By Staff Reporter
Chitipa United Football Club has appointed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo as the team’s resource mobilisation officer.
The club made the announcement on Wednesday evening saying the former Nation Publications Editor will be heading the department of sourcing out resources for the team.
Chitipa is currently in position four on the TNM Super League log table and has so far won all the games played at home this season.
By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has arrived safely in Luanda, Angola ahead of the 43rd Session of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Summit scheduled for August 17th to 18th, 2023..
Upon his arrival at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda, President Chakwera was welcomed by Minister of External Relations in Angola Ambassador Tete Antonio; Malawi Ambassador to Angola, Margaret Kamoto, based in Zambia; Malawi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nancy Tembo and other top Angolan government officials.
Chakwera left the country for Luanda in Angola this morning where he will be attending the 43 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) summit.
Speaking during his departure at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA), President Chakwera described the summit as crucial.
“As an integral part of SADC region, this annual summit is crucial for us because we discuss issues to consolidate our integration and make sure our democracy is intact all over the region, and also make sure that there is peace and security [in the region]. These are issues that have been paramount in the last two summits and we will get updates as to where we are just to make sure that the Southern African Development Community becomes an example all over Africa on how to handle some of the things that concern all of us,” said President Chakwera.
It is expected that after attending the Summit in Angola the Malawi leader will also attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa as well as hold outreach meetings.
The SADC meeting will take place funder the theme: “Human and Financial Capital: The key drivers for sustainable industrialisation of the SADC Region.”
Among other activities, the Summit will elect Angola to become the next Chair of SADC, succeeding the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Summit will also provide political direction and commitment on how the region should position itself in the face of diverse
and complex opportunities and threats that increasingly demand regional cooperation.
After attending the SADC Summit, the President will proceed to Johannesburg, the Republic of South Africa, to attend the 15th Session of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Plus Outreach Summit from 22nd to 24th August, 2023.
Again the theme for the Summit Meeting is: “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and
Inclusive Multilateralism”.
Chakwera is expected to return home on Friday, 25th August, 2023.
By Chisomo Phiri
Senior Chief Malemia of Nsanje District will be laid to rest on Saturday August 19,2023 at his Nyangodzo headquarters in the district.
Spokesperson in the Ministry of Local Government Anjoya Mwanza has confirmed the development to 247 Malawi.
Chief Malemia real name Bizeck Msamange succumbed to kidney failure on Tuesday morning at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre.
The late Malemia was born on September 24, 1955.
He was installed as Traditional Authority(TA) Malemia in April 2000 and was elevated to Senior Chief Malemia in 2009.
He is survived by a wife, seven children and 10 grandchildren.
By Linda Kwanjana
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has flown to Luanda, the Republic of Angola to attend the all important Southern African Development Community (SADC) annual summit.
Speaking at Kamuzu International Airport before his departure, President Chakwera said this year’s SADC summit will review the progress of last year’s resolutions particularly in the area of security as one way of ensuring that there is peace in the region.
He said: “As an intergral part of the SADC region, this annual summit is crucial because we discuss issues to consolidate our integration and make sure our democracy is intact all over the region, and make sure there is peace in the region.”
The theme of this year’s SADC summit is “Human and Financial Capital: The Key Driver for sustainable industrialisation of the SADC region”.
As the immediate past Chaiperson of SADC, President Chakwera’s presence is crucial as he will be an integral part of shaping the future of the 16 member body.
After attending the two-day summit to run from Thursday 17th to 18th August, the Malawi Head of State will proceed to Johannesberg, South Africa to attend the BRICS summit from 22nd-24th month.To be held under the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and inclusive multilateralism” the summit seeks to consolidate the economc strength of BRICS member states and create a robust single market for mutual growth.
According to a Press Release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Chakwera will take advantage of the two Summits to hold bilateral discussions with world leaders with an aim of securing support for Malawi’s economic recovery.
By Chisomo Phiri
The Tobacco Commission (TC) says, the country has recorded a 56 percent increase in tobacco revenue growth this year.
The TC chief executive officer Joseph Chidanti Malunga said this at a press briefing in Lilongwe on Tuesday following the closure of the selling season.
Malunga said the country has sold 120.5 million kilogrammes of tobacco this year, earning $283.7 million.
He attributed the development to an increase in the production of the green gold, good prices and increased competition among buyers.
Malunga indicated that, TC is targeting to hit 200 million kilogrammes next year.
Last year, the country’s chief foreign exchange earner generated $182.1 million having sold 85.1 million kilogrammes.
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