By Falles Kamanga Going through all the problems Malawians are passing through because of the failures of President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse Alliance government the most honest man will not be wrong to point at Dr Saulos Klaus Chililma as the greatest traitor. Through history the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has never won any elections against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Even the court sanctioned elections of 2019, the figures that MCP, DPP and UTM got in the first and second elections emanated the same. The winning of MCP came after adding the UTM and MCP figures forming a bigger numbe ..read more

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Former Reserve Bank (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe on Friday, May 3, 2024 laid out a seven points plan that would develop Malawi if implemented. Dr. Kabambe laid out the plans during a Business In-Detail Magazine (BIM) forum in the capital Lilongwe that brought together economic experts, entrepreneurs and business people to share insights on the operating environment and shaping the future of business. According to the former RBM governor, for the country to turn around its economy, he proposed full scale re-organization and restructuring of the entire public service ..read more

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s prominent agriculture player Paramount Holdings Limited (PHL) has this week exported 240 tons of Soya beans to China. This is the first largest Malawi’s Soya beans export to China. The development comes barely a week after the Ministry of Agriculture contracted PHL as one of the buyers of soya beans from mega farms farmers’ initiatives. Malawi Investment and Trade Centre (MITC)’s brief statement issued lauds PHL for breaking market barriers on the country’s cash crops. “In a significant milestone for Malawi’s agricultural sector, the first trial of soya bean ..read more

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Tongues are wagging and unconfirmed reports are soaring pointing at Home Affairs Minister Zikhale Ng’oma as, allegedly, being a force behind snail’s pace at which the Immigration Department is printing passports in the country. This publication has, on strict condition of anonymity, spoken with several sources from the Immigration Department, Home Affairs Ministry, Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and the Attorney General (AG) and there appears a general consensus at nasty politics at play with regards to the supplying of new passport systems at the Immigration D ..read more

Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking the International Day of the Midwife.  UN Health News The post Peace or war, midwives keep delivering appeared first on The Maravi Post ..read more

Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but authorities with help from the UN are taking down criminal networks and making a record number of seizures of illicit drugs. Sourced from United Nations Africa Pages The post Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs appeared first on The Maravi Post ..read more

The predominantly rural region of Androy has been beset by a series of humanitarian crises which have affected the most vulnerable people there, including mothers-to-be, however the delivery of simple, inexpensive maternity kits is encouraging more women to access a range of services that will help keep them and their babies healthy. Ahead of the International Day of the Midwife, celebrated annually on 5 May, Jeanne Bernadine Rasoanirina, a midwife in Behara, in Androy, spoke to UN News’s Daniel Dickinson about the challenges of reaching the poorest women. “This is a very poor rural ..read more

BY DANIEL NAMWINI SALIMA-(MaraviPost)-For the first time  in the history of Malawi Defence Force (MDF) drill competitions, Armour Battalion formerly known as Support battalion from Mvera in Dowa district has on Friday scooped first position in this year’s competition. The event took place at Malawi Armed Forces College in Salima from May 2 to 3, 2024. In his remarks, Commanding Officer for the winning unit, Lieutenant Cornel Kisa Kadaluka thanked the parade team for the win. “I am extremely happy for us being champions of this years MDF drill competition. It is not easy but it only shows ..read more

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Millions of US dollars went missing from the budget, the official tasked to fight corruption was in hospital with three bullets in his head and the president admitted that even she didn’t know where all the money had gone. It sounded like the plot of a drama, but for Joyce Banda, president of Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries, discovering the fate of millions of donor dollars was of crucial importance to an economy worth just over $3.7bn a year. Malawi lost millions to corruption “It is a national tragedy,” Ms Banda said in an interview in Lilongwe, the capital, a ..read more

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled in favour of President Lazarus Chakwera and the Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture in a case involving Yohane Ndundu who sued the two for firing him on the position of Senior Chief Kalumo in Ntchisi District last year. A copy of the judgement by Judge Howard Pemba made yesterday in our possession, states that Ndundu has no arguable case at all against the defendant Peter Kamvumbula who is his relative plus the President, the ministry and has since discharged the injunction granted to him last year with costs. In the judgem ..read more