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Mutharika’s camp loses control of DPP to Nankhukwa

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Mutharika’s camp loses control of DPP to Nankhukwa

By Linda Kwanjana

On paper, it is the Madala team of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which is running the affairs of the party because, however, the trend has shown that it is the Nankhumwa team which is running the show.

The DPP has never known peace since they were relegated to the opposition in the 2020 presidential fresh elections.

The party has been a subject of endless court battles and Mutharika has always been at the receiving end of those countless leadership wrangles.



And what may be seen aa another spat on Mutharika’s face, the party’s Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey has told Shadreck Namalomba, going forward he will not be allowed to speak on behalf of the party until the convention is held.

Speaking after the DPP Central Committee meeting in the week, Jeffrey said to avoid confusion ahead of the DPP convention all the party communication will be handled by her office.

She said: “From now onwards all communication will be coming from me as the secretary general.There will be no more confusion because we have agreed to move as a bloc.”

The new found peace in the party is cosmetic and the move to ban the pro Mutharika spokesperson from communicating party matters is another defeat to Madala team ahead of the elective conference.

Man in custody for brutally killing wife in Chikwawa*

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Man in custody for brutally killing wife in Chikwawa*

By Chisomo Phiri

Police in Ngabu, Chikwawa are keeping in custody a 27-year-old Mkwate Chimbizi for allegedly brutally killing his wife over suspicion that she was having a love affair with another man.

According to South East Police Region spokesperson Edward Kabango, Chimbizi cut off his wife’s head, breasts and private parts.

“On 3 June, the two quarrelled and ended up fighting.



“The suspect took a stone and hit Luwiza on the head and she died on the spot,” said Kabango

Kabango added that the suspect then took a panga knife and cut off the head, the breasts and private parts.

Kabango claimed that the suspect later hid the head and the body at Chidima forest and threw the breasts and private parts in a toilet.

He was arrested on Thursday, 8th June and later led the officers to the forest where the head was found but the body is yet to be found.


The suspect comes from Vilamau Village while the deceased was from Maluwati Village, both under Traditional Authority(TA) Ngabu in Chikwawa.

President Chakwera urges commissioned Officer Cadets to be faithful and trusted

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President Chakwera urges commissioned Officer Cadets to be faithful and trusted



By Kondanani Chilimunthaka

President Lazarus Chakwera has said the commissioned Officer Cadets need to be faithful in executing their service to gain people’s trust.

Chakwera made the call at Malawi Armed Forces College (MAFCo) in Salima on Friday, 9th June, 2023 when he presided over the commissioning of 81 Officer Cadets who have successfully undergone a 15 months training course at the College.

“The first qualification everyone who serves must have is faithfulness. It is possible to be highly educated and skilled, but not to be faithful, and if you are not faithful, then the people you serve lose their trust in you, and once trust is lost, so is your ability to lead, because what makes you a leader is the trust that others have in you.

So remember that as Officers, what you have received today is not just a commissioning, but a trust”. Said President Chakwera, who is also the Commander In-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force.



Chakwera further urged the commissioned Cadets to keep passion for the service and be example that will inspire others to give their best in serving the nation, adding that with various responsibilities they will be entrusted with, they need to prove themselves of their faithfulness.

In his remarks, Minister of Defence, Harry Mlekanjala Mkandawire expressed gratitude towards President Chakwera administration for its continuous support rendered to the Defence Force, adding that the inclusion of graduating cadets from other countries is a clear testimony of sister relationship Malawi maintains with her neighboring countries.

During the ceremony, a total of 81 Officer Cadets were commissioned, out of which 72 are from Malawi and the other 9 from countries of Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, and Eswathini.

Established in 1978, Malawi Armed Forces College has trained a lot of defence soldiers, and this year out of 81 Cadets, 21 are female officers.

MP hails Chakwera

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MP hails Chakwera

By Dean Chisambo

Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Central Constituency Albert Mbawala has hailed President Lazarus Chakwera for raising the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from K40 to 100 million which transformed the Constituency.

Mbawala said the Constituency is being transformed because developments have been increased courtesy of the CDF.

He said:”we have made tremendous progress in the infrastructure development education sector, transport sector, health sector, economic empowerment of the communities and indeed paying fees for the needy secondary school students.

Mbawala: my vision to transform the Constituency is on track



“We are forever grateful to the president, and my vision to transform the Constituency is on track.”

Mbawala lamented that under the CDF they have managed to construct concrete bridges at Kayimayima,Tchesa,Kame and Malaswa villages.

The lawmaker further said that they have drilled boreholes at Machira, Magora, Lisungwi and James villages.

He also said they have connected fourteen villages with piped water in the areas of group village Headmen Tcheza and Gomeya.

Mbawala said they have also given K3.4 million to cooperatives as the commitment fee for them to access a grant from Agriculture Commercialisation of Malawi (AGCOM).

He said” we have also given 5.4 million to Chimwemwe Milk Bulking Group as the commitment fee to access a grant from AGCOM.

Mbawala also said they have constructed under five clinic and constructing of maternity wing at Dzunje and Kamiza respectively using personal money and donor fund.


The legislator added that they are several development projects that are underway in some villages in the Constituency and they have constructed timber deck bridges at Nkanafisi, Khuzi, Chipungu and Changata using his personal money.

The Minister of Finance announced that the government has increased the CDF when he presented a 2022 to 2023 national budget in April from 40 million to 100 million inorder to increase social development in the all Constituencies in the country.

External assaults ruining economic progress of COMESA region

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External assaults ruining economic progress of COMESA region

By Kondanani Chilimunthaka

On Thursday, 8th June, 2023, President Lazarus Chakwera told Common Market of Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit that external assaults and forces have made it tough for economies within the COMESA region to grow.

President Chakwera was speaking in Lusaka, Zambia during a day-long Summit for COMESA Heads of State and Government Officials which aimed at promoting economic integration among member states through green investment, value addition and tourism.

Chakwera who was attending the COMESA Summit for the first time, said there are two major reality challenges tormenting the region’s member states which need the block to move with speed on economic integration.



“The first of these realities is the devastating period we find ourselves in. Since 2017, ours has been a block of nations under multiple devastating assaults. In the six year period, we have had Cyclone Idai, Tropical storms Ana and Gombe, and Cyclone Freddy. In that same period we have suffered droughts, the effects of the war in Eastern Europe, and outbreaks such as Covid-19 and cholera.

These external assaults have compounded the devastation we were already under from historic systemic vulnerabilities, such as weak food systems, weak financial controls, weak health systems, weak public institutions, unsustainable debt levels, and international trade policies that disadvantage our economies. All of these factors have become the perfect storm that has left us as a block in a weak position in the context of global trade”. Said Malawi leader in his speech.

Further, Chakwera told the Summit in Lusaka that since ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area, there have been forces beyond the continent which have moved into the economic framework to the disadvantage of African countries.

However, President Chakwera said the challenges can be addressed if COMESA member states speed speed up on key pillars of economic integration including working together in sectors of Agriculture, Tourism, and Mining which he said Malawi has already adopted.

This year’s COMESA summit has been held under the theme “Economic Integration for a Thriving COMESA Anchored on Green investment, Value addition and Tourism”.

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