in 2025, Malawi, Seychelles, Tanzania and Zanzibar, to make presentations on their state of preparedness By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will from tomorrow (June…

‘They Wanted To Erase My Language — I Chose To Write In It’ — Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o whose defiance shaped African lierature voice

May 30, 2025

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died in the US on May 29, 2025 * Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was not an ordinary Kenyan old man — no, he was a hero, and many a knee knocked against the other when he spoke * It did not matter that, far from the power of his written word, orally he was slow, and spoke haltingly and with a concealed stammer * The literary world — which denied him the Nobel Prize in Literature —…

President Trump’s unfounded attack on Cyril Ramaphosa was an insult to all Africans

May 30, 2025

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* If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history * Trump’s claims of white genocide conflict with the actual racial persecution and massacres that took place during the two centuries of colonisation and nearly 50 years of apartheid in South Africa By John Dramani Mahama, President of Uganda writing on UK’s The Guardian The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa,…

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

May 29, 2025

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* Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers * He will be remembered not only as a Nobel-worthy writer, but also as a fierce proponent of literature written in native African languages By Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC News Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a titan of modern African literature — a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness — died yesterday aged…

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…

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…

Malawi’s education sector is in crisis as demotivated teachers struggle with impact of austerity measures—ActionAid International

May 23, 2025

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* Ms. Maluwa*, a Standard 5 teacher at Bumba Primary School in Rumphi District, dreamed of teaching as a way to uplift her family and inspire girls in her community to pursue education instead of early marriages * However, after 14 years in the profession, she regrets her decision: “I now believe teaching is the least valued profession * With over 200 students in my class and inadequate teaching and learning materials, delivering quality education is nearly impossible Maravi…

ActionAid International advises Malawi and 5 other debt-ridden African countries to reject coercive IMF policies, seek debt relief or cancellation and expand domestic tax revenues

May 23, 2025

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* They should demand the democratisation of decisions on debt relief and cancellation, with the creation of a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt, and support the UN Framework Convention on Tax * They should also prioritise the substantive gender equality commitments made in the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — 30 years old this year – by ensuring that women’s rights are upheld in economic policy By Duncan Mlanjira In the recent research released this month…