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3 spots along Kasungu-Jenda M001 Road stretch to be temporarily closed for 30 minutes each tomorrow and Saturday due to road works blasting activities

February 20, 2025

* Tomorrow, February 21st, are at Mposa from 09h00-09h30 and at Bowe from 13h00-13h30 * For Saturday, February 22, the spot is at Chamakala from 09h00-09h30 and 13h00-13h30 By Duncan Mlanjira The Roads Authority is alerting all road users that three spots along Kasungu-Jenda M001 Road stretch will be temporarily closed for 30 minutes each tomorrow and Saturday due to road works blasting activities by contractors, Mota Engil. This is Lot 2 on the M001 Rehabilitation and Widening Road…

The real State of the Nation that should have been presented was on the economy, challenges of fuel, forex, food scarcity, fertilizer among others—AFORD

February 18, 2025

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* The Ministers who presented wrong information for President Chakwera’s SONA exposes a lack of leadership in the country * By its very nature, the President Chakwera’s speech content was in no way reflective of the state of the Malawi nation currently * But rather a presentation of projects that do not even exist on the ground—AFORD President Enoch Chihana By Duncan Mlanjira In its response to President Lazarus Chakwera’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) made in Parliament…

Plan International’s Global Girls Foundation names Malawi’s First Lady as its ambassador

February 18, 2025

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* Girls have the right to be heard and to lead change in their communities Global Girls Foundation’s —Managing Director, Lea Bachmann * With the help of Her Excellency’s leadership, girls are ensured to be at the centre of decision-making processes that shape their future By Yewo Munthali, MANA First Lady, Monica Chakwera, was yesterday appointed as the ambassador for Plan International’s Global Girls Foundation (GGF) at the 2025 African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit in…

President Chakwera’s assertion that he has delivered is “unacceptable”—Kabambe

February 18, 2025

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* To the leadership, this is a crisis time to put a crisis team to resolve this matter. To the president, this requires your immediate direction * You are condemning our people to suffering. The pain and suffering is real. In times like these leadership has to show up. * The buck stops at the President, therefore we expect action on the ground to save Malawians from their suffering By Duncan Mlanjira Presidential aspirant for the September 16 national…

Are Malawians happier under President Chakwera’s leadership than they were in 2020?

February 18, 2025

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* Asks Leader of Opposition George Chaponda as he rips apart Chakwera’s SONA describing it as campaign speech full of lies * Inflation rate in 2020 was 9% while today, it is over 33%; interest rate was 12% now at 35% * Foreign exchange rate was MK750 against the US$ in 2020 and today it is about MK1,800 in banks while it is over MK5,000 in parallel markets * Fertilizer prices was MK17,000 now at MK130,000; 50kg bag of maize…

Karonga reports 7th cholera-related death since the disease was first detected in September

February 17, 2025

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* Last week, we also recorded four cases all from Malema 2 Village and currently, two cases are admitted at Karonga CTU * As of February 16, we have 63 cumulative confirmed cases of cholera in the district—Karonga District Hospital By George Mponda, MANA Karonga District Hospital (KDH) has reported a new cholera related death, bringing the total number of fatalities to seven since the disease was first detected in September last year. According to KDH’s disease surveillance &…

Transfer window opens from February 25 for registered voters wishing to transfer to preferred voting centres

February 17, 2025

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* There is no need to visit the registration centre where the voters registered for the September 26 general elections * And will be NO transfers on the polling day, or any other period after this transfer window exercise By Duncan Mlanjira With 210 days left to the September 16 general elections, a transfer window will be opened in three phases from February 25 to March 15 for all registered voters wishing to transfer to preferred voting centres. A…

‘Feasibility studies and procurement processes underway to expand fuel storage capacity from 60 million litres to 120 million’

February 16, 2025

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* Pledges Chakwera in his State of the Nation Address during the opening of the 2025-2026 budget session of Parliament * NOCMA manages 25 million litres reservoir at Blantyre’s Matindi depot; a further 25 million litres at Kanengo in Lilongwe and 10 million in Mzuzu By Duncan Mlanjira To enhance fuel supply security, the Government is expanding fuel storage capacity from 60 million litres to 120 million, pledged President Lazarus Chakwera in his State of the Nation Address (SONA)…

President Chakwera’s district by district development achievements of 1,684 days in office

February 15, 2025

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* I believe that I am at peace with God and I have enough trust in the Malawian people that they are fair-minded enough to judge my performance as President by what I have done * Not by what other politicians say about me or by the disasters that have befallen us as a nation and subjected us to a season of pain that we must have the strength to endure and overcome, and I believe that overcome we…

Chitipa to become a major corridor for trade between Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia—Chakwera

February 15, 2025

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* So, to the 86,000 registered voters in Chitipa, I say this: Be ready to hear other parties this year offering to take Chitipa backward * But remember that the reason I am here is to continue taking your development forward * As he celebrates four years of administrative achievements in his State of the Nation address in Parliament By Aliko Munde, Priscilla Phiri & Sheminah Nkhoma, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera says he plans to see Chitipa become a…