Category: International

* We have a diversity and inclusion goal to ensure that by 2025 at least 30% of our business leaders are female—MD Lekani Katandula * Launched a special forum Illovo Women in Leadership in October last year * To assist with progress towards female equality in leaderships roles within its operations By Duncan Mlanjira On the occasion of International Women’s Day, which falls today, March 8, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc joins Malawi, UN Women, the United Nations and rest…

Cyclone Freddy anticipated to move into southern Malawi with damaging winds, torrential rain and flooding

March 7, 2023

* Latest update from Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services as at today’s 18:00hrs * According to weather models, chances are very high that Freddy will make a second landfall over Mozambique coast * Between Beira and Nampula, possibly by Friday and moving into Southern Malawi by Saturday into Sunday By Duncan Mlanjira The Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services warns that Freddy has further intensified into Tropical Cyclone stage and has maintained northwesterly trajectory, moving at…

Youths encouraged to report cyber abuse

March 7, 2023

| Education, International, National, News

Roseline Kalumbi impressive on students at Chimbongondo Community Day Secondary School * The event was part of Plan Malawi’s pre-commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day on March 8 * Which will be celebrated under the theme: ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’ By Rose Cross Mahorya, MANA Police in Mzuzu have encouraged youths in the area of Traditional Authority Mtwalo in Mzimba District to report any forms of cyber abuse against them without fear of being harassed…

Technology is an enabler and a driving tool for LDCs to achieve SDGs—MACRA Director General

March 7, 2023

Chakwera after the meeting with ITU Secretary General, Doreen Bogdan-Martin * LDCs have made some progress towards achieving the universal access to affordability of the internet * But need more assistance to bring about the advancement towards meeting the targets * Particularly the universal coverage of the basic services in all areas of development By Lisa Kadango Malango, MANA in Doha, Qatar After an interface meeting that President Lazarus Chakwera and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) had on Monday…

Cyclone Freddy effects likely to move to southern Malawi after making a second landfall over Mozambique by Friday

March 7, 2023

The track of Cyclone Freddy (black line) and its forecasted track (red line) * The exact landing position is not certain but is likely to be between Beira and Nampula * It does not pose direct threat to Malawi but it is indirectly inducing influx of Congo air mass into the country By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services reported on Monday evening that projections analyzed on Cyclone Freddy maintain a very high chance that…

YAS executive director Kajoloweka asks leaders of least developed countries to invest in young minds to achieve transformative change

March 6, 2023

Kajoloweleka during the Youth Forum * The MW2063 agenda is youth centric and this is the right way to achieve development * No country can move forward aside the youths and this needs to be addressed by flipping the script * From fear to hope; unemployment to employment; poverty to prosperity and conflict to peace By Leonard Masauli, MANA in Doha Qatar Executive director for Youth and Society (YAS), Charles Kajoloweka — who is representing Malawi at the least…

Malawi to benefit more from OPEC Fund as bilateral ties are strengthened with Chakwera in Qatar

March 5, 2023

Chakwera and Alkhalifa after their meeting in Doha * Our institution started cooperating with Malawi in the 1970s—OPEC Fund Director General * Our partnership needs to be strengthened, we need more support and assistance—Chakwera By Lisa Kadango Malango, MANA in Doha On the sidelines of the 5th UN least developed countries (LDC5) Summit here in Doha, Qatar, President Lazarus Chakwera cemented bilateral ties with OPEC Fund to benefit from the Fund’s reforms through various grants. The President held talks…

Chakwera calls for a ‘Walk Together’ among least developed countries

March 4, 2023

Chakwera in Doha * None of the countries would like to remain as least developed but looking for ways to become a middle-income country * For a meaningful development in the LDCs, such countries must walk together to achieve progress and sustainable development * The Doha Plan of Action is not a mere wishful thinking but an action based By Leonard Masauli, MANA in Doha, Qatar At the least developed countries (LDC5) summit currently underway in Doha, Qatar, President…

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused of trying to silence foreign media

February 25, 2023

| International, News

* After the BBC aired a documentary on India’s tax crackdown * It was critical of the Prime Minister and made news around the world * Foreign correspondents based in the country say this is not the first act of hostility by the Modi government Maravi Express Following a documentary aired the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on India’s tax crackdown that made news around the world critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, the leader is being deemed of…

Potential threat of Cyclone Freddy to Malawi minimal as it makes landfall in Mozambique on Friday

February 25, 2023