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A clarion call to Martha Chizuma's incompetency
……..Probably it’s time to reinstate State House Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga By Hudson Mphande “Strangely, unlike its detailing of the IG’s apparent compromised conduct, the Bureau’s report contains no information or description of any kind regarding what exactly the Chief of Staff for State Residences and the Board Chairperson of the PPDA did in relation to the five contracts the Bureau has been investigating.”-President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, Tuesday June 21, 2022 Kamuzu...
Malawi: First Lady the Never Ending Joke That Has Become Malawi
opinion By Hudson MphandeEverything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke---William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers-American stage and motion picture actor, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. This just ending week was, politically, an eventful week.
Malawi: Mutharika Needs a Good Lecture On His Role As President
opinion By Hudson MphandeSilence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.-Taylor Swift-USA Musician The wise say silence is golden. Most often it actually saves one's integrity to leave some matters unsaid instead of cartooning all over in an attempt to showcase that you know better than the rest while all you achieve at the end of your 'noise' is just sending a confirmation to your listeners as to how low your thoughts are.
Malawi: Hollywood Descends On Kasungu for William Kamkwamva Movie Production
By Hudson MphandeHollywood film stars and directors are in Malawi's Kasungu District on a mission to shoot a true story movie based on William Kamkwamba's story 'The Boy who Harnessed the Wind', which has so far been one of the world acclaimed books to come from the country. The story has been both a global inspiration and motivational since Kamkwamba with the help of renowned author Bryan Mealer wrote the book narrating his story.
Malawi: Mutharika Shies Away From a Scheduled Press Conference
By Hudson MphandeMalawi President Peter Mutharika, who has been under fire from the local media for his prolonged stay in the United States of America after attending this year's United Nations General Assembly, cancelled his scheduled press conference which was to take place at Kamuzu Palace on Tuesday to brief journalists on his trip.
Malawi: ODPP Chops Off 'Maizegate' Supplier in Fertiliser Subsidy Bidder's List
By Hudson MphandeMalawi's Office of Director of Public Procurement (ODPP) has chopped of Transglobe Export Limited, a company that is involved in the dubious purchase of maize from Zambia, off the list of the companies short listed by Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) to supply this year's Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp).
Malawi's Tobacco Farmers Backing Off From Gold Leaf
By Hudson MphandeAs the pressure continue mounting on the future of tobacco following the growing ant-smoking campaign at global level that has led to declining revenues to farmers, most of Malawi's tobacco growers, as a survival mechanism, are now slowly abandoning growing of the crop in favor of other crops such as soya beans, sorghum, and groundnuts.
Malawi Parliament Caught in Suspicious Payments Amounting to K165 Million
By Hudson MphandeMalawi Parliament has been caught embroiled in financial mismanagement with an audit report revealing of suspicious payments amounting to at least K165 million with some of the legislators also paid allowances dubiously as there is no trace of business undertaken while others claimed double allowances. An audit for the financial year ending June 2013 revealed that Parliament made misallocated payments of about K91 857 027.
Malawi: Crossing the Red Line - Do Not Take Us for Fools, Spare Malawi First Lady These Insults
opinion By Hudson MphandeLet me raise a glass for a toast to our First Lady Gertrude Mutharika. Since she officially wedded our President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, Dr. Gertrude Mutharika nee Maseko has been working on various noble projects and in the process transforming herself into one of the top most influential women in this country, and with her work leading the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) she has managed to extend this influence beyond Malawi.
Malawi: Chaponda's Corruption Case Fails to Take Off, Adjourned to Sept 14
By Hudson MphandeThe Blantyre Resident Magistrate Court failed to ahead to start hearing of the case involving former Malawi senior Cabinet Minister George Chaponda and his two alleged accomplices. The case failed to take off in ernest following a protest from the defence team over an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) application to consolidate the matter before substantial trial. The ACB has two different charge sheets for both Chaponda and Tayub while Mhango has her own.
Malawi: Rights Body Calls Area 18 Residents to Ignore Presidential Task Force
By Hudson MphandeThe Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has called on residents of Area 18 in Malawi's capital Lilongwe, who recently were subject to drinking piped water mixed with sewer, to disregard the task force appointed by the country's president.
Malawi: Bloke Malawi Govt Suspected to Have Diverted Civil Servants Salary Money for DPP By-Election Campaign
By Hudson MphandeThere are fears that Malawi's civil servants might not receive their August salaries amidst suspicions that government has diverted part of the funding for the salaries to fund the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign during the forthcoming parliamentary and ward by-elections.
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