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Chakwera to preside over National Development Conference tomorrow

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Chakwera to preside over National Development Conference tomorrow<br>

By Chisomo Phiri

President Lazarus Chakwera will tomorrow Thursday February 2,2023 preside over the 2022-2023 National Development Conference at Bingu National Convention Centre ( BICC) in Lilongwe.

According to the statement signed by the Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba, Chakwera will arrive at the function at 8:00 am.

The conference, to be held under the theme: ‘Malawi 2063 One Year On: Forging Concerted Efforts on the Journey to Wealth Creation and Self-Reliance ‘ will see the participants review the progress the country has made in the implementation of the Malawi 2063 national vision.

The Malawi 2063 is a long term national multi sectoral vision of Malawi for the period 2020-2063.

Its main objective is to transform Malawi into a youth-centric inclusive wealthy and self-reliant industrialized upper middle-income country.

The vision is anchored on three key pillars, namely; agricultural productivity and commercialisation, industrialisation, and urbanisation which are to be catalysed by seven enablers, namely; mind-set change, effective governance system, public sector performance, private sector dynamism, human capital development, economic infrastructure, and environmental sustainability.

Govt bows down to opposition MPs ‘unequal fertilizer distribution’ concern

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Govt bows down to opposition MPs ‘unequal fertilizer distribution’ concern

By Chisomo Phiri

The government has now bowed down to pressure by the opposition, independent and some UTM parliamentarians who were holding a vigil at SFFRFM offices in Blantyre.

According to spokesperson for the MPs Esther Jolobala, the government has assured them that 3000 bags of Urea fertiliser will be given to them by the end of business today.

“However, we will continue with the vigil to monitor what the government has told us is being implemented.



“We want to see action not just words,” Jolobala told journalists.

Over 20 opposition side legislators were demanding answers from the SFFRFM as to why beneficiaries in their constituencies have not yet accessed farming inputs under the Affordable Input Programme.

The MPs claimed that last week, the government got 5000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from SFFRFM warehouses in Chirimba but only distributed 1000 MT to the two regions while the rest were sent to the Central Region.

DPP MPs seal Blantyre’s SFFRFM entrance

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DPP MPs seal Blantyre’s SFFRFM entrance

By Chisomo Phiri

Opposition Democractic Progressive Party ( DPP) Members of Parlianment from Sourthen and Eastern Regions have today January 31,2021 sealed the main entrance to the SFFRFM warehouses at Chirimba in Blantyre.

The legislators are blocking any truck loaded with fertiliser from getting out of the premises.

According to what 247 Malawi News has gathered, the main opposition side MPs are demanding the release of Urea fertiliser which they claim is being deliberately held by the government.

The MPs claim the SFFRM has some Urea fertiliser which they have been told is under collateral management.



Their claim comes after government last week managed to get 5000 metric tones (MT) of Urea and only distributed 1000 MT to the two regions to share while the rest of the fertiliser “went somewhere else”.

“We have made attempts to plead with the Minister of Agriculture to consider us on Urea considering the level at which maize requires the product, if we don’t apply urea this week forget about harvest and we, as leaders, would have failed our people,” says Ben Phiri, from Thyolo Central Constituency.

Among the MPs spotted include Mary Mpanga, Mary Navicha, Joseph Grant and Ben Phiri.

Government to recruit role model teachers

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Government to recruit role model teachers

By Staff Reporter

In its quest to promote girls’ education in the country, the Ministry of Education says it is set to hire 2, 605 female role model teachers in primary schools across the country.

Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa disclosed the move in an interview with the press saying the role model teachers, who will be engaged for a two year renewable contract, will be identified within the communities around primary schools.

Chikondano Mussa



Mussa said the recruitment of the teachers will help in reducing drop out rate as they (teachers) will be great motivators to female learners.

“A Non Governmental Organization will be hired to undertake all the normal employment process,” she said.

She said the project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Malawi Government through Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP).

Bushiri pays schools fees for 65 needy students at LUANAR

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Bushiri pays schools fees for 65 needy students at LUANAR

By Chisomo Phiri

The leader of ECG Jesus Nation Church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has on Monday January 30,2023 paid tuition fees totalling to K26 million for 65 students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) who were almost barred from writing their end of year examination

Addressing journalists after the donation at LUANAR Bunda campus , Bushiri said his gesture is a response to an emergency call from college officials who called him on Friday asking him to intervene.



“I was so touched with the call and I had to come in.

” As a citizen, I could not ignore such a call. No student should fail to write examinations because of unsettled fees,” he said.

In his remarks, Vice-chancellor for LUANAR professor Emmanuel Kaunda expressed gratitude for the timely support saying others need to emulate the good example.

” This is a timely intervention and we urge other well wishers to emulate what Bushiri has done,” Kaunda.

On Monday last week, Bushiri also donated K4 million to Student Christian of Malawi (SCOM) and United Christian Congregation (UCC) towards their project to purchase evangelism equipment.

As the man of God, he has been seen helping a lot of people in the country and outside.

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