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Late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s Wealth to be Probed

Late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s Wealth to be Probed

Investigation into claims that the country’s former leader late Bingu wa Mutharika – brother to the incumbent Peter Mutharika – has cashgate proceeds about K61 billion ($85.3 million at current rate) stashed in offshore accounts has hit a snag after Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Malawi national assembly says it has no mandate […]

President Peter Mutharika Snubs Zambia’s Edgar Lungu

President Peter Mutharika Snubs Zambia’s Edgar Lungu

The 51st Independence celebrations did not just go down without any executive scandal as Malawi President Peter Mutharika gave a cold shoulder to the Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu who was the only President that graced the occasion which has been billed at K300 million. The proceedings saw the Zambian President deliver a powerful speech […]

Mozambique Decriminalise Homosexuality – Malawi’s Mutharika to Attend Its Independence Day

Mozambique Decriminalise Homosexuality – Malawi’s Mutharika to Attend Its Independence Day

Homosexuality will soon be legal in Mozambique as the country will this Thursday be celebrating 40th Independence celebrations to be held in Maputo which Malawi President Peter Mutharika will attend. With the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Mozambique, the number of countries with laws criminalising same-sex activity falls to 78. Malawi, Uganda, Palau, São Tomé and […]

Peter Mutharika Rejects Robert Mugabe

Peter Mutharika Rejects Robert Mugabe

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has rebuffed calls made by Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe urging African countries to pull out from the International Criminal Justice (ICC). Spokesperson for Malawi’s Foreign Affairs ministry told the press that the Mutharika administration will not jump in the bandwagon as the country remains committed to the Rome Statute of the […]

Egypt Eastern Tobacco Company to Invest in Malawi

Egypt Eastern Tobacco Company to Invest in Malawi

President Professor Peter Mutharika has commended an Egyptian Eastern Tobacco Company for its interest to invest in the country. Speaking Thursday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe after holding a brief meeting with the owners of the company, the State President said tobacco is one of the nation’s largest sources of income as it contributes about […]

Malawi to deport SA high commissioner over Xenophobia attacks

Malawi to deport SA high commissioner over Xenophobia attacks

South Africa should expect repercussions from other countries over the former apartheid state’s lacklustre approach in handling xenophobic attacks, Malawi government officials have warned. Minister of Information, Kondwani Nankhumwa, told reporters in Blantyre that government was discussing with the African Union (AU) and other SADC countries over joint measures against the South African government. “Our […]

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