Women’s Legal Resource Centre (Wolrec) has commended government for the 39% representation of women in the new cabinet despite most…
Cabinet attracts mixed reactions
Political and social analysts have faulted the newly appointed cabinet by President Lazarus Chakwera saying it is based on appeasement…
Wilson Banda appointed new central bank governor
Wilson Banda, former Reserve Bank of Malawi official, has been named as its new governor. A statement from Chief Secretary…
Potential cabinet appointees under ‘battery of scrutiny’
Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera says he will announce his long-awaited full cabinet very soon. Chakwera earlier told Malawians that…
Admarc wants to borrow from abroad
By Mabuchi Chunga Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has proposed for a provision to allow it to borrow from…
VP Chilima challenges parastatals to adopt reforms
Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima says more needs to be done to revamp the public sector to improve on service…
‘Pandemic could push 49 million Africans into poverty’
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that 49 millions Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the coronavirus…
World Bank declares once-poor Tanzania a middle-income country
It’s official – Tanzania, though not yet rich, is no longer poor. The World Bank has declared Tanzania to be…
Chakwera pledges respect for rule of law
Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera says the new administration will respect the rule of law and the right of access…
Expert lauds govt’s approach to revamp economy
By Mabuchi Chunga Economist Happy Chirwa has commended the government for the temporarily suspension of the awarding of contracts to…
Government halts contracts
The newly elected Tonse Alliance government has temporarily suspended the awarding of contracts to individuals and companies with immediate effect…
Providing access to groundwater to the Chongwe community: A pilot project in Zambia
COVID-19 has set new rules for us—regular handwashing, wearing of masks, and frequent sanitization. All these have become the ‘new…