Is Chakwera turning the Malawi Defence Force into the Malawi Young Pioneers

President Lazarus Chakwera’s continued silence in the face of growing calls to dismiss the Inspector General of Police and the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Commander raises serious questions about who is truly in charge of the country. This is not the first …

Malawi Police anger EU, risk losing funding

The European Union (EU) has threatened to withdraw its support for police training in Malawi, citing the Malawi Police Service’s failure to protect unarmed protesters who were violently attacked during demonstrations in Lilongwe on Thursday. EU Ambassador …

Dr Kabwila pushes for Malawi’s AI regional hub establishment

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Higher Education Minister Dr Jessie Kabwila is pushing for Malawi to be Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub for Southern African countries. The Minister observes that the move will create a number of opportunities for Malawi …

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Chaponda Condemns Police Silence, Inaction Amid Growing Insecurity in Malawi

Malawi Leader of Opposition, Dr. George Thapatula Chaponda, has condemned the Malawi Police Service for being silent and inactive amid increasing cases of insecurity even during broad daylight. In a statement issued on Friday, Chaponda wondered how can …

Chakwera Secures Investment Breakthrough as African Billionaire Tony Elumelu Eyes Malawi

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has scored a potential economic breakthrough for Malawi after holding high-level talks with African business mogul Tony Elumelu—Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, United Bank for Africa (UBA), and founder of the Tony …

Amid Malawi’s “unprecedented challenges”, Church Leaders Urged to “always” Be in Solidarity with Poor, Marginalized

For the Church to foster healing and be able to give hope, the Local Ordinary of Malawi’s Karonga Diocese said, “We must listen to one another with open hearts and minds, and we must seek to discern the will of God in all that we do.” As the MCCB president …

Utilise Malawi, Ukraine relations—expert

A political scientist Peter Zalmayev has said much remains to be done between Malawi and Ukraine to realise the full potential of the two countries’ political and economic relations. Zalmayev, who is also director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative (EDI) …

Malawi lags behind neighbours on FDI

Foreign investors seem to be shunning the Malawi market in preference for neighbouring countries, a development observers say is largely due to macro-economic instability. Published data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shows that in …

Malawi Defence Force’s negligence during protests raises national concerns

Kondwani Kachamba, a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, has expressed serious concerns regarding the negligence of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) during peaceful protests in Lilongwe. The demonstrations were disrupted by unknown thugs who vandalized …