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Malawi 2025 Elections: UTM Presidential Candidate Dalitso Kabambe Promises Lean Government, Anti-Corruption Reforms, and K500 Billion Mining Investment for Economic Growth
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
By Suleman Chitera Lilongwe, Malawi warm hearted nation – UTM presidential candidate Dalitso Kabambe has unveiled a sweeping reformist vision for Malawi, promising to build a leaner and more accountable government, eliminate corruption, and...
Cement crisis exposes Malawi’s deeper economic fault lines
The Maravi Post
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August 18, 2025
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced measures to address the cement shortage and rising prices that have rocked both consumers and the construction industry. In a statement, the Ministry revealed that it has facilitated the allocation...
MEC highlights key contesting parties, districts for 2025 Local Government Elections
The Maravi Post
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August 17, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released the official list of duly nominated candidates for the 2025 Local Government Elections. The announcement provides voters, political parties, and stakeholders with crucial...
Football finals to wrap up Malawi Youth Games
The Times Group Malawi
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August 18, 2025
The 2025 Malawi Youth Games are set for an explosive finish with three football finals at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre today. The games started on Wednesday across three venues in Blantyre with 1,078 young players from the country’s seven education...
Mumba hails Malawi media success in Sadc awards
The Nation Malawi
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August 18, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry Vitumbiko Mumba has hailed Malawi’s strong performance at the 2025 Southern Afarica Development Community (Sadc) Media Awards where three entries finished as runners-up. Malawi emerged runners-up awards in...
25-08-18_Lameck Masina - Nowadays - Malawi - cooking in schools
D+C Development and Cooperation
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August 18, 2025
Until October last year, 15-year-old Meza Makadyanji often stayed home from school – not because she didn’t want to learn, but because she was too hungry. Even the long-running school meal programme by the World Food Programme (WFP) was...
Kabambe hails Livingstonia Synod for 150 years of independent service to Malawi
Malawi 24
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August 18, 2025
Advertisement UTM President Dalitso Kabambe has praised the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia for maintaining independence in its operations, despite being founded by missionaries. Kabambe said he hopes both the country and its politicians can learn from...
Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel Under Spotlight After Top Award Nomination
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel, Nir Gess, has been nominated for the Honorary Consul of the Year 2025 Award by the Ambassadors’ Club of Israel, a recognition that comes as Malawi’s diplomatic and economic ties with Israel continue to deepen....
Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel Nominated for Prestigious Award
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
Lilongwe, Malawi,-Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel, Nir Gess, has been nominated for the Honorary Consul of the Year 2025 in Israel Award by the Ambassadors’ Club of Israel. In a letter dated July 22, 2025, the President of the Ambassadors’ Club...
Seed Co International Limited sets US$7,24m as capex for FY26
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Seed Co Group chief executive officer Morgan Nzwere SEED firm, Seed Co International Limited (SCIL) has set aside US$7,24 million as capex for its current financial year ending March 31, 2026, NewsDay Business understands. SCIL is one of two...
Malawian gov't, UN official mourn anti-child marriage chief
Xinhua News Agency
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LILONGWE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Malawian president and a UN official have extended condolences over the passing of Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, known for her tireless efforts to end thousands of child marriages in the country....
Public Finance, Governance, Justice And Development: Keynote Address By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President And Chairman, Boards Of Directors, African Development Bank Group At The 2025 Kenya Law Society Conference - August 15, 2025
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed...
Why Mutharika’s absence in political rallies is DPP’s Masterstroke
The Maravi Post
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August 17, 2025
The hard truth is that the conspicuous absence of DPP’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika at political rallies is not a sign of weakness or ill health, but a calculated and brilliant strategy designed to confuse and destabilize the Malawi Congress...
Diplomatic Passports for Sale? Malawi’s Honorary Consul Nir Gess and the Rot in the System
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
Malawi’s diplomatic passport regime is under fire again after revelations of abuse, political interference, and elite privilege. The scandal has dragged into the spotlight one of Malawi’s most powerful honorary diplomats—Nir Gess, the Israeli-born...
The Rise of Nir Gess: Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel Under the Spotlight
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
Malawi’s Honorary Consul to Israel, Nir Gess, has once again made headlines—this time as a nominee for the Honorary Consul of the Year 2025 in Israel Award, bestowed by the Ambassadors’ Club of Israel. The recognition, while prestigious, has also...
“Chakwera’s Failures Exposed: Kabambe Demands Accountability as Poverty Grips Malawi”
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
Blantyre, Malawi – UTM leader Dalitso Kabambe has launched a scathing attack on President Lazarus Chakwera, questioning his legitimacy to seek re-election after what he calls “five years of disastrous leadership” that have left more than half of...
Mary Chilima joins UTM for Manifesto Launch ahead of September 16 Elections
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 17, 2025
By Burnett Munthali | Malawi Freedom Network Mary Chilima, wife of former UTM leader Saulos Chilima, attended a party event to witness and support the launch of UTM’s manifesto ahead of the September 16 elections. She entered the hall together...
Malawi on the brink: Brace for unprecedented economic hardship
The Maravi Post
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August 16, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) forecasts inflation to reach 32.5% by December 2025. From the looks of things, however, this projection may prove optimistic, with inflation potentially surging to around 40% due to severe...
UTM leader Kabambe criticizes Chakwera, questions re-election bid
The Maravi Post
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August 16, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-UTM President Dalitso Kabambe has stated that President Lazarus Chakwera has failed in his leadership. He argued that Chakwera should not seek re-election in the September 16 General Election. Kabambe highlighted that...
Adesina Urges Rule of Law to Unlock Africa’s Investment Potential
News Ghana
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August 17, 2025
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has urged African governments to tighten governance, make public finance transparent, and reform judicial systems to close a roughly $100 billion annual foreign direct investment gap....