The Malawi Congress Party UK Wing has announced that it will hold a dinner dance this October. The UK wing which is a chapter of MCP Diaspora Network (MCPDN), has organised the dinner to bring its members, party supporters and friends in one place for a get together.
According to the information from the group, the Dinner Dance is scheduled to take on Saturday 8th October at Mour Hotel, Sherwood Business Park, Lake view Drive, Nottingham NG15 0EA. Tickets for the event are going at £45.
Dinner Dance by MCP UK Wing
The MCP UK wing says the event is not only limited to MCP members but any Malawian of goodwill who would like to spend a good evening with fellow Malawians is welcome. The night will comprise of a 3 course dinner, Red Carpet Photoshoot and champagne reception with music provided by DJ Joseph Chitipulah.
The Night will also see music performances from UK based Malawian artists Wiza Kaunda, Mona Lungu and Nic Thindwa
According to the Director of MCP UK wing Thoko Patterson, the group decided to arrange this get together dinner dance to get the members catch up “ It has been a long time since the UK wing had a big event and the last time we had an event was when MCP was still in Opposition- we felt it was long overdue but to come together so that we can share ideas about Malawi while we celebrate together” said Thoko
Malawi Congress Party Diaspora Network (MCPDN) is a global diaspora chapter of MCP and has affiliate regional wings that include the UK wing, USA Wing, Canada Wing, RSA Wing, Republic of Ireland Wing, Zimbabwe Wing, Gulf Region, and Botswana/Namibia
Those interested to secure the tickets can contact the wing through the numbers of the official event flyer
A 42-year-old man has been found dead in one of the lodges at Kamuzu Road in Salima in what the police say is a case of suicide.
Spokesperson for Salima Police Station, Jacob Khembo has identified the deceased as Percy Chikwera from Khosa village in traditional authority Chadza in Lilongwe.
Khembo says the deceased (pictured) had left his home in Area 23 in Lilongwe on Monday this week and he never returned.
He adds that Chikwera was today found hanging in one of the rooms at a lodge and postmortem results at Salima district hospital revealed that death was due to suffocation, secondary to strangulation.
President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday, September 22, 2022 took to the podium to address the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States, with a call to the UN body not “leave anyone behind” as espoused in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
“Today, over three and a half years after that commitment was made, smaller nations and younger democracies around the world already feel like this was an empty promise. Today, not only do smaller nations and younger democracies like Malawi still feel left behind, but feel much farther behind than before,” said President Chakwera.
He noted that for instance, Climate Change is a global problem that will never be solved unless all nations solve it together, yet months after Malawi and its SDG gains were set backwards by two tropical storms in quick succession, “we have been left behind”.
“We all know that pandemics are a global problem that will never be solved unless all nations solve it together, yet in the rollout of vaccines and application of travel restriction, we have been left behind.
“We all know that regional insecurity is a global problem that will never be solved unless all nations solve it together, yet in the participation of UN Security Council decisions that affect us, we have been left behind.
“We all know that food shortage is a global problem that will never be solved until all nations solve it together, yet in the allocation of international facilities for agro-based and debt-distressed economies, we have been left behind,” said President Chakwera.
The President said to correct the situation, it is imperative to concentrate the UN’s support on the most vulnerable who are lagging behind so that they can catch up.
“Malawi stands ready to do its part in using any new support we get to make up for lost ground and catch up,” President Chakwera declared, explaining that on addressing the current global food crisis, Malawi is ready to catch up, having just joined the Feed the Future initiative, giving us access to new financing in the next few years to use Malawi’s vast arable land and large volumes of fresh water to develop mega farms that will feed the world and lift millions of our farmers out of subsistence living.
“On climate change mitigation and adaptation, Malawi is ready to catch up. So with COP27 around the corner in Sharm-El-Sheikh, we call for action on the pledges already made, so that Malawi and other Least Developed Countries can build resilience to climate-change induced events like floods, drought, pests, and cyclones, all projected to become more frequent and more severe,” he said.
President Chakwera informed members that although Malawi and other Least Developed Countries contribute the least to climate change, we are committed to the global climate agenda. Malawi’s own ambition is to cut carbon emissions by half before the year 2040, and so we call for support towards our efforts to transition to clean and green energy.
“On dealing with the evolving challenge of COVID-19, Malawi is again ready to catch up,” he said, noting that crucial to this effort is access to vaccines, and your support to our efforts to catch up in this area will strengthen our vaccine delivery systems in general.
He added that the critical need for Malawi is strengthening health systems more broadly to build resilience against future pandemics, which calls for investments in health infrastructure and research.
DEBT DISTRESS
President Chakwera told the gathering that most vulnerable LDCs are suffering due to the unsustainable debt levels and distress they bear. He called for an immediate solution to the problem, which he equated to slavery.
“As leaders of generations past worked together to end old forms of slavery, so we too must work together to end this new form.
“Recently, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund called on the world’s major lenders to show leadership by relieving vulnerable countries of the debts that are shackling them, because even loans that were given and received in good faith have become unsustainable in the recent and current climate of relentless and unforeseen external shocks. I therefore join her in reiterating that call,” said the President, commending the People’s Republic of China “for leading by example by fulfilling the pledge it made at last year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) to forgive interest free loans owed by 17 African countries”.
EQUALITY FOR ALL MEMBERS
President Chakwera then called for equality for all UUN member states, small or large. “US President [Joe] Biden’s recent call for this UN Family to defend the rights of smaller nations as equals of larger ones must not only be applauded. It must be uploaded.
“As African member states, we do not wish to gather here next year with no progress made on the African Union’s Ezulwini consensus, which demands two permanent seats with veto power and five nonpermanent seats for Africa. So following the strong signal of support from the US Government, we expect to see this matter on its way to the United Nations Security Council to be tabled, heard, and settled,” said the Malawi Head of State.
In conclusion, President Chakwera expressed his country’s deepest condolences to the British Royal Family and the government and people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, “who was laid to rest on the eve of this Assembly’s High-Level Debate week”.
The Central Region Water Board ( CRWB) on Wednesday September 21,2022 donated medical equipment worth MK10.9 million to Nation Publications Limited ( NPL) for its 2022 edition of Mother’s Fun Run ( MFR)–a safe motherhood initiative.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, CRWB Chief Executive Officer,John Makwenda said looking at the needs for Dowa District Hospital CRWB decided to contribute to safe motherhood by buying one delivery bed, an ultrasound machine , four wheelchairs and 30 pieces of wrappers.
“Our services are in the area of improving the health and well-being of the people.
” We thought that it is a good idea for us to be a partner in this effort where NPL is working with hospitals in Dowa trying to improve maternal health, said Makwenda.
Receiving the donation on behalf of NPL, the production and distribution manager, Alfred Mtaula described the donation as timely saying it contributes to an important social cause in Dowa adding that CRWB is being part of the change makers to attain the safe motherhood outcomes as outlined in the development agenda instruments.
Mtaula said “There is no ultrasound machine in the other 24 health facilities in Dowa district.
“This means that all cases including maternal cases requiring ultrasound services are referred to the district hospital for further management.”
This year, Mother’s Fun Run seeks to rsies a total of K150 million towards Dowa District Hospital.
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has appealed for more funding to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to help them mitigate negative impacts brought about by climate change.
Chakwera’s appeal for assistance is coming at a time when the majority of LDCs are fighting for survival following the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, cyclones, and Ukraine – Russia war among others.
Chakwera who is the current LDCs chairperson made the remarks on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the Green Climate Fund summit in New York.
In his remarks, the Malawi leader explained that LDCs are finding it hard to finance climate change effects on their own due to effects of Covid – 19 pandemic, global economic slowdown and worsening debt situations.
“If we do not swim together, we will surely sink together, because climate change dies not respect border or care who has the most money,” said the president.
Chakwera added that Malawi is in dire need of investors to partner in the fight against climate change – induced disasters.
“Hundreds of thousands of Malawians require food assistance because their crops were destroyed by climate – induced drought and flooding,” said Chakwera.
“The country is rationing electricity following the destruction of a 130 Megawatt Kapichira Hydroelectric Power Plant by Cyclones Ana and Gombe, as a result of these things, we have seen our development progress reversed before our very eyes.”
Chakwera is expected to make his maiden speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Thursday, September 22,2022.
